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From: dauber@dtg.nsc.com (Jeff Dauber)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.d,misc.misc,alt.drugs
Subject: Slinkies (was Re: Dropping Intelligence Levels)
Message-ID: <159@dtg.nsc.com>
Date: 16 Jan 90 23:41:22 GMT
References: <77244@looking.on.ca> <3593@hub.UUCP> <4489@rtech.rtech.com>
Reply-To: dauber@dtg.UUCP (Jeff Dauber)
Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara
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In article <4489@rtech.rtech.com> reb@squid.UUCP ("REB - Tennessee Lamb") writes:
>In article <3593@hub.UUCP> 6600pete@hub.UUCP (Pete Gontier) writes:
>>in rec.humor.funny:
>>Wide-banded plastic slinkies with a different color on each side work best.
>
>Excuse me, since when are slinkies made with plastic? It's been a while since
>I've played with one...
>

You can still get the metal slinkies though they are much more difficult
to find than the plastic variety.  The plastic ones have been around for
years (since at least 1982 or 83).

Maybe we should have a newsgroup alt.drugs.toys   :-)



Jeff
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