HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: pavlovic-milan@yale.edu (Milan Pavlovic)
Newsgroups: yale.minerva-users,misc.test
Subject: Re: Permanent finger disabling
Date: 11 Dec 1992 14:11:02 -0500
Organization: Yale University Science & Engineering UNIX(tm), New Haven, CT 06520-2158
NNTP-Posting-Host: minerva.cis.yale.edu

In article <1ganiuINNirf@SUNED.ZOO.CS.YALE.EDU> warren-matthew@cs.yale.edu (Matthew S. 'Opie' Warren) writes:
>
>----- cut here ------ 8< --------
>
>suned ~ % finger xikano@leland.stanford.edu
>[leland.stanford.edu]
>Login name: xikano                      In real life: Omar C. Figueroa
>Directory: /s3/E/xikano                 Shell: /bin/tcsh
>Never logged in.
>Unread mail since Fri Dec 11 10:06:13 1992
>Project: Sorry, I don't have a project description yet.
>No Plan.
>suned ~ %
>
>----- cut here ------ 8< --------
>
>Now, that's MY KIND of remote finger disabling!  As long as we disable
>fingers as well as STANFORD, I'm ALL FOR IT.
>
>
>Matt
>-- 
>Matthew S. "Opie" Warren     warren-matthew@yale.edu
>"It wouldn't have been anything, even if it were gonna be a thing."

  Well, the last time I talked with a friend at Stanford was in May, and at 
that time leland *was* disabled from remote fingers.  Actually, one of the
reasons why the sysadmin at Stanford disabled it, was because the undergrads
were wasting too much time on talk!  And then the sysadmin totally eliminated
the possibility for leland people to talk to anyone outside of their system.
Maybe the SECF should think about doing the same for minerva!

  Ha, ha, ha!  Only kidding folks, I'm not *that* anti-social.  And, seeing
that most minerva users disagree with me over this issue, I'm forced to 
follow the motto - if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.  So.....you won't be
hearing from me any more on this issue.  I thought it was neat to have more
privacy, but I guess this way more people will be able to enjoy the artistic
mastery of my .plan file.

  It's back to the soc.culture.* flame war scene with Mutlu & co. for me.  
  Later.....

Milan

Newsgroups: misc.test
From: hosseino@yu1.yu.edu (Joshua Hosseinoff)
Subject: Grand finale
Organization: Yeshiva College, Yeshiva University
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 09:50:08 GMT
Distribution: ny
X-Posted-From: yu1.yu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

And this time the signature is automatically appended and
the from field shows hosseino@yu1.yu.edu instead of just hosseino@yu1
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: tester@test1
Subject: Re: Test
Organization: Test Ltd 
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:27:51 GMT

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From: pete@bignode.equinox.gen.nz (Pete Moore)
Subject: test
Newsgroups: misc.test
Organization: Equinox Networks
Reply-To: pete@bignode.equinox.gen.nz
Summary: test
Keywords: test
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: 18 Dec 92 18:33:51 +1200
Organization: Equinox Networks

test
--
 +-------------------  pete@bignode.equinox.gen.nz  -------------------+
From: ead@cs.ucsb.edu (Eric De Mund)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: test
Date: 13 Dec 92 22:59:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: orion.ead.724287592
Reply-To: Eric De Mund <ead@cs.ucsb.edu>
Organization: UC Santa Barbara
X-Reply-To: Eric De Mund <ead@cs.ucsb.edu>

ead,

this is a test. the time is Sun Dec 13 3:00pm.

ead <ead@cs.ucsb.edu>

"No self-respecting fish would want to be wrapped in that kind of paper." --
Mike Royko on the Chicago Sun-Times after it was taken over by Rupert Murdoch
--
eric <ead@cs.ucsb.edu> +1 805 968-9767
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: A test
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 13:33:01 GMT
Organization: TSAKC-TC
Reply-To: trashman@crud.mn.org

This is a test.

--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
From: Mark.Purcell@pos.apana.org.au (Mark Purcell)
Reply-To: msp@pos.apana.org.au
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: test
Date: 14 Dec 92 0:33:32 GMT



----
Mark.Purcell@pos.apana.org.au
62/25 Market Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000.  (02) 283 5598    

Newsgroups: misc.test
From: news@schbbs.mot.com (Net News)
Subject: Test from mot.com
Reply-To: news@ftpbox.mot.com
Organization: MOTOROLA 
Distribution: il
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 09:26:06 GMT

This is a test.  The distribution of this shouldn't
go far, as we only want to test the first few hops
on our newsfeed.  Replies should be sent to the Reply-To
address and not the Sender address.
From: vickie@pilot.njin.net (Vickie Mapes)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: .sigTestII
Date: 13 Dec 92 09:36:47 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

lalalala
From: dan@gac.edu (Dan Boehlke)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: testing new server
Date: 17 Dec 92 16:00:18 GMT
Reply-To: dan@gac.edu
Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College
NNTP-Posting-Host: nic.gac.edu

Greetings,

Just testing to make sure this gets out...

--
Dan Boehlke                    Internet:  dan@gac.edu
Academic Computing             BITNET:    dan@gacvax1.bitnet
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN 56082 USA        Phone:     (507)933-7596
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: gary@dragon.dsh.org (Gary D. Duzan)
Subject: A test, of course
Organization: Delaware State Hospital
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:15:24 GMT

   What else would it be?

                                   Gary D. Duzan
                                   Network Administrator
                                   Delaware State Hospital
From: UEM5_IPA@venus.ipa.fhg.de (Ralf Mischke)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Test - ignore
Date: 14 Dec 1992 16:12:40 GMT
Organization: IPA Stuttgart, FRG
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: venus.ipa.fhg.de
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

THIS IS A Test.!!!
abcdefg


-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ralf Mischke
Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung
Stuttgart, Germany
0711-970 1990
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: hamm@ssdt-bluestein.sps.mot.com (Steve Hamm)
Subject: testing
Reply-To: hamm@ssdt-bluestein.sps.mot.com (Steve Hamm)
Organization: Motorola Inc., SPS SSDT, Austin, Texas.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:20:44 GMT


just testing
--
Steve Hamm --- Motorola Inc. 3501 Ed Bluestein Blvd, MD-M2, Austin TX 78762
hamm@ssdt-bluestein.sps.mot.com  UUCP: ...cs.utexas.edu!oakhill!austoto!hamm
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: rbnsn@mosaic.shearson.com (Ken Robinson)
Subject: Just testing....
Reply-To: krbnsn@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Bothers
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 15:31:52 GMT

Just another meaningless test.... :-)

---
+ USMail: Ken Robinson                  | Email:                 
+         Lehman Brothers, Inc 		|
+         390 Greenwich Street - 4West  | krbnsn@shearson.com
+         New York  NY  10013           | 
+  Voice: (212)341-3180                 |
+    Fax: (212)341-3445                 |
From: MMORSE@nsf.gov
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Re: Opex
Summary: IGNORE
Keywords: IGNORE
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:58:04 GMT
Organization: National Science Foundation

In article <1992Dec17.215914.1@brg5.ldgo.columbia.edu> opex@brg5.ldgo.columbia.edu writes:
>From: opex@brg5.ldgo.columbia.edu
>Subject: Re: Opex 
>Summary: IGNORE
>Keywords: IGNORE
>Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 02:59:14 GMT
>In article <1992Dec16.234423.1@brg5.ldgo.columbia.edu>, opex@brg5.ldgo.columbia.edu writes:
>> IGNORE, Opex
From: scott@delmarva.COM (Doke)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: testing
Date: 20 Dec 1992 02:21:26 GMT
Organization: Delmarva Power and Light Co.
Distribution: newark
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol5.delmarva.com

testing from blackhole.delmarva.com
From: clp@megadon.uucp (Chuck L. Peterson)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: hey
Date: 13 Dec 92 18:26:25 GMT
Organization: Powerful Software Flanges of California

Fuck you.
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: icj@cmutual.com.au (Ian Johnston)
Subject: test from xrn
Organization: Colonial Mutual Group 
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:15:49 GMT



just testing
-- 
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UNIX System Admin.                           phone: +61-3-6418548
Colonial Mutual Life Aust. (ACN 004021809)   fax  : +61-3-6076198
From: mrbulli@btoy1.UUCP (Mr. Bulli (private account))
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Test - what else
Date: 13 Dec 92 14:15:29 GMT
Reply-To: mrbulli%btoy1.uucp@ee.rochester.edu
Organization: Private UUCP site
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]


Yet another test for CNews.
From: news@nlm.nih.gov
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: kern test
Date: 18 Dec 92 18:10:05 GMT
Organization: National Library of Medicine

please ignore
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: Lisa.Kotter@launchpad.unc.edu (Lisa Ann Kotter)
Subject: Testing
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:55:53 GMT

--
   The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
           internet:  laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: Bilbo@middle.earth.ea
Subject: Trying the .sig X(crossing fingers)
Organization: J. Random Misconfigured Site
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:43:20 GMT
X-Posted-From: zuni.math.byu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu


Testing the .sig stuff

--
My .sig file was destroyed <Heavenly Praises !>
-Bilbo@middle.earth.ea

Bilbo T. Baggins
From: ccdarg@dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: test
Date: 18 Dec 92 11:22:43 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

Yet another one...

-- 
Alan Greig                            Janet: Alan@UK.AC.DUNDEE-TECH
Dundee Institute of Technology	   Internet: Alan@DCT.AC.UK
Tel: (0382) 308810                 Int: +44 382 308810
              -- There is only one true conspiracy --
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: This is a test
From: Nathan Lee <lee@gac.edu>
Date: 16 Dec 92 16:10:08 -0600
Reply-To: lee@gac.edu
Distribution: world

This is a test of our INN news server...

Nathan
--
Nathan Lee   (lee@gac.edu)
NeXT Campus Consultant
Gustavus Adolphus College
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: jrc2k@Virginia.EDU ("Roxie Conley")
Subject: I SAID, IS THIS THING ON?
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:32:39 GMT

another stupid test...

Newsgroups: misc.test
From: news@s1s1.sx.mont.nec.com (News Administrator)
Subject: This is a test!
Organization: HNSX Supercomputers
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 02:30:40 GMT


Newsgroups: misc.test
From: gerald@torolab4.vnet.ibm.com (Gerald Oskoboiny)
Subject: test from gerald
Originator: gerald@gerald
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:46:07 GMT
Reply-To: gerald@torolab4.vnet.ibm.com
Organization: IBM Canada Ltd.

testing
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: cokely@nb.rockwell.com (pianoman)
Subject: test
Organization: Rockwell International
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:05:46 GMT

test
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: dawn@ca.dynix.com (Dawn Whiteside)
Subject: Welcome to my test
Summary: for the OJU
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:18:47 GMT
Distribution: ont
Organization: Dynix Automated Library Systems, Waterloo ON

This is a post to misc.test to show people what they can expect when
_they_ post a message to misc.test and the autoreply daemons get their
hands on it.
-- 
Dawn Whiteside
Customer Support Unix Specialist
Dynix Automated Library Systems, Waterloo ON
dawn@ca.dynix.com
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett)
Subject: test
Reply-To: barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:18:24 GMT


This is a test
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: dtiberio@libws1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio)
Subject: Testing xamiga.linet.org *************
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:25:23 GMT



	HA HA. Just a joke. It still doesn't work, but maybe if we
sit around and pray long enough it will work eventually.

	Get those brain cells moving Erik!




-- 
      Amiga Graphics Association BBS (516) 473-6351  24 HRS, 14.4k baud
PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT PEROT
    "I don't have any experience in running up a 4 trillion dollar debt."
From: stevew@chineham.euro.csg.mot.com (Steve Weet)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: TESTING Steve Weet
Date: 17 Dec 92 10:15:41 GMT
X-Received: by usenet.pa.dec.com; id AA13297; Thu, 17 Dec 92 02:19:50 -0800
X-Received: by inet-gw-1.pa.dec.com; id AA26273; Thu, 17 Dec 92 02:19:47 -0800
X-Received: from pobox.mot.com ([129.188.137.100]) by motgate.mot.com with SMTP (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4/MOT-2.6 for <misc.test.usenet@decwrl.dec.com>)
          id AA20343; Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:19:40 -0600
X-Received: from chimpc01.euro.csg.mot.com ([140.101.110.3]) by pobox.mot.com with SMTP (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4/MOT-2.6 for <misc.test.usenet@decwrl.dec.com>)
          id AA15252; Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:17:37 -0600
X-Received: by chimpc01.euro.csg.mot.com (5.61/MCDMAIL IR04 [03/06/92 15:24]/1.34)
	id AA22543; Thu, 17 Dec 92 04:15:42 -0600
X-To: misc.test.usenet (Test News)
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL0]
X-Mime-Version: 1.0
X-Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
X-Content-Length: 354

TESTING TESTING
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steve Weet - European Mis - Motorola Cellular Subscriber Group
Beechgreen Court, Chineham, Basingstoke, HANTS England.
Phone : +44 (0)256 790154  E-Mail  stevew@chineham.euro.csg.mot.com  
Fax   : +44 (0)256 817481  Mobile  : +44 (0)850 335105  Post : w10075
From: mrbulli@btoy1.UUCP (Mr. Bulli)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Test for cnews
Date: 11 Dec 92 21:10:33 GMT
Reply-To: mrbulli%btoy1.uucp@ee.rochester.edu
Organization: Private UUCP site
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Test for cnews ...
--
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| (716)253-7958    | UUCP  (private): ..rutgers!ur-valhalla!btoy1!mrbulli |
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From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Testy
Date: Monday, 14 Dec 92 11:01:00 CST

This is a test.
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: "Eric Applegate" <EAPPLE@boston.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: (none)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:52:16 GMT

Newsgroups: alt.flame, alt.test, misc.test
Subject: Testing ...
Test # 6
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: lachlan@hydra.itc.gu.edu.au (Lachlan)
Subject: Test Thingy Ignore
Originator: lachlan@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au
Organization: ITC, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Date: 15 Dec 92 00:54:16 GMT

This is a test ! no really!
From: tbrann@black.ox.ac.uk (Tony Brannigan)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Female Intuition
Date: 12 Dec 92 15:13:23 GMT
Organization: Oxford University Engineering Dept.
Originator: tbrann@black

A while back, I thought I'd gotten my girlfriend pregnant.  Being an
impoverished student, I decided to call home...

"Hi, Mom?"
 "Hello dear, you don't usually ring at his time."
"I have a major problem." (whinging voice)
 "Yes?"
"Its about sex."
 "OH CHRIST!  You aren't gay are you???"

Uncanny.

Tony
-- 
"And soon all of us will sleep under the earth, | tbrann@ox.ac.uk
  we who never let each other sleep above it."  | u90afb@ecs.ox.ac.uk
   Marina Tsvetayeva 1915                       | oupafb@ox.ac.uk
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: briank@ars2.uucp (D. Brian Kimmel)
Subject: YAT
Organization: Automated Retail Systems, Seattle, Wa
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:21:23 GMT

Yet Another Test
-- 
D. Brian Kimmel           /    briank@ars2.UUCP   \   The Emerald City....
Director of R & D        \  Voice  (206) 325-8922  / Seattle, Washington.
Automated Retail Systems  \  Fax  (206) 325-9127  / Standard disclaimer(s).
From: akennedy@mercury.ncat.edu
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: Test Maybe this time!
Date: 21 Dec 92 03:29:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: North Carolina A&T State University

Well I hope this works. I'm having
real trouble with this Pnews editor.

Alvin
From: lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se (Stamos Stamos)
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: test
Date: 15 Dec 92 20:04:41 GMT
Organization: Ericsson Communications Inc. Montreal, Canada
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.




What else?





--
Stamos <lmcstst@noah.ericsson.se>            ZZR11            Ellas
Ericsson, Cellular Design
Montreal, Canada.
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: dcs@neutron.chem.yale.edu (Dave Schweisguth)
Subject: Re: Testing followups
Organization: Yale University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 13:46:52 GMT

Dave Schweisguth (dcs@neutron.chem.yale.edu) wrote:
: Testing ...

: --
: | Dave Schweisguth   Yale MB&B & Chemistry   Net: dcs@neutron.chem.yale.edu |
: | Lab phone: 203-432-5208     Fax: 203-432-6144    Home phone: 203-624-3866 |

Testing ...

--
| Dave Schweisguth   Yale MB&B & Chemistry   Net: dcs@neutron.chem.yale.edu |
| Lab phone: 203-432-5208     Fax: 203-432-6144    Home phone: 203-624-3866 |
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: news@berlioz.crs4.it (USENET News System)
Subject: TEST
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:17:16 GMT
Distribution: world 
Organization: CRS4, Center for Adv.Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia

Please ignore this.
From: diskio@crypto5.uwaterloo.ca
Newsgroups: misc.test
Subject: fee fie foe fum
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:27:38 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo
Originator: dgaudet@cayley.uwaterloo.ca


Yum
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: ikeda@from.me.to.you (Makoto Ikeda)
Subject: What did you expect anyway?
Organization: This Organisation plc
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:27:09 GMT

Keywords: 

Newsgroups: misc.test
From: dcs@neutron.chem.yale.edu (Dave Schweisguth)
Subject: Test III
Organization: Yale University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 13:49:23 GMT

Try again.

--
| Dave Schweisguth   Yale MB&B & Chemistry   Net: dcs@neutron.chem.yale.edu |
| Lab phone: 203-432-5208     Fax: 203-432-6144    Home phone: 203-624-3866 |
Newsgroups: misc.test
From: news@berlioz.crs4.it (USENET News System)
Subject: TEST
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:52:34 GMT
Organization: CRS4, Center for Adv.Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia

TEST
Newsgroups: misc.headlines,alt.news-media
From: packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer)
Subject: Re: Princess Diana, Somalia, NY Times, history
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Dept. of Independence
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 12:26:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.201441.7735@sco.com>, erics@sco.COM (eric smith) writes...
>and in each case the prime motive is sales. You want to intellectualize
>it to show that you understand the subtle turnings of American journalism,
>but sometimes it's really just more simple than that.


Starvation in Somalia at Christmastime? It's highly unlikely
that the massive coverage given to this story has anything to
do with earning money for the news media.

The idea that only money drives the press is a short-circuit
that keeps people blissfully ignorant of the extent to which they
are being manipulated -- or educated, depending on your point of
view -- by what appears to be nothing more than a series of news
reports. 

How did Negroes become blacks? How did vagrants become the 
homeless? Through a second-order agea on the part of editors
that had nothing to do with making money.
Newsgroups: misc.headlines,talk.politics.misc,talk.politics.mideast,alt.conspiracy,alt.censorship
From: niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent)
Subject: Re: ARF's racist remark was:Re: Treason vs. Espionage
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 10:18:22 GMT

In <BzA2vG.KyI@ddsw1.mcs.com> arf@ddsw1.mcs.com (Jack Schmidling) writes:
>In <1g4a63INNbi6@agate.berkeley.edu> dan@jonas.berkeley.edu (dan graves) says:

>>|>  >You agree that non-whites are incapable of sustaining our 
>>|>  civilization?  That's pretty raw even for you, Jack.

>>|>  I was agreeing with sentiment.  I did not choose the words.  
>>|>  It is someone elses' quote.

>>|>  I would have used the culture instead of civilization.

>>|>  Clearly when a whole group of Aamericans desides to call 
>>|>  themselves African-Americans, they are implying a desire to 
>>|>  promote a different culture.

>>This comment is racist.  Clearly Schmidling thinks
>>that African Americans have less right to their identity
>>than Italian Americans or Irish Americans or 
>>(insert Caucasian identity) Americans.

>>I've got news for you, Schmidling, you hateful racist
>>bastard.  African Americans have been here longer than most groups
>>and have made more of a contribution to American culture
>>than any other ethnic group i can think of.
>>They can call themselves anything they like and i for 
>>one will respect their contribution to MY culture.

>>Yes, Schmidling, you filthy racist, African Americans
>>are just as American as you are.  In fact, you 
>>have shown you do not understand the basic principles that 
>>the United States depends upon. I for one am ashamed that
>>you exist to shame the name of my great country.

>I don't know where to begin editing this rubbish so I left in in tact.

>All I said was the African Americans are (by definition) promoting African
>culture.  Everything you said in response is nothing by hateful rubbish
>because you can't think of anything objective to say about what is 
>a given and are to stupid to keep your mouth shut.

This was a dumb rebuttal to Schmidling's idiotic post.  Schmidling, your
post was stupid because it made no sense.  (1) There is no such thing as
"African culture."  Any more than there is such a thing as "European
culture."  (2) African-American's are not by definition promoting
African culture at all.  (3) When you say they are "promoting a
different culture," what do you mean?  Different than what?  Different
than non-African-Americans?  Sure.  But Italian-Americans promote a
different culture than non-Italian-Americans, and you never seem to be
complaining that Italian-Americans can't sustain "our" civilization.

And talk about "to [sic] stupid to keep your mouth shut."  Gee, pots and
kettles, huh, arf?
-- 
David M. Nieporent   | Is it too early to start making predictions for 1993?
niepornt@phoenix.    | Probably, but that never stopped me before.
   princeton.edu     | ALE: Baltimore ALW: Chicago NLE: Montreal NLW: Atlanta
Baltimore Orioles 93 | AL MVP: Cal Ripken  AL Cy Young: Mike Mussina
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