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  • I agree that things are very over-rated and I would love it if we could go back and use SOME of the older methods, but I can tell you this much, Im not trading in my compound for a recurve and Im sure not replacing my Thermals for some old-skool type wool.

    Hunting...Too Commercialized? 2009

  • I especially laugh really loud at the pictures of cavemen (old-skool Xtians?) riding Wooly Mammals and hunting Triceratops.

    Think Progress » Republicans use failed terrorist attack as excuse to further delay Dawn Johnsen’s confirmation. 2010

  • There have been a good number of brilliant Lego toys and play sets available for each of the 6 Star wars science fiction films, so whether you are an old-skool original trilogy fanatic or a lover of the more recent Star wars prequels, there is some grand Star wars Lego out there so you can gather and enjoy.

    Maul Wars | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Putin's Russia this week has been pretty old-skool: political foes bugged and the tapes released to tame media; stooge billionaire faux-opponents created; stage-managed transfer of power from gimpish front-man back to self ongoing; faceless bureaucrats reshuffled; and sinister, international elements blamed for the trouble.

    Lucy Mangan's pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet 2011

  • This eclecticism continues through the night with DJ sets from the sleazy, bass-fuelled electro and house of Lee Mortimer and "dubstep's answer to Bad Company" Statix, plus live sets from the Squatters, who cut'n'paste old-skool hip-hop and rave sounds, plus Man Like Me, who blend ska, grime and indie rock.

    Clubs picks of the week Patric Baird 2010

  • I agree that things are very over-rated and I would love it if we could go back and use SOME of the older methods, but I can tell you this much, Im not trading in my compound for a recurve and Im sure not replacing my Thermals for some old-skool type wool.

    Hunting...Too Commercialized? 2009

  • For proper old-skool style the keyboard is also integrated.

    Archive 2010-03-01 2010

  • Apropos lunch today with melted_snowball and dawn_guy, who are both old-skool enough to warrant the question: if you mis-read Tex-mex as TeX-mex, does that turn it into a typesetting battle-droid?

    Just curious... melted_snowball 2008

  • Individual Tories, largely the old-skool crew, were obviously very unhappy with the civil liberties implications I see David Davis was in the Noe lobby with the Lib Dems and Labour rebels.

    This is how we know we’re right Alix Mortimer 2010

  • Individual Tories, largely the old-skool crew, were obviously very unhappy with the civil liberties implications I see David Davis was in the Noe lobby with the Lib Dems and Labour rebels.

    Digital Economy Bill: vote breakdown Alix Mortimer 2010

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