HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: maria@octel.com (Maria Fe De Leon)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: email would be nice...
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:43:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: octel.1993Jan26.214352.7231
Organization: Octel Communications Corporation


Hi there!  I thought it would be cool to get email here other than stuff
pertaining to work!!!  So, PLEASE SEND ME SOMETHING...  I'm not from Mt.
Allison (is the entire school that bored up there?!), but I am from California.
I'm 23 and really enjoy listening to music (mainly modern/alternative...whateveryou want to call it).  

I'll reply to anyone because I tend to just sit here in front of the terminal
during my lunch break and read news!

Cheers,  
Marie
From: un021432@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Anyone in New Orleans?
Date: 25 Jan 93 15:45:48 EST
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

Need information concerning New Orleans ... best places to go to, etc.
Any info would be appreciated.
email to : un021432@wvnvms.wvnet.edu                    Thanks!

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: bterry@mta.ca
Subject: Re: email would be nice...
Reply-To: bterry@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:31:22 GMT

In article <C1HptE.JD2@mach1.wlu.ca>, scooper6@mach1.wlu.ca (stephen cooper 9209 U) writes:
>In article <1993Jan26.214352.7231@octel.com> maria@octel.com (Maria Fe De Leon) writes:
>>
>>Hi there!  I thought it would be cool to get email here other than stuff
>>pertaining to work!!!  So, PLEASE SEND ME SOMETHING...  I'm not from Mt.
>>Allison (is the entire school that bored up there?!), but I am from California.
>
>Wow.  Congratulations to all the Mt. Allison students.  You've all put
>Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada on the world map!! :)

  Is this necessarily a good thing? I used to enjoy obscurity.....
We've become the butt of many a sarcastic blurb, as you can plainly see.

 PLEASE, FORGET YOU EVER HEARD THE NAME OF MOUNT ALLISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: cmb@cwis.unomaha.edu (Laurie H Morrissey)
Subject: so I screwed up....again
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:59:39 GMT

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: ebell@mta.ca
Subject: U2, D&D, Dylan Thomas, smoking, life, love, whatever..........
Reply-To: ebell@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:02:03 GMT

Ok, Ok, I realize that all you people are probably pretty frustrated with
some of the stuff coming out of Mount A, but give me a chance, please?  I am
a 19-year-old political science student here in the depressing surroundings
of the Tantramar marshes, and I'd really like to meet some new people through
the net.  I'm in my second year here, and this scene is getting pretty stale.
Enough whining already!!!!!  
  My name is Emily Bell, I am 5"2' with long brown hair and blue eyes (I know
that doesn't really matter, but it helps with the visualization process)  I
am concentrating on International Relations.  I plan to eventually go on to
study law, probably family law, but I would also love to go on to InternationlLaw or a career in Diplomacy.  
  My main music interests are hard/classic rock, some alternative and industrial.  I hate country - although coming from a small town, I've tried to adjust!
I am an avid reader - right now I am into science fiction in a big way, but 
I also read historical, fantasy, and biographies - no trash!!!!  I love
walking, poetry, and I'm an amateur pool shark - according to my friends.
This is starting to sound like a resume or a computer dating service, so I'll
stop the torture.  Hope to hear from you soon!
                                        So Be It
                                             Emily
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: sgokhale@lonestar.utsa.edu (Shashank S. Gokhale)
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: utsa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:47:28 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.004730.11139@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> jjehl@lonestar.utsa.edu (Jeff D. Jehl) writes:
>In article <1993Jan20.234040.10036@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sgokhale@lonestar.utsa.edu (Shashank S. Gokhale) writes:
>>how does one post anonymously?
>You would send a message to the administrator of the particular net stating
>that you want an anon number...OR just look at the bottom of any anonymous
>posting and the directions are right there...
>>
>>and when replying to a posting, how does one include the original posting in
>>the reply
>Well, with the UTSA system, you use the following commands:
>*the following letters are case sensitive*
>
>Typing:
>
>R  lets you reply to a personal account while copying the original letter/post.
>r  lets you reply to a personal account without the addition of the original.
>F  lets you post to the same net while copying the last post(s)...
>f  lets you post to the same net omitting the last post(s)...
>
>Have fun!!
>
>Spec
>
>
thank you for the info.
From: nydec@sun.pcl.ac.uk (Charles Heath)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: HELLOOOOOOO!!!!
Date: 22 Jan 93 20:18:24 GMT
Distribution: soc.penpals
Organization: University of Westminster

Hello there!
            
	I am one of the last wonders left to be discovered in the universe!

	I am one of those people that you normally only read about!

	Anyway, enough about my Uncle Patrick, how about writing to me!

	I am dead bored, from the North of England but am living in the south
at the moment. However, being a Yorkshireman by birth, I am endowed with a
sense of humour, so why not write to me. You could do worse! You could be my
Uncle Patrick!

	Catch you later!

+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Charles Heath          | The Master of Disaster returns, and this time he's |
| -- " ANTIRIAD" --      | got a grant!                                       |
| nydec@uk.ac.westminster| "Oh no! Not again!" - Hitchhiker's Guide           |
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
 
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: crobertson@mta.ca
Subject: Re: 18-year-olds at Mount Allison University
Reply-To: crobertson@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:16:23 GMT

In article <30625@castle.ed.ac.uk>, eagv17@castle.ed.ac.uk (M Babilas) writes:
>18-year-olds at Mount Allison University   ???
>
>or maybe:
>
>18-year-olds mount Allison at University   :-)

---Old joke, but since you're not from around here, I'll forgive you.---
From: jtripp@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John L Tripp)
Newsgroups: soc.couples
Subject: Re: Two questions (lengthy background)
Date: 28 Jan 93 04:45:03 GMT
Organization: The Ohio State University

In article <1993Jan26.010136.14050@bsu-ucs> 01ksdavis@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Rebel
without a pause.) writes:
>HELP!
>
>
>    She is involved in a certain co-ed fraternity on campus.
A long, complicated story deleted--I hope you read the original
posting.

My advice is short and cold. She is obviously so hung up on,
and so involved in this fraternity, she is not about to listen
to ANYTHING you have to say.  Tell her that you love her, and
you'll be there if she needs you, but as long as she's with
this fraternity, there is no hope for a true relationship
between the two of you.  Say goodbye and walk away. And then
go out for a good, hard, five mile run. (Hey, it works for
Spenser.)

Do you know THE most important rule in lifesaving?  It is
"Don't let there be TWO drownings!"  Don't get sucked under
trying to save her.  Help her when she's ready to accept hyour
help, but until then, you have to avoid drowning with her. I
know it will hurt, but in the long run it will be best for you.
You can't help her if she doesn't want help.
From: walters@pa.dec.com (Lisa Walters)
Newsgroups: soc.couples
Subject: Unusual Weddings
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:54:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1k6lonINNovf
Distribution: world
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Palo Alto, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: dumbo.pa.dec.com

I am looking for unusual wedding stories for possible future
publication in a new West Coast bridal magazine.

Did you have an unique ceremony?  Tell us about it.

How about interesting takes on old traditions?  Any ideas?

For example...my husband and I were married in California in
September 1991.  He and I are both of German descent.  Well,
in California it's become a tradition to have a "Money Dance".
This dance is a tradition from Mexico...since neither Doug or
I have any Mexican roots, we didn't want to have a money dance.
(I didn't want a bunch of dirty money pinned to my dress anyway).
My girlfriend from Germany told me about a German tradition,
called a Shoe Auction.  The bride's shoe is auctioned off to
the last bidder...it's a "Progressive Auction" meaning that
the first bidder puts in $1.00 and the second bidder calls out
$2.00 and adds $1.00 to the pot to make it $2.00 and so on.
You let them bid for 5 minutes and the last bidder is the one who
gets the shoe...in this case we put a small gift in the shoe,
and I got my shoe back!  We had a blast and the auction fit in
well with our Western theme.

Post your stories here...I'll retrieve them and be in touch if
we decide to use your story in our magazine.

Regards,

Lisa Walters
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: faught@convex.com (Danny R. Faught)
Subject: need money advice - how do we spend money on ourselves?
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:22:58 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

Handling our money was easy when my wife and I didn't have any - we just
paid the utilities, bought food, and treated ourselves to an occasional
fifty-cent movie rental.  Now that I've started my career and we have
more money coming in, we need to figure out how to manage it.

We are both still very frugal and very conscious of what we spend money
on.  What we need, though, is some sort of latitude so we won't be
scrutinizing whether each other's purchases were necessities, at least
to some extent.  I guess we could give ourselves a monthly allowance
(leaving enough left over to pay bills, of course).
We could earmark our allowance for personal things such as clothing,
extras, and gifts.  Maybe we need separate checking accounts.

Has anyone else successfully tackled this problem?  There must be some
way to come home to my wife after buying something for myself without
getting that ominous "raised eyebrow" treatment.  Comments and references
appreciated.
-- 
Danny Faught, Convex rookie, MPP project  (and happy to be here)
"Everything is deeply intertwingled." - Ted Nelson
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: rob@bnr.ca (Rob Sutherland)
Subject: Re: Unusual Weddings
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:38:48 GMT

In posting <1k6lonINNovf@usenet.pa.dec.com> the lifeform walters@pa.dec.com (Lisa Walters) said:
>I am looking for unusual wedding stories for possible future
>publication in a new West Coast bridal magazine.
>
>Did you have an unique ceremony?  Tell us about it.

[deleted]

>How about interesting takes on old traditions?  Any ideas?
>Regards,
>
>Lisa Walters

   One French Canadian custom has to do with any older, unmarried
sisters of the bride.  They are supposed to dance in their stockings
which are then auctioned off (ugh!  What a prize!).  I'm told that 
they used to dance in the pig trough as well (a dead tradition, much 
to the relief of a certain unmarried French-Canadian girl I know).

Rob


-- 
-----
Rob Sutherland
Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario Canada 
Newsgroups: soc.couples,soc.singles
From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Subject: Re: Orgasms + Children
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:31:45 GMT

In article <MARTINC.93Jan22121027@grover.cs.unc.edu> martinc@grover.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin) writes:
>I was practically handed around as a live dildo back in the
>mid-70's because of this, and the worst part was that when I complained
>that I was getting any orgasms of my own I got "braggart".

Brudders?  (and we don't care if they's braggarts)
-- 
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Nance Colucci                                      att!ihlpl!colucci
        "If I have a son, does that make me a glansparent?"
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Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: cos@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Ofer Inbar)
Subject: Re: >>>>> Adult women seducing male children
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:46:49 GMT

<RFM@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>age limit on this, I think. Below some age limit, young boys molested
>by older males OR females can pick up lots of dysfunctional attitudes,
>beliefs about self and others, etc. What's the age limit? I dunno.

  It appears to me most if not all of the damage can often be done by
other people.  When society chooses to label an otherwise good
relationship as "molestation" and tries to "treat" the unsuspecting
young "victim," that young person will almost certainly be harmed by
this.  Including picking up "dysfucntional attituded, beliefs about
self and others, etc," and certainly a twisted view of relationships.
  Now this is not to deny that actual molestation does exist, when one
person takes advantage of another.  But people being taken advantage
of exists at all ages and in all areas of human life.  When we
criminalize all sexual relationships below a certain age, we cause
more problems than we could hope to solve.

  --  Cos (Ofer Inbar)  --  cos@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu
 "US/Western repression of sexual knowledge and expression has
  left our twelve year olds less capable to deal with sex, and
  this justifies repression of sexual knowledge and expression
  to our twelve year olds."       -- Kent, the man from xanth.
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: Concerned about relationship
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 05:57:22 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

I key on two things: she won't treat your relationship as serious,
and she obviously has not decided to really split with her husband.
She really isn't emotionally available to you right now, is she?
I think you are being treated very unfairly, intentionally or not,
and that a bit of selfish thinking about your own needs is called
for.  I'd guess that this relationship will not work out for you;
I know that's hard to hear, but you're really putting up with some
things that you shouldn't be expected to put up with.  Maybe raising
the issue without ultimatums and such will deliver a much-needed
wakeup call, but you may need to wait until you've decided what
your non-negotiables are and you're emotionally ready to break off
if your needs can't be met.

I know personally that it's very hard falling deeply in love with
someone who is not able to respond.  Hang in there, things get better.

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
"Shouldn't I have this, shouldn't I have this, shouldn't I have all of this,
 and, passionate kisses, passionate kisses, passionate kisses, from you?"
- "Passionate Kisses" Lucinda Williams
From: albrecht@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Chad Edward Albrecht)
Newsgroups: soc.couples
Subject: True Love!!.....?
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:11:54 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

Ok here is the problem....

My girlfriend and I have been seeing each other for about 4 months now and 
things are going wonderful!  I have had a feeling from the beginning of our
relationship that she is the woman I want to marry.  We have talked about
it and she "feels" the same way I do.  The problem is that she says she
loves me but is not in love with me.  She is still unsure of our relationship
and feels insecure about the situation.  The question I have is will she
fall "in love" with me in time or is this a problem?

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Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: rfelix@netcom.com (Robbie Felix)
Subject: Re: A Question...
Keywords: last names
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:32:05 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.163249.22880@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:

>I have another angle on this.  When I got married, I eagerly took my
>husband's name because I detested my birth name, yeeeeech.  I'm now
>divorced from Mr. Colucci but I kept his (now my) last name for the same
>reason, and also because I have a child who likes that he and his mom have
>the same name.
>
>So what if I remarry?  Do I take his name out of tradition?  Do I keep
>Colucci for my kid's sake (how many men would love it if their wife
>kept her ex-husband's name)??  Do I go back to my birth name?  Or do
>I pick another name?  :-)
>
>The possibilities seem endless here, and I'm at a loss for an answer.
>-- 
Hi Nancy and everyone,

I am in that position now! I kept my first husband's name when we
divorced because I truly liked the name and the way it went with my
first name. There was the added benefit that it was easier and made
things more convenient for my daughter.

I am getting married next month and my name will remain the same (I am
not changing). I have used this name in the business world for 15
years (in a job where name recognition is important) and I like it!

My fiance had absolutely no problem with it. I won't have to change
anything (bank accounts, business cards,phone listings) so it is the
simplest solution for me.

I think everyone needs to take into account their own needs and make
decisions based on weighing everything. This is what worked for me!

rf
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: roy@panix.com (Roy Radow)
Subject: Re: NAMBLA? In Silicon Valley? Don't know.
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:28:38 GMT

In <21794@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> ez012344@chip.ucdavis.edu writes:

>I picked up this message off a BBS and am wondering whether William
>Steen, mentioned in the article, was active in NAMBLE; or whether he was not:

[details regarding alledged illegal activities deleted]

>Dan
>deherrin@ucdavis.edu
>-----------------------
>Hopefully, someone from NAMBLA, who I'm sure reads this newsgroup, can 
>confirm or deny this guy's participation in their organization.

Dan,

Anyone can become a member of NAMBLA. Just as anyone can become a
member of the democrat or republican party. What difference would
it make if this guy was a member or not?


NAMBLA's policy, however, is clear:

NAMBLA does not provide referrals or assistance for people seeking 
sexual contacts, nor do we engage in activities that violate the law.



In this context you might find the following illuminating:

GCN September 21-27, 1986

WASHIINGTON, DC - The North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA)
has been cleared of any criminal wrong-doing by the U.S. Senate
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. (See GCN, Vol. 12, No. 26)

The subcommittee reached its conclusion after a two-year probe into
pedophilia and pornography, which included information gathering by
undercover police officers. In the 76-page report issued early last
month by chair William V. Roth (R-Del.), the subcommittee states that
NAMBLA did not engage in any criminal conspiracy to violate laws
against the sexual exploitation of children. Nor was NAMBLA engaged in
any organized distribution of pornography depicting minors.

*****
 To quote from the US Senate Investigations Report- Lt. William Thorne,
a detective with the New Jersey Prosecutor's Office testified:

"'pro-pedophilia groups such as NAMBLA "are not as severe a threat to
our children as we may feel they are."  It is the pedophile with no
organized affiliations who is the real threat to children, Thorne said.'"

******

These findings were the results of exhaustive investigations by
various police agencies, the FBI and US postal inspectors. 

None of these could be accused of being "soft on child molesters".

Yours in Liberation,

Roy



-- 
Roy Radow               roy@panix.com         ...rutgers!cmcl2!panix!roy
North American Man/Boy Love Association -For a packet containing a sample
Bulletin, publications list and membership information send $1.00 postage
to: NAMBLA Info,  Dept.RR,  PO Box 174,  Midtown Station,  NYC NY  10018.
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Subject: Re: A Question...
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:32:49 GMT
Keywords: last names

In article <106120@netnews.upenn.edu> pezzillo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Amy J. Pezzillo) writes:
>Here's a question that I'd like people's opinions on:  What do you
>think about the practice of a woman taking the man's last name when
>they get married?

<and Amy cites examples and asks questions>

I agree that the tradition is a bit old-fashioned, and my feeling
is that if the woman wants to take the man's name (for the sake of
tradition or maybe she likes the name better, whatever) then fine.
If she wants to keep her birth name, then fine.  If both of them want
to make up another name (and I know a couple who did this), then fine.
If they want to use her name - well, you get my drift.

I have another angle on this.  When I got married, I eagerly took my
husband's name because I detested my birth name, yeeeeech.  I'm now
divorced from Mr. Colucci but I kept his (now my) last name for the same
reason, and also because I have a child who likes that he and his mom have
the same name.

So what if I remarry?  Do I take his name out of tradition?  Do I keep
Colucci for my kid's sake (how many men would love it if their wife
kept her ex-husband's name)??  Do I go back to my birth name?  Or do
I pick another name?  :-)

The possibilities seem endless here, and I'm at a loss for an answer.
-- 
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Nance Colucci                                      att!ihlpl!colucci
    "Babies feel a lot better going in than they do coming out."
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From: exudtn@exu.ericsson.se (Derek Nelson)
Newsgroups: soc.couples
Subject: Re: A Question...
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:19:32 GMT
Reply-To: exudtn@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              Any opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

In article 106120@netnews.upenn.edu, pezzillo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Amy J. Pezzillo) writes:
>Here's a question that I'd like people's opinions on:  What do you
>think about the practice of a woman taking the man's last name when
>they get married?
Well, my wife kept her name when we married and I have no problems 
with it.  The reasons were: 
1. A real pain in the rear. 
2. She is an M.D. and worked damn hard to see her name on that diploma
    and I would not deny her that satisfaction for the sake of tradition.
3. She likes her last name and wanted to keep it.

>
>I know a few men who seem to think it is solely a woman's problem and
>solely her decision.  She has the option of keeping her name or taking
>his or hyphenating them, but he does not expect to have to do anything
>at all.
>
Hmmm. To bad. Could be a great opportunity to get rid of a lousy
last name.

Derek