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  Re: Probuilder Toys R Us sets warning
 
(...) That's what I told the ride attendant at Steel Force (located in Dorney Park, Allentown PA) as I climbed into the front row seats for my 5th straight ride on a wet and misty day with hardly anyone else in the park. She just laughed. She knew (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Counterscript
 
I ran across this linked from Penny Arcade... (URL) appears serious (but how can you tell these days). :-) or at least formatted prettily. Contrast with: (URL) (and other variants, which have been around a long time). I posted to both .fun and (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) And of course they have no place in this particular group. Dave! (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) Um, what are "legos" ? I only know what "Lego(r) brand building blocks" are. (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) Also of note is the article about the Goodwill toy section being the most depressing ever-- Mega-Bloks is mentioned.... Maggie C. (running late for my evidently superfluous job) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) Oh hey, you didn't point out the #1 thing being glued to the governor of Wyoming, same issue of the Onion, just to the left of the Theory of Math. Bruce (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) But it's true! See the New Math books being used by most business schools these days (Enron Publishing House). Bruce (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  More wisdom from The Onion
 
(URL)Georgia School Board Bans 'Theory Of Math' (...) Dave! (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
(...) Ya but you gotta admit "Reservoir Dorks" was pretty funny. ++Lar (who's never photoshopped ANYTHING for comedic effect, but who does visit Fark once in a while and gets a good laugh) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
Greg, So now you know I'm also a Linux Users Group member. Yep, that's me in the beanie cap. The propeller only spins when I think. Bert (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
Fark is where I first saw the picture this morning...some of those people "photoshoping" the image have way too much time on their hands...valuable time that could be spent sorting bricks :) jt (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
(...) Hmmm, look, today Fark did a photoshop contest of that pic. Funny stuff here. Anything with about Ellen Feiss I find hilarious. Beep beep beep. Give the page time to load, it's a biggie, it's worth it! (URL) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)  
 
  Re: Makes me pine for a bit of cheese...the return of Wallace and Gromit
 
(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Makes me pine for a bit of cheese...the return of Wallace and Gromit
 
Yay! I didn't see this on the official site. The IMDB entry for 2004 on "The Great Vegetable Plot". (URL) (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Makes me pine for a bit of cheese...the return of Wallace and Gromit
 
"Wallace and Gromit are back in their first screen outing for six years. BBC News Online exclusively presents Soccamatic, one of 10 short films, revealing Wallace's latest inventions. Soccamatic is free to watch or download from this site. Unable to (...) (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
(...) I want to meet the guy in the propellor beanie. Anyone ever build one of those (partly) out of you know what? (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
(...) :-( Not *everyone*... sadly, PLUG was late in its formation, and the url we wanted had alread been taken by the Portuguese LINUX Users Group. Too bad for us :-/ Pedro (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
(...) approached by the local group of Richmond Linuxians* who would like us to give it up to them. Like heck we will. EVERYONE knows that a LUG is a LEGO Users Group. Duh! Greg *I'm sure they look remarkably similiar to the NY group. (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.org.us.richlug)
 
  Re: Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
(...) Wow, at first glance I thought that was an orangutan wearing a propeller hat sitting behind a young Bill Gates. -Rob. (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Don't have to about LEGO to be geeky...
 
I guess any group with LUG in the title is full of "geeks", just doesn't have to be about LEGO. (URL) (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.org)


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