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(...) Billy Connolly did an excellent routine where he described people who do the <wiggle fingers> quote thing, and then went on to advocate the mimed addition of all punction to conversation. Cheers Richie (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm taking a class right now at the Cleveland Institute of Art, and the instructor *wants* us to use a ballpoint pen. I've gotten quite a bit better at drawing with a pen because of it. However, drawing sure does drain the ink, especially when (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dunno about universal, but it's common here in Aus, too. I think you can (at least partly) blame the inventors of the game of "Charades", where one uses the insect impersonation to indicate one's phrase is a quotation. ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Say, Dave! I just heard an example another thing that makes no sense to me. It's when people who orally quote others say, "Quote, unquote" *before* launching into the actual quote. I'm only glad I heard it on the radio this time because when (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Adam, If he is from the Great White North, he should already be wearin' a touque. If not, he is a hoser, eh? Jude Somebody pass me the backbacon while I XFUT .off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've grappled with that one, too [I've tried square brackets, but then the comment ends up looking like an editorial comment, rather than a parenthetical one ;-)]. Maybe squiggly brackets ({}) would help? Cheers Richie (and that full stop (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I loved the bit about needing another bracket to close off after the smiley, this is something I grapple with all the time! Usually my smileys are within the "()", and being a pedantic sort of person I always want to put the closing ")" on after the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ho-ho-ho! Another grammar cop! *You'd* better stand in line! ROSCO FUT: .o-t.fun (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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An engineer asks to borrow some for renovating the local draw bridge. (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Weird Al also did "The Saga Begins" to American Pie, but this one is attributed thus: ... The Star Wars Cantina Sung to the tune of "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow Written by Mark Jonathan Davis Copyright 1997 Mark Jonathan Davis, according to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) him doing this one. However I'm definitely not the definitive Wierd Al fan, so I coulda missed it 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Um...really? Which album? Matt (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Of course the parody song was written by Weird Al Yankovic.... Not what ever MJB dude is. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Long URL, you may need to copy-paste it into your browser (be sure to sing along with the words!): (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Fine with me :) (Thank God it's not a bad word .) /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) heh, it just occured to me that "Motec" means, in Hebrew, "Sweetheart", "Honey", etc... :) Dan XFUT lugnet.off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) had (...) Wonderful series... read the whole lot several times. It's a good thing I have to get them from the library, not my own bookshelf, because then it means I have to take breaks while I wait for (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Surely Mini-figs adopt to their surrounding's and are trained at Lego's expence in the language of whichever world market their sold in. Just a thought -) Steve (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I love Bette Midler's quote about Springsteen: "I rememebr when his arms where as skimpy as his chord changes" But as to my other interests: Boxing, Architecture, Classical Music, Opera, Drum and Bugle Corps. (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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