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| (...) Pretty sure it's in Annie Hall (though he could have used the quote in more than one film...) John (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) meeting (...) We are in hypothetical land here, unfortunately. I cannot speak for NELUG, only speculate. Organizing meetings is hard work. It's made harder when you have to: - make sure it's a bar that allows underage people - make sure (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) I'm now pretty sure you're right. I have it associated with Allen because he was quoting Marx in one of his standup asides he does in some of his movies. IMDB was no help. Enshuldingen! ++Lar (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) Disagree. Lorbaat is wrong again. As he is so very often ;-). I speak from experience in keeping a 300 person PC club alive for several years. It *is* "special or magic" to find a person in an area to form a nucleus and be a catalyst. Starting (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) Oh, you mean like "let's all join NELUG even though we have no interest in it and don't live anywhere near the US NE, so that we can disrupt the consensus the membership arrived at and change things to suit our opinions of how things ought to (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| Hey James, Thanks for a fabulous sum-up. (...) This is a good line of reasoning - I hope NELUG takes that in mind. (...) Definitely. Too bad many people rushed into the debate hot-headed - I personally steered away for the first few hours because I (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) Joining GMLUG at 17, I had yet to learn of age limits in NELUG, so I wasn't suprised to be accepted. Grateful yes, I was glad to be part of something. (...) GMLUG does very little, at least since I've been there, but if I was told I couldn't (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| I'd like to add to Craig's thoughts with my own experiences. I was deep in my dark ages at age 16, but I became involved with the MIT gaming club at that point in my life. My introduction to the club was attending one of their game cons. I had been (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Ok, either I read something into the discussion that wasn't there, or I picked up on someone elses misreading. I just hope our organization gets to the point where we can make some public displays. Frank (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) todd ~ although i don't fall into the age category for these questions, i would like to share some relevant experienciences. first off, this timely post from steve jackson: (URL) ~ just in case you missed it. now, i've had my say in this (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) very (...) Just go ahead and join. As soon as GMLUG got a website, I became a member, and neither I nor GMLUG even considered my age (IIRC I was 17.) (...) OHLUG has been suggested but no one has really gotten it off the ground. I'm certainly (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Well Greg, you've got nothing to worry about. I joined GMLUG when I was 17; they have no age restriction. Hope to have you as part of the bunch! -Chris (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| In lugnet.org.us, Todd Lehman writes: Well, I'm not 16 or 17 (I'm 15), but I don't think anyone would mind if I replied to this anyway. Though I'm not in a local LUG yet, I am very seriously considering GMLUG or I may even go out on a limb soon and (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) In other words, she's saying that the people who are currently in the group and who like it as it is should go and form their own group, and the current group changes. I think that's a bit backwards, personally. (...) Well, I wouldn't. Not (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) Hmm, is that what Tamy was suggesting? I thought she was suggesting that NELUG lower its age range from 18+ to 16+ (or whatever, maybe even abolishing the age limitation completely) and that adults start a new group (either separate or as a (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| In lugnet.org.us, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Perhaps about 200 posts less than you have now!:-) Jude I am sorry, I couldn't help it. <grin> (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) This is an errant post. I wish I could have cancelled it before it went out. (stupid me and E.I. interface.... ) Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (No, I don't work for TLC, but I want to...) BRICKFEST (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Ok Todd, I'll give you my story. My son, who is 14, is a full member of the club (WAMALUG). I don't babysit him and neither do any of the other members of club. He is as concientious as a 14 year old can be. How does he enrich WAMALUG? He runs (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Ok Todd, I'll give you my story. My son, who is 14, is a full member of the club (WAMALUG). I don't babysit him and neither do any of the other members of club. He is as concientious as a 14 year old can be. How does he enrich WAMALUG? He runs (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) It's interesting to note that the age range of the people attending the first two meetings was, IIRC, approximately 22 to 34. I think this may have had a lot to do with the way things got rolling initially. I can only wonder where things would (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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