[Groop]Groo shirts
jonthekingdon
jonthekingdon@attbi.com
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:23:23 -0400
i have backordered one of the t shirts i just wanted to know if anyone could
send me a pic of the shirt i dont know what it looks like but i'd buy it
anyway cause its a groo shirt!
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> 1. Groo buttons have me confused...well, amongst other things (carl)
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> things (Chris Schechner)
> 3. Life/Death of Groo (Charles L. Klein)
> 4. Re: Groo buttons have me confused...well, amongst other things (Gary
Grossmann)
> 5. groo products (scott sutor)
> 6. Groop Night Out (Larry Steller)
> 7. Re: Groop Night Out (Nate Piekos)
> 8. Re: groo products (Gary Grossmann)
> 9. Trivia Question for M.E. (sac@foolarchy.com)
> 10. Re: Trivia Question for M.E. (crazysketchbook@aol.com)
> 11. Re: Trivia Question for M.E. (Mark Evanier)
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> From: "carl" <clippert@island.net>
> To: <groop@groo.com>
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:34:22 -0700
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> Subject: [Groop]Groo buttons have me confused...well, amongst other things
>
> I have not been reading the groop messages for long so I am not how-we-say
> "in the know", but I have gathered a few things. For the sake of
tradition,
> I'll number them.
> 1> In case contributing members are not already aware, the contents of
this
> groop is a testament to the intellectual worth of this technology. It
seems
> to be proof that ANYTHING can be discussed intelligently.
> 2> Conventions are interesting and exciting ways of meeting like-minded
> people and exchanging ideas. The contributing members are fortunate enough
> to attend and reflect on these events, which come in very handy to people
> living in backwoods islands in the Canadian pacific. Having never been to
a
> comic book convention, it serves as a bittersweet tool in vicarious
living.
> 3> My mother would laugh her army-boots right off if she knew her adult
son
> was living vicariously through people at comic book conventions.
> 4> There has been reference to groo buttons. This is the point to which I
am
> most focused. I will do ANYTHING for a groo button for my daughter. The
> first noises she made (with my help) were gwaa (groo) and aii-yah (stab).
We
> read groo all the time and she has learnt to respect paper by tearing my
> books to shreds. So long as they're legible, we're happy. If there is
anyway
> of getting a groo button to British Columbia (but not Vancouver) I would
be
> ecstatic.
>
> I may never get the chance to see any groop members at a convention, but
> that doesn't mean I won't keep enjoying this wonderful groop.
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:22:10 -0500
> To: groop@groo.com
> From: Chris Schechner <schechnr@flash.net>
> Subject: Re: [Groop]Groo buttons have me confused...well, amongst other
> things
>
> > If there is anyway
> >of getting a groo button to British Columbia (but not Vancouver) I would
be
> >ecstatic.
>
> Ruben would probably want to argue this point.
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> Message: 3
> From: "Charles L. Klein" <cklein@mn.rr.com>
> To: "The Groop (E-mail)" <groop@groo.com>
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:40:12 -0500
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> Subject: [Groop]Life/Death of Groo
>
> I finally got mine today # 234 - is that better than # 123 but worse than
#
> 345?
>
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> Message: 4
> From: "Gary Grossmann" <grossfam@olywa.net>
> To: "carl" <clippert@island.net>, <groop@groo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Groop]Groo buttons have me confused...well, amongst other
things
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:22:51 -0700
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>
> > 4> There has been reference to groo buttons. This is the point to which
I
> am
> > most focused. I will do ANYTHING for a groo button for my daughter. The
> > first noises she made (with my help) were gwaa (groo) and aii-yah
(stab).
> We
> > read groo all the time and she has learnt to respect paper by tearing my
> > books to shreds. So long as they're legible, we're happy. If there is
> anyway
> > of getting a groo button to British Columbia (but not Vancouver) I would
> be
> > ecstatic.
>
>
> Hey! You are closer to me than most Groopies. I'm in Olympia WA. All
you
> have to do to get a Groo Button is give me your address. It's a promo
item
> I will pick up for free. Welcome to the Groop. -Gary G.
>
> PS Having Groo read to you as a child seems to have the opposite effect
> that it has on us adults. I read Groo to my kids and one is an electrical
> engineer and the other one is a biology major and my highschool age
daughter
> is real smart too. As to the effect it has on adults, well...look at me.
> (AHH!!)
>
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> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 23:10:40 -0600
> From: scott sutor <scottsutor@sk.sympatico.ca>
> To: groop@groo.com
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> I was looking at the Swedish Groo site and it had old news from M.E. He
mentioned Groo magnets and Groo bookends. Are these out yet or were they
ever produced??
> Scott Sutor
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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was looking at the Swedish Groo site and it
had
> old news from M.E. He mentioned Groo magnets and Groo
bookends. Are
> these out yet or were they ever produced??</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scott Sutor</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 05:11:09 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Larry Steller <lawrencesteller@yahoo.com>
> To: groop@groo.com
> Subject: [Groop]Groop Night Out
>
> Attention Groopies going to GrooFest (Otherwise known as San
> Diego Comic Con International):
>
> For those of you who are unaware, for the last 2 years The Groop
> has gathered Friday Night for an early dinner at Dick's Last
> Chance, a pub that encourages Groo-like behavior, and then heads
> out to cheer on the Groo Crew at the Eisner Awards.
>
> Let's do it again! What's the final roll call of Groopies who are
> attending?
>
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:47:51 -0400
> To: groop@groo.com
> From: Nate Piekos <natepiekos@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Groop]Groop Night Out
>
> I'll try my damndest. Depends what time though. I have to sit dutifully
> at my booth til 7pm, then clean up a bit before I can split.
>
> Something tells me, "early dinner" means before 7pm.
>
> ~N
>
>
>
> At 05:11 AM 7/30/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >Attention Groopies going to GrooFest (Otherwise known as San
> >Diego Comic Con International):
> >
> >For those of you who are unaware, for the last 2 years The Groop
> >has gathered Friday Night for an early dinner at Dick's Last
> >Chance, a pub that encourages Groo-like behavior, and then heads
> >out to cheer on the Groo Crew at the Eisner Awards.
> >
> >Let's do it again! What's the final roll call of Groopies who are
> >attending?
> >
> >
> >
> >=====
> >-Larry Steller
> >
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> From: "Gary Grossmann" <grossfam@olywa.net>
> To: "scott sutor" <scottsutor@sk.sympatico.ca>, <groop@groo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Groop]groo products
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:27:24 -0700
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> Magnets, yes. Bookends, no.=20
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: scott sutor=20
> To: groop@groo.com=20
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:10 PM
> Subject: [Groop]groo products
>
>
> I was looking at the Swedish Groo site and it had old news from M.E. =
> He mentioned Groo magnets and Groo bookends. Are these out yet or were =
> they ever produced??
> Scott Sutor
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> <A title=3Dscottsutor@sk.sympatico.ca=20
> href=3D"mailto:scottsutor@sk.sympatico.ca">scott sutor</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dgroop@groo.com=20
> href=3D"mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 29, 2002 =
> 10:10=20
> PM</DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Groop]groo =
> products</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was looking at the Swedish Groo =
> site and it had=20
> old news from M.E. He mentioned Groo magnets and Groo =
> bookends. =20
> Are these out yet or were they ever produced??</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Scott =
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> Message: 9
> Reply-To: sac@foolarchy.com
> From: "sac@foolarchy.com" <sac@foolarchy.com>
> To: groop@groo.com
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:41:16 -0400
> Subject: [Groop]Trivia Question for M.E.
>
> Hi M.E., I'm not even sure you're going to answer this since it's one day
> out from the Con start, but there was a question posted at Nates message
> board. It is a tough question.
>
> In the old Hulk TV series, why was the Hulk called "David Banner" instead
> of "Bruce Banner"?
>
> I figure if anyone knows this obscurity, you will! :)
>
> shane
>
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> Message: 10
> From: CrazySketchbook@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:06:58 EDT
> Subject: Re: [Groop]Trivia Question for M.E.
> To: groop@groo.com
>
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> I'm looking at a book I have on the history of Marvel with a sidebar on
the
> Hulk TV show. That reads "Bixby... portrayed the scientist David Banner
> (whose name was pointlessly altered from the original Bruce of the comic
book
> series)." Apparently someone just didn't like the name...
>
> - Ty
>
>
> > Hi M.E., I'm not even sure you're going to answer this since it's one
day
> > out from the Con start, but there was a question posted at Nates message
> > board. It is a tough question.
> >
> > In the old Hulk TV series, why was the Hulk called "David Banner"
instead
> > of "Bruce Banner"?
> >
> > I figure if anyone knows this obscurity, you will! :)
> >
> > shane
>
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> <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I'm looking at a book I have on the history of Marvel
with a sidebar on the Hulk TV show. That reads "Bixby... portrayed the
scientist David Banner (whose name was pointlessly altered from the original
Bruce of the comic book series)." Apparently someone just didn't like
the name...<BR>
> <BR>
> - Ty<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT:
5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi M.E., I'm not even sure you're
going to answer this since it's one day<BR>
> out from the Con start, but there was a question posted at Nates
message<BR>
> board. It is a tough question.<BR>
> <BR>
> In the old Hulk TV series, why was the Hulk called "David Banner"
instead<BR>
> of "Bruce Banner"?<BR>
> <BR>
> I figure if anyone knows this obscurity, you will! :)<BR>
> <BR>
> shane</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
> <BR>
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> Message: 11
> From: Mark Evanier <mail@evanier.com>
> To: groop@groo.com
> Subject: Re: [Groop]Trivia Question for M.E.
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:53:24 -0700
> Reply-To: mail@evanier.com
>
> On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:41:16 -0400, "sac@foolarchy.com"
> <sac@foolarchy.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi M.E., I'm not even sure you're going to answer this since it's one day
> >out from the Con start, but there was a question posted at Nates message
> >board. It is a tough question.
> >
> >In the old Hulk TV series, why was the Hulk called "David Banner" instead
> >of "Bruce Banner"?
> >
> >I figure if anyone knows this obscurity, you will! :)
>
> ME: I do. At the time, the name Bruce was turning up in a lot of gay
> jokes. This has changed since Bruce Willis, Bruce Springsteen and a
> few others have come to prominence. But when they did the show, the
> producers thought "Bruce Banner" sounded like a joke name.
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