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Re: 125 years ago...
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Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:50:00 GMT
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Iain Hendry wrote:

> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> 
> > > WOW! That would have been fun to see! The article doesn't mention if it actually
> > > WON any games though...
> > > 
> > > ROSCO
> 
> > HUH?
> > 
> > second paragraph, second line:
> > 
> > "...where it has played a large number of games without losing a single one."
> > 
> > 
> > must be all that down under summer heat eh? Ross?
> 
> But in Tic Tac Toe, a lot of games actually end up as *ties*.
> 
> Must be all those toilet fumes, eh Chris?  :)
> 
>     Iain

OH!! OK, I get it now.

see, when i read this (first thing in the AM, before my cup-o-joe)

I took that line to be some messed up ye oldee english for always win.

but in retrospect, i guess it could also read as tie.

I withdraw the heat comment.


Chris
There's no 'I' in 'team'.  There's four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'.

-and you wonder why I call you all a bunch of freaks.



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(...) But in Tic Tac Toe, a lot of games actually end up as *ties*. Must be all those toilet fumes, eh Chris? :) Iain (23 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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