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(...) LOL!!! I just liked the way the 'bble' sounded. I've always liked words like "rubble" (Barney Rubble) and "bubble", and there supposedly was a video game by Toru Iwatani (the creator of Pac-Man) named "Libble Rabble." A friend of mine actually (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) According to OED, "snork" is either a snort or grunting noise or a young pig. (It's also apparently Australian and N.Z. slang for a baby.) Or as a verb, it means to snore or to snort or grunt (especially for the noises made by horses and (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Star Wars style :) Sorry I forgot the subject in the original post. Enjoy Ryan (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I thought you Star Wars fans would like this Why the Chicken Crossed the Road... ...In the Words of the Star Wars Characters YODA: Crossing the road makes not a chicken great. DARTH VADER: Because it could not resist the power of the Dark Side. (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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[discussing "99 Luftballoons"] (...) I was curious and found a link that shows a side by side comparision of the English version and a translation of the original German lyrics. (URL) "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yep. When I was in high school, our music department would take annual day trips to Cedar Point in late May. Hire some coaches, leave before the sun comes up, play all day, come back well after dark. :) Steve (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) They sound very similar - but the english loses a few big parts of the story, and somehow it manages to convey pretty much no emoption at all. I suspect the translation was done more on "scanning" well and sounding similar than on content. (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Never mind that--although it may be very true. What worries me is the Pink house thing. Yeah, I've got a few Pink windows and such, but they are just to have so that I can say I have them. I don't really ever plan to build anything pink. I might (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I hate those kind of unwanted relatives. I've got Salacious Sister-in-law. -Tom McD. when replying, the Grinch stole everything but the spamcake on Christmas eve; I know it's hard to imagine, even more difficult to conceive! The San Francisco (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Now that's one of the best excuses I've ever seen for playing with someone's present before you give it to them... :-) :-) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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