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(...) According to my book, page 240 is the near the beginning of chapter 11 (A Knife In The Dark) The book is pretty slow until the party arrives at Rivendell, and then it picks up. You're also re-reading it, and were already familiar with (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Lawrence Wilkes wrote in message ... (...) someone as >always having a fag in his mouth LOL! The other good one you quickly learn not to say is "pass me the rubber" (meaning eraser)... I started work over here in a design office :-) Kevin ---...--- (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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One or two of us may have heard that there's a small flick slated for December release based on a little-known book by J.R.R.R.R.R.R.R. something or other. Well, I realized that I hadn't read the book in about 15 years, and I wanted to brush up on (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Martin Scragg" <martin.scragg@s1.com.au> wrote in message news:Gn2wpz.6Ey@lugnet.com... (...) I will never forget the look on my US colleagues faces when I described someone as always having a fag in his mouth Lawrence (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Whole tur.....Oh, *toad* 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Yep - It's definately called a 'tap', or else the following wouldn't make sense - There was was knock on the door, and a tap on the window. Our plumber has a peculiar sense of humour. "Martin Scragg" <martin.scragg@s1.com.au> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I am not going to debate this, but this is a language difference. In Australia, UK, and other places, the thing you have over a sink that water comes out of is called a "tap", whereas in the US (and possibly others) it is called a "faucet". (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, uh, check this one out: (URL) If you're not into roo poo, they have koala too...not to mention other goodies like the whole-toad purse. LFB (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, of course. You're only supposed to turn the *knob*. Sheesh, do we have to remind you about *everything*? ;) LFB (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Can we please plug the pun-fest before it starts? LUGNET's been a-wash with them lately, and I'm feeling drained. BTW, where did the word "faucet" originate, anyway? ROSCO FUT: .pun (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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