Two old figure questions

<JohnPaulPontiff DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hey,
>
> On Jan 17, 3:06 pm, "estarriol"
> <estarr... DeleteThis @estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Myrmidon" <im... DeleteThis @home.com> wrote in message
>> > I bid on the
>> > wrong auction once and accidently bought a Senator...
>>
>> Was it house trained?
>
> LOL! Whether or not this was intentional, it's a keeper. :- D
>
>
> Playa
>

Ummmm no, not in the sense of the House of Representatives or whatever its
called in the US, wish I could claim it as intended.
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"Myrmidon" <imnot.RemoveThis@home.com> wrote in message
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> In article <2a4f2bd2-de15-4dc5-a3ed-
> 3a9c4586922e.RemoveThis@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, blackheart666_2000.RemoveThis@yahoo.com
> says...
>> > Ahhhh, Ebay - is there anything you can't buy there? I bid on the
>> > wrong auction once and accidently bought a Senator...
>>
>> you shouldn't have left him unattended in that airport restroom Myr.
>>
> Hey, when they said they had an 'open goverment' policy, how was I
> to know that ment 'open legs' too?
>
> Myr

That's a pretty wide stance you are taking there, Myr.
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Kevin Milner wrote:
> "Myrmidon" <imnot.TakeThisOut@home.com> wrote in message
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>> In article <2a4f2bd2-de15-4dc5-a3ed-
>> 3a9c4586922e.TakeThisOut@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, blackheart666_2000.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com
>> says...
>>>> Ahhhh, Ebay - is there anything you can't buy there? I bid on the
>>>> wrong auction once and accidently bought a Senator...
>>> you shouldn't have left him unattended in that airport restroom Myr.
>>>
>> Hey, when they said they had an 'open goverment' policy, how was I
>> to know that ment 'open legs' too?
>>
>> Myr
>
> That's a pretty wide stance you are taking there, Myr.
>

Now you're just being anal.
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"estarriol" <estarriol RemoveThis @estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> <JohnPaulPontiff RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> Hey,
>>
>> On Jan 17, 3:06 pm, "estarriol"
>> <estarr... RemoveThis @estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote:
>>> "Myrmidon" <im... RemoveThis @home.com> wrote in message
>>> > I bid on the
>>> > wrong auction once and accidently bought a Senator...
>>>
>>> Was it house trained?
>>
>> LOL! Whether or not this was intentional, it's a keeper. :- D
>>
>>
>> Playa
>>
>
> Ummmm no, not in the sense of the House of Representatives or whatever its
> called in the US, wish I could claim it as intended.

just do what i do and smile and nod
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On Jan 22, 2:50 am, "The Cheshire Cat" <Rokn....RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Doctor Rock" <mala....RemoveThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message

> > yeah but GW made a big deal about the new alloy having zero lead, and why
> > would GW lie to us???
>
> because their father was a navy seal in vietnam and had covert operations in
> which his fathers very existance in the war was expunged to make it appear
> that hed never been?

Aw yeah. *high fives CC*
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"Doctor Rock" <malafex.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Robert Singers" <rsingers.TakeThisOut@finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Doctor Rock said
>>
>>> that's a fib - i have plenty of lead alloy figures from the
>>> early/mid-90s. I do vaguely remember the introduction of "white metal"
>>> and i'm damn sure it was no earlier than 1996.
>>
>> IIRC "white metal" can contain lead but isn't considered a lead alloy per
>> se.
>
> yeah but GW made a big deal about the new alloy having zero lead, and why
> would GW lie to us???

because their father was a navy seal in vietnam and had covert operations in
which his fathers very existance in the war was expunged to make it appear
that hed never been?
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"Doctor Rock" <malafex.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Erik Setzer" <kgavrin-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:04:30 -0800, "Martin Feller"
>> <martinfeller.TakeThisOut@sxfxcxgxlxoxbxaxlx.nxext> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Stephen Weir" <postmaster.TakeThisOut@glipe.plus.net> wrote in message
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>>>> Martin Feller wrote:
>>>>> That's the one, but it's metal, same pose and everything. Probably a
>>>>> cheap
>>>>> knock-off/counterfeit then.
>>>>
>>>> Not necessarily. Most of the plastic figures were preceded by metal
>>>> prototypes. You'd be better off asking on the
>>>> CollectingCitadelMiniatures
>>>> Yahoo Group. Lots of collectors on there, and one of them will
>>>> probably
>>>> know if it's genuine or fake.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>Kind of odd to find a prototype in a bargain bin in California... but I
>>>guess stranger things have happened. I guess I'll just assume it's lead
>>>either way and throw it up on the high shelves where little fingers (and
>>>mouths) can't find it.
>>
>> That's exactly where I expect to find things like that, really.
>
> do you often go looking on shelves for lead items to chew?

that explains ALOT.
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On Jan 16, 8:15 am, Richard Busby <richbu....DeleteThis@hatespam.bellsouth.net>
wrote:
> The Cheshire Cat wrote:
> > "Kevin Milner" <dontspa....DeleteThis@ihatespam.net> wrote in message
> >news:lPgjj.33563$Zo3.25607@trnddc02...
> >> "Seamus" <fomorianw....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:e90bde00-565d-4aa0-b088-1db6eeb4e074@c4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> >>> On Jan 15, 11:55 pm, "Martin Feller"
> >>> <martinfel....DeleteThis@sxfxcxgxlxoxbxaxlx.nxext> wrote:
> >>>> Does anyone know what year GW stopped using lead?
>
> >>>> Also, I've got an old figure that looks like a necron, but it has what
> >>>> looks
> >>>> like an autogun and a chaos symbol on its forehead. Was this just a
> >>>> one-off
> >>>> figure for RT, or were there more made?
> >>> What you're describing sounds an awful lot like a Chaos Android.
>
> >>> Those were pretty short-lived, IIRC.
> >> Tyranids ate their homeworld.
>
> > then had a beer with the tau
>
> And then Gazkhull sat on them and they died.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

had i not completely missed this line of the thread at the time it was
posted I would have probably responded with something along the lines
of:

"And then the Story Monster sang their lament."
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"Borscope" <donovan_borman RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 22, 2:50 am, "The Cheshire Cat" <Rokn... RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> "Doctor Rock" <mala... RemoveThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message

> > yeah but GW made a big deal about the new alloy having zero lead, and
> > why
> > would GW lie to us???
>
> because their father was a navy seal in vietnam and had covert operations
> in
> which his fathers very existance in the war was expunged to make it appear
> that hed never been?

Aw yeah. *high fives CC*

i swear sometimes its so easy that i feel bad doing it.
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On Jan 22, 8:43 am, "MJB" <mrt....TakeThisOut@OLDsguy.com> wrote:
<snipthelivingshitouttathat>

Martin, why do you insist on taking this seriously?
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On Jan 22, 3:31 pm, "MJB" <mrt....RemoveThis@OLDsguy.com> wrote:
> "Seamus" <fomorianw....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > On Jan 22, 8:43 am, "MJB" <mrt....RemoveThis@OLDsguy.com> wrote:
> > <snipthelivingshitouttathat>
>
> > Martin, why do you insist on taking this seriously?
>
> I don't know. I just suppose I don't suffer fools like Ches gladly. I
> suppose part of it is my sense of fair-play is being irrititated beyond
> measure by CC continually bringing-up the fake seal business and people who
> most probably weren't even members of this NG when all the badness was
> happening applauding him like he's both clever and wise.
>
> When he's neither.
>
> <shrug>

In short, Erik's an emo douche, but Cheshire's being just as much of a
douche by digging up and beating a decomposed equine.
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"Seamus" <fomorianwolf.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jan 22, 3:31 pm, "MJB" <mrt....RemoveThis@OLDsguy.com> wrote:
>> "Seamus" <fomorianw....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:f3b2db91-e652-4372-b0c1-32477c7a2174@f10g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > On Jan 22, 8:43 am, "MJB" <mrt....RemoveThis@OLDsguy.com> wrote:
>> > <snipthelivingshitouttathat>
>>
>> > Martin, why do you insist on taking this seriously?
>>
>> I don't know. I just suppose I don't suffer fools like Ches gladly. I
>> suppose part of it is my sense of fair-play is being irrititated beyond
>> measure by CC continually bringing-up the fake seal business and people
>> who
>> most probably weren't even members of this NG when all the badness was
>> happening applauding him like he's both clever and wise.
>>
>> When he's neither.
>>
>> <shrug>
>
> In short, Erik's an emo douche, but Cheshire's being just as much of a
> douche by digging up and beating a decomposed equine.

Yeah - that is exactly right. They are douche alike.

Thanks.

--
MJB

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On Jan 22, 11:52 pm, Erik Setzer <kgavrin-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:30:14 -0800 (PST), Blackheart
>
>
>
>
>
> <blackheart666_2... RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Jan 16, 8:15 am, Richard Busby <richbu... RemoveThis @hatespam.bellsouth.net>
> >wrote:
> >> The Cheshire Cat wrote:
> >> > "Kevin Milner" <dontspa... RemoveThis @ihatespam.net> wrote in message
> >> >news:lPgjj.33563$Zo3.25607@trnddc02...
> >> >> "Seamus" <fomorianw... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> >>news:e90bde00-565d-4aa0-b088-1db6eeb4e074@c4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com....
> >> >>> On Jan 15, 11:55 pm, "Martin Feller"
> >> >>> <martinfel... RemoveThis @sxfxcxgxlxoxbxaxlx.nxext> wrote:
> >> >>>> Does anyone know what year GW stopped using lead?
>
> >> >>>> Also, I've got an old figure that looks like a necron, but it has what
> >> >>>> looks
> >> >>>> like an autogun and a chaos symbol on its forehead. Was this just a
> >> >>>> one-off
> >> >>>> figure for RT, or were there more made?
> >> >>> What you're describing sounds an awful lot like a Chaos Android.
>
> >> >>> Those were pretty short-lived, IIRC.
> >> >> Tyranids ate their homeworld.
>
> >> > then had a beer with the tau
>
> >> And then Gazkhull sat on them and they died.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> >had i not completely missed this line of the thread at the time it was
> >posted I would have probably responded with something along the lines
> >of:
>
> >"And then the Story Monster sang their lament."
>
> I knew you were a heartless bastard (you know you like it when I call
> you that!), but did you have to start that up again?

that's how I roll...
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