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(...) "You leave little notes on my pillow! 'We're out of Corn Flakes- FU' It took me fifteen minutes to figure out that 'FU' meant Felix Unger!" -Oscar Maddison, "The Odd Couple", by Neil Simon. eric (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I doubt it's an error; C-3PO has one silver shin. This model accurately reflects that. eric (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I think it is quite good. The Gold chrome parts will be useful. Hopefully the circular parts are not just stickers. The new small ball hinge on the hand will be very useful. The really odd thing is one the leg is silver/grey. A panel piece (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Aren't lobsters black *before* you boil[1] them? That would explain a lot... Johnny Thunder has a lobster towing his raft! The only problem is... Lobsters do not live in fresh water. Maybe it is a really big freshwater shrimp? (...) [1] We can have (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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The first thing that came to mind: (URL) it'll be a warm day on Hoth that I buy one. --DaveL (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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You know, I'll have to wander through the local wrecking yards and car dealerships to see if there's anything worth buying to trade for LEGO. <g> Of course, there's not a lot of hope making a profit but you never know. Getting LEGO is better than a (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hey Shiri, are you familiar now with kaddu, I mean pumpkin pie? Maybe that new bulk pack is a "Build a Kaadu Bulk Pack", no? -Erik trying to find "pumpkin" in other languages too... (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) LOL... at the Mindstorms Mall Tour, or maybe before it, Dave E (I think) said that Lucas has a *lot* of fun with his stuff... <grin> well, it sure looks like it. ;-) Go figure. -Shiri (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Oh really? <grin> IIRC, it was you with the brick craving, and me with the house full of bricks... ;-) (...) Nobody's forcing you to go see her, Tim ;-) .... is that before or after you're coming to TCS? <big grin> (...) Beats me, I guess you (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I just found in a Hindi/Urdu phrasebook that the word for pumpkin is kaddu. It doesn't sound quite like kaa-doo with a long a, but it makes me wonder if Lucas is having a joke. Kaadus are orange, aren't they? Pumpkin riders defeating a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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"Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G30Bxw.GrE@lugnet.com... (...) Oh, you'll have your day, yes you will :-P (...) Believe me, I know that! I just saw someone who I would hardly characterize as being 'too nice' this last (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hey, careful there, don't forget I'm bringing Chris with me - personal bodyguard, so you just beware. ;-) BTW, I don't think we're "all too nice", au contraire... ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G308qG.5n2@lugnet.com... (...) an (...) You better be... (wait, was that out loud??) ;-) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Teeheehee, Mark, I was gonna post saying something similar, but Tim lives an hour away from me. <grin, and I'll be careful this Saturday ;-)> -Shiri (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:B61C9233.5DAE%s...ink.com... (...) Ouch, Mark. I don't think I can recover from that one too easily ;-) No real applicable comeback either... meanie!! -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Larry Pieniazek writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> Try using the instructions for 8880, that should shave a month or two off the rebuilding time... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Today? <GDR> ~Mark (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Jude Beaudin" <shiningblade@home.com> wrote in message news:G300Mx.19w@lugnet.com... (...) in the (...) <pauses> Oh NOW I get it! I must be pretty slow today... ;-) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) :-). It's been known to happen but not this time. I have nothing against admin.general really just looks that way ;-). Eric Kingsley (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Kingsley writes: <snip> (...) It took me a moment to realize the FU meant "followup" when reading this in the brief display. :-) Yikes, I thought Eric snapped. I am glad he didn't. Jude (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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