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  Re: The Origins Debate
 
(...) Ah, but here we have merely the inscrutability of Divine Wisdom. Presumably God foreknew that a universe with baseball, in sum totality of its joys and many despairs, would be an inherently better state of affairs than a universe without (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Origins Debate
 
(...) Wasn't he implicated in the Applegate scandal a few years back? Dave! FUT OT.Alleged-Humor (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Origins Debate
 
(...) No, it is proof that the universe is in fact random, if not actually cruel and malevolent. Why else would such an ultimately boring game fascinate so many? (including me) (...) And if you REALLY want proof of no justice, consider the Tigers. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Origins Debate
 
(...) While the existence of Baseball may be an unarguable proof of God, I feel that I must point out that unfortantely, the Dodgers are an unarguable proof of the existence of the Devil (some might argue that the Yankees are actually the proof of (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Origins Debate
 
(...) I'm not a particular fan of baseball, but even I am amazed that the Pirates have seemed somehow to lose more games this year than everyone else in the league combined. What especially steams me is that Pittsburgh in its infinite, (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  RE: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
 
Keith, You are not naïve, just a newbie :-) Go here (URL) Millère LUGnet # 525 Visit Milissa's LEGO store, Millère's Spares (URL) -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Keith Kirchoff (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
 
Sorry for my ignorance, but: What is Brickfest? I've heard it mentioned numerous times, but what and where is it? And when? A naive KEith (...) ___...___ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: LOTR Trailer 3
 
(...) HOLY......... Mark is right...even if you don't have the bandwidth, wait on the full screen version...it's SO worth it... (BTW, you can also see it at Apple's Movie Trailer Theater: (URL) ) Matt (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You people need to get out more (was Traffic for Larry Pieniazek (Wed 19 Sep 2001)
 
Larry & All, (...) I've (...) LOL! Larry, you are a crack up sometimes. : ) Scott S. -- MichLUG Member, www.michlug.org Personal Page: www.geocities.com/~legoguy712 LEGO Page: www.geocities.com/~l...oindex.htm (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: LOTR Trailer 3
 
do you know what films the trailer will be playing before? peace -lenny (...) (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  LOTR Trailer 3
 
Lord of the Rings Trailer #3 is now online. This one is the longest and best version yet! Download the 30MB hi-res version if you can. www.lordoftherings.net ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego(R) Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: 8.2
 
(...) Maybe you should leave the naming to the child when he is older? I mean, it doesn't have to be a bad thing (like Corbin "Left Nut" Warden) -- he might choose something very cool and meaningful to him... Congratulations, breeders! =oP -- (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Eat this!!!!!
 
(...) Van Belgie. My entire family is from Belgium. I told National Merit Scholarships that I'm in the process of becoming a citizen so that they would give me $750/yr...but I haven't done much besides pick up the forms. (...) (URL) just an estimate (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Eat this!!!!!
 
(...) You live LEXX? ;) James (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Who are we to judge?
 
You know, sometimes the mistaken reading is much funnier than the accurate one. (...) I had initially expected to see the asterisk after "skin a cat." My immediate response was "well, yes, but why would you *want* to?" ack, LFB (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Eat this!!!!!
 
(...) Um, can I have it be just the sort of movies I watch instead of all of them? Then my life would be romantic-comedy-SF-porn. (but no horror, I never watch those) You know? I think I would LIKE that. FUT fun (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Eat this!!!!!
 
It looks like you really understand the issues. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: FS: Items for Halloween
 
(...) Do you have any whips? Then you could have said "whips and chains"!!! FUT ot.fun (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Lego discontinuing Ninja series?
 
(...) Just to be picky, 21, though one was a remake and the other...well, I suppose one can hestitate to call the Woody Allen Casino Royale a Bond movie, but I already said I'm being picky. Bruce (and the CBS thing was not a theatrical release, so (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: HP HE: licensing not cost (wasHogwarts ..?
 
To answer the original question regarding 9v disparity -- as answered by an inside person with whom I spoke... It was a matter of licensing. WBros granted another toy train mfr exclusive rights to market an electric toy train model of the HE. dan (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains)


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