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(...) I don't get that reference. I would have, but I haven't gotten around to learning any French words yet. (that IS french, right? I get them mixed up... good thing Switzerland is between them, eh? At least I think it is. I suppose I could go (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Perhaps something a bit less ruder from Lesson One: Words. "Shoe, Megaphone, Grunties" BTW, it's nothing to worry about. It's all a part of growing up and being British. -John (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My school (so the rumor goes) was built by an architect who has previously designed prisons... :-) The school is a total maze, 4 floors up, built on the lengh of a block or two, that's if you don't include all the fields. The building is color (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My school (so the rumor goes) was built by an architect who has previously designed prisons... :-) The school is a total maze, 4 floors up, built on the lengh of a block or two, that's if you don't include all the fields. The building is color (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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One of the Public Schools I went to had <300 students, from JK to 13 :) (and it was in a major city, to boot...Toronto, Island Public School) (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My high school is 300 kids. There are only about 75 kids in my grade, but the campus is so big that today I just found this kid was in my grade that I never knew. There are also middle and lower schools, and in total, around 650 kids. (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My elementary school (K-8) was about 400, and now my high school is about the same. I'm in a large suburban area, but I go to a private school. (...) Yep :) Can't wait to be legally of age. The next step is going away to college...*far* away (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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And now for something completely different...does the sound "wankel rotary engine" embarass you ? (26 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ROFL!!! Laughing....too...much. Need...air. __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| |_| |_| ||___...___| |___...___| (URL) (Spam blocker in place. Remove (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) the (...) You, me, and Tim Courtney. I don't know of any others. Tim and I won't be 17 for much longer, though :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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You both have me beat. My whole school Elementary Junior High & High School only have around 400 students!! The Elem. building was built in the 1930s but the high school was built in 1982 (the year I was born) Since I'm on the subject how many here (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) At the U of M (The University of Mañana;-) -John (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'll tell you tomorrow. ;) Jeff (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) What universities offer that? I confess I haven't looked into it yet... ;) James (URL) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I would've gotten my Masters in Procrastination a long time ago, but I kept putting it off... DaveE (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) No, 5! Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!! Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hm, "fragile" would seem like precisely the quality such an object would *not* possess. LFB (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes, but that is my point. Land Rover's are made in the UK yet are still cheaper in the US. A Mercedes-Benz E430 cost $10,000 less in the US than in Germany, even though it is made in Germany (or Austria, depends on if you order RWD or 4WD). (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I don't think we get either of those nameplates here in Europe. Not in .nl, anyway. (...) Well, duh. Cadillacs aren't manufactured in Europe, shipping costs are huge. Let's use something Ford-branded for comparison, they're available over here (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) sized (...) Now I wonder how many people have been embarassed by storing their "adult" toys (nudge nudge, wink wink) in LEGO (or any other "kids" toy) boxes? (and having a visiting child discover them "um, er, um, (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.storage)
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(...) ! 2 servings per can, to reduce the amount of junk per serving... Marketing in the nutrition info. :-P Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sounds intriguing. Any chance it could be found outside of Turkey? Has anyone seen these brands in Turkish stores or restaurants in the U.S.? There's this Brazilian soda (Guanara? or something) that I had once and thought was incredibly keen. (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FoCGE5.J74@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) Rendle rendle2000@hotmail.com (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Government (which is the they in the sentence above) != "people"... Assume the best from people. Assume the worst from government. See the difference? Or in SAT format: People:safe | Government:dangerous (26 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I like how you assume the worst or the best from people as it suits your argument. Really. Jasper (26 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That is why they give it an Acura nameplate like Toyota/Lexus (...) Yes, I completely understand the UK is the higest price, but Finland (not Sweeden) is the lowest price and still more expensive. Denmark has the higest price American cars. (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, nothing named Honda can ever be luxury <nudgenudgewinkwink>. (...) Don't use the UK prices to compare with the US, though. The UK is hideously overpriced by even European standards. UKers can go to the Netherlands by Eurotunnel, order a (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FoD1op.2su@lugnet.com... (...) left (...) days (...) If you ever had a chance to taste Elvan, Uludag, Yedigün or Camlica (1), you would immediately realized that you hadn't taste a real pop to the (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It dissolves *teeth* rather than pennies, and AFAIK, right now you can't get new real living teeth for mere pennies. :-) But yes, given enough time, it'll dissolve the lab rats themselves too. (...) Phosphoric acid, an ingredient listed on the (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, I like the tax in your face so it's rubbed in and annoys you. VAT is too secret for my taste, people forget about it. I especially like how a lot of gas stations were posting how little of the price of gas was actually product and how much (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It is not luxury by my standards either, though the industry considers anything above $32,000 luxury. However, you have to remember that in the US, luxury comes in much cheaper. An Acura (Honda) 3.2TL with leather, wood, 5- speed automatic, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Urg.. yes that is irratating.. especially when you have cash-in-hand, and you've forgotten about it. Although you would think that it would improve mathematics skills.. Richard (26 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I dunno if it dissolves them but if you put a dirty one in (all the way to green with oxidation, even) overnight, it will be shiny again. (...) I agree. Go clean your pennies off and spend them! (26 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You are 100% right ! The Multipla is probably the ugliest car of the new millenium and what is worse it come from a country (Italy) that has always been known as the land of nice styling for car, fashion etc. And I think it will take more (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Trust me. The Smart may be ugly, but compared to the Multipla... (...) Well, $30k isn't truly luxury by my standards. Only 3 times the smallest car. I suppose it helps that I live in a neighbourhood where the neighbourhood pub regularly (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I (...) I should talk. My sister was addicted to the Lion King, she would watch it EVERY DAY, I'm not kidding! I know not only all the songs by heart (I have the disk too :) but also the whole movie! "Life is not fair, is it? In the eye that I (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Umm... I think someone told me the same thing... :) Anyway, I prefer Mountain Dew and Frostie Root Beer. :) Jeff (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Umm... I think someone told me the same thing... :) Anyway, I prefer Mountain Dew and Frostie Root Beer. :) Jeff (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I don't know about pennies, but my sister's boyfriend (so he claims) had left his tooth (milk tooth, after it fell out) in Cola and after two or three days it was rotten. Or maybe it disentegrated - I forgot ;-). Anyway, Sprite is much better. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ah, now I have to ask, are you making that up or has someone found that it really does do that? I'm tempted to try that if it does. =P (26 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I thought it just dissolved labratory pennies! Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It just causes cancer in lab rats :) DaveE (26 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ah.. but wasn't Mike Stanley going to make several hundred at one point. *evil plan formation* :) Richard (26 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The A-Class is not here yet, though Mercedes-Benz is preparing the launch. DaimlerChrysler wants to open up Smart Centres in Miami, Tampa Bay, Detroit, San Diego, LA, San Fransisco, and New York, though no launch date yet. (...) In the US, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Scott: (...) Why yes! It's Dave-factorial! Actually, I don't know why I started, but I've been signing my name that way for about 12 years. Just something weird I came up with during my crazy teen years. And, as you speculated, it's a way to (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) True... My knowledge is definitely limited to large newspapers (Boston Globe which I toured, and the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune which were the main papers my sister was involved in). I must say though, it is sometimes interesting (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Naaah... "Flying Rhino Junior High", is the name of the show, I think ;) Jasper (26 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If you want one o' them small numbers, get an A-class, a Smart, or any of the Japanese H-types. There's plenty that's just as small, and look a lot better. Maybe not in the US, though. You know what the Multipla really reminds me of? Ctulhu. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I love the Multipa. Radical and not very pretty, but oh so practical and innovative. Though I never thought Fiat would do it., produce such a radical car that is. I first saw the concepet in Turin and was amazed they built it. Too bad the only (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) hmmm.. is that a QuakeIII Arena reference??? hehe J (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FnzEED.EFs@lugnet.com... (...) perhaps (...) for (...) than (...) see (...) circled (...) of (...) for (...) I remember a message (in RTL or here?) that gave me a big laugh, which stated that (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That reminds me of a car my father told me about: The Marlin. It was produced in the '60s or '70s, and he told me about some party or event he went to where they were giving away one as a door prize. He said no one entered the contest because (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Tell me how you feel about the FIAT Multipla. Despite quite liking most Fiats, or at least not minding them, this has _got_ to be the ugliest car ever invented. The sheer horror of seeing one on the streets, which means it actually _sold_ at (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) the (...) Yup! I just upgraded, and I wouldn't have gotten this post before! Well worth my first born child. James (URL) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I cried until my eyes were sore, Until I found I could cry no more. Then I remembered how Fluffy had died, Poisened by the hag next door. But still those tears just would not come, I wandered around feeling numb. But I stubbed my toe, hit my (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) How about: I cried and I cried and then I cried Did I mention that I cried? Dave! (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) o/~ Alone on a park bench, while the rain flattens my hair, My daffodils are floppy, but yet I don't care. If I died on this bench, and a squirrel ate my knee, at least I could be happy he had something good for tea. Oh alone, alone, alone.. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You have to click on those zoom in photos. The photo you see on the exact page is a 2000 ES model. Though the 2001 Caravan is very similar to the 1996 (which was the point), though shares few parts. They spent $2.8 billion with the new line. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You could, but soon we'll have our new version of Sarcasm Server 2000 out soon, and then you'll be able to connect remotely via Internet Explorer 5 and receive all the streaming sarcasm you'd like. (...) You're in luck! Our new Bob comes with (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Whereas I use prio, delivery conf, across the board, just about, because I can't be bothered to spend time calculating whether it's 55 or 77 cents. And given the amount of time and effort I spend finding boxes and packing material, I have no qualms (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) put a spoiler on the back, so what? This is what, a 1996 body style? At least that's what the URL you gave shows. Perhaps they have a new body at the auto show but why repeat Daimler marketing hype here? Also at least one of the other sites (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Bricks that disappear after one use? -- Paul Davidson Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Fo6FFw.Dpr@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's true, I leave it up to the buyer, however. I have not yet had a problem, if there is, there are things you can do. Scott S. (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If I sell something to someone over the internet, I like to ship it using some system which gives me a tracking number, so that the other person can see that I really sent it and because there's less chance of something going wrong. (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I don't. This auction, if I ran it, would be 0.75, mostly for the container, postage is like 0.55 I think. Scott S. (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually, $0.10 each is an ok price. A little high for red, which are common, but certainly lower than other colors go for in auctions. But yeah, that shipping... I've occaisionally speculated, in my more cynical moments, that some sellers (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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$2.50 for 25 1x1s? Ahahahahahahahaaa! $3.50 shipping?!? LUDICROUS! Sad thing is, someone will probably bid on them. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yah. Though if you want people who can write Dutch, go to the Flemings. The Great National Dictation Contest has been won, out of 10 years it's been running yearly, 8 or 9 times by a Belgian. (...) Jumbled seems to have a bit of a different (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Check out LEGO 4 dimensional bricks at eBay Item #232646892 - Lego Red 1x1x1x1 bricks lot of 25 (URL) to lugnet.off-topic.fun... Frank eBay booboo police (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Your job options would certainly be better--Lord knows there's a lot more call for proofreaders for English than proofreaders for Dutch, because a *much* larger percentage of the relatively small number of Dutch-speakers are truly fluent in (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I was at the Detroit show today. Wow! What a show. There were tons of great new vehicles introduced. Instead of telling you about them, here are some direct links: CHEVY AVALANCHE-a new cross between SUV and pick-up (URL) AZTEK-a new cross between (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Warning: this message is not recommended for the mentally-deprived... It is also not recommended for people with low rates of sense of humor... (...) Well, I did answer myself, so I guess I still fit in the catagory... :-) (...) "Dad, Shelley is (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) No response so far.. (...) Hmmmm. I suppose you're right. That must be why I disagree with Larry. You know what's really sad? I think I'd be better proofreading english than Dutch. Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) In case someone hasn't noticed, ther _is_ a tiny little figure strolling along in the middle of the piece. Glad you like it! The composition was inspired by a photo in National Geographic...but that was all snow-covered (Alaska maybe) (...) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ha! We've caught you--proofreaders don't have souls. (At least, I didn't when I was a proofer.) best, Lindsay (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) So *that's* where spamcake comes from! Ewwww. :P -LFB (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (URL) weird. It's like, how I see myself and my surroundings when I'm on a stroll. And the landscape seriously looks like the area around my Grandma's house, where I lived for two years. (...) Yep! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Everytime my nieces come over, they always have to watch the Lion King...as often as possible. It gets very annoying... Luckily, I may have gotten them off that by giving them Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" for Christmas. From what my sister (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ouch, Tom. That's hitting below the belt! ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I work for a large mail-order company and I think the people that manually key those applications into the system are probably more concerned about making their hourly production than how ridiculous the member names and address are. Case in (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It makes me wonder how those lists are monitored. When I send away for cereal box premiums or other things, I use the name "Zonkers". With a last name like Yulish, you'd think somebody would catch on that this just doesn't seem right. But hey, (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Wow, the things we're missing out on... And I bet you know all those songs by heart now, right? :-) I'm actually not a Disney fan. We only own Fantasia (VHS). But I have a few Jim Hensen movies (loved the Muppet Show as a kid). wonderfully (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Who doesn't? :) :) --Todd (26 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This was a common convention before the late 19th century, as well--but it was context-sensitive too; for example, when using in an admonishment or a swear, you would - the "o" (along with the "am" in d--n, much later), but in theological (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) spirit well". I mean, sure, there are obviously German-english translations of other things that suck worse, but I don't think this can possibly fit into "translated well". I mailed them a few corrections for the middle translation, BTW ;) I (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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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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| | Re: Wrapping (was: Re: B-Wing Review)
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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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(...) That explains why the two versions are so similar. Same thing happens with Japanese songs redone in English. (...) Well, I don't understand german, although I do know a few words. Actually, I know slightly more Japanese, and I'm learning more (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've never had it done to me, but I've done something similar to someone else!... I've been getting my roomate back into Lego, and she said she always wanted King's Castle as a child, and still would LOVE to have the set, but she couldn't (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <neunundneunzig luftballons> (...) That's because the translation is, if you'll pardon the expression, a load of donkey's faeces. It loses the story, and the emotional loading completely. If you understand german, you know that ;) (...) Yup. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I can see it now... "Want to chat with other adults who enjoy LEGO? Call LEGO-CHAT on 1-800-LEGO-CHAT" Maybe S@H could offer a "discrete" brown paper envelope service? :) Richard (26 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ya know, they don't play that enough any more. Funny thing is, the German version seems to be more popular than the English version. On the radio stations I listen to, at least. I like listening to songs in some foreign languages. You can pay (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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