HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Honesty, Honestly!
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 23:22:49 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.214144.26122@mixcom.com> kkwwkk@mixcom.com (TA Shaw) writes:
>
>
>The Rip(ster) ponders complete honesty......
>[theme song from jeopardy plays]
>or
>[fire department is called due to excessive smoke]
>;-)

Reminds me of the guy who fell into the outhouse and started yelling
'Fire!  Fire!' When the firedepartment showed up they asked where the
fire was and why he was yelling fire.  'Well if I had yelled "Shit!"
would you have come...?'

>I've been completely honest with you Rip, but you don't
>know everything about me......[at least I hope not ;-)]

Well, you have been honest in what you have written to me, but again
I want to bring up my argument of truth.  What you perceive as true
and honest may not be what *I* perceive as true and honest.  So you
have told me and Julie *your* truth about what and who you are...  as
have I, and everyone here.  We can't help it, we are just too close
to the subject! :-)

>So who does know everything about me?  Anyone hazard a guess?
>If you guessed me, BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT, thank you for playing and
>we have some nice parting gifts for you. (I said parting, not
>farting....sheesh...)

Does this mean you aren't going to pull my finger?

>Do I need to tell someone about my past?
If you want to....

>Do I need to tell someone
>about my dreams?  Do I need to tell someone about my fears?

Again, only if you want to. There are things in my past that you
don't *want* to know about....

>I
>don't think so, although I need to be honest with my significant
>other, but that does NOT mean I have to tell them everything.  This
>in turn does not mean I am keeping secrets either...

Nobody said you had to.  But you do need to be as honest as you can
about how you feel in your present relationships.  And my point is,
and you touched on it, is that you can't know everything about
another person, because you can't know everything about yourself!

>Humbly yours.
And you are so *good* at being humble!  :-)

>P.S. It should be noted that I used Rip's and Julie's name in
>vain without their express written consent.  Oh well. So Sue
>me. As long as Sue is redheaded, or brunette or blonde....er..
>never mind.  I'm revealing too much.

Well, since 'rip' is not my real name, I could care less... and is
Sue any relation to Destiny?


rip
-- 
Epperson's law:
        When a man says it's a silly, childish game, it's probably
something his wife can beat him at.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: apb.4819@nd.edu (voluptua love)
Subject: Re: a gift for him
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Distribution: alt.romance.chat
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 19:16:36 GMT

In article <peterw.725239389@coombs> peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West) writes:
>From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
>Subject: Re: a gift for him
>Date: 24 Dec 92 23:23:09 GMT

><ICSJM@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:

>>the perfect gift would be, being together, holding eachother and dreaming
>>about the future......together

>You're making me cry.... its not your fault, but I just want to hold
>him so bad right now....

>Edouard, I love you

>clare

>--

>usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 

>                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au



>only 14 days to go...

tell us what the coombs bldg is like these days, whether the philosophers 
have all gone to the dogs, and whether relevant logic has a future saving 
romance for wogs
 
------------------------------------------
Stephen H. Voss
University of Notre Dame
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: "A.J. Janschewitz" <p00258@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: Another new participant
Organization: Performance Systems Int'l
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 13:51:16 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.3)

>Hi, Jan (I'll call you Jan til you introduce yourself properly :-),
>I'm clare, the offical welcomer of the RFA,

I'm usually called "A.J." (have been since my first childhood), but will 
answer to nearly anything. Since you are acting in your official 
capacity, I will consider myself welcomed <g>.

Happy new year to all of good cheer, and given that the basis of this 
place is romance, there must be an abundance of that about ...

==a.j.==

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Please think of an aphorism and ascribe it to this place in the message.
Thank you.
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From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Post-Christmas
Date: 31 Dec 92 02:27:04 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.2

bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) writes:

>peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West) writes:
>>   Welcome to ARC, the happiest place on the net

>or at least the silliest I've ever seen

oh yes, difinately the silliest....

>>the RFA (the Romantic Fireside Association) is as real as any
>>organisation can be when most of the members have never met each
                           ^^^^
                           this is the relevant word. I too have met
several members of the association and so have others at chats etc but
most people haven't met most other people in the organisation.

>never met? NEVER?

happy New Year

clare

--
usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 
                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au

only 8 days to go...
Organization: Masters student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Date: Fri,  1 Jan 1993 00:16:57 -0500 
From: Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Romance...

The Ghost (user phantasm@iastate.edu) writes:
>ICSJM@ASUACAD.BITNET writes:
>>  Romance isn't dead, It's just been tempoarily put on hold, till we re-
>>  dicover what it really is!!!  Most think romance is ' Hi- wanna come 
>>  over to my house and look at my etchings? Is that what romance has 
>>  degraded too?
> 
>Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of
>romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past, so long as
>there is a wrong left unredressed on earth.
> 
>		-Charles Kingsley

All these talk about chivalry makes me think about one of the phrases in the
military. An Officer and a Gentleman (or a Lady I suppose for the women's 
officers). Such a contradiction of terms. There are Gentleman's virtues
that wouldn't help them being a good officer when dealing with the Enemy. Such
as politeness, courtesy, fairness, honesty, kindness and mercy. No officer in
their right mind would give these things to their Enemy (at least not those
who wants to lead their men out of battle alive). But they have to be
all those 
things to their subordinate. Does this mean that only complex people will 
succeed in the armed forces?? 

RickI, the RoadRunner
In a philosophical mood right now.
Just letting you have a taste of my hot air :)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: the obligatory new years stuff
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 07:19:29 GMT

hey hosehead, it's like, the new year eh.
like, have a good one eh?
and don't forget the beer hoser!

-bacon mackenzie
(Bob and Doug's bro)

(In the more serious vein: this is the best newsgroup I've found since
I started branching out from the comp.* hierarchy - the air isn't ablaze
in flame and smoke, and people don't take life so damn seriously here - and
it's been wonderful and refreshing meeting y'all. may your new year last 365
days, and may the blessings of our Lord be with you all.)

hmmm...seems like we oughta have something special...
*think*think*think*smoke curls*
*poof*
*the dreaded wand of VR appears*
*poof*
*lawn furniture appears, along with a wonderful bottle of port and filled
glasses*
*POOF!*
*the formerly night sky now unfolds before you in a dazzling sunrise
filled with the wonderous promise of the new year, the sun rising, glowing
in a bright red-orange ball over the vista of a majestic mountain range*

Cheers, folks.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 03:40:53 GMT

In article <1993Jan3.130459.11361@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>
>>In article <1992Dec31.121633.304@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>>>rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>>>
>>>>In article <1992Dec29.015323.5518@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>
>>**deleted stuff**
>
>>>>>I've never spent a *whole* week in bed....  :-)~~~~~
>>>
>>>>I think she means *tied up* in bed, for a week....
>>>
>>>Tied up in the busy sense, Rip.
>>>I don't use ropes!  :-)
>
>>You don't *have* to...  My Mistress knows more knots than drieux!
>
>I know - I was thinking more along the lines of soft silk cords,
>or maybe some fur-lined handcuffs I could borrow.....

Well, I know she has some handcuffs.  Don't know if they are fur-lined
or not though... ;-)

>Oopps - sorry! Wrong newsgroup!  :-)

Nope you got the right grope... (sorry, group)

rip
-- 
Grab reality by the balls, and squeeze...
                                        Tempus
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: A New Addition to My Clan
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 04:49:29 GMT

In article <1992Dec28.075924.1298@coe.montana.edu> E. Lloyd Olson writes:
>Hi, All.
>     Guess What!  Not two hours ago, my nephew, Ethan Thomas
>Olson, was born (10:50 pm, MST, 12-27-92, to be exact).  I will
>get to see him probably around New Year's (right now, my family
>is planning to go to Denver [my brother's residence] on the 30th
>of December).  *HUGS* and cigars all around.  I remain,
>                           -Yrs. in Fear & Loathing,
>                               E. Lloyd Olson, Esq.

I'll skip the cigar and the hug, but congrats anyway...

-bacon
From: wmcgillivray@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (santa knight)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: happy holidays
Date: 23 Dec 92 16:39:58 GMT
Reply-To: wmcgillivray@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: oavax.csuchico.edu

To all readers and lurkers of ARC ...

HO, HO, HO!  Merry Christmas everyone ... and a Happy New Year.

May your days be brighter
May your step be firmer
May your eyes be clearer
May your head be higher
May your cares be lighter
May your life be happier
May your goals be nearer
May your love life be warmer

SK
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Monday, 21 Dec 1992 12:59:06 MST
From: <ICSJM@ASUACAD.BITNET>(jojo)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: women

     main point of this topic is ----why does the perfect match for you always
end up being married to some jerk.  She knows it, but doesn't want to leave
him.....she believes in trying,  but after 5 or 6 tries, it seems like she
get the idea that the guy is a jerk, and go with the person that really
loves her????
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-)
Subject: Re: Beauty
Organization: OFSA
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:16:55 GMT

jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter) sez:


>Surprised you?  How's that.  And my darlin' looked delicious that evening.

I thought the sweater made me look kinda wide.

>Especially on the dance floor, holding me close, dancing to the song that I
>walked down the forest path to when we got married 3 months ago.  My baby
>has the best arms for dancing ever.  They are strong, yet soft.  I felt

It was a lot of fun...strange with  me not being a "party animal" and
all but I loved dancing with my lovely wife all night long. We did
almost all the slow dances and even "fast" danced once (so to speak). 

"strong, yet soft"? Sounds mushy my dear. You surely meant to say,
"Strong yet tender"...or something like that. :)

>like a princess with the lights low, the music soft, and my man nibbling
>on my neck as we danced....Ahhhhh, what an evening.

Ahhh, but you are a princess.



S.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Xmas
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 19:02:08 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

Greetings everyone... it's the 24th and Xmas eve... I just wanted
to wish everyone a very merry holiday season and a safe New
Years... many wishes of love, joy, laughter and happiness to all
of you out there.

SNUGS

Mary-Ann
-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mary-Ann Verwey                    Hold on to the shining moments in times
verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca             of darkness, they will pull you through
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organization: Masters student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:52:06 -0500 
From: Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
	<1992Dec29.191952.12910@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>

This has nothing to do with ARC, but
Lis comments on Rip .sig:
> >rip
> >-- 
> >Why bother building any more nuclear warheads until we use the ones we
> >have?
> 
> Rip, I love the above line.  And I agree.   I tell ya, ol'
> Bush is gonna have our military strung out all over the world
> right before he gives up his presidency, the idiot.  We need
> to stay in our own country and take care of our own people for
> a change.   Pisses me off.  Just my $0.02....

Actually there is a good use for nuclear weapons. Like population control
for instance. If we flatten the top 50 or so densest population region in
the world, there might be a lot of social problem that is solved. Btw, did
you realize the 5 most populous countries in the world contain half of 
world population? 'Mazes the mind don't you think?

RickI, the RoadRunner
In a violent and martial mood.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 21:27:03 GMT

In article <MfCWK_u00XsL0h_mga@andrew.cmu.edu> Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>> In article <92358.112546AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> Lisa Mae <AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> \
>> writes:
>> **bunch deleted**
>>
>> >*curious look*  What kind of new toys?   ...I'm just curious mind you, I
>> >have not decided to see these toys yet. (I hate this problem I have with
>> >being overly curious *sigh*)
>>
>> Careful!  You know what curiosity did to the pussy!
>
>So what did curiosity do to the pussy? Cream it?
>
>RickI, the RoadRunner


Creamed Cat?  Is that as bad as creamed corn?  *yuck!* :-P

rip
-- 
Your conscience never stops you from doing anything.  It just stops
you from enjoying it.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: E. Lloyd Olson
Subject: Re: *sigh*
Originator: icsu0237@ming.cs.montana.edu
Organization: Bob's Fish, Chips, & Insurance
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 06:49:50 GMT

In article <20DEC199221162680@uhdvx3> 9999cs02@uhdvx3 (Tina Marie!) writes:
>
>	Well, I met her tonight.  The girl.  The wife.  
>
    [Narrative regarding ex-boyfriend and his family-arranged marriage
       munched]
>
>	I'm glad he's happy, but why do I hurt so bad????
>
>	Sorry... I just needed to talk...
>
>Tina Marie
>Official TradeMark of ARC/RFA
>
     Well, Tina, I could say that I understand how you feel, but I would
be lying through my teeth.  In fact, I have been far too much of a 
sheltered nerd type to have had such a devastating experience.  All I can
say is I feel for you and when you need to talk, I'm here (geo0588@trex.
oscs.montana.edu) (as is almost everyone else on the group -- you are well
liked, I have noted).

*HUG*

I remain,
                                        -Yrs. in Fear & Loathing,
                                            E. Lloyd Olson, Esq.
PS.   *HUG* (again)

-- 
================================================================================
Jeff Patterson   CS Department  || "We are the keepers of the sacred words..."
icsu0237@caesar.cs.montana.edu  ||            - Head Knight who says "NEEEGH!"
================================================================================
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Wednesday, 23 Dec 1992 15:53:33 MST
From: Lisa Mae <AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: happy holidays
 <92358.121122AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> <Bzq9z8.7C9@news.cso.uiuc.edu>

In article <Bzq9z8.7C9@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, boatman@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd
Boatman) says:
>
>>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
>
>>*HUGS* to everyone.
>>*KISS* on the cheek to all the men I know.
>>*SMILE* because I like to sometimes.
>
>>*grin*
>>Lisa Mae
>>(Ariel/Lady Elizabeth)

>Todd:
>*blush* Cy humbly bows and thanks the Lady for
>her holiday wishes.

"Your quite welcome, and thank you for return wish of good fortune during
the holiday season," she states as she gracefully curtseys to the kind
gentleman, sending him a *smile* and an extra *hug* as a wish for his
continued well being.

Lisa Mae
From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: romance
Date: 1 Jan 93 00:21:55 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.2

jdavis@socrates.ucsf.edu (Jonathan H. Davis%James) writes:

>Hi, folks!  I've been a browser for a little bit on this happy
>newsgroup, and this thread has inspired me to pitch 2 old

    Welcome to ARC, the happiest place on the net

>          MYSTERY WEEKEND

what an excellent idea! really romantic,

*WELCOME HUGS*

clare

--
usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 
                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au

only 7 days to go...
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert)
Subject: Re: does anyone really care
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 06:20:42 GMT

*delurk*

<ICSJM@ASUACAD.BITNET>(jojo) ponders ...

>      Is it just me or is there a diffinate problem with relationships now days"
> Don't expect any earth shattering news on the subject....just posing a question
> 

> 
>       an other thing.... what ever happened to romance????  It seems like
> everyone now is all wrapped up in themselves, with major walls built
> around them.  I guess it's to protect themselves from hurt.  The walls
> should come down...then people would know the person they are with, or want
> to be with....the honesty, trust and feelings would be out in the open, with
> nothing to hide.
>                  jojo
> 

It's dangerous to generalize, but I think we all know people in that position.
Well, some would prefer to slowly die inside rather than taking these risks.
Why? Because by slowly dying inside you know where you are going and can
prepare yourself by numbing your senses. But risking. That's dangerous. Suppose
you open up and you get hurt? You'll really suffer. And if everything goes
your way, how should you react? Any what happens when you eventually fall?
You'll be so use to euphoria that returning to the real world will be too
painful. So life becomes a no-win situation.

That's not my thinking, but I've seen the above thinking too much not to 
understand it. You've already lost if you don't even try. At least you
have a chance if you try. I agree that the wall should come down. By lying 
to others we are lying to ourselves, since others react to the image of 
ourselves we show them, and in turn influence us. We then have to live up 
to images of ourselves that are not true to our being. Walls might "protect"
us, however they also enprison us.

Bearing one's soul and being true to one's self is not always easy, but
the alternative is not an option for me. I have no desire to live life as
an undead. Life is too precious to let it slip away.

You seem to be frustrated. Just know that the whole world is not as you
describe. Most of the people in this group appear not to be afraid to be
themselves. So if you want to stay in this group, you're more than welcome.


Take care
    Robert

*enlurk*
-- 
/-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------\
| Robert N. Deviasse            |"The things that are not easily attained,    |
| EMAIL: g2devi@cdf.utoronto.ca |    are the things we cherish the most."     |
+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------/
Organization: Masters student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 15:13:33 -0500 
From: Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
	<1992Dec24.212703.2699@sequent.com>
Distribution: na

Rip, discussing culinary practices:
>>So what did curiosity do to the pussy? Cream it?
>>
>>RickI, the RoadRunner 
> 
>Creamed Cat?  Is that as bad as creamed corn?  *yuck!* :-P

Hey, *I* like CornChowder! Besides, have you never had Cat's Paw? It's 
delicious. Took a lot of cats to satisfy a grown man though.

RickI, the RoadRunner
Wondering how much disgusting
things he could write before he 
grosses out the net.
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Thursday, 31 Dec 1992 16:45:24 MST
From: <ICSJM@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: new year

may the new year bring everything that you desire....especially to that little
organ in your chest...(heart..in case no on knew)  friendship, love and romance
...steve
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 93 12:59:40 GMT

lf@marooned.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend) writes:

>Just to bring the thread back to its original subject...

Now why would you want to do that??

I thought it's much more interesting now....

Ross
Still guarding Lis's body! :-)
From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: CALLING OZ: '93 status, please ...
Date: 3 Jan 93 21:26:20 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.2

rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West) writes:
>>"A.J. Janschewitz" <p00258@psilink.com> writes:

>>>Should be '93 now in OZ ... are things getting better yet?

>>depends what you mean by better. Edouard hasn't shown up on the
>>doorstep but a few glasses of champagne certainly makes me feel
>>better.

>Oh Clare... hang on!  Just a few more days now.

sure is just a few days.....yipppeeee!

clare


--
usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 
                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au

only 4 days to go...
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