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leftover turkey ... again! double chocolate gateau the great escape (in the UK this film is on again this Christmas!) the queen's speech (again a UK thing) burnt christmas pudding sitting here at work i have a lot on my mind, but i'm sure i'll come (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My random thoughts on it below: I just saw this film tonight and I have no significant experience with the material before this, although I may have seen those cartoons from the 80s which did not make that much sense to me then. Offhand, I (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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The UK chain Marks and Spencer is running a TV advertisement right now which asks the viewer which three words sum up Christmas for them (the ad concludes that the viewers’ three words should be "Marks and Spencer"). We had a bit of fun with this (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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After seeing it the second time, I'm starting to glow. I better give it a third chance. The second time through, I notice some evidence of shortened scenes. SPOILER -- NOT A BAD SPOILER -- WATCH FOR THIS In particular, Galadriel's gifts (or rather (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: If you're an AFOL and you know it raise your hand (WAS: Blacksmith Shop)
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(...) Hmm... I can't decide whether I'm hoping this is a joke or whether I'm hoping it's NOT a joke (in which case I'll be requesting the recipe Rosco!). Maggie (who also occasionally gets stumped in the absence of the smiley) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sorry, Maggie, no can do - it's Christmas season! I'll lighten up again in January! Can someone please pass the Vegemite stuffing? ROSCO FUT .fun (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 10 (...) See this line above? (...) That is certainly not what I was suggesting. Silly, silly, silly. :-) (...) :-P -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I'll have to come back and read this later in the day, despite the "no spoilers" (and what's to spoil, I know the story backwards and forwards). My son gets out of school at noon today, so I'm taking off early today and going to see the movie (if (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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No Spoilers here! I too wanted this to be the Film of the Decade, but after viewing it in the flickering dark, all I can say for sure is "Now we had better have it again." As soon as possible, like tomorrow night. There are numerous original (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Mars Cheese Castle, was Re: 2 x 2 x 3 Double Convex in light gray!
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(...) If you haven't fully experienced Cheesy tourist draws, try going to Door County. You'll pass signs for "The Chocolate Chicken", various Gnome joke mascots, silly Antique Barn draws, and the relatively blameless Little Norway, Little Sweden, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Mars Cheese Castle, was Re: 2 x 2 x 3 Double Convex in light gray!
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(...) Hmm...perhaps we'll have to make it an NILTC/yet-unorganize...ukee-AFOLs trip then?? It seems a rather silly place, and I'm sure they make most of their money on people driving on who are too curious for their own good. -Tim (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) And I'd be hangin' out for the payment if I ordered 200 bags! ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've was posting to rec.toys.lego about 3 1/2 years ago. I have been posting to LUGNET for quite some time now (over 3 years) I'm not shy. I'm not a lurker. Thanks for the sentiments though. (...) Well, I feel bad for you that you felt you had (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ROFL!!! Going with that suggestion, Mike, for 50 bags you'd get 50% off, for 90 bags you'd get 90% off, and if you buy 100 bags or more you'll get them for free. <grin> I'd love that, but somehow I have a feeling LD won't exactly think it (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I don't know either. But I snicker every time I go by it. (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:GoIxCo.BDt@lugnet.com... (...) I just drove by that place the other day. Never been in there, have you? Besides cheese, what does the place consist of? hmmm...the yellow castle... -Tim (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Another way to go back to 1977: Rent 'The Hobbit' animated special. Was it Dec 25, 1977? I was sitting there in pajamas, hoping I would not be put to bed before I would find out whatever a hobbit was, and then it started and time stopped. At the end (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Awright! Here's another one (I don't pretend to know them all) First test of the Spamcake drive in a Spiffcraft: (URL) there is Gungan Spamcake: (URL) one was kind of gross. -Erik (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well dagnabbit I will. :) A search returns about 1100 entries on LUGNET newsgroups. For those not yet in the know, but who don't have time to scan all 1100, I think this looks like the thing they're talking about: (URL) model. Even if LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ha ha ... K-mart 50% off sale will do strange things to you :) These are a lot better for pieces than I gave them credit for initially. Too bad the figures stink (torso wise). -- Pawel (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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