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(...) Ah, to be in Australia -- a sprawling landscape of free parking. A land where students roll into their numerous, and readily available parking spots mere moments before class begins. People lollygag and gather in small groups, discussing the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Dung Beetles (was: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool)
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(...) you'll (...) I think it's to do with relaxation - we can watch the fun, or ignore it if we desire. Sorta like the fish channel. Our local Melbourne broadcaster also plays fish swimming around when it has nothing else to show - and actually (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) IIRC, "spelunker" and "caver" do not refer to precisely the same thing. The contours and qualifiers are different. But, of course, Frank can give you a better litany of the defining factors than I. ;) best LFB (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Also known by the amazing title "spelunkers"; not very commonly used (except among spelunkers!), but made infamous when included by Willie Crowther in his brilliant advent game (the elusive last point in the game is obtained by dropping a copy (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've never hear "knocker up", but the phrase "knock 'er up" has a couple of meanings in Aus - first to build something quickly, as in to "knock up a shed in the back yard". It's other meaning is related to procreation, and I won't spell it out (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) While I certainly normally say faucet, I do use tap occasionally, and what I fill my water bottle with is "tap water" not "faucet water". (...) Never heard this one. (...) I have used all three, though I actually usually mean different things (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I guess any country that has two official languages is goona be confused about stuff like this 8?) (...) In Australia, it seems to be mainly serviette. (...) Probably garbage is more common here, but rubbish is probably even more widely used. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) In Canada we use both terms equally. I asked a co-worker why this is. He replied that it's our vastly superior intellects. ;) We also interchangeably use: napkin and serviette trash and garbage couch and sofa floor and ceiling OK, I made up (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I concur. Memories are a funny thing though. Hard to distrust your own. According to the creators of Schoolhouse Rock, Tom Yohe and George Newall [1], the series ran on ABC until the mid-eighties, when it was shelved and largely forgotten for (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Silent Running" with Bruce Dern a hippie sci-fi movie. You'll have to pack them in several Duplo egg pods around a central core. Or four of those trans dark blue corner domes from one of the monorails. (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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South Park killed Enya for me. :) Being old is like being trapped in a dark room with Enya on the radio. It's cheesy and lame, yet earily soothing, all at the same time. "Jeff Stembel" <jeff.stembel@noaa.gov> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I've made about five attempts to read the trilogy, and each time I make it to the second chapter of the third book before I've lost interest and started reading something else. The first book starts deadly slow, the second heats up a bit, but by the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That would be 'Silent Running' starring one of the kings of crazy (1), Bruce Dern. For anyone who has not seen it, its well worth renting. 1: A 'king of crazy' is an actor who can play insane roles really well. Bruce Dern was a Master. Others (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hey all! I picked up the newly released soundtrack for The Fellowship of the Ring, and I must say, it is *fantastic.* It has a good mix of classical orchestral styled pieces, many of which are rather Wagnerian, and some Celtic pieces. In addition, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Bilbo holds combined birthday party. (...) Arrive at Farmer Maggots. Walk some. Arrive at edge of Old Forest. Escape before attack of Black Riders. (...) And Goldberry. Thankfully this is excised from the movie. I much prefer Tim Benzedrine (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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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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| | Re: More Roo Products (was: Re: The strangest eBay auctions...)
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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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