HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ajm@wag.caltech.edu (Abner J. Mintz)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Announcement!
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:26:21 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: monet.wag.caltech.edu

>  Amanda laughs, "Ug!  I remember one time when my GM calmly took out a bag,
>upturned it, dumping around 300 pennies on the table and announced, "Each
>penny is the equivalent of 25 wildebeasts."  Argh!  That was scary!  He
>seemed to be enjoying himself though."  She chuckles in fond rememberance.

Speaking of GM's enjoyment ...

Last year, for my campaign, I put in a nasty glowing green rock (the players
decided to call it the Illearth Stone after the one in Donaldsons books, simply
because it had similarities and they had to call it *something*).  When they
actually got to the combat with the creatures protecting it, I represented it
with a large chunk of green malachite, and each creature with a green token of
some sort, and rolled only green dice on all my rolls ...

=8)

The party survived (barely), and at the end of the session I handed each member
of the party a green malachite cube, representing a chunk of the evil rock.  It
became an in joke that the cube was an alignment die.  People would get it out,
roll it, and declare that it had come up Chaotic Evil every time ...  (It had
no markings, of course ...)

Soon after, a friend of one of the players (a New Age type) needed a malachite
for a healing ritual, so the player let her borrow the rock and use it, without
telling her that it had been used to represent huge amounts of evil and
misfortune.  When she found out later, she almost killed him ...  and spent
several days doing cleansing rituals ...

- Abner
From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Goodbye, Justice Marshall
Date: 26 Jan 1993 12:29:33 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: world
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <carrot.04qg@bear.stonemarche.org>, carrot@bear.stonemarche.org (Little red-headed girl) writes:
>	"To Thurgood Marshall, first (and hopefully not last) black
>Supreme Court Justice,

Y'know, that reminds me of the feminist who told me, about a year ago,
something to the effect of, "I won't believe our government works until there's
a woman on the Supreme Court."  Sandra Day O'Conner was, of course, appointed
to the court in 1991.  Clarence Thomas was appointed in 1992.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: testing tin
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 15:45:19 GMT




>>kitten turns her head to hide a tear....I HATE KILLFILES 

><I THINK YOU SPEAK FOR ALL OF US, BUT DON'T CRY LITTLE KITTEN.
>LEMME SCRITCH YOUR BACK TILL YOU FEEL BETTER

>TENTATIVELY TRYING THIS HUG THING
>MARAUD OUT>

kitten purrs at the hug and the scritch...and hugs slash maraud...

"thank you."
--
***************************************************************************
conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"it's not easy being a cast iron bitch--it takes years of practice.
most people don't appreciate that.

Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: jhitch@crash.cts.com (Jeffrey Hitchin)
Subject: Discrimmination is Alive and Well
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
Date: 28 Jan 93 05:22:46 GMT

	Grant stretches and yawns. "My mother told me something awful today.
A friend of hers at work has a son who just tested for the GATE program
at his elementary school, that's for gifted students by the way, what's
called an 'accelerated program' in other places.

	"Anyway the score to get in is 90 out of 100, he scored 97.
However, he didn't get in because he's a caucasian male with married
parents and not on welfare.  THOSE students have to score 98 to get in.
Now, is that the worst thing you've ever heard?  When I was in a GATE
program in elementary school, I had to score 95 on a test, I scored
98.  The school system wanted the teacher to lower her standards for
'minority' students.  She refused, G-d bless her.  And BTW, we had an
integrated class.

	"To get back to the subject, is the current policy fair or right?
Not in my mind.  The mother's fighting about it right now with the
school board.  If she needs someone to help picket, I'm there.
This is just a stupid policy and is discrimmination no matter how
anybody wants to put it."

	Grant looks down and sees a couple of soapboxes.  "Oops.
Hang on."  He steps down and kicks them out of the way and goes
back to his table.
	
	"Okay, I've had my rant, and sorry to have gone on so long.
I just picked four shopping bags full of lemons off a tree in my
backyard.  Anyone want to help make some buttery lemon bars?"

Grant
jhitch@crash.cts.com
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Descriptions...
From: pcahn@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Date: 24 Jan 93 15:57:39 EST
Organization: Wesleyan University

Mighty Fine. And a Great Big Howdy.

The Rounder rises from the his habitual table near the back.  I reckon I might
as well add my particulars to the growing list (*someone* is keeping track,
aren't they?).  I stand about 5'6" tall (OK, that's in boots, but some of us
need a liitle help).  My brown hair is at that shaggy length where I can't do
much with it except keep it under a hat.  Lately, I've been wearing a red
baseball cap with the logo of the band "Rider's in the Sky" on it, but I have
others, mostly wool, as the season dictates.  I nearly always have facial hair
(my original excuse seven years ago was that I hate to shave, now I just like
having something unusual).  Currently, I sport a moustache that creeps down my
chin and about an inch or so beyond.  I'm trying to see how long I can get it. 
My clothes are usually a combination of t-shirts and jeans, thrift store finds,
and outdoor tech-weenie duds.  When I *finally* graduate from here, I plan to
get a job in outdoor education, leading backpacking trips for at-risk
teenagers.  (not a particularly net-compatible career)  Otherwise, I flip
burgers at Bluegrass festivals, cook elaborate meals for my friends, and frolic
with Soba the dog (Gordon Setter/Springer Spaniel/Lab/Shepherd cross).  My
birthday is feb 12, 1970, and I drink nearly any (good) beer, currently working
on New England Atlantic Amber and Oatmeal Stout (they pay their part time
workers in beer).

I chose my nom de callahans because many bluegrass songs mention "rounders,"
lonesome or otherwise--sort of a romanticized drifter.  I often feel that
tension between wanting to set down some roots and a serious wanderlust. 
Basically, I'm "...just a weary traveler, searching my way back
		To the point along the rails where my wheels jumped the track
		Like a lonely bird lost his way, flying all alone
		Band of angels, lead me home."
			--California

Rounder
pcahn@eagle.wesleyan.edu
On the Bedtable:Recoil by Jim Thompson
On the Turntable:California, live at Winterhawk '92
From: steve@crc.ricoh.COM (Stephen R. Savitzky)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: ZX-81
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:46:42 GMT
Organization: RICOH California Research Center

In article <C1J51E.JoE@fc.hp.com> daq@fc.hp.com (Doug Quarnstrom) writes:

   : Jason smirks. "Your first computer had a -screen-? Mine had a -teletype-!

   My first computer had six heads with ten horns each.  It had
   ...

The Mandelbear is ROFL.  

   I loved my first computer.  I hope it is doing well.

"I certainly hope so, too.  Thanks; I needed that."

--
\ --Steve Savitzky--  \    343 Leigh Ave   \ REAL HACKERS USE AN AXE!
 \ steve@crc.ricoh.COM \ San Jose, CA 95128 \     Free Cyberia!
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Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Subject: Re: Announcement!
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:45:16 GMT

>"ah, but alfvaen," kitten pipes up...."young  andrew was named for
>andy offitt...creator of shadowspawn and world famous author and party
>animal (he likes my legs)  mr. offett always comes to chambanacon with
>wife and kids (his son just published a novel)..."

  "Hmm. He also shows up at CoastCon, over in Biloxi, Mississippi, as
 our Toastmaster from time to time. Not every year, but he was down
 here in 1992." DJ.

-- 
         Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM 
             jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu  Disclaimer: Standard.
                      Video. Peter Gabriel: Steam
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: wow, delilah tries a SECOND post
Date: 28 Jan 1993 04:58:39 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

Delilah says :
>"Dumb question, I know, I know," she mumbles.  "As usual, I'm lost.  
>Pay no attention to me."

Hey, no way! you seem to be a rather cool person - redundant, there...
I want to hear what you have to say! I always like to hear my friends...
Speak on!

Have a damnedthing (orange juice and coke, mixed) on my tab!

--
*******************************************************************           
* Noah Ramon - The Bi-Bulb     * Your only limitation is your own *
* Mail to : narxtc@math.uh.edu * imagination - Beans Barton       *
*******************************************************************
From: JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jason)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Happy Chinese New Year!!!
Followup-To: alt.callahans
Date: 26 Jan 1993 06:43:45 GMT
Organization: the Polyhedron Group
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aaa.uoregon.edu

In article <1993Jan25.203903.7937@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, yho@bmerh99e.bnr.ca
(Yue-shun Ho) wrote:
> 
> In article <C1D7LC.5pK@news.cso.uiuc.edu> trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski) writes:
> >
> >kitten says "cockadoodle-doo!!!!!" and throws a handful of confetti at C+
> >
> 
> "What what?  kitten, you say what?"  yue-shun is scratching his head.

Jason laughs. "Our Kitten's a Rooster, as I am. That's what. Born in one of
the Chinese 'Year of the Rooster' cycles."

"Say, Pegasus reminds me that there is also an elemental cycle to these
years. So you might have the year of the wind-hare, or year of the
fire-horse. In Japan, women unlucky enough to be born in the year of the
fire-horse were thought to be extremely unlucky and cursed. Until recently
girl-children born in that year were often killed, or if they lived, would
have difficulty getting work or husbands, and were even suspected of being
likely to murder their husbands."

"Anyone know how the elemental cycle is calculated into the Chinese years?"

"BTW - Pegasus was born in the year of the Hare. Roosters and Hare's aren't
supposed to get along with each other. And according to the European zodiac
or modern biorhythms, we should be at each other's throats. But we've been
together  more than 13 years, counting the four we were dating before we
married. Go figure."

Hugs,
Jason
From: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: And now, for something completely different.
Date: 21 Jan 93 19:57:36 GMT
Reply-To: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1jmsucINNt4t@shelley.u.washington.edu>, lazuli@byron.u.washington.edu (Fred Sloniker) writes:
|>In a previous article, Splash! wrote:
|>
|>>Splash looks up as the newcomer arrives, and strolls over to the bar where Laz
|>>and Thyra are having a drink.  Laz looks up cautiously as a "normal"
|>>looking human male wearing shorts and a t-shirt approaches, sweating
|>>slightly.  "Gidday, I'm Splash ... the bar's resident marine biologist,
|>>from Western Australia.  As you can tell, it's slightly warm there at the
|>>moment - mid-summer, yahoo!  Anyway, enough of personal biases about
|>>weather (a pet topic of mine) ... can I shout you your next drink?"
|>
|>Laz grins at Splash, motioning for him to join him and Thyra.  "Shout me
|>my..." he begins, then shakes his head.  "Nevermind.  Actually, I'm still
|>working on this one.  But thanks anyway."  He takes another sip of his
|>cocoa.  "Australia, eh?  I've always wanted to--"  But he is cut off, as--
|>
|>(--as his typist receives mail from Andrea Evans, who isn't allowed to post
|> from work, requesting he post something for her.  He obliges.)

(Appearance of large, acid dripping alien deleted for... well, you know why)

|>Laz sets his cocoa down on the bar, and walks over to the creature.  "Shame
|>on you!" he says to the creature, strangely unafraid of it.  "Look what you
|>did to the wall!"  He tsks slightly.  "Oh well.  Can't be helped now, I
|>suppose... anybody got something we can use to plug this gap?" he asks the
|>bar, now ignoring the acid-dripping killing machine like it was his brother
|>asking him to read his English report.

Starknight, shimmering slightly within the confines of his SmartSuit's force
field, looks at the anthropomorphic squirrel.  "Laz?  Is this a friend of
yours?  Or are we all about to be in serious trouble?"  The Space Ranger's
right hand is moving towards the starburst on his chest...

Starknight
spr@abo.dec.com
Disclaimer:  Huh?  What'd I say?
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: PCAHN@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU
Subject: Re: Didi's ill, again : -(
X-Unparseable-Date: 25-JAN-1993 22: 09:02.73
Organization: Yale CS Mail/News Gateway
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 03:09:15 GMT

X-VMS-News: eagle.wesleyan.edu alt.callahans:14216

Quoth the Bi-Bulb:
 
> But help stamp out sheep films!
> 
> 
> --
> *******************************************************************           
> * Noah Ramon - The Bi-Bulb     * Your only limitation is your own *
> * Mail to : narxtc@math.uh.edu * imagination - Beans Barton       *
> *******************************************************************

Rounder is seen in the middle of the floor jumping up and down upon reel after
reel of celuloid.  You heard what the man said!

Rounder
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: mar@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Mar)
Subject: Re: Hi there!
Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:45:56 GMT

>There is lot of of thumping and banging outside the front door, until
>it finally flies open to admit a stranger [..] "Did I make it?" she gasps.

Danger Mouse turns around to see what the commotion is.

"Hey! You made it! Welcome to the [Pp]lace!!!"

He rushes over and envelops the newcomer in an enormous hug. "Hey Mike,
a drink for... er..."

DM turns back to the newcomer and whispers, "Now that you're here, it
might be a good time to introduce yourself."

- Danger Mouse.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu (Soprano)
Subject: Re: Not another one?!
Cc: keulen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au, uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu
Organization: Claremont Shelter for Maladjusted Singers
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:55:32 GMT

In article <1k2k6iINN230@newsman.csu.murdoch.edu.au>
keulen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Splash!) writes

>Splash is delighted to announce the arrival to this world of Ashlee
>Keulen-Brain.  After a 1h15m delivery (we only _just_ made it to the
>hospital) Lesley delivered a healthy 3485g (7lb 11oz) baby girl (length
>49cm, head circ. 34cm, for those who like the stats.).  Mother and
>daughter are both doing well.  

Yay!!  Another one!! ;-) Welcome, Ashlee, and congratulations, Splash and
Lesley!

					Soprano

"You're more than beginning -- you're learning to fly;
 You feel like you're falling, but it passes in time...."
			"From Me to You", Janis Ian
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Soprano (Lydia M. Uribe)                      uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu |
| Claremont, CA                                  uribe@hmcvax.claremont.edu |
|           Cats, quilts and diving -- what more could anyone ask?          |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu (Soprano)
Subject: Re: Descriptions...
Organization: Claremont Shelter for Maladjusted Singers
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 18:03:07 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.190927.1314@ee.ryerson.ca> dspeck@ee.ryerson.ca (DOUGLAS SPECK) writes:

>Hmmm, come to think about it, perhaps a standardized form of description
>would be in order, with a listing of Appearance, Favourite Drink, Place
>in the Bar, Birthdate, and Origin(city, country). On the other hand, 
>perhaps people would like to go about it in their own inimitable fashions...

Soprano decides that it's time to take a walk over to the Light of Reality.
Standing beneath it, anyone who's looking in her direction notes that
there's been no change in her appearance -- just shy of 5'7" and 129lb, with
straight dark brown hair which is starting to show a frosting of silver at
her hairline, pulled back into a ponytail that falls to just below her
waist, and eyes that appear brown but are really hazel beneath her contact
lenses.  She's wearing black leggings and above-the-ankle black boots
beneath an oversized flame-red sweater.  

"I qualify as one of the older denizens of the Place, having been born on 5
September 1953 (yup, I hit the big four-oh this year! ;-), and I'm one of
that seemingly rare species, a native Californian living in California.  I'm
a pharmacist by profession, a singer and quiltmaker by avocation, and I can
usually be found at the table that is covered with vocal scores and quilts
in various stages of completion.  I'm partial to caffeine-free Pepsi, IBC
root beer and hot buttered rum, depending on the weather."

					Soprano

"You're more than beginning -- you're learning to fly;
 You feel like you're falling, but it passes in time...."
			"From Me to You", Janis Ian
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Soprano (Lydia M. Uribe)                      uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu |
| Claremont, CA                                  uribe@hmcvax.claremont.edu |
|           Cats, quilts and diving -- what more could anyone ask?          |
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From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Delilah tries her hand at this...
Date: 26 Jan 1993 12:54:48 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: world
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <2B647F7C.2965@news.service.uci.edu>, eaeu282@orion.oac.uci.edu (Ching-I Chen) writes:
=  
=
=	Delilah, having just fallen asleep in her Ecology class during a
=most (un)interesting slide show about squirrel speciation habits, staggers
=up to the bar.  Noticing there are no barstools -- she makes a mental note
=to thank all the wonduhful peepul who sent her the FAQ -- she leans against
=it, propping her face between her hands.

Maybe the allabout wasn't clear enough.  There are no bar stools, true.  But
instead, there are comfortable chairs of the appropriate height, with arms and
everything.  Welcome to the place.
From: mcspikgfm@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Descriptions...
Summary: Personal Descriptions.
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:55:39 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <memo.889959@cix.compulink.co.uk>, cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk (Clive Grace) writes:
> 
> ... or perhaps a FAQ file with descriptions. But it'd be huge! 
> Especially if it included MIAs.

	Well, as I told a few people recently.....I have lots of room....If I
can be bothered to delete stuff....so If everyone wants to...and only if they
think its a good idea....I'd be quite happy to keep a large desription file in
my account......It'd be using my account for something useful other than
mail.....I VOLUNTEER.....(what have I let myself in for?????)

							Melandra.

							The Insane Elf.

                                                 But here Cute Wolfrider.

> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |  ..    "When I grow up, I want to stop being a computer journalist|
> | .OO.    and learn how to write."                                  |
> | O/\O                                                              |
> |  --                              Tanais - friend to all furkindred|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk | Bisexual knitter of quality since 1992|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Question...
Date: 25 Jan 1993 10:10:15 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: world
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <1jpte8INN512@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>, siewert@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Karl Siewert) writes:
>
>Rie looks very annoyed as slash once again jumps in front of him.
><I HAVE A QUESTION, OR RATHER A SERIES OF NONSEQUITURS
>
>1) DOUG, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME

Not likely.

>2) I WANT A WOLF HUG, TOO!

How about a hug from a Kzintosh?

>3) HOW MANY POSTS IS TOO MANY?

How high can you coun't.

>4) CAN I HAVE A KLEENEX

Depends on whether there's something about your intrinsic nature that prevents
the possibility.

>5) WILL SOMEBODY TALK TO ME?

Hello.

>6) WHAT IS A NONSEQUITUR?

I hear it's not supposed to rain in Pasadena in the next couple of days.

>7) When is this guy gonna get his own account?!?!?!  Rie.

Hard to tell.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: MIKEW@SHAPEL.UG.EDS.COM (Mike Whitaker)
Subject: Another one for the Callahans recipe book....
X-Unparseable-Date: 25 Jan 1993 07: 26:47 -0800 (PST)
Organization: Yale CS Mail/News Gateway
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:52:46 GMT

Danger Mouse announces the Callahans recipe book.

The Bard smiles. "Right now, I could get to hate the word 'diet'. Oh well -
never mind. Yes please, Danger Mouse - I'd love a copy - .uu.Z is fine." He
pauses for a moment in thought. "And here's a contribution for book 2.
WARNING - you can put on weight READING this!"

   Chocolate Genocide
   ------------------

    8oz butter
    8oz dark chocolate
    2 eggs
    1 oz sugar
    8oz digestive biscuits, crushed (or other plain wheaten *cookies*, if 	
    you're from the US - I suspect Graham crackers would do).

    Atempting to finish all three stages roughly simultaneously:

    	a) melt the butter
    	b) beat the eggs and add the sugar
    	c) melt the chocolate

    A microwave helps....

    Now, add eggs/sugar to butter and stir
    Add chocolate and stir - it look revolting at this stage
    Add biscuits/cookies, stir frantically - the aim is to get it all 	
    thouroughly mixed before the chocolate sets.

    Turn out into suitable container, deposit in refrigerator, allow to set
    properly. Serve with double cream.

    For total decadance, make a second batch with WHITE chocolate and
    either a) pour on top of the set first batch to give layers or b) pour
    on half-set first batch and stir to give marbled effect.
From: siewert@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Karl Siewert)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Descriptions...
Date: 22 Jan 1993 16:21:54 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

daq@fc.hp.com (Doug Quarnstrom) writes:
>Feedback strikes me as another euphemistic phrase whose alternate
>expressions might include:  chunder, hurl, spew, etc.
HACK YARK PUKE DRIVE THE PORCELAIN BUS, TECHNICOLOR YAWN, 
I'LL SHUT UP NOW.
-- 
/               James Riekar, barhopping yoyist, at your service              \
Impersonated at Fort Hays State by Karl G. Siewert, pretending to be at K-State
\                      address=siewert@matt.ksu.ksu.edu                       /
 \           Never underestimate the power of the truly eccentric.           /