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25 Nov 2015, 5:28 am

As rare as a four-wheeled Harley Davidson.
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25 Nov 2015, 6:10 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
^ as opposed to? what.

movie film. only a few movies were first shot on NTSC extended range video, all or in part, movies such as the 1978 version of "The Hobbit," a scene in "norman, is that you?", "sand castles" [1973 ABC-TV movie shot on videotape], "victory at Entebbe" [1976 ABC-TV movie shot on videotape], and a handful of others.



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26 Nov 2015, 12:58 am

got it!

as rare as old gameboy demo cartridges.


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26 Nov 2015, 1:18 am

as rare as a vacuum tube-powered computer.



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26 Nov 2015, 1:29 am

As rare as a real station wagon:
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26 Nov 2015, 1:38 am

as rare as a model T with an automatic transmission.



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26 Nov 2015, 1:39 am

as rare as a 4-wheel-drive bicycle :mrgreen:



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26 Nov 2015, 3:10 am

as rare as a steam powered laptop.


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26 Nov 2015, 4:01 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
as rare as a steam powered laptop.


You mean a mechanical calculator?
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26 Nov 2015, 4:32 am

are those rare?

then yep, as rare as those too.


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26 Nov 2015, 4:33 am

as rare as a wrong planet posting in the year 984 BC.



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26 Nov 2015, 4:36 am

as common as a wrong planet user from the year 1969.

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26 Nov 2015, 4:37 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
are those rare?

then yep, as rare as those too.


They're going on eBay for $400-2000USD. I'll let you know how mine works some day.


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26 Nov 2015, 4:38 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
as common as a wrong planet user from the year 1969.

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Or a wrong planet user steeped in the ways of SQL injection... They're as rare as Sierra Wireless Voqs!
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26 Nov 2015, 4:44 am

As rare as a snowman in summer.


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26 Nov 2015, 5:05 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
as common as a wrong planet user from the year 1969.
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1209

:lol: