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(...) WHAT?? No takers yet? Sheesh! What do I have to do - double my offer to two (2) Star Destroyers? - Bob ;-) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yeah, i don't know if it is still there but there used to be collectable toy store that occasionally had LEGO somewhere towards the western end of Carson. (...) immaculate reception? (...) Still, Pittsburgh has amazingly made the transition (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ever go dahna sahside? (...) For good or ill, I'm an import. My wife's from the region but has mercifully dodged the accent. The most amazing thing to me is that locals still talk about the immaculate reception like it happened this morning. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <accent> Yeah, I lived in picksburg fer five years n'at. Mostly in Squorl h'l, but I did venture dahntahn every one snawall. I take it yinz are from da burgh as woll? </accent> What a wierd place... -c (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) No Lydia Lunch -- just a character named Lydia Lynch played by Ann Magnasun. Not a great movie by any means. Contrived suspense all the way... (...) A barely competent suits-as-criminals (or was it criminals-as-suits?) piece. I would have been (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) LOL - those are all valid points! If I didn't have such high standards though, I would have offered a Galidor set or maybe 50 Timmy minifigs!! - Bob (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Too bad I'm a hetero SWM; I wouldn't mind getting the Destroyer you mention. :) ...I've thought about running an ad of my own to find a SWF AFOL, but then that could lead to arguements about whose mini-figs are whose and which of us gets to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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SWM Looking for SWF, NS, ND, who is passionate about Lego. Will trade one MISB Imperial Star Destroyer for one (1) date - please respond to PO Box CG47, Arizona, USA. Serious inquiries only! - Bob ;-) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Now that's the kind of ambiguity of phrase you want to avoid... I'm sure the SO would be none too happy if anyone were to get the impression you were talking about *her* rather than Lydia! Maggie C. (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I have never read a Crichton book so I can't opine, but the only movies based on his work I have ever even liked were "The Andromeda Strain" and "The Great Train Robbery". The latter is just fun -- if only more movies were like that; most (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(URL) ironic thing is that the only way I'll ever read another Crichton book is if someone ties *me* down. Hmm... Dave! (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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There was a bit here (URL) here (URL) Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:sandlin-7DEC1E....net.com... (...) story (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) used in an advertisement as long ago as the 60s. I'll see if I can find it. (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Weirdly, the web view truncated this topic to just "Jocular self-deprecation judges are at it again!)" in the top five list on the right. Can that be fixed? It made me smile but other truncation may cause confusion. (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Possibly apocryphal, possibly not really the first but an interesting story of computer archeaology nontheless: (URL) got the URL from an old IBMers mailing list I am on) I don't think it has anything to do with MS other than that's where the story (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The correct answer is C, both of the above ;-) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Do you put the tequila in the salsa and mix, or put the salsa and tequila in you, and mix? Steve (22 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dunno about the Dead Kennedys, but I've seen Jello Biaffra on his own and he's worth catching. James (22 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yikes! So now the Dead Kennedys are THE washed-up, has-been rockers that continue far past any real interest in them. Who knew? Now they join the ranks of Pink Floyd, The Stones, The Who, etc. I wouldn't waste my time seeing any of these old (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Social D ! I've always liked their stuff, but I confess to prefering the slightly pop-ier alternative selections from them... -H. (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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