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(...) Carrion? ;-) John (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:GwurB7.GE5@lugnet.com... (...) I don't get it - the picture he is trying to paint is that Lucas has introduced pro-black elements and painted them evil or am I reading that wrong? His first (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I've finally made enough aluminum bricks to start selling them. For product info, go to: (URL) if you want some cool wallpapers, go here: (URL) by late next week, I'll be making some into keychains and engraving them. Enjoy! --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek) !!
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(...) Yeah, but the point where Anakin resolves to take revenge is one where he actually has a motive (mostly he's fed up with his duty or trying to talk pretty.) It's one of the things that really worked in the movie. Why exactly Padme looks twice (...) (22 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (Note: there are other nations with "United States" on their name: Brazil is oficcially "Federative Republic of the United States of Brazil". Obviously, they call themselves brazilians) (...) I dispute the term - isn't there a single America (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Where in the classic trilogy does anyone say anything about Yoda's prowess in battle? He is referred to as wise, and powerful- but with the Force, powerful could mean anything. Certainly his clairvoyance with the whole Cloud City thing was (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That can be corrected, Dave! (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Right. During my viewing, I was by no means alone in laughing inappropriately at serious scenes and not laughing at all at the C3PO stuff -- some people seemed just generally stunned by the end of the film. During the movie people snickered (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "Overproced"? Short for "Overprocessed"?? Does that tie in with this statement: "Why go shirtless when you can cover your abdomen with this fine cotton garment made from 100% cotton-like space age polymers?" which was found on: (URL) I must (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Good God, that was awful. I actually laughed out loud at that scene. It's great that scenes intended to be moving, such as the sand:rough poetry, are invariably farcically comical, while George's flaccid attempts at humor, such as the entirety (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) if I too were lavishly rewarded with wealth and fame for writing things as scintillating as: "Sand is coarse and harsh -- you are soft and pretty. Me like soft things..." And what an expository masterstroke it was when Anakin killed all the (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(URL) in-depth analysis of the Star Wars series 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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It must be a Japanese version of Monty Python's Flying Circus. /Tore (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Thanks Lindsay, Three minutes of my life I'll never get back ;) -- Bill Toenjes (TooMuchDew) "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:Gwt0L8.4po@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Good Lord. Anyone who can explain this to me is welcome to try. (URL) I guess the song is supposed to be of Pokémon origin, but, uh, yeah. best LFB (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) restricted (...) They've got 12 individually steerable / liftable axles, 6 on each side, each axle has 4 wheels. They lower the truck, drive it in underneath the module, then lift it up & drive away. ROSCO (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I think Obi-Wan speaks the truth when he says he never owned R2. Since R2 was originally aboard the Queen's ship, so I'd say he's technically Padme/Amidala's droid. But being Chosen One, can R2 ever really be "owned" per se? :) Also, did I (...) (22 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Woo hoo!! I'm not alone thinking that R2 is the one that "brings" balance to the Force. My wife still thinks I'm daffy though, despite the fact that there are others who also believe. Thanks for speaking out Anthony! --Jack AFOL, St. Louis (22 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sort of like a giant duck bill! Wait until they start building "stealth" destroyers (the DD21 program here in the USA)--those have some really, really, really funky lines. (...) I've seen trucks that match that description--I wouldn't be (...) (22 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yep, It looks really strange from underneath! (...) Well, I think Tenix like to have as many people hanging around at the launch as they can, for the TV cameras. If you know when it is, you can generally get in - they don't do any security (...) (22 years ago, 26-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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