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  Re: Original Smiley Found (-:
 
(...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Original Smiley Found (-:
 
Wow: "The smiley :-) and its many variants are an important (and fun!) part of the worldwide online social culture -- allowing emotions to be conveyed in plain text.  It has been in widespread use since the early '80s, when it was first proposed.  (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)  
 
  Re: Farscape Cancelled-Geeks Up In Arms!
 
(...) Fret not, at least we're getting Roswell... --Electro-- (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Farscape Cancelled-Geeks Up In Arms!
 
(...) Speaking of Friday nights...I find it odd that after building up the hype over the new Stargate (my show)/Farscape lineup (in fact, I just saw the cover of SciFi magazine at Barnes and Noble today, featuring Ben Browder and Richard Dean (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Farscape Cancelled-Geeks Up In Arms!
 
Dude, I'm still choked up by all this dren! Cindy and I are Frelling Farscape Freaks! We have all the alvailble DVDs! We're bummed! When Sandy called me the first thing she said was: "Are you sitting down?" Legomaster Friday Nights just got slimmer. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Farscape Cancelled-Geeks Up In Arms!
 
(...) Unsurprising. Sci-fi's been trying to get away from that sort of thing, not realizing that when we tune into the sci-fi channel, chances are we don't want a cheesy paranormal horror flick or some looney psychic, we want, well, sci-fi. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small
 
(...) That's cool. I should include that Silly Putty is what it is after Binney-Smith packages it. Dow calls it 3179 Dilatant Compound. (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small
 
(...) We did that about 10 years ago when I was working at Apple. Our whole department went in on a bulk purchase of Silly Putty. --Bill. (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small
 
(...) Heh. This is particularly amusing to me, as I work at the other end of the line. If I had a window, I could look at the production tanks that Dow uses as temporary storage before loading and shipping. 100 lbs isn't just small, it's negligable. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small
 
The "funny" column of the WSJ today (9/10/02) tells how Adult Fans of Silly Putty organized bulk purchases and annoyed Dow Chemical with small 100lb orders. "Ten pounds is bigger than your head" says Jeff Kivert. But fans express frustration with (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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