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(...) I just wanted to add my two cents-- a) I thought this was pretty funny. b) I agree with all those who point out that the problem is not with the initial joke, but with people jumping on each other in the aftermath c) I don't think that this (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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From Dictionary.com: Crich·ton (krtn), James. Known as "the Admirable Crichton." 1560-1582. Scottish adventurer, linguist, and scholar whose intellectual achievements were lauded by Aldus Manutius and Thomas Urquhart. He was killed in a brawl. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Heehee... Which reminds me, to buy the shirt, or not to buy the shirt, that is the question? xpost o-t.fun -Tim (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Mark's joke was a stroke of genius. I read it before anyone had picked up on it. Right away I thought..."wow, that's too bad, It's his creativity that drew me into Lugnet and Brickshelf. If not for his MOCs, I might still be collecting Lego (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) suits and ladders you've got! Josh (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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So, I suppose I should shelve my plans for a "Gun-weilding teen blames LEGOWars" announcement? -gyug (geeez, just kidding!) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 8^) There are some who would argue that music for the masses is already free in the form of radio and Napster, but of course the unlicensed redistribution of such music is an breach of copyright. Your supposition of patrons is interesting and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I would agree...BUT my fav. concerts to listen to are the ones which I went to...the visions of Sarah singing in LA at Universal Studios, casting a shadow on the opposite wall...and the _music_ from that concert. (No, I am _not_ obsessed :) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes and no. Cf. the Dead. They made space down front for people who were recording their shows and actively encouraged a very active marketplace in "bootleg" tapes. Which had significant value because every one of their shows were different, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Of course my point was that the music that the masses listens to WILL be free. The only question then is how the artists feed themselves. Some will do so by having another job. Others will be supported by rich patrons. I also feel that there (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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