Index: paginate.py
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--- paginate.py	(revision 3580)
+++ paginate.py	(working copy)
@@ -200,7 +200,15 @@
             # we replace the var with the sliced one
             endpoint = offset + limit_
             log.debug("slicing data between %d and %d", offset, endpoint)
-            output[var_name] = var_data[offset:endpoint]
+            if turbogears.config.get('paginate.simulate_offset', False):
+                var_data_iter = iter(var_data[:endpoint])
+                # skip over the number of records specified by offset
+                for i in range(offset):   
+                    var_data_iter.next()
+                # return the records that remain
+                output[var_name] = list(var_data_iter)
+            else:
+                output[var_name] = var_data[offset:endpoint]
 
             return output
         return decorated