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(...) No, just Canadian... :) Dave K (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Giving away free rubbers? What are you-- a public school? JOHN (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) We're glad to have you back online! This is the set we were talking about: (URL) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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Hey everyone! I've been sort of "out of it" for quite a while. I came to the dinner last Friday, it was great to see everyone again! Here's a link to the video from Montech of their Montrac system I was talking about. It's pretty self-explanatory. (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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don't know how 'safe for work' the rest of the site is, but this video I found amusing-- (URL) of course, if you sit thru it all, you'll see the obligatory throw out to HR. Dave K -'cause it's 'Dot Commm...mmm......' (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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That sounded dirty... Anyway, in the realm of 'Dave becomes a Collector', I recently won an eBay purchase-- (URL) told it's a train accessory kit from around '72. I bid on the auction for the box, basically, so there's some train bits 'n pieces that (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Some ideas were bantered around. Anyone have any idea as to when a nice day would be to gather at the new library to try our BUILD-A-THON? I think some time in Feb. the Sat's are 10, 17, and 24. if you go with 10. you BETTER not have a S/O I think (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) At last night's dinner DaveK said he'd take it, but I have this suspicion Sandy would probably hate me forever if he actually took it. I need the desk space for a second matching Dell 2001fp. I guess this is my workout for this week...taking (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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There is always the option of turning it into a fish tank. Probably get more for it :) And it would become a collectible... (URL) A> (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ...or the trash if no one claims it. If that, then first strip the copper wires out of it, which you can sell to make $$ to spend on LEGO, since the copper market's really up there. Just be careful of zapification. (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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...one IBM 6091-019 workstation monitor. 19" of .28 dp IBM AIX workstation goodness. A brute of a giant monitor. Slightly dim, but relatively still sharp at 1024x768. Perfect for a hackin' Linux box. Free to a good home...or the trash if no one (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'm not into them, nor do I know anything about them, but I remember a discussion a long while back about these 'X-Mod' thingies--glorified 'Snap-Together' motorized cars and such. ANyway, Radio Shack is (again) going out of business here in Canada (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Note: as "a big fancy Dr. type smart guy", I can truely state that you should never, NEVER, confuse an advanced degree with intelligence. The two do not neccessarily correlate. Trust me on this, I have an advanced degree. (...) Huh. I never (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ya know... for a big fancy Dr. type smart guy.. you sure SUCK at figureing out who wrote what. it was JANEY who wants to be a monkey. i dont care for the things ever since the "incient" from a summer working as a kangaroo/chimp pusher. lets (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Friday, January 12th, 2007. 7PM Swiss Chalet 5487 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario Hey folks, Just a reminder for tonight's regular monthly get together. Calum (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Funny; when I first read that, I read 'all I ever wanted growing up was TO BE a pet monkey". I like my version better... it explains so much more about Chris :-). (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I see what you mean by it, although I don't agree. By that line of thinking, BrickFest 2006 (held in a different venue, organized by different people, and more of an expo than a convention) wasn't an "original" BrickFest either. So there (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sorry Kelly, but there is not going to be a BrickFest 2007. BrickFest PDX is not a replacement to the original Washington D.C. version. In 7 consecutive years of having a AFOL convention in the Metropolitan D.C. area, a convention that (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) LOL! "played"??? Nice try on a diversion tactic there, but I do believe in fair play. Which normally includes not calling someone out on something they never claimed in the first place. Here is a novel idea, try disputing the facts. Wink. (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ya know... this ain't the FIRST time you played the oh-so-sweet, and innocent. we all know the truth. I have the REAL truth on my side. I am a patient man. I will be vindicated! Chris (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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