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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes: D'oh! PREVIEW first, *then* POST. (...) That's how the movie came across to me--that everyone in it was suspending his/her respective disbelief just to accomodate Ed and Brad's characters, rather than (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Haven't read the novel. I wasn't too wowed by the message, which has been done to death elsewhere (perhaps the novel preceded that, but the film presented nothing new to me in that way.) That whole treatment of identity is a foundation piece (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) well, thats assuming that the rate of posting has been pretty much constant... I bet it didn't start off with 173 posts/day though, so we'll probably get there sooner :) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) There are commercials right now for the latest version of Final Fantasy, as well as a host of other such games, all of which display SFX at least equal to what I've seen of the D&D film. (...) Mmmm... Angelina Jolie! Dave! (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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As of Tuesday, December 12 at 9:34 AM CST, LUGNET has around 199,345 posts. Who do you think'll get 200,000? That's pretty good for two years. LUGNET has been here about 1149 days, starting on or about September 28, 1998, which is when Todd made (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) Indeed. Among my complaints: -Stupid Dragons- In my gaming experience, dragons are highly intelligent and cunning, and will just as quickly cast a spell at you as they would use a breath weapon. In this movie, they were basically flying (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ayup. (...) That's true. Like I said, that was the biggest disappointment about the movie. (...) Hmm. Have you read the novel? What did you think was overblown or overdone about it? Did you not like the basic premise? Did you feel that it's (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmmm...somehow, I think people would rather drink coffee from "Starbuck's" than from, say, "Queequeg's." However, if anyone wants to market animal feed, I'll propose the name "Call me Fishmeal." :) ack. best Lindsay XFUT -> .o-t.fun (25 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Nope. There is no way possible for me to fit all of my Lego in one room. It already fills one room (including the attached bathroom and large closet) and spills out into the kitchen, dining room, and TV room. IF I threw out every box and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Tom Boucher wrote in message ... (...) I (...) You missed a zero, Tom. That was $4000! Kevin (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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<Trimmed all groups except .o-t.fun> (...) Tom, Read that again, Kevin wrote 4000$ that is 4 grand i.e. 4K or 200 steak dinners. So I think he has you beat by just a little. ;-) Jude (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Only $400? I think my record for one month was back in 12/99 when I spent $1100. I got two 6991 Monorails from DYA and the first space monorail for like $230 and then a bunch of Star wars sets. That was my last major purchase, and this is my (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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He - he ! So as it seems that soon you'll become the seller and I the buyer :-))) ... But honestly I've got the same problem - I always keep more sets for myself then I sell ... meaning - spending too much !!!! And space ... I only have few (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Welcome to the club Kevin. I've accumulated an almost complete Lego Technic/Mindstorms/Expert Builder/Throwbots/Slizzer collection in a year. On the 200 sets I bought this year, about 10 are not MISB. Some sets date for 1977! You can imagine (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm happy for you... However, a person can NEVER have too many bricks! The more bricks = the more freedom to create. But, perhaps if you do become inundated with surplus bricks or sets, try donating them to a worthy cause. (no, not an AFOL) To (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Unless they're Conan, or Mike Poindexter. Or have a really big room. ;) James (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 1. Put yourself on a budget. $100 a month, $50 a month, whatever. I save my budget up for sales. 2. To help in the above, narrow your focus and limit what themes you want. Trains and Town or Space/Star Wars or maybe Castle and Pirates (that's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Boy, do I feel for you. I hope my X-mas bonus will allow me to buy my first set in eight months..... Duq "Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G59IFG.8At@lugnet.com... (...) bricks. I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Get a grip man. And then get organized. If I can limit LEGO to a single room (BAYLIT and all...) So can anyone. 1) Disassemble all your sets. 2) Separate all packaging and instructions (parts rule afterall) 3) Recycle all buckets (their (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Help! My name is Kevin and I am a Legoholic. I don't know what has come over me. I'm spending way too much on Lego! In the last 2 months, I have spent over 4000$ on the little plastic bricks. I have accumulated more parts than I can ever use. And (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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