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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 12:04:09 MST
From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject:      RE: charity
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              13 Nov 1992 15:10:00 EST from <185422285@UCIS.VILL.EDU>

On Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:10:00 EST Alec D. Plotkin said:
>Having a rough Friday? Take down your pants and slide on the ice.
>Relax and let someone else play librarian.
>
Nope, Alec, I was actually having a pretty good friday....and pertty good
weekend and monday, too....but I get SO tired of folks almost daily
calling me up and wanting to give us their trash....and I KNOW they
mean well....but some of them get REALLY offended when we don't jump
with joy and send a coupla trucks and strong guys over to haul many
cartons of shit out of their garage or attic.  No exaggeration.  We get
these calls every  day....and I get quite a few of them....and of course
I'm nice and diplomatic and all that.....but......

dan
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Greetings,

I consider it remarkable that Tushar considers it remarkable that I am
surprised by Tushar's lack of apprehension.  After all, we all grant
that Tushar's perspicacity far exceeds my own humble intelligence.
Consequently, a lapse that on my part would hardly merit comment is
quite striking when attributed to Tushar.

Marty
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Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1992 23:07:19 MST
From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: California makes history!
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              13 Nov 1992 09:03:26 EST from <AUSBROOK@UCS.INDIANA.EDU>

On Fri, 13 Nov 1992 09:03:26 EST Entropy Warrior said:
>From NUTS-L:  Clinton's new tax form:
>
>How much did you make last year?  ______
>
>Send it in.
>
   Talk about "as old as the hills and twice as moldy"......

they've been using that one since____________    (tushie will answer us
                                                  from his copious supply
                                                  of useless knowledge)
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From:         Lobstrosities Unite <CHRISS%CWU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: Re: FYFI

>> Hmmm.  One might ask oneself, "Why should today be any <different>?" if one
>> were so inclined.  Goodness knows I would not be that inclined.
>>      ^^^^^                                      ^^^^^^^
>> Chris
>
>If I were not rolling around on the <carpet> laughing at *this*
>I would have to ask what *language* are we speaking, please????
>Or I would ask, *how* inclined are you, Chris baby, and in exactly
>*what* direction?  Or at *what* angle?  As *ts* would say, please
>explain yourself.  Immediately.
>--ggs

Oxford American Dictionary

in*cline v. 1 to lean, to slope. 2. to bend (the head or body) forward. 3. (pay
attention here, ggs. You may learn something) to have or cause a certain
tendency []*be inclined*, to have a certain tendency. _I'm inclined to agree_.

I was speaking English. Please do let us all know when you're able to start
reading and speaking it, too.  You actually might start making a little
<sense>, although I'd <be inclined> to believe otherwise.

Chris
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Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1992 09:09:00 EST
From:         ktw@MHWPA.ATT.COM
Subject:      Gleanings (68)
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AT&T strikes again: I still haven't received the actual mailing with
this week's Gleanings.  So I ftped to Ra, downloaded the nov16 archive,
edited it down.

The surrender to MCI and Sprint continues.....

>12) Leon Czolgosz (Steve K.)
Leon Czolgosz was an anarchist who attempted to assassinate President
Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt early in 1933.  He missed Roosevelt and
killed Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago.

>14) Mea Shearim/Judge Sol Wachtler (Ken W.)

Mea Shearim is an ultra-Orthodox section of Jerusalem inhabited
largely by a group called the Neturei Karta, allied with the Satmar
Hassidic sect in Brooklyn.  They are unpleasant.  Apparently, they
believe the State of Israel is an abomination because it was not
created by God.  Their young men refuse service in the Israeli Defense
Forces.  They have as little as possible to do with the population
outside the neighborhood.  They can be notably hostile if visitors
are not attired with what they take to be fitting modesty.

>17) Hebraicus Jersaicus (Ken W.)
Jewish guy from Jersey.  It ain't Mea Shearim, kids :-)

Ken
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Dan shares valuable insights on me:

>  Well, not sure it even fits him....since he seems quite sure that his
>OWN postings are brilliant and eternally valuable.....

Dan, it may benefit you to know that courage of conviction is the first
sign of genius. Always keep that in mind, Dan.

tushar
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From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject:      Lube Job
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It is obvious that ooogacooogaeedooo needs a bit of mineral
oil in its system today.  How *long* does it take, anyway?
Drop that load, boy, you'll feel better when you do.
Excuse me, please, have you had your bowel movement today?
--ggs
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:33:00 EST
From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Another Contest
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> Hey, come *on*, everybody! You are all pretending that
> Nancy is saying she doesn't agree with Bayla, while we
> all know that she is *agreeing* with Bayla, and telling
> -ggs NOT to start up any fresh garbage...
>
> judith

I, for one, *know* what nan is saying, and I want to say that
that was *never* my intension.  Not for a minute absolutely NOT.
--ggs
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 12:09:36 MST
From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Things that make you go *sigh*
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              18 Nov 1992 05:28:29 -0600 from <dorisann@TENET.EDU>

On Wed, 18 Nov 1992 05:28:29 -0600 Doris Smith said:
>Yes, many times.  Headless roosters also.

which is indeed preferable to a headless cock
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:45:17 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@CURSCI.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: FYFI
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On Sun, 22 Nov 1992 23:12:00 EST, "gilbertsmith" <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
 wrote:
> This should read: "offer an appropriate <prize> to....."
> --ggs (list inflectionologist)

Far be it from me to criticize the list inflectionologist, but wouldn't
"offer an <appropriate> prize" be more appropriate?

G
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Subject:      Re: Real BWP Stats

I prefer milk to beer.
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I thought Hugh McDiarmid is supposed to be the greatest poet of
the millenium.

tushar
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From:         Evelyn Duncan <R3EJD%AKRONVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
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              18 Nov 1992 20:30:04 MST from <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>

Dan,
  We use Pacific Page here to print PostScript.  It's a pretty good
product.

Question about hot dogs and buns:  Buy the package of jumbo hot dogs.
It contains 8 hot dogs (which go with 8 buns).  My favorite is the
jumbo hot dog with cheese.  Of course, the buns have to be spread
lightly with butter and broiled, first.

Evelyn
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:15:23 CST
From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Blast From The Past (Long!)
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> >Cory Albrecht                   12           0           0      282,960.03
>         From somewhere in Canada?  Calgary?

Guelph, I think.

> >Dusty Deal                      77           0           0    2,136,620.56
>         Is this the Alaskan?

Yes.

>
> >Frank Anshen                   157           0           0    2,782,179.66
>         Many extended discussions of linguistic esoterica.

He was always my ally in fights against Bill Sjostrom.  I miss Frank.
(Why do people named Frank always think right?)

> >Maryine GUILLOT                 92           0           0    1,930,740.94
>         Wasn't that 'Martine (from France)'?

Yes, it was Martine.  She must have made a typo in subscribing.  I had
noticed before that it said "Maryine."

> >NEAL TRAVEN                    129           0           0    3,174,896.00
>         That's more like it.

Yeah!

> >Espen Ore                       19           0           0      322,261.45
>         Norwegian, right?  He just disappeared one day.

There's a gif of him in the archives.  I don't think of him as permanently
missing.   Maybe he'll return.

> >Hope Greenberg                  26           0           0      920,781.13
>         Her ID at UVM was 'HAG'.  Should she be invited to the croning
>         ceremony?

Good point.

> >Charles Michel Boucher         430           0           0    1,823,646.20
>         Another Canadian.

Right.  He's still active in the e-world.  I don't know why he abandoned
us.

> >Average (units/day):            19           0           0      474,337.19
>         We used to be such a quiet crowd...

And some people thought the traffic was heavy back then...
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 08:40:27 -0600
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Quiet Night?
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On Mon, 16 Nov 1992, Entropy Warrior wrote:

> Pink piggy is even better.

But isn't that what <boys> have?

-abh
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 08:32:00 HST
From:         "Michael E. Macmillan" <MACMILLM%EWC.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: Re: Things that make you go *sigh*

>I have right now thought of a much cooler question - everybody check
>this out: WHY is it that we say "running around like a chicken with
>its head cut off?" Has anyone SEEN a chicken with its head cut off?
>Why should anyone use this phrase?

Well, this suggests a question to me too.  Has anyone ever actually
seen a Chinese fire drill?

Michael E. Macmillan
(macmillm@ewc)
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:24:00 EST
From:         "Alec D. Plotkin" <185422285%VUVAXCOM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: Croning

>>Profuse apologies from Alec, who now admits it was all a ruse and
>>never thought anybody would really vote for Clinton?


>We didn't - we voted or Mickey Mouse.  Come to think of it, we *did* vot
>for Clinton....  But I doubt Alec expected it.:-)

You did'nt. I am would be suprised. It was the obvious choice.

later

alec
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:12:32 CST
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Subject: Re: Things that make you go *sigh*

By the way, that reminds me: have you noticed how fridges tend to have
ELEVEN slots for eggs? It's really annoying to see a lone egg sitting
in the second row. I don't understand why manufacturers don't realize
this.

tushar
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> Gilbert Smith                   196

Don't forget that Giggles had a wounded digit for a while.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
Subject:      Re: comics
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>I am probably the only person who has never seen Nitendo.

I haven't either, except on TV commercials.... so that makes two of us.
Sega has outdone Nintendo here in market sales...... I've never played that
either. The boys did borrow one from a friend a few years ago just for the
experience, but I was very pleased when they decided that their 'real'
computers were more fun.

>Now I understand comic where boy tells dad he will go to bed just as soon
>as he finishes Nitendo game.  (Dad didn't fall for it).
>
>                            Peace,
>                                  Don

I think any kid could make any game last for just as long as Nintendo when it
comes to bedtime. :-)

Carolyn (who hasn't fallen for that one, either.)
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From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 486 for thanksgiving dinner
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> Say Natalie - has Frank fixed you up with "gnu screen" yet? - the mechanisms
> are different but the effect is giving you multiple sessions on Unix in
> a way very like desqvie.  (Instead of tap-tap-alt you do ^A^A to flip)

What's tap-tap-alt?  I do alt-s to switch in DV.  But gnu screen sounds
interesting.  Right now I'm mainly interested in getting a new hard disk
from my neighbor tomorrow.  The old new one has died.  I've got laptop
connected to the VDM at the moment and am cussing the mushy keyboard.
(As I think I've said several times on the list, my one regret about the
Zeos laptop is that it can't take an alternate keyboard.  It will take
an alternate monitor, but I don't care about that.  Its monitor is fine.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:57:03 CST
From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Talking Feet: the book
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Try teaching freshman comp when there's a clogging class meeting in
the classroom above.  That's a real treat.  It happened to me when I
was a TA at UT.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
From: renzland@gov.on.ca (Peter Renzland)
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Subject: "Wimmin" "Womyn" - Historical Roots?
Date: 18 Nov 92 05:33:14 GMT
Organization: Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto, Canada

First question: Some people use spellings such as "womyn".  Who uses
these forms?  What other words belong in the set?  What more is there to it?

Second question: Some people assume that such spellings are modern and
without historical basis, whereas others suggest historical roots.  Where do
these spellings come from?

PS: I didn't get much response on soc.feminism and sci.lang.  Words-l'ers,
please help!

-- 
Peter Renzland <renzland@gov.on.ca> Ontario Ministry of Health +1 416 327-7741
In real life:  <peter@renzland.org>   "Je danse donc je suis"  +1 416 323-1300
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From:         "Michael E. Macmillan" <MACMILLM%EWC.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: emulaser

>I haven't used it, but I'm looking for a good one too.  Names I have
>come across are goscript and ghostscript - the former for MS/DOS
>and the latter unknown - possibly unix.  Please let me know what you
>find out.
>
>Tony H.

Ghostscript is available for DOS, too.  Can be found on Simtel and
in other such collections.

Michael E. Macmillan
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Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:39:28 CST
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Subject:      Re: My first CS assignment: THE WAKATRON!

>Tushar, please apply your program to some text, so we can see how well
>it does.

Here it is, without fudging. (Can't sign below that, so I'll do it here:

tushar)
________________________________________________________________________

<To be>, or not <to be: that is> the question:
Whether <'tis nobler in the> mind to suffer
<The slings and arrows> of outrageous fortune,
<Or to take arms> against a sea <of troubles>,
And by <opposing end them>? To <die: to sleep>;
No <more>; and by a <sleep to say we> end
The heart-ache <and the thousand natural> shocks
That flesh <is heir to>, 'tis <a consummation
Devoutly to> be wish'd. To <die>, to sleep;
To <sleep: perchance to dream:> ay, there's the <rub>;
For in that <sleep of death what> dreams may come
<When we have shuffled> off this mortal <coil>,
Must give us <pause: there's the respect>
That makes calamity <of so long life>;
<For who would bear> the whips and <scorns of time>,
The <oppressor's wrong>, the proud <man's contumely>,
The pangs <of despised love>, the <law's delay>,
The insolence <of office and the> spurns
That patient <merit of the unworthy> takes,
When he <himself might his quietus> make
With a <bare bodkin>? who would <fardels bear>,
To grunt <and sweat under a> weary life,
But <that the dread of> something after death,
<The undiscover'd country from> whose bourn
No <traveller returns>, puzzles the <will
And makes us> rather bear those <ills> we have
Than fly to others <that we know not> of?
Thus conscience <does make cowards of> us all;
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:43:32 -0500
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              20, 92 4:37 pm

> --ggs (who thought Wayne's World was the *stupidest* movie ever
>        made and did not laugh *once*.....)
>
But you *watched* it in the first place! Serves you right...
A
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From:         Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Are The Portland Planners Planning?
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              at Nov 22, 92 9:44 am

> We haven't heard much from Portland lately about Salmonbake '93.  How's
> the planning going?  Were any of the Portland Planners at Clambake '92?

Natalie, just in case - don't let the person who volunteered (in the presence
of Judith) to roast a goat slip away - his services might be needed.

rashmi
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From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Teachers and students
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>students' evaluation forms. Here's a question for you teaching pros out there -
>what was your reaction to your first set of student evaluations? What you ex-
>pected? Any shocking surprises?

I can't remember the first set -- that was too long ago.  But there are often
surprises.  One of the best surprises is thinking that you've really done a
rotten job with a particular class and discovering that they thought you
were wonderful.  That may say something about the validity of student
evaluations, of course...
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         Nancy Harwood <harwood@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Hello?
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>
> The net seems strangely quiet this afternoon, although most places are
> responding to 'ping' ok.  Is everybody just feeling quiet today, or are
> the net goblins secretly stealing mail?
>    --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

I think it must have been the goblins playing tricks...this message, which
was sent around 5:30, wasn't in my mailbox the last time I checked, which
was shortly before 9.  Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
ndh
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Date: 17 Nov 92 00:28:11 GMT
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:Funny, I had expected the List Hoser. . . er, um ..Dowser to go for the bate.

Was that bait too?  hey - you're the master baiter here...

G
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:45:35 CST
From:         samant@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject:      Re: How to deliver a specimen

>   Dan, this is a most dignified response.  Some of us have been
>   taking bets all day on how you would handle this.  I am happy
>   to say that I put my money on your better nature.  Thanks,
>                                                        brad

This increasing tendency of starting books on possible list
occurences and private betting among the inner circles of the
list makes us feel we are being considered as mere objects.
Please, display some restraint!

Another thing: Under no circumstance should one suggest to Dan
that his are the most predictable responses to everything,
although it is perfectly true. I speak from experience.

tushar