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(...) Just another update. Things have slowed down a bit (although there is still a little time if you hurry). I have close to $300 now and part of the gift is on its way to me already. Things are going to close first thing Monday morning. I will (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.people)
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(...) Whoa, dude, at what strike price? Maybe you don't need to find another job after all! fut .o-t.fun ++Lar (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) SSShhhhhhhh!!!! I'm already using that one with my wife and we still have 2 months before the little guy comes. ;-) Congrats as well. Seems to be a lot of new additions lately. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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Adam, (...) Hoekwater is (...) and (...) hospital (...) Congrats to a new member of the world. Now you have another great excuse to buy LEGO. No, honey, its for Lydia when she gets older. : ) Scott S. -- Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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Hi All. Thursday, July 20, at 6:33 pm, we had our first child. Lydia Maru Hoekwater is 8 lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long. Mom, Dad, and Baby are all very healthy and happy. Not much time to be online today so please forgive my silence, all those who've (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) is (...) computer (...) country! (...) Cool! I guess that is a consideration to think. "So, Scott, why did you decide to come to the new office in Rockville?" "A bunch of AFOL's, sir, and Wamalug, sir." "Right....." : ) (...) we (...) Cool*2! (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Bah.. (...) Nah.. I only kid cuz I know you can take it. (...) Pass here that pipe please.. I have no idea what you just said so obviously I'm not toasted enough yet. (...) I went through that phase too. I decided to avoid .debate like the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Well, if you do end up moving to Rockville, you'll be in prime AFOL country! Wamalug would be more than happy to have you! :) (and I live about 20-30 minutes from there, in Silver Spring!) (...) wow! What a coincidence! I have family living (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Don't be afraid... ;-) Sorry. I guess you get that a lot. <:-, STYLE="SHEEPISH" /> (...) Arg! A touch, I do confess! :-, I wonder if I've been to high on my horse lately. (If you have to ask, no, I haven't been smoking a horse...how do you (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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Hi Jude (cool name BTW, I've always liked it) Long ramble ahead, but.. "Hey.. it's me!" - Han Solo (...) Your imagination has been the cause of all this? I'd hate to see you cross over to the Dark Side ;-) (...) Firstly, I find it irritating, but (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Look at that, a typo, "courtesty", that might actually be good sniglet. courtesty (noun) - Polite, yet irratated behavior. (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) These types of threads come around occasionally. I think it was just unfortunate coincidence that two of them came so close together. (...) It almost always seems that way. (...) Maybe. The honeymoon was actually over months ago. (...) Yeah, I (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Speaking of which, I think this might be another opportunity for me to mention that I would like to see a killfile for the web interface. It is, as far as I can tell, one of the only features missing to users of the web interface that is (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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Some Heinlein on this matter, for those of you that care about common courtesty, and what it may say about the decline of a civilization: "Courtesy is the lubricant of social interaction." "Jubal Harshaw also pointed out to me a symptom that, so he (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Definitely not your imagination. I have noticed the same thing and have even spoken with people (including Todd) about it off-line. I find it quite disturbing and I hope it is just a "phase" and LUGNET will grow out of it soon. (...) I don't (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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Is it my imagination, or people getting meaner in 'heated' discussions not started in off-topic.debate. Mladen's Mecha Legs, Nelug's age limitation are recent examples. I understand the ability and need to express diverging views but insulting, (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. Good luck with your new job as well! Scott S. -- (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Good luck with the change. I am due to start a new job soon, after looking half-heartedly for almost a year, so I too know what the stress is like - especially when one is married. Just remember that home is always where your heart is. Scott (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Good luck with the change. I am due to start a new job soon, after looking half-heartedly for almost a year, so I too know what the stress is like - especially when one is married. Just remember that home is always where your heart is. Scott (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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To All, It has been a pretty rough week on me, and I thought, since some of you know already, to make a general announcement. AEI, Affiliated Engineers, Inc., has decided to close the Ann Arbor, Michigan office, where I work. Since this office (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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