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(...) No one's complained about the rules yet, which is pretty strange for an rtlToronto event. Let me start then: The competition begins at 2pm, and ends at 2:01? But each round is supposed to last 3 minutes. As for scoring, first of all, the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :) BA hahahahahh this made me laugh out loud!! :) ya know, for a joke, this thread has pretty much summed up our group. I guess we'll have to wait a few weeks for Calum to update the web page with pictures. (as usual) Chris (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You may be waiting a bit longer than that, I expect, this time. I have my winning entry right here beside me. Well, it WOULD be the winning entry, except that it doesn't fit in the starting cube... the klaxon I built out of Scala parts is a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) My favorite is the Train Shed inventory. Derek (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) you mean a couple years.... Grin, Duck, Run... Ben (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That was a joke? I didn't get it at all...? Iain (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Why? It wasn't posted on 1 April and I didn't spot any errors (but wasn't looking all THAT closely)... (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I still miss Ben Beneke's great April Fools day posts. Especially his second one with all those "new" trains coming out including the "digital controller". He posted those so innocently, too!!! Ben Medinets (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually it was someone else that posted the first "leaked" news, IIRC... it was an amazing stunt that Ben pulled off that time. (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well it's one of those low brow April Fools jokes, kind of like "What's that spot on your tie... whoop" But since it's Larry I figured it was ok. :-) Sorry, Derek (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, argh. I mean, I didn't get what was funny about the link to the pieces on "Peeron" or whatever. I saw a list of a whole bunch of pieces...? Iain (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's the joke, there is nothing funny about it. I was just trying to make him think there was. Just like there isn't really a spot on your tie. :-) Derek (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Huh? Maybe I screwed up. Are we talking about that email thing that I got the other day, or something else? I got an email, cc:'d to several people, something about "roof slopes" and "train shed". I was tired and it didn't interest me, but I (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh, I think you're thinking of the Red Arch Parts pack email, which wasn't inherently funny. At least I don't think it was, maybe I'm missing something. :-) Derek (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This reminds me of almost every time I tell a joke-- "So this guy walks naked into a bar with a duck under one arm and a hunk of bologna under the other... blah blah blah... yadda yadda yadda... The penguin yells "Geronimo!!!!" 52 people burst (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So this guy walks into a bar with a miniature piano and a six inch... Oh! can't tell that one. :-) Derek (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) piano player? what's so funny about that? (...) Why not? (...) Dave K (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> (...) Ok, back from Germany, and bought the new mini technic front end loader 8453. (URL) little set, it's amazing how small it is, yet still has 3 functions. Interesting build... really shows you how compact you can build mechanisms (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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John, what are they feeding you in Europe??? dave says: (...) then John is confused about this and asks: (...) Yes, john, you did. the link that points to the contest rules regarding the game list a timetable and it says thus: (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) LOL!!!! Yes, I did NOT click on that link.... me bad.... :) 18 minutes?????? that's all you gave me??? :) yeah, I guess I made my point regarding studless beams enough times... I think I could take a page from Rob's thesis, and do my PhD on (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's 1 hour for the qualifying round, and 1 minute for the competition... for the best sounding Robot (I guess) (...) Unless I'm mistaken, you would have gotten 1 hour, 18 minutes just before Iain's playtime theater (and perhaps a return of (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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