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misc.consumers.frugal-living - 25 new messages in 11 topics - digest

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Today's topics:

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TOPIC: Ed Dolan & Rod Speed
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/386859a38e63e4d2?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Feb 20 2011 11:00 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Don Klipstein wrote

> Except that Rod Speed is resistant to emotionally maturing,

Claims the poofter thats stuck with the emotional 'maturity' of the average 11 year old.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 2:47 am
From: Tºm Shermªn™ °_° <""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI$southslope.net">

On 2/21/2011 12:28 AM, Don Klipstein wrote:
> In<7mc3m6580b1h6rqu71bvjfthj00insaldj@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net wrote:
>> "Edward Dolan"<edolan@iw.net> wrote:
>>
>>> You provoke me at your peril. Rod Speed will learn this the hard way.
>
> <SNIP a bit>
>
> Except that Rod Speed is resistant to emotionally maturing, to extent of
> resisting learning at least some things even the hard way.
>
> There is a FAQ on Rod Speed, which I think is 16-plus years old. Yet, I
> think Rod Speed experienced emotional maturation of at most 2-3 years
> between that long ago and now.

<http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.internet.wireless/2006-07/msg00462.html>

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

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TOPIC: My kleeto experience
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/97e6baf57704e189?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 4:05 am
From: ritika

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members. Actually, few months back, I was struggling with paper
clutter at my home due to my poor organizing skills. But after, I
subscribe to kleeto's services; all my paper related problems have
just vanished. My documents are stored with utmost care by kleeto.
And, I can retrieve them whenever I require them. All I have to do is
to call kleeto and I will get my papers within 24 hours at my
doorsteps. To know more about kleeto, you can visit – kleeto.in

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 5:55 am
From: Patricia Martin Steward

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:05:27 -0800 (PST), ritika
<sadh.ritika@rediffmail.com> wrote:

>I am feeling really happy to share this information with my group
>members. Actually, few months back, I was struggling with paper
>clutter at my home due to my poor organizing skills. But after, I
>subscribe to kleeto�s services; all my paper related problems have
>just vanished. My documents are stored with utmost care by kleeto.
>And, I can retrieve them whenever I require them. All I have to do is
>to call kleeto and I will get my papers within 24 hours at my
>doorsteps. To know more about kleeto, you can visit � kleeto.in

Gosh, you're lazy -- posting the exact same thing under different
names. Lather, rinse, repeat. Not a good business strategy.

Adding "kleeto" to my killfile.

--
We are becoming a country that believes the rich have earned their money but the well educated have not
earned their intellectual superiority. This leads to a nation that idolizes Kardashians.
Joel Stein, TIME, 8/23/10

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TOPIC: Are traffic and public transportation examples of socialism?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/ad6decd549bbdaee?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 7:28 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the Stop the Bullshit
Campaign"

You know the taboo word... S!@#. Meaning "socialism" is a word tossed
around by politicians and voters alike to attack/punish someone with
ideas like BULLET TRAINS* or BRINGING CAMERAS TO TAME TRAFFIC.

Our failure is to grasp that bullet trains or bikes can alleviate our
congested traffic while cameras can bring some discipline to our wild
drivers. Notice though that bicycles are the least socialist of the
transportation modes and that we don't require a complex
infrastructure to work.

Please spare the S!@# word. ;)

(* The bullet train from Tampa to Orlando was defeated. In reality we
need it from Miami to Orlando, and perhaps to the Keys)

-------------------------------------------------------

http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE

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TOPIC: Driving makes you an Animal
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/aee62a840fd6f54e?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 7:59 am
From: thirty-six

On Feb 20, 9:33 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the
Stop the Bullshit Campaign" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "According to Swiss author Siro Spörli, the automobile is as dangerous
> as a drug. Humans experience a rush of power and lust flowing through
> them every time they drive, every time they are in control of a large
> technical machine like a car. The car thus takes on a different
> meaning, no longer just a means of travel, but a surrogate
> satisfaction. Humans try to find a fulfilled moment in their
> stressful, unsatisfying lives, and at the same time become even more a
> victim to a speed rush."
>
> http://www.electriccyclery.com/catalog/the-suv-as-drug-a-6.html
>
> In other words, driving makes you an animal. Hey, I'm not denying my
> animalism, just that it makes you a DANGEROUS ANIMAL when you are
> behind the wheel and deny me space. Another way to look at it is that
> it makes you a big animal and me a small animal, or simply it makes
> you the PREDATOR and me the PREY.
>
> Wait, don't stop reading yet in denial. It also makes you prey if you
> drive a SMART car or similar vehicle.
>
> I just had it and prefer to ride my monkey bike or my new "Revolutions
> for the Planet" bike,* which makes me feel like a happy Homo Sapiens
> Sapiens. Yes, I have finally evolved, how 'bout you?
>
> *Sun bicycles
>
> This how to pacify yourself...
>
> 'Examples of the positive approach might be the annual Car-Free Day in
> France (see World News section) or the Bike-to-Work Weeks organised in
> some American cities. It doesn't work to simply offer people transport
> "alternatives" or "options"; effective campaigns take people by the
> hand and actively encourage them to break the car habit.
>
> If insights like that continue, will the first "Autoholics Anonymous"
> groups start sprouting up? Will there be psychiatrists and social
> workers specializing on curing car addicts? Will we have state-
> sponsored detoxification programs with electric cars as methadone and
> people publicly declaring to be car-free, destroying their formerly
> beloved vehicles?'
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

Probable for the majority of amateur drivers.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 8:10 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the Stop the Bullshit
Campaign"

On Feb 21, 10:59 am, thirty-six <thirty-...@live.co.uk> wrote:
> On Feb 20, 9:33 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the
> Stop the Bullshit Campaign" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "According to Swiss author Siro Spörli, the automobile is as dangerous
> > as a drug. Humans experience a rush of power and lust flowing through
> > them every time they drive, every time they are in control of a large
> > technical machine like a car. The car thus takes on a different
> > meaning, no longer just a means of travel, but a surrogate
> > satisfaction. Humans try to find a fulfilled moment in their
> > stressful, unsatisfying lives, and at the same time become even more a
> > victim to a speed rush."
>
> >http://www.electriccyclery.com/catalog/the-suv-as-drug-a-6.html
>
> > In other words, driving makes you an animal. Hey, I'm not denying my
> > animalism, just that it makes you a DANGEROUS ANIMAL when you are
> > behind the wheel and deny me space. Another way to look at it is that
> > it makes you a big animal and me a small animal, or simply it makes
> > you the PREDATOR and me the PREY.
>
> > Wait, don't stop reading yet in denial. It also makes you prey if you
> > drive a SMART car or similar vehicle.
>
> > I just had it and prefer to ride my monkey bike or my new "Revolutions
> > for the Planet" bike,* which makes me feel like a happy Homo Sapiens
> > Sapiens. Yes, I have finally evolved, how 'bout you?
>
> > *Sun bicycles
>
> > This how to pacify yourself...
>
> > 'Examples of the positive approach might be the annual Car-Free Day in
> > France (see World News section) or the Bike-to-Work Weeks organised in
> > some American cities. It doesn't work to simply offer people transport
> > "alternatives" or "options"; effective campaigns take people by the
> > hand and actively encourage them to break the car habit.
>
> > If insights like that continue, will the first "Autoholics Anonymous"
> > groups start sprouting up? Will there be psychiatrists and social
> > workers specializing on curing car addicts? Will we have state-
> > sponsored detoxification programs with electric cars as methadone and
> > people publicly declaring to be car-free, destroying their formerly
> > beloved vehicles?'
>
> > -------------------------------------------------------
>
> >http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION
>
> Probable for the majority of amateur drivers.

Yeah, people who don't really like to drive. They just want an
automatic Toyota to go to Walmart or around the corner.

I understand some people may actually enjoy driving a VW GTI or Mazda
Miata. Stick shift, please!

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 8:20 am
From: thirty-six

On Feb 21, 4:10 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the
Stop the Bullshit Campaign" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Feb 21, 10:59 am, thirty-six <thirty-...@live.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 20, 9:33 pm, "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the
> > Stop the Bullshit Campaign" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > "According to Swiss author Siro Spörli, the automobile is as dangerous
> > > as a drug. Humans experience a rush of power and lust flowing through
> > > them every time they drive, every time they are in control of a large
> > > technical machine like a car. The car thus takes on a different
> > > meaning, no longer just a means of travel, but a surrogate
> > > satisfaction. Humans try to find a fulfilled moment in their
> > > stressful, unsatisfying lives, and at the same time become even more a
> > > victim to a speed rush."
>
> > >http://www.electriccyclery.com/catalog/the-suv-as-drug-a-6.html
>
> > > In other words, driving makes you an animal. Hey, I'm not denying my
> > > animalism, just that it makes you a DANGEROUS ANIMAL when you are
> > > behind the wheel and deny me space. Another way to look at it is that
> > > it makes you a big animal and me a small animal, or simply it makes
> > > you the PREDATOR and me the PREY.
>
> > > Wait, don't stop reading yet in denial. It also makes you prey if you
> > > drive a SMART car or similar vehicle.
>
> > > I just had it and prefer to ride my monkey bike or my new "Revolutions
> > > for the Planet" bike,* which makes me feel like a happy Homo Sapiens
> > > Sapiens. Yes, I have finally evolved, how 'bout you?
>
> > > *Sun bicycles
>
> > > This how to pacify yourself...
>
> > > 'Examples of the positive approach might be the annual Car-Free Day in
> > > France (see World News section) or the Bike-to-Work Weeks organised in
> > > some American cities. It doesn't work to simply offer people transport
> > > "alternatives" or "options"; effective campaigns take people by the
> > > hand and actively encourage them to break the car habit.
>
> > > If insights like that continue, will the first "Autoholics Anonymous"
> > > groups start sprouting up? Will there be psychiatrists and social
> > > workers specializing on curing car addicts? Will we have state-
> > > sponsored detoxification programs with electric cars as methadone and
> > > people publicly declaring to be car-free, destroying their formerly
> > > beloved vehicles?'
>
> > > -------------------------------------------------------
>
> > >http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION
>
> > Probable for the majority of amateur drivers.
>
> Yeah, people who don't really like to drive. They just want an
> automatic Toyota to go to Walmart or around the corner.
>
> I understand some people may actually enjoy driving a VW GTI or Mazda
> Miata. Stick shift, please!

I was using the term amateur as the opposite of professional. Those
not receiving payment for their efforts seek renumeration in other
ways. In any case I do not wish to further this discussion at the
present time.

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TOPIC: REVOLUTIONS FOR THE PLANET
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/6b48891674e68ce0?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 8:53 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the Stop the Bullshit
Campaign"

You can do it, too

In the West, there have been stirrings of dissent as the scale of the
economic crisis becomes apparent and the reassurances of the
mainstream media - that good times are just around the corner, come to
sound ever more threadbare. Students, and young people in particular,
have already shaken off the wishful passivity of the previous
generation. But for the most part the outrage and sense of betrayal
have expressed themselves in ways that pose no real threat to the
governing establishment or the opulent minority who control it.

The Tea Party in the United States and Conservatives in Britain
promise change while working to ensure that everything that matters
stays the same. The right in both countries has benefited from the
failure of their centrist opponents to address the fundamental causes
of recession, unemployment and social breakdown. It is as though the
entire political establishment has adopted the stultifying uniformity
of a one-party state. There is a bankruptcy of policy and of principle
that will, perhaps, finally compel us to take matters into our own
hands.

In the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama never tired of
telling voters they were the change they had been looking for. The
people of Tunisia and Egypt have turned a clever slogan into an
undeniable fact. They did not wait for permission to take action. If
we want another world we must all learn from them.

Can we look beyond the stereotypes offered by our media, and see that
the Egyptians and the Tunisians are now daring us to be free?

Yes, we can.

***

Dan Hind has worked in publishing since 1998 and is the author of two
well-acclaimed books: The Return of the Public and The Threat to
Reason. He is also a regular contributor to The Guardian.

Follow him on Twitter: @danhind

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/20112131580638716.html#

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TOPIC: Should America Euthanize the Old People and Homeless?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/8db50c56e106a028?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 9:35 am
From: Harry Brogan

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:46:52 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.
>

****YAWN****

== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 10:47 am
From: Harry Brogan

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:46:52 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.
>

Is it really necessary to repost the same dribble seven times? Once
is quite enough to make your point. Otherwise it's fodder for the
"PLONK".

== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 12:43 pm
From: "45tg" <78uj@gmail.com>

Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.

> Is it really necessary to repost the same dribble seven times?

Is it really necessary for you to post your shit even once ?

> Once is quite enough to make your point.

Seig Heil.

> Otherwise it's fodder for the "PLONK".

Fat lot of good that will do you, you stupid plonker.

== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 12:50 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.

> ****YAWN****

Wake up, dopey.

Is it really necessary to repost the same dribble twice ?

Once is quite enough to make your point.

Otherwise it's fodder for the "PLONK".

== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 1:17 pm
From: Harry Brogan

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:43:19 +1100, "45tg" <78uj@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>
>>> Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.
>
>> Is it really necessary to repost the same dribble seven times?
>
>Is it really necessary for you to post your shit even once ?
>
>> Once is quite enough to make your point.
>
>Seig Heil.
>
>> Otherwise it's fodder for the "PLONK".
>
>Fat lot of good that will do you, you stupid plonker.
>

Resorting to cursing. I must have hit a nerve.

== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 1:17 pm
From: Harry Brogan

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:43:19 +1100, "45tg" <78uj@gmail.com> wrote:

Good bye jackass

== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 2:47 pm
From: "45tg" <78uj@gmail.com>

Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
> 45tg <78uj@gmail.com> wrote
>>Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>> Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.

>>> Is it really necessary to repost the same dribble seven times?

>>Is it really necessary for you to post your shit even once ?

>>> Once is quite enough to make your point.

>>Seig Heil.

>>> Otherwise it's fodder for the "PLONK".

>>Fat lot of good that will do you, you stupid plonker.

> Resorting to cursing.

Thats not cursing, thats accurate characterisation, you stupid plonker.

> I must have hit a nerve.

Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, you stupid plonker.

== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 2:49 pm
From: "Simon"

Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
> 45tg <78uj@gmail.com> wrote
>>Harry Brogan <hbroganjr@yahoo.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>> Mr Ed the donkey Dolan wrote just the puerile shit any 2 year old could leave for dead.

>>> Is it really necessary to repost the same dribble seven times?

>>Is it really necessary for you to post your shit even once ?

>>> Once is quite enough to make your point.

>>Seig Heil.

>>> Otherwise it's fodder for the "PLONK".

>>Fat lot of good that will do you, you stupid plonker.

> Resorting to cursing.

Thats not cursing, thats accurate characterisation, you stupid plonker.

> I must have hit a nerve.

Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, you stupid plonker.

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TOPIC: Possible to refurbish eyeglass frames
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/1ac9c32de15b4a34?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 9:39 am
From: me@privacy.net

My eyeglass frames are pretty old yet I still like them
as they are made of titanium and take abuse well. An
still stylish

The only problem is the hard plastic coating at the ear
pieces is breaking and flaking off.

Instead of new frames.... where can I take my current
frames and have them refurbished by coating the
earpieces with new plastic? Is that even possible?

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 10:21 am
From: Mrs Irish Mike

On Feb 21, 9:39 am, m...@privacy.net wrote:
> My eyeglass frames are pretty old yet I still like them
> as they are made of titanium and take abuse well. An
> still stylish
>
> The only problem is the hard plastic coating at the ear
> pieces is breaking and flaking off.
>
> Instead of new frames.... where can I take my current
> frames and have them refurbished by coating the
> earpieces with new plastic? Is that even possible?

This might work, http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

These people might help, http://www.framefixers.com/home.aspx

Damn, google is da bomb! http://www.eyewearrepair.com/

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 12:20 pm
From: me@privacy.net

Mrs Irish Mike <wilma6116@gmail.com> wrote:

>This might work, http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip
>
> These people might help, http://www.framefixers.com/home.aspx
>
>Damn, google is da bomb! http://www.eyewearrepair.com/

thanks

yeah I could have Goggled it but sometimes getting real
peoples experience is good too

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 12:48 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

me@privacy.net wrote:

> My eyeglass frames are pretty old yet I still like them as they
> are made of titanium and take abuse well. An still stylish

Yeah, mine too, tho I doubt the metal is titanium, dont recall that it was.

And mine are by far the most comfortable I have ever
had too, and I have two pairs of the same frame too.

> The only problem is the hard plastic coating
> at the ear pieces is breaking and flaking off.

Dont have that problem with mine.

> Instead of new frames.... where can I take my current
> frames and have them refurbished by coating the
> earpieces with new plastic? Is that even possible?

It must be possible because they were clearly made that way initially.

You should be able to superglue the pieces, tho thats not as good as new plastic.

Havent noticed anyone offering to do new plastic.

You might try posting in the modelling groups, maybe
some of the modeling has something similar somewhere.

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TOPIC: Beginning of the End of the World!! (May 21, 2011)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/3e70c7fc2ab8c36d?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 10:12 am
From: Mrs Irish Mike

On Feb 19, 10:12 am, Allen <aditm...@juno.com> wrote:
> Of course fundies like him are trying there level best to MAKE
> armageddon happen with all their forced breeding. If they get their
> way of course they will fulfill their prophecies.

Seems as if these people are uncomfortable with their own mortality.
They can not deal with the idea the world will continue long after
they are gone. As an example, Jim Jones of Jonestown infamy was dying
of cancer when he ordered his flock to kill themselves.

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TOPIC: Shoe insoles
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/84b0f72e1787259a?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 10:36 am
From: SQ

Where do you buy inexpensive shoe insoles, like Dr Scholls insoles or
something even more durable?
They cost 5+ tokens at a pharmacy so it gets expensive if you have a
lot of shoes.

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TOPIC: Brother mono laser printer hl- 2240
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/45c2925524cb85a1?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 11:09 am
From: "John Weiss"

aesthete8 wrote:

> Recommendable?

Dunno. I have the 5350DN, and recommend that one.

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TOPIC: An awesome kleeto experience
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/c2c091c452647c9a?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Feb 21 2011 1:26 pm
From: "Bob F"

rahul wrote:

More blatant SPAM.

Same thing, time after time. How stupid do you think people are?

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