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From:
Kevin Lewandowski
To:
Pier G Antolini
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Date:
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 20:11:08 -0700
Subject:
Re: [idm] Trainspotters?
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I've been told the true meaning of the term goes way back to when train buffs would write down the numbers of all the steam locomotives they saw, with the goal of seeing (or spotting) all of them. Today it just means music fanatics :) On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 10:17:53PM -0400, Pier G Antolini wrote:
quoted 7 lines Ok can any of you folks from the Isle help clarify the meaning of> Ok can any of you folks from the Isle help clarify the meaning of > trainspotting or being a trainspotter? > That is such a classic idm word, but i never had a clear clue of what it > meant. > Thanks.r. > > ----------
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