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Date:         Sat, 10 Oct 1992 18:19:51 -0500
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Explosion & game question
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On Sat, 10 Oct 1992, Emily Horning wrote:

> but I guess I won't buy it until I have a lot of free time on my hands (which
> won't be any time soon, I can tell you that).

Emily,

If you want the Mac version, I'll give you mine. It simply doesn't have
enough spaceships blasting aliens to keep me interested. And yes, it is a
legitimate copy. I still have your address from the picture. Say the word
and it's yours.

-abh
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Subject:      Re: Presidential politics

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Greetings,
If I am not mistaken, Bush spent at least a couple of years in Beijing as
a Ford appointee.
Marty
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Ambassador to China is hardly 'on your own' -- dealing with the culture
on its terms, not yours.

JAG
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Date: 11 Oct 92 15:19:07 GMT
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>       I suspect there is something wrong with the mail function here
>       at UKCC.  I can't imagine a Words-l silence this deafening.
>
>       I hate it when this happens: you know there is a conversation
>       going on, yet you can't hear it.
>       brad

Yes, and I want to hear it...where *is* it?  I thought Friday night and
Saturday night were slow, but this is *very* strange.
ndh
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Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 1992 08:06:00 EDT
From:         ktw@MHWPA.ATT.COM
Subject:      Re: Tonight's ghastly debate.
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>Good luck to you.  Maybe someone should shoot the lot of them and come
>up with a completely new set of candidates.
>
>G

Maybe I should not be surprised, but I am: that our politics on This
Side The Pond are still considered important enough for the debates to
be televised to the UK.  The only place you can see House of Commons
debates is on C-SPAN, at weird hours.

Ken, not Rogers
From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Subject: RE: LATER
Date: 15 Oct 1992 20:04:10 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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In a previous article, rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU ("") says:

>> I can see the "regulars" on this list are probably
>> still in college. I graduated with my MBA six years
>
>How long have you been lurking to make this extremely astute observation?
Probably about two days.:-)  
>I'm certain the many conservatives on the list (and there are many) will be
>delighted at being labelled "narrow minded mostly liberal".  That remark is
Definitely - it's the first time anyone's called me a liberal in a long time.
It's actually refreshing to meet someone on the net who's farther right than
some Words-lers.:-)
>
>BTW, is that an oxymoron up there?
Well, it's a moron anyway.:-)

>(certain that others have rebutted this, but I couldn't resist)
There's no shame in that; this clown's too good a target.  He painted a
bulls-eye on his own forehead; how can we be blamed for taking a few pot
shots?

-- 
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Date:         Thu, 15 Oct 1992 20:26:15 EDT
From:         mgarber@DHVX20.CSUDH.EDU
Subject:      Re: LATER
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Hey, Bayla,
What is it woman?
_____________

What is this? an apology from Abh. whoops abh.

>If I laid into something you said a little too hard

Bayla is a most remarkable woman if she can bring this lady to
her knees.  Why pray tell  is abh so willing to "tread a
wide birth" around what is near and dear to Bayla.  From her
postings Bayla has seemed a very thoughtful person....but
there is something more afoot here.

Marilyn
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Date: 16 Oct 92 17:25:49 GMT
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Posted on 16 Oct 1992 at 12:20:17 by mgarber@DHVX20.CSUDH.EDU
>abh: Why are you so fixated on "my mother" the lama-ess.  I have
>already made several comments that led others to understand fully
>what I meant and intended by mention of my sainted mother.

Since you don't intend to say, could you let us know who these people
are? They don't seem to be me or any of the dozen or so people I regularly
exchange private mail with...

>From my previous postings I believe you have enough information
>to glean "my mother"

Well, duhhh... I must be stupid too, because I am as cluefree as in the
beginning.

Karen
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Date:         Tue, 13 Oct 1992 11:26:52 EDT
From:         Rita Marie Rouvalis <rita@EFF.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Clinton and, well, you know
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              Oct 13, 92 10:15 am

> Oh please. And all this time I was giving you credit for having a mind of
> your own.

	Oh, and who am I supposed to vote for?  Perot?  Give me a break.
The man is not fit for the office of president.  And I don't care if
the job really is a bought one, I just can't stomach giving it to
somebody who's been so crass about it.  His idea of electronic democracy
would tear down e-comm as we know it and frightens me.  Bush?   He's
going senile.  And that petty, nasty little attack on Clinton during
the debate left a sour taste in my mouth.  Now, Clinton is no bargain
(Tsongas is *still* the most qualified for the job, IMO, but he doesn't
have the charisma to get it).  I've not been fond of him through the
entire race, but at least he is pro-choice and has a wife who has a
career.  And hey, he's the first of the baby-boomers to make it to
the White House if he gets elected -- I'm curious to see what these
sonofabitches are going to do with the job.  They've had all kinds of
influence from the peace rallys of the 60's to the  80's run on small
kitchen appliances.  Not that I think they'll do any better than those
before them, or those coming after them, but I'd just like to see
what they'll do with the country.


Rita
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Well, List Mama, you may scorn me as well, for I too am registered as
Republican...  Why?  Easy.  Arizona has closed primaries, as I may have
mentioned, and when I achieved my majority I would have lief been taken out
and shot than join the party of Lyndon Johnson.  (nb to G: No "Independent
Party" means no primary, ergo one less chance to vote...)  I vote as I
please, although I rarely take much pleasure in it anymore...  8-(  It
merely means that I'm disgusted by all of them.

JMW
ps - mother was lifelong Democrat/unionist/proto-feminist, father didn't
give a damn one way or another as long as Prohibition didn't come back, so
it's clear that I WAS adopted!
pps - Gee, I do wonder, though, which country's taxpayers Gore had in mind
to pay for his Global Marshall Plan?  Could he have been thinking of...oh, no,
it couldn't be!
From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Subject: Re: Lifted spirits on the knocked tack
Date: 16 Oct 1992 03:55:51 GMT
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In a previous article, CHRISS%CWU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu (Lobstrosities Unite) says:

>>> Get a good start and sail on the lifted spirits tack.
>>
>>You mean lifting the tax on spirits saves you enough to buy a sailboat?
>>
>No.  I think what he meant was that if you lift the tax on spirits it is
>cheaper to be three sheets to the wind.
>
Or maybe he meant it's cheaper to throw three spreadsheets to the wind?
Or to wind up with three spreadsheets?  Or maybe Steve was talking about
not paying the tax, and just boosting the spirits?  It would certainly give my
spirits a boost not to have to pay taxes.....

Ruth
with babblefish keyboard attachment

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From:         "(Graham Toal)" <gtoal@STACK.URC.TUE.NL>
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	feist \'fi-st\ n [obs. fisting hound, fr. obs. fist (to break wind)]
	   chiefly dial  : a small dog

Good grief.  That's obscene.

G
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Date:         Thu, 15 Oct 1992 21:41:15 CDT
From:         "(Natalie Maynor)" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Debate
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I had to go somewhere tonight and taped the debate.  Did anybody say
anything interesting?  I probably won't have a chance to watch the tape
till tomorrow night.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Fri, 9 Oct 1992 09:13:00 PDT
From:         Emily Horning <ECZ5EJH%UCLAMVS.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: Women in Politics

> Well, Cokie Roberts just mentioned that Dianne Feinstein and Barbara
> Boxer (who are running for the Senate in California) are both Jewish.

She must have had a reason for this ?!?!? ("By the way, they're both Jewish!"
:-/ )

>
> Speaking of which, I caught a glimpse of Boxer and Feinstein
> campaigning together on the news last night--they were standing with
> their arms around each other.  I thought that was unusual, and very
> nice.
>
> Karen

They've been appearing together a *lot* lately. I think it's great, and it
doesn't seem to be hurting, since they both have huge leads over their oppo-
nents (Feinstein is running against John Seymour, and Boxer is running against
wacko TV commentator Bruce Herschensohn - of "abolish the Dept. of Education,
abolish the Dept. of Energy, overturn Roe vs. Wade, drill for oil off So. Cal,
nuclear power for every man woman and unborn child" fame.  Ugh.

Does this make you "hear" me, Karen? :-) Now I hear your voice every time you
post!

And a BIG welcome back hug for Judith!!!!!

Emily
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Date: 17 Oct 92 02:38:00 GMT
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>Posted on 16 Oct 1992 at 20:25:24 by Graham Toal
>>Heinlein used it a lot too.  (One of his thirty or forty stock phrases
>>that turn up regularly, like 'always shoot your own dog, son' etc...)

>Wow.  Then I *should* know this, having been a reader of Heinlein from a
>tender age.

>But it doesn't sound even vaguely familiar.:(

>Karen
>"brain? what brain?"


I'm with you, Karen.  I have read every book written by Heinlein (as far as
I know) and I can't recall ever having seen it before.

BettyZ
From: haycock@marley.think.com (Anne Haycock)
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Date: 7 Oct 92 13:18:40
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In-reply-to: "Don Moore's message of Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:11:05 GMT

Don woes:

   Hey, the student loan picture is going to get even worse!  With new
   legislation, students can now borrow more than ever.  Prior to recent
   law changes, student could only borrow GSL for which they could demonstrate
   financial need for, which is usually a lower amount that maximum GSL
   entitlement.  But now, with new unsubsidized GSL (Stafford) students can
   borrow the entire entitlement, without having to meet financial need
   requirements.  Ought to do wonders in the next few years in increasing
   the student loan debt!  Most immediate impact, however, is on theincreased
   workload for my programming staff....less time for E-MAIL:-(


My sympathies are minimal -- students would not have to borrow so much if
they received the total amount of the loans.  My "service" charges
diminished my installments from $2500 expected to $2310 received...and not
once, but each time.  Fine.  I'll repay what I received:  $13860.  United
Banks of Denver (can we say extortion?) can repay the balance, plus
interest.

//anne, who appreciates what the FinAid office does, just wishes the banks
couldn't scalp off both the students & the school//
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From: jwagner@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Judith O Wagner)
Subject: Re: 99 and 44/100 percent pure
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 19:37:15 GMT

In article <9210091802.AA21023@Ra.MsState.Edu> "(Natalie Maynor)" <maynor@RA.MS
STATE.EDU> writes:
>> Why not save them to rub on stains in clothing?  You can also put them
>> in an old stocking and use them as one bar.
>
><sigh>  Y'all are making me feel guilty about enjoying one of life's
>small pleasures.
>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

Natalie--I'm delighted that I'm not the only one who throws them
away.

2Judith who gets great pleasure from trashing soap slivers
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From:         "Stephen H. Karlson 753-6980 (815)"
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> I take it you come down on the incapacitation side in this issue?

> JAG

Huh?

Steve Karlson

The cheesehead stands alone.
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Date: 13 Oct 92 16:29:00 GMT
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>	Can anyone out there imagine George Bush sitting in front of his 486 or
>	Mac or Sun or whatever, and cruising the nets?  Or even playing Tetris?
>	I really see him as personally immune to the technology, and without a
>	shred of interest in learning, understanding, or feeling its power.

This is supposed to be the same George H. W. Bush who was awestruck by
an optical scanner in a store where he went to buy socks.  He should
be happy it didn't bounce his credit card for Terminal Deadbeatism.

>	Although Perot made his fortune in the electronic data business, I see
>	him as more interested in the sales/business side; it could have been
>	lawn furniture or bauxite, for all he cares.  I think he'd be
>	*interested* in what happens on the screen, but would think it a waste
>	of time to actually get down and play with it.

It sounds like he'd be interested in it if it had dirt from one of his
army of private investigators on someone he was out to screw over.

>	Clinton is tougher for me to visualize.  He might be a power user, or
>	he might be scared of it; I can certainly see him jotting down notes to
>	himself on a laptop, but I can also see him using a pencil and paper to
>	do the same thing.  But he does, I think, possess the 'mindset' that
>	can understand the power and utility of the net.  I wonder whether his
>	daughter has a PC, or uses one at school.  And I'd lay odds that
>	Hillary carries a laptop with her, probably with a cellular modem.

There is something about laying around a hotel room on a Sunday night
in Richardson, Texas, as I just did...maybe it was being in Perot
Country that helped.  But watching Ross Perot make mincemeat of Larry
and Curly, I half expected him to exclaim "You imbecile," stick his
fingers in Clinton's eyes, and slap Bush over the head.

By the way, Neal...are you trying to make a subtle case for yourself
as a write-in candidate?  Would you like your buddies from Words-L to
write in your name next month?  As committed as I am to the
Singer/Schrier (or is that Schrier/Singer?)  ticket, subtle pleas of
this sort might get you a nice sympathy vote....

Ken
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Date:         Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:19:03 EDT
From:         EL406041@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU
Subject:      Re: Clinton and, well, you know
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Posted on 13 Oct 1992 at 14:10:19 by (Natalie Maynor)
>> Once again, the argument "I dislike him less than the others." Anyone
>> remember when you voted for a candidate, not against the others? Well,
>McGovern.

Yeah. I'd still vote for him.  I met him a couple of years ago when he
came to talk here--we were on the same small plane leaving Kirksville.
We chatted for about half an hour. A very smart guy.  His losing the
election was the reason I was so eager to leave this country and go to
Japan.

Karen
but what do I know; I liked Carter, too.
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From:         Lobstrosities Unite <CHRISS%CWU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Other type of people lists

Marty,

In case no one has answered this yet, there are three lists that I know of for
the smaller critters:

FELINE-L
CANINE-L
PETS-L

I don't know anything about them, but there it is.

Later,

Chris
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From:         Rita Marie Rouvalis <rita@EFF.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Gleanings (63)
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              92 4:32 pm

>  9) RBOCS (Rita)

	Regional Bell Operating Companies.  Ie. our local loop phone
service providing monopoly.  For example, Bell Atlantic, SouthWestern
Bell, etc.

Rita
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>> Just checked my map. Washington is north of the Mason-Dixon Line. That
>> makes 'em yankee.
>>
>> Just who do you think waged war on the South, anyway?

>	Sorry, sistah.  No true yank will claim anything south of
>Pennsylvania.

>Rita

	True enough.  Particularly since that's where the Mason-Dixon line
	actually runs.

[surprised that abh didn't know that the M-D line is the surveyed MD-PA border]
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From: N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU (gilbertsmith)
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This is developing into another quiz, or <guessing game>,
I think....
.
> >WRONG, in a big way.  It is much more interesting than that.
> >You'll find out eventually, when everyone has gotten their
> >prizes.  They are wrapped in something you all know something
> >about already.  Another <enigma>.
.
> How could anything be more interesting than The Far Side, or to some more
> enigmatic?  I just mailed an 8lb package to Hungary, to a friend who's
> teaching high school English over there.  The insides of that were wrapped in
> many layers of plastic, the outermost being pine-scented.  Is that closer?:-)
> It's better-known as gorilla-proofing, as many similar packages have gone to
> places where they might use genuine gorillas in the post office....
>
> 		###	Ruth Hanschka, the Nethead    ###

Which just proves what we already knew, that wordslers cannot let
a *single* enigma go unanswered.  So, the question is:
  1) In what are the <prizes> wrapped?
  2) Is it larger or smaller than a breadbox (the wrapping, not
     the prize)
  3) Is it more or less interesting than The Far Side or pine-scented
     plastic?
I suppose the first person to guess (before the arrival of the
prizes, of course) would be in line for some kind of <award>....
Oh sh*t will this never stop?
And, I suppose, whoever gets her (this is not pc, it's simply
                             ***
an acknowledgment of the <truth> of the balloting, all winners were
<anchored in the fair-sex-side of the gender dichotomy>... !!!)
prize first and second and third should not reveal the contents or
the wrapping until *all* have received them (all *four*, that is)...
So, guess away, you unperceptive wordslers you....
--ggs (list <prize-giver>....)
p.s.:  The other question is, how *bored* am I to suggest such a
thing, on this weekend when nothing of note is going on?
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From:         "(Natalie Maynor)" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: justice
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>    But now they sure do....in case they are reading....and still have
> accounts....(or ones that they dare use).

No, the system administrator there wanted them off.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         Lobstrosities Unite <CHRISS%CWU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
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>O.K., apology accepted.  But this is the *last* time, you hear?
>--ggs

Apolgy not intended.  This is words-l, where the apologetic, as well as the
apocalyptic, are killed and eaten and those accepting either are to be treated
with pity or disdain.

Chris ;->
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From:         "(Natalie Maynor)" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Fun in Webster's
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> 	feist \'fi-st\ n [obs. fisting hound, fr. obs. fist (to break wind)]
> 	   chiefly dial  : a small dog
>
> Good grief.  That's obscene.

I know.  I've never told Bernard the etymology.  He's half feist.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)