Errors-To: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Reply-To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Sender: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk From: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Subject: tmbg-list Digest #24-2 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 24, Number 2 Thursday, 2 December 1999 Today's Topics: TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ TMBG: TMBG mention in the Onion. TMBG: Re: TMBG mention in the Onion. Re: TMBG: Top 100 Videos of All Time - (Long - entire list is here) TMBG: Want the Birdhouse single? 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Also try out the Official TMBG Website at: http://www.tmbg.com/ As always, thank you for your mind. *** ADMINISTRIVIA *** ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19991201140152.96485.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "More fun than a barrel of Junkies" Subject: TMBG: TMBG mention in the Onion. Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 08:01:52 CST In this week's edition of The Onion, TMBG is mentioned as a possible influence for a guy's password. Kinda funny. www.theonion.com bjorky ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 12:48:29 -0500 From: Adrienne Spruill Message-ID: <38455F6D.9781BE10@epix.net> Organization: Student Subject: TMBG: Re: TMBG mention in the Onion. Hmmmmmmmmm... "I'd rather be whistling in the dark," -A More fun than a barrel of Junkies wrote: > > In this week's edition of The Onion, TMBG is mentioned as a possible > influence for a guy's password. Kinda funny. > > www.theonion.com > > bjorky > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: MrBean43@aol.com Message-ID: <0.4f2fcbe2.2576deaf@aol.com> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 15:27:27 EST Subject: Re: TMBG: Top 100 Videos of All Time - (Long - entire list is here) check 89 ------------------------------ From: tmbgirl@juno.com Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 16:50:58 -0500 Subject: TMBG: Want the Birdhouse single? Message-ID: <19991201.165059.-411283.0.TMBgirl@juno.com> Hey HEY! i was wandering through a record store in the village the other day and saw the birdhouse in your soul 12" there for $10. rather than pulling the whole scheme of ebay i thought i'd offer to pick it up for anyone that wants me to buy it for them. no this does not mean i'm going to buy it for you just that i'll do the dirty work and be repaid (at cost) for it as well as shipping. if this interests you - email me. first person that does has dibs on it. Side note - they also had a self titled 12" as well as lincoln 12" for $10 so if you want to complete your vinyl TMBG collection yeah - same deal goes. k, i'm outtie. take it easy, Special J ::: FRUVOUS IN 3 HOURS! YAY! :) http://www2.netcom.com/~arnot/joda/bootlegs.html http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/3404/frustuff.html ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. 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