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| In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Erik Olson writes: <snip> (...) Hmm. Well, in a way you're right. But in another way, not exactly. There's a quite common name in hebrew, Aryeh (= lion). A nickname for people named like that is often Arick. Pretty close to (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) True. It's just funny seeing all the different length "complete" Hitchhiker's Guides. --Bram (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) When I see those wooden calligraphy name plate doodads for sale with all the Biblical names like "Sara" and "Marian" and "David" and "Chris" and "Matt" and what they mean, I can't resist and I look... Sure enough! They have Erik! Plus meaning, (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) And Matthew, of course. ("Gift of God"!) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yeah, but with mine, I sometimes wish they didn't ;-) -L (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) LOL - he's right. So says the official lugnet authority to Hebrew. ;-) In fact, there are a lot of names that are rooted from the old testament, and thus from Hebrew. Names like Jonathan, Benjamin, Michael, Joel, and many many more have actual (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | |  | | Re: Most hated Minifig?
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| (...) I have em on my monitor too! :) They're holding hands. About the town deal - if you don't like em in your town, why put em there? They're awesome minifigs for what they're intended for, but no substitute for living, breathing ABS. (...) Timmy (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | |  | | Re: Urban legends and Sluggy
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| (...) ...Or that Bun-Bun takes *nothing*, not from anyone. ;-) (...) I love McKeegan's line from the movie _Vendetta_ -- "NOBODY likes to see innocent people hurt in the way of justice...but I guess there are worse things." Ouch. :-, (...) I dunno (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm not very Sluggish(1) yet, I just am up to Jan 98, but I'm already sensing that the Bunster can and *will* take ANYTHING, eventually. Maybe not on the first meeting, but revenge is a dish best served cold. Maybe not in a fair fight, but in (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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