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(...) Yes, but plastic ones can be run through the dishwasher. Wooden ones don't last long if you try that ... --Bill. (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Thanks! (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, it sounds reasonable. And I've used both plastic and wooden cutting boards, from which I chose the latter. Pedro (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Can't put it better than Abe Simpson: "Yes I said the metric system is the devil. My car gets 40 rods to the hog's head, and that's the way I likes it." :-) -Chris (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The one I read not too long ago wasn't that they were killed by the wood, but that when they got in there, it was just under the surface of the wood. On the plastic boards they live on the surface so it's easier for them to get into your food. (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh brother. Anti-american might be a bit strong, but a surprised reaction isn't unexpected. If someone asked you how tall you are and you said "I'm 1.6 ells," you'd get a weird look, too. Dave! (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) So, how long before you have the FBI on your doorstep? ;-) Fredrik (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've heard the samme comment myself. I think it sounds plausible, but I can't say for sure... Fredrik (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I remember reading something in one of my dad's (surely totally unbiased) woodworking magazines a while ago about how wooden cutting boards are actually better than plastic ones -- the plastic boards get little cuts all over where the bacteria (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) yah, I use it when I'm forced to boot to windows. I think you can get it at www.trillian.cc, and it is pretty cool. I saw it mentioned today on a lame CNN report... Having a talk about IMs without mentioning ICQ is just wrong. I do understand (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I saw on FoxNews today a type of istant messaging program called Trillion? (sp) Anyone heard of this, or did I get the name wrong? It supposadly combines all MSN, Yahoo, and AOL into one program Thanks, --Kai (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Allegedly. But I never got food-poisoned, so it sounds void to me... It's a bit dumb as a rule. Some years ago they also forbid stomping grapes to make wine (as done since time immemorial), for the same reason. If they keep this path, noone (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Is this because of bacteria? Do they still sell them within the EU? -c (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh, I see - we used to have the "Légua", which ranged from 5 to 25 km. (...) We use that - you don't? I thought the EU had a directive about it (they do about *everything* else.. ;-) Pedro (who illegally used a wooden spoon to cook dinner (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Absolutely. They didn't even bother to translate "Frequent flier", since they assume most portuguese frequent passengers are familiar with the english language. And they are not wrong... :-) (A quick note: noone here actually says "milhagem", (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ah, well, in that case, we usually say that a car has gone 45'000, say, to indicate that it has 45'000 km on the speedometer. Fredrik (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) No. You can get much better operating systems for free. (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The install, assuming all the hardware plays nice together, should be fairly painless-- Win98 understands hard disks up to at least 100 gig with no problem as long as the hardware underneath does. On the other hand, migrating software to the (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It is probably a non-official measure, then. It is common in the Scandinavian countries. Personally, I think that litres of petrol consumption per 10 km is a bad measure, as it always amounts to point something with modern cars. It would have (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) In Aus, a common way to say it is "my car has 83000 Ks[1] on it". Officially, engine economy is measured in litres per 100km. Because that's way too long to say, most people don't bother trying - it generally only comes up when you're buying a (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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