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(...) Only if "YOU ARE INSIDE A BUILDING, A WELL HOUSE FOR A LARGE SPRING", or "YOU ARE IN A LARGE ROOM, WITH A PASSAGE TO THE SOUTH, A PASSAGE TO THE WEST, AND A WALL OF BROKEN ROCK TO THE EAST" and "THERE IS A LARGE "\'Y2' ON A ROCK IN THE ROOM'S (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Look you two, this kind of fun has no business in .debate. ;-) (...) You must not have cats. We put it opposite the way you do to avoid having completely unravelled and turned into confetti in the night. Chris (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You must not have very *smart* cats... that would *never* foil ours. We keep the stuff under the sink behind a door they can't open. (who here is surprised that I think even my CATS are smarter than average??) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's a Star Trek reference, you can safely ignore it. (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Or so they let you think. (...) But are they smarter than you? Jude (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Christopher Weeks wrote in message ... (...) putting (...) Our cats attack the paper roll from above rather than below (it's on the side of the vanity cabinet) so we hang it paper-out for the same reason as you hang it paper-in :-) I don't bother (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Since ours latches with baby latches(1) and also is stiff hinged enough that our kids can't open it either, it's not a matter of smartness it's a matter of paw strength, which they ain't got. So nananana na na back at ya babe. 1 - They could (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Man, you are SO out of it. They're not going to grow thumbs while you're looking--that would be just silly! Dave! (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I have you all beat. My cats will gladly rip up paper towel rolls if I leave them lieing about anywhere, but they are just too plain stupid to figure out that those are the same things once the rolls are in a proper holder. What do you expect (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well of course not, silly. I'm saying I'm going to cut them off (from their food supply) if they show signs of it. My cats may be smarter than everyone else's cats but that doesn't mean that I LIKE them. They're still vermin. Just (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I guess that's okay, as long as you're being sensible about it. Dave! (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <snip> (...) Aw, but that gives it away. :) Although with so many adventurers since 1972, don't you think the rock would have been souvenired by now? (Woohoo, I just invented a new verb!) (...) What if there's no room? Seriously, I think I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If CATS are so smart, why what he say not proper Engrish? *runs away* Ian :) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) But who said .debate can't be fun? :) Ian <snip> (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Of course they have thumbs! One finger & one thumb on each hand! ROSCO (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ah, that explains it. I thought it was an incorrectly spelled reference to Apogee's adventure game... ROSCO (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Would that be Crystal Caves vol. 1: The Trouble With Twibbles? :) I love those old adventure games and lighthearted shareware arcade games. So much more fun than the brainless shoot-em-ups of today. Even Myst III wasn't as good as the first (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) And they've still gotta work out how to *pronounce* the @#$%& word! And be careful not to say "XYZZY" by mistake! ROSCO (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's the one! I'm pretty sure it was a spoof of the Star Trek episode, but don't know for certain... (...) Well, I don't like first person shooters either, which is probably why the last PC game I spent much time playing was "Lemmings" (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Keep this kind of talk up Larry, and see who catches your rats during the next plague. Lester PS: You realize that there are plenty of FFOL's that read these posts (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Of course, once the rats are caught, the bubonic fleas will feast on people. Therefore I support Larry in his rebuke of his vermin! By the way--brushing between meals will help eliminate plague. Dave! (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) :-) (...) next (...) One of the European plagues started when most of the cats were killed becuse they were believed to be in league with the devil and the rat population exploded Lester "Likes cats but wife is allergic" Witter (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmmm... <hoists wiffle bat> violating TOS <cocks, right shoulder up> in .fun with a *pun* <swings..whap!> That'll give you bat breath... <!> -John (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I say "plooh", and I giggle uncontrollably at those who say "pluff". I spell out "X-Y-Z-Z-Y", but I suppose that one allows more variance. By the way, do the words work for every pronunciation? Ian (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Eh, only marginally. It's mostly like Lode Runner, with space references built in. Have a look at (URL)I love those old adventure games and lighthearted shareware arcade games. (...) What's cool nowadays is that people are starting to write (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yep, but you've gotta have a text-based terminal handy to type it in! BTW, I pronounce them "ploog" and "zizzie" ROSCO (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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