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11 Oct 2024 03:17:58 EDT (-0400)
  Re: XKCD solves my life  
From: Phil Cook
Date: 6 Mar 2008 04:25:39
Message: <op.t7k8h4iec3xi7v@news.povray.org>
And lo on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:52:23 -0000, St. <dot### [at] dotcom> did spake,  
saying:

>
> "Kyle" <hob### [at] gatenet> wrote in message
> news:2t0us3hamg4qfl7puh5g3mlc58qee92k5q@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:22:24 -0000, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>
>>>    Same here, no.  <sniff>  :o/
>
>> Wikipedia explains it pretty well here...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Buggy
>
>      Yes, thank you, but what I mean is that I don't know of it even  
> though
> it may have been around since the '60's.
>
>     I've never seen it nor heard of it although I've played many games
> travelling in the UK as a kid. Is this game an American travelling game
> only?

First time I heard of it was a reference in the Simpsons. Neither of the  
Bratii had heard of it, so I guess it never really took-off in Europe.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
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