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(...) Actually, you are dead on-topic (in off-topic;) -John (who doesn't like to drink his beer with a fork;) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Only if its an inverted. Otherwise you'll see me in the last car - love that airtime going down the hills. (26 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jonathan Reynolds writes: . (...) The reason Americans drink their beer iced cold is to numb the taste buds so they don't have to taste it. Most American (and Canadian) beers are lagers, but have so many "adjuncts" such as (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Here! No plans yet but DO need to get to CP to ride the biggie. Can you confirm dates? maybe we'll be there. I am burning off a lot of vacation days so would prefer to rendezvous on weekends, although I do agree weekdays are better. We'll be (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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The Coney Island Cyclone opened this weekend. There was/is a gathering of Cyclone fans happening today (yeah right, yesterday it was 73 degrees; today its snowing - yes snowing). Anyway, for thsoe of you who don't know, Cedar Point is opening the (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Nope. Ping me in a week, it's rather a long one... oh heck. Seems that Lucas used to be in the defense electronics business. And one year, the Royal Navy let a bid for a new guided torpedo. This torpedo was to be smart, knowing where it was, (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually what you call beer, we call Lager (fizzy stuff for little boys who usually drink shandy) and what we call 'real ale' beer is a dark coluor with an 'aquired taste' Developed with Lucas refridgerators in mind, it's usually drunk just (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Todd - you're silly. Then again, the time on this post explains the silliness ;) Get to bed... -Tim (who stayed up till 3am last night) (...) -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My ex used to have an MG Midget with a soft top that didn't quite fix down all the way round. We used to drive up from Manchester to Scotland in it to go winter climbing with balaclavas and scarves tucked into all the crevices to keep the cold (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I was at the pub yesterday - it was nice and cold. (...) What's a Lucas Refrigerator anyway? I thought Lucas made car batteries. (...) I don't get it. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Right. I have an MG Midget and I used to have an E-Type Jaguar. So I am well acquainted with the evil that Lucas has perpetrated. Two quickies Q:Why do the British drink warm beer? A:Because they like it? Q:WRONG. It's because they have Lucas (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Multi Orbital Craft. errr, no... Memory Object Compiler... wait... Micro Optical Circuit...? no, that's not it either...darn it... Mail Object Converter...!? hmm, no. argh. Most Optimal Configuration! wait, that's not it either. hrmm. (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:41:56 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <aulddragon@wamalug.org> wrote: cartoon block. (...) Aaah, I thought it sounded too good to be true. Esca is a bit violent for "kids" programming anyway. I'd more expect it to be on Cartoon Network if (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, that's what it's there for! Glad to know it comes to any use... ;-) -Shiri (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Okay, I am not the Acronym expert you are--you lost me with SPUDs and PEWC. I will make my way over to the FAQ so that I can read your updated Acronym Dictionary. __Kevin Salm__ (26 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I have some electrician buddies that get called that, plus, I get called it. It's strange, I could have _sworn_ that we were shutting down the right generator. (I was at sea on HMCS Miramichi, and we kind of shut down the on load generator, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) They tried a purple color scheme, but it clashed with the red phone. The red phone had seniority, so the purple had to go. Steve (26 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) sort (...) Correct on all counts, Dave! ;-) You certainly deserve your ! sheree (26 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I don't think it floats, but it is elitist. The one that floats is Shevat, the one I'm in is Solaris. :) Jeff (26 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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