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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3345 on: March 09, 2011, 23:06:34 PM »
He entered the shaft and felt as if he had been swallowed by an alien monster from the depths. He remembered that the XmNbackground and XmNborderColour resources can be set using either a colour name string or a hexadecimal colour specification. Looking round the shaft he recalled that Sulphate-resisting cements are worth specifying and using for masonry work at high-level on roofs and also for masonry below ground.

He was still angry that they had abused her.  Worse still, all that sweet innocence lay broken. He thought back to the conversation only this morning.

"When did she plan on leaving him, Mrs Thompson and How did this affect the team?" He enquired

"Well, maybe when she started screaming she got nervous. I mean, you know, I thought it was my apartment and all" Mrs Thomson replied

Strange things go through you mind in times of danger and he recalled Town car rates are $110 from the airport to anywhere in Greater Orlando and $215 for a round trip, while stretch limos are $185 and $360. he was losing it! However as he picked himself up to continue with the quest he remembered a quote from a gambling buddy, "but when you have a big pair and your opponent"s board is something in between these 2 examples, you should consider how live the possible straight or flush cards are for your opponent." He continued down the shaft.

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3346 on: March 10, 2011, 00:05:16 AM »
"Inside, the occupants sat around a central hearth into which they tossed the remains of food, the bones of grey seal, wild pig, birds and even fox".

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3347 on: March 10, 2011, 00:09:06 AM »
Knit 2, Purl 3, Drop 1.
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3348 on: March 10, 2011, 00:09:26 AM »
He entered the shaft and felt as if he had been swallowed by an alien monster from the depths. He remembered that the XmNbackground and XmNborderColour resources can be set using either a colour name string or a hexadecimal colour specification. Looking round the shaft he recalled that Sulphate-resisting cements are worth specifying and using for masonry work at high-level on roofs and also for masonry below ground.

He was still angry that they had abused her.  Worse still, all that sweet innocence lay broken. He thought back to the conversation only this morning.

"When did she plan on leaving him, Mrs Thompson and How did this affect the team?" He enquired

"Well, maybe when she started screaming she got nervous. I mean, you know, I thought it was my apartment and all" Mrs Thomson replied

Strange things go through you mind in times of danger and he recalled Town car rates are $110 from the airport to anywhere in Greater Orlando and $215 for a round trip, while stretch limos are $185 and $360. he was losing it! However as he picked himself up to continue with the quest he remembered a quote from a gambling buddy, "but when you have a big pair and your opponent"s board is something in between these 2 examples, you should consider how live the possible straight or flush cards are for your opponent." He continued down the shaft. As he moved down the shaft he heard a movement and crested a ridge and saw inside, the occupants sat around a central hearth into which they tossed the remains of food, the bones of grey seal, wild pig, birds and even fox

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3349 on: March 10, 2011, 00:10:00 AM »

Knit 2, Purl 3, Drop 1.


In the spirit in which it is intended it wil be added

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3350 on: March 10, 2011, 00:11:46 AM »
He entered the shaft and felt as if he had been swallowed by an alien monster from the depths. He remembered that the XmNbackground and XmNborderColour resources can be set using either a colour name string or a hexadecimal colour specification. Looking round the shaft he recalled that Sulphate-resisting cements are worth specifying and using for masonry work at high-level on roofs and also for masonry below ground.

He was still angry that they had abused her.  Worse still, all that sweet innocence lay broken. He thought back to the conversation only this morning.

"When did she plan on leaving him, Mrs Thompson and How did this affect the team?" He enquired

"Well, maybe when she started screaming she got nervous. I mean, you know, I thought it was my apartment and all" Mrs Thomson replied

Strange things go through you mind in times of danger and he recalled Town car rates are $110 from the airport to anywhere in Greater Orlando and $215 for a round trip, while stretch limos are $185 and $360. he was losing it! However as he picked himself up to continue with the quest he remembered a quote from a gambling buddy, "but when you have a big pair and your opponent"s board is something in between these 2 examples, you should consider how live the possible straight or flush cards are for your opponent." He continued down the shaft. As he moved down the shaft he heard a movement and crested a ridge and saw inside, the occupants sat around a central hearth into which they tossed the remains of food, the bones of grey seal, wild pig, birds and even fox. My god his mother"s mantra filled his brain Knit 2, Purl 3, Drop 1, this was getting surreal.

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3351 on: March 10, 2011, 00:27:20 AM »

He entered the shaft and felt as if he had been swallowed by an alien monster from the depths. He remembered that the XmNbackground and XmNborderColour resources can be set using either a colour name string or a hexadecimal colour specification. Looking round the shaft he recalled that Sulphate-resisting cements are worth specifying and using for masonry work at high-level on roofs and also for masonry below ground.

He was still angry that they had abused her.  Worse still, all that sweet innocence lay broken. He thought back to the conversation only this morning.

"When did she plan on leaving him, Mrs Thompson and How did this affect the team?" He enquired

"Well, maybe when she started screaming she got nervous. I mean, you know, I thought it was my apartment and all" Mrs Thomson replied

Strange things go through you mind in times of danger and he recalled Town car rates are $110 from the airport to anywhere in Greater Orlando and $215 for a round trip, while stretch limos are $185 and $360. he was losing it! However as he picked himself up to continue with the quest he remembered a quote from a gambling buddy, "but when you have a big pair and your opponent"s board is something in between these 2 examples, you should consider how live the possible straight or flush cards are for your opponent." He continued down the shaft. As he moved down the shaft he heard a movement and crested a ridge and saw inside, the occupants sat around a central hearth into which they tossed the remains of food, the bones of grey seal, wild pig, birds and even fox. My god his mother"s mantra filled his brain Knit 2, Purl 3, Drop 1, this was getting surreal.



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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3352 on: March 10, 2011, 08:26:46 AM »
Just caught up with this....madness but superb at the same time...

So I grab the nearest book to me while I"m here....It is my daughter"s Spongebob Square pants book " good times"

Page 56, line 5 -

" I love treasures!" He said.

(could have been so much worse!)
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3353 on: March 10, 2011, 08:40:14 AM »
"The disk jockey"s got a microphone"
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3354 on: March 10, 2011, 09:26:28 AM »
Each side of the = sign must be equal.
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3355 on: March 10, 2011, 09:33:07 AM »
"Of course, one reason was that the World Series came to Binion"s every spring.."
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3356 on: March 10, 2011, 10:08:10 AM »
You need a vacation...badly!

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3357 on: March 10, 2011, 10:35:42 AM »
Loving this. Didn"t think it would work but now excited to see what happens next!  :)

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3358 on: March 10, 2011, 13:13:04 PM »
p56, line 5

"I remember getting to the game outside the old West stand and climbing off the team bus alongside Will Carling, Rory Underwood and Rob Andrew, with hundreds of England fans milling around, slapping their backs as they walked by".

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #3359 on: March 10, 2011, 13:22:25 PM »
More to the point, even by this short route the tunnel works out at 240 metres long, or more than twice the length of "Harry".