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(...) Doesn't mean 1. Or 0. Or -1. Probably also doesn't mean 2. Could mean 7, if they're distinct. Or 100, under some circumstances. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) And much easier to say! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Thanks, I'll try to keep that in mind when I read your name.(I always pronounced Todds name as Layman, and yours as Penzak. I used to think the word Several ment the number seven, until recently have I learned it means any number below seven) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) [snip] (...) Heh, that's pretty funny. "Larry Little Coin." (Well, it made *me* laugh....) as evah, John C. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Do you have some ancestors in Eastern europe? Your name means "little coin". That's what we used to call the pirate coins when I was a kid. "Penizek" (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Merely use every letter and do so in the correct order. To wit: Peen-yat-sick or Peen-Eyah-Zeck as you prefer. (...) Forever? Try 53 minutes (depending on how fast I can hit the fire button) ++Lar When polled, 99.5% of minifigs had no trouble (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Merely use every letter and do so in the correct order. To wit: Peen-yat-sick or Peen-Eyah-Zeck as you prefer. (...) Forever? Try 53 minutes (depending on how fast I can hit the fire button) ++Lar (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Too true, alas. That's how formulaic writing is spawned... I'm glad we got our differences straightened, though, since we're obviously both fans! Dave! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Prozzak? Pennyzaik? Penzak? This is a question that will haunt mankind (or at least minifigs) forever. (:-P Erin -- (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You got me. I'm still very much a casual Linux user. Maybe now that I'm almost finished with the MCSE I'll have time to actually sit down and do some reading instead of just hammering away and reading an occasional man page. (...) Well, there (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Reminds me of The 1st Annual "How The Heck (1) Do YOU Say Larry's Last Name" Contest on rtl last year :-D Julie (1)edited for content (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 6.0 is 2.2.7 or something, isn't it? Shouldn't that deal with 40G? (...) Light load helps a lot. Though if you were planning on running a full feed for yourself, light load isn't exactly the word... (...) Not like win2k should be more (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ah, right. (...) Nah, let it slide. (...) Publishers are usually of the opinion "he's selling a lot... so he should be able to sell a lot more!". Jasper (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Fascinating though that tidbit might be, observant members of the viewing audience will note that you didn't answer the question. :-) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's Irish and it was originally Leman, rather than being German and originally being Lehmann. I am 5/8 German, though. :) --Todd (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Todd, how do you pronounce your last name? Is it Leema/en or Layma/en? Erin (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh, let's not go there. (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh no? How is it *not* science fiction? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm deriving it from Ptraci, Ptaclusp, and the like. I've also read a discussion of this, though whether it was on Usenet or elsewhere, I can't recall. I'll look into it if you're really curious. (...) When I say substandard, by the way, I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ught. Nevermind. Or at least I'll just install it and ghost it like I do the other OSes on that test machine. Not much call for testing the stuff I've been doing for local companies under Linux anyway... (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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