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From: s892057@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Neale Wolfson)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: No subject
Date: 7 Jan 1993 01:57:00 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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maryb@cix.compulink.co.uk (Mary Branscombe) writes:

>MerryTail and the Bi-Bulb are swapping songs and dances when they 
>notice...
>"hey! Isn't anyone else dancing?"

 "Hah!  Not on your life!  Even here I've got two left feet!"

  AT this you notice he does indeed have two left foot shoes on,  even 
though you swear he had a left and a right only minutes ago.

 " See just mentioning dancing causes my feet to show their true colours!"

     The Wolf.
       Student on holidays!

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From: EZ-as-pi@cup.portal.com (Bruce Robert Gilson)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Perhaps a silly question
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 15:37:01 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world
  <73314@cup.portal.com>

Thanks to all who answered my question
here. I tried to respond to all but one
person named Aaron could not be reached
-- his address was unusable. You all
seem to be a very friendly, helpful
crew, though I've never read the book
and I doubt I could really get into
the spirit of it.
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Lack of Dancing
Date: 11 Jan 1993 02:48:56 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

In article <EfI86k200WALA1n6Zh@andrew.cmu.edu> "Mary A. Mark" <mmbt+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>pcahn@EAGLE.wesleyan.edu writes:
>
>>><<
>"Dance?  It's been ages since I danced.  Anyone care to join me for a waltz? 
>I'd even try a Kopanitsa in VR (but not without a *very* good partner in RL) 
>Or, better yet..."  He goes over and whispers something to the band.  The lead
>singer announces, "This is a Bunny Hop.  From Serbia," 
>>><<
>
>"Really.  Like That." 
>
>and as her favourite band begins to play what will soon become an absolutely 
>manic bunny hop, Merrigold gives a wild yell, and tumbles hey-go-mad from the 
>rafters where she has been lurking, onto the dance floor.  Robin Anders
>(a definite candidate for the god of drummers) goes wild on stage, along
>with Todd Menton and Drew Miller on guitar, and an unidentified fiddler.  
>Merrigold spies John Ockerbloom lying in a pile of well-deserved peanuts,
>grabs his hands and pulls him to his feet, to join the dance; then turns
>and grabs Rounder around the waist, to form the next link in an impromptu
>bunny-hop kick-line.  As more Callahanians join the line, or just spin and
>turn, the music becomes ever wilder and faster.  As it reaches an absolutely 
>undanceable pace, the entire line collapses at last into a gasping heap of 
>exhausted-but-happy dancers.  
>
>"Oh thank you, Rounder", gasps Merrigold, "And everyone else as well, and
>of course, the band, Boiled in Lead, for providing that wonderful music. 
>The last time I got to do that was about a month ago, when they played a 
>tiny, abysmally-unadvertised club in Pittsburgh.  It was just *wonderful*. "
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Mary Mark                    email: mmbt+@andrew.cmu.edu
>Department of Psychology     "Merry Solstice!"
>Carnegie Mellon University   "Merry Christmas!!"
>Pittsburgh,PA                "Merry Ukrainian Christmas!!!"
>U.S.A.                       "Merry New Year!!!!"
>              What can I say, the more, the merrier :-)  
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 

Ma'am, I salute you. 

COOL RUNNING! It is always a pleasure to see another dance addict... 
Sometime, try "Woodchopper's Ball" - now that one will put down faster than
a marathon!


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From: tjl9@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Thomas J Lee)
Subject: Re: Language Physics
Reply-To: tjl9@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Thomas J Lee)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:55:45 GMT

Henry Polard writes:

HP>Henry says, "Neato indeed! I know a few writing systems myself.  I find
HP>their history fascinating - you might enjoy Jensen's _Sign, Symbol, and
HP>Script_ - it tells how scripts got the way they are, and treats just about
HP>every script this side of the Shaw alphabet and Kauder hieroglyphs. It's
HP>out of print, but in many libraries."

	Says the Lamplighter frustratedly, "It's not in ours."

HP>He then gets a mug of mint tea from Mike and goes to the Chalk Line. With
HP>a repectful nod to Kitten, he says: "A toast to libraries and librarians.
HP>May the books last, may librarians be honored, and may the libraries never
HP>want for clients or money!"

	"Hey, I'll drink to that!" and he does.

HP>He drinks almost all of the tea, and on its way to the fireplace, the
HP>remaining tea goes out of the mug in the form of the word for book in a
HP>hundred scripts.

	The Lamplighter's glass follows Henry's shortly, not smashing quite
so spectacularly, but smashing none the less.

The Lamplighter (Tom Lee)                            "Arms wide, dancing inside
tjl9@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu                           I got the feeling
                                                      Time tide, so mystified
Current Listen: Indigo Girls, "Rites of Passage"      I got the feeling"
                                                             -- Jamie Bernstein
From: JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jason)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: One quick question
Followup-To: alt.callahans
Date: 7 Jan 1993 21:22:10 GMT
Organization: the Polyhedron Group
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aaa.uoregon.edu

In article <JBrandt-070193123212@aaa.uoregon.edu>, JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU
(Jason) wrote:
> Jason nods. "Actually, I preer the idea of an FTP site, myself. A newsgroup
                           ^^^^^
That was supposed to be 'prefer'. Ahem.

Jason
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Birthday
Date: 7 Jan 1993 02:46:36 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

Well, Gypsy - sorry it took so long, but 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mazel Tov!

Take care, and keep flying!
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From: chuahl@ocf.berkeley.edu (Chua HakLien)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: DIDI
Date: 5 Jan 93 17:03:11 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: sandstorm.berkeley.edu


 C +, the giant bug breathes a huge sigh of relief.

 * Whew * Hope everything works out fine for the Spritester.... Things
 wouldn't be the same w/o her......

 C +
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Look, ma!  Portholes!
Date: 6 Jan 1993 23:20:21 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

In article <JBrandt-060193115214@aaa.uoregon.edu> JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Thyra & Jason) writes:
 (question of terminology posed)
>Jason taps Bi-bulb on the shoulder, as he puts on his historian's cap. 
>
>"Well, in -most- cases, water wings would be an antiquated flotation
>device, that used to be used when teaching children or other neophyte
>swimmers how to swim. These traditionally consisted of two flat,
>disc-shaped air bladders, connected by a strap. You placed the strap across
>the child's chest, and back under each armpit, with the air bladders
>hanging off the back like a pair of wings. Hence, the name. It gives enough
>flotation to inspire confidence, but doesn't get in the way like a life
>jacket would as they learn how to swim. Newer versions were air-filled
>cuffs that slip over the child's upper arms. I think both kinds can still
>be purchased today."
>
>"But in our Didi's case, I think it's just her own, beautiful spritely
>wings, modified slightly for underwater flight."
>
>Jason

Okay, I've seen the modern version (albeit under the name "flotation training
device"), but I think I like the current version the best... Much more lovely!


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Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: An Introduction - T-Bear delurks!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 05:44:32 GMT




>   As the Underwater New Year's Party(tm) slows down, and the patrons start
>to wind down, the virtual water drains quietly down to the floor. Naturally,
>patrons have had plenty of time to change back to their customary forms, or
>out of their costumes, as appropriate.

>   Shortly thereafter, there is a loud *POINK* sound, followed by the thud
>of a large weight falling to the floor. As folks turn to look, they see a
>medium size panda bear, who has finally delurked in a more or less dramatic
>manner. He's about 6 feet tall when standing on hind legs, and is round,
>roly-poly, and looks cuddly. His thick fur is black and white in the usual
>manner, and his large eyes are brown. When people see him, he is ruefully
>rubbing his fundament, onto which he has just fallen -Ouch!- (that was the
>thudding sound).

[  ]

>   "Greetings! My name is Theodore E. Bear, generally shortened to T-Bear.
>A couple of the patrons may recognize me from some email, but now I have
>come out of the dark corners(tm), to find my place in the Place(tm). My 
>fur is very soft, just right for hugs 'n cuddles, and in fact, my specialty
>is - you guessed it - the (T-)bear hug. I hug lots, and only bite by 
>specific request. Scritches accepted happily."

[   ]
>it be topped for next year? Guess we'll find out then. And Kitten, don't 
>worry, I won't call you wench unless you prefer it."

*giggle* (does that answer that question?)

>   Having made an attempt to catch up on some current events/threads,
>T-Bear steps up to the chalk-line, downs his root-beer, and toasts,

>	"To the Place, the wonderful Place,
>	helping those in need,
>	and those who are alone.
>	May the Place be in all	our hearts
>        for a long time to come."


><<CRASH>>

"didi" kitten squeals..."a new bear person to play with...and he gives
HUGS!" 

kitten dances around the t-bear...barely able to contain herself.
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conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"love is the wild card of existance"
                          rita mae brown
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: One quick question
Date: 11 Jan 1993 02:39:42 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

In article <1993Jan10.151604.19366@wam.umd.edu> amanda@wam.umd.edu (Me again) writes:
>In article <brumby.726634348@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au> brumby@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara) writes:
>>   What am I doing following this up from Monash instead of Zikzak? Have I
>>no confidence in the system I'm supposed to run?
>>-- 
>>     The Silver Brumby of          brumby@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
>>      the Silicon Plains            brumby@zikzak.apana.org.au
>
>
>          "We sell what you need, and you need what we sell!"
>
>   --or something.  It's been a while, more's the pity :( 
>
>amanda@wam.umd.edu   Wish i had *all* the episodes on tape....  Amanda Babcock

We could do with an Edison Carter revival... My friends have mac'ed up some 
press passes for Network 23 for distribution.
Is anyone rerunning the episodes? I think there were a few that were never
aired. And they snuck those last few on us...
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Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: hilp@hfglobe.intel.com (Robin Rosenbaum)
Subject: Re: Impu-Sebek shows a gift, and makes a toast
Organization: Intel Corporation
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:55:07 GMT

In article <ksP0uB2w164w@geloser.login.qc.ca> rider@geloser.login.qc.ca (Serge Ayotte) writes:
>
>NEWS FLASH: Energizer Bunny Arrested!! Charged with battery...

Ghostly voices are heard, as a lurker discusses this hot item with
a colleague...

"Can you *have* battery without assault?" asks one.
"I didn't think so.  Don't you need something to make ions?" answers
the other.

--
Robin Hilp
rosenrob@ccm.hf.intel.com
Statements herein are mine and can indeed be wrong.
From: bonapart@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: A dead ringer
Date: 10 Jan 93 16:43:50 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

In article <1ir1kbINNes2@newsman.csu.murdoch.edu.au>, keulen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Splash!) writes:
> 
> A church was advertising for a new bell-ringer.  One of the likely
> candidates, a strapping young lad, was being interviewed for the position,
> and was taken for a tour of the belfrey.  The priest in charge of the
> church asked for a demonstration of the candidate's bell-ringing skills. 
> The young lad was happy to oblige, and ran up to the bell, butting it with
> his head, and producing a resounding clang.  When the bell swung back
> however, it hit the poor lad fair in the head, and knocked him out of the
> bell tower, to his death, some 6 storeys below.
> 
> The police sergeant on the scene approached a witness, and asked if she
> knew who the deceased was.  "I'm sorry officer, I don't know his name, but
> his face certainly rings a bell."
> 
> Damien (Splash isn't sure he wants to add his name to this one  :-)  )
> 

John smiles, momentarily pausing in her... altercation with george, when
she hears this joke.  "Now, according to my father, there's a bit more to
this story.

Now, it turns out that this boy had a twin brother, much the same as himself,
and when he learned that his brother had gotten accidentally killed trying
to apply for a job, nothing would suit him but that he immediately went out
and applied for the same job.

It gave the priest quite a turn to see him turn up, him looking so much like
his brother and all, but after a bit of a discussion, he took the boy up there
and let him ring the bells for his job.  The boy insisted that he ring
the bells much as his brother did, and was soon rebounding from bell to bell
like a human pinball, ringing a merry, if short, tune across the countryside.

The priest was impressed with his ringing (and fortitude), and let him have
the job.  Things went well for about three months, when he reported to work
hung over from a long night drinking with friends.  He attempted to strike
noon, and on the tenth bell he rebounded out into space, instaid of the
next bell, which confused some people to no end.  Screaming, the poor
lad fell to his death.  

The same police sergeant was the first on the scene, and observing the
body, he swore and turned to the nearest observer, asking her if she
knew who *this* corpse was.  The Response?

"I don't know, officer, but he's a dead ringer for his brother."

John ducks and makes his way for cover.

{and she complains about *me*}

-john
bonapart@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
From: olson@husc9.Harvard.EDU (Charles Olson)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Lack of Dancing
Date: 9 Jan 93 21:53:41 GMT
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

In article <01GTABAXTU6O8Y5P81@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU>, PCAHN@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU writes:
|> "Dance?  It's been ages since I danced.  Anyone care to join me for a waltz? 
|> I'd even try a Kopanitsa in VR (but not without a *very* good partner in RL) 
|> Or, better yet..."  He goes over and whispers something to the band.  The lead
|> singer announces, "This is a Bunny Hop.  From Serbia," and the band launches
|> into a wild minor key version of the popular childhood dance.  Any of you who
|> are familiar with the Minneapolis-based folk-punk quartet Boiled in Lead know
|> what I'm talking about.

"I saw Boiled in Lead at Johnny D's in Somerville last month, and actually man-
aged to dance to Cunovo Oro (a really obnoxious Macedonian tune in 7/8 time).
Sure looked funny doing it, though; wouldn't even bother to try Kopanitsa 
(which is in 11/16 time or something equally ridiculous)."

-- 
-Chip Olson. | olson@husc.harvard.edu | ceo@{gnu.ai,silver.lcs}.mit.edu
"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down?
Maybe we would if they screamed all the time for no good reason." -J. Handey
From: JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jason)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: A purple return...
Followup-To: alt.callahans
Date: 12 Jan 1993 21:08:09 GMT
Organization: the Polyhedron Group
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aaa.uoregon.edu

In article <106863@bu.edu>, mjmh@crsa.bu.edu (Michael J M Holmes) wrote:
> 
> In article <JBrandt-110193175824@aaa.uoregon.edu> JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jason) writes:
> >In article <106735@bu.edu>, mjmh@crsa.bu.edu (Michael J M Holmes) wrote:
> 
> >> "Kitten!  I *LOVE* your hair!!!  Don't change it - lilac it that way!"
> >> He runs over to her to give her a hug.  "And with one of *my* hugs,
> >> we can match the rest of you to your hair!  Temporarily, at least!"
> 
> >Jason looks up from his Cyberdeck. "Welcome back, /* ! You sure that hair
> >dye Kitten used wasn't a Christmas gift from you?" <grin>
> 
> /* smiles.  "Y'know, Lamplighter suggested something like that
> as well.  It could have been me!  How do you think *you'd*
> look with purple hair, Jason... I could arrange it!!"

Jason looks at /* sideways. "Hmmmmm. I dunno. The college kids would
probably think it was great. They already like the fact that I wear it long
and occasionally in a pony-tail. But I'd probably get the same reaction as
the 'whips and studded leathers' version of Kitten if I did that in RL. I
can just see it, I walk into the office of the Dean to fix his computer, in
my black leather jacket that I already wear, with my hair punker-purple!
'-YOU- are the guy that's gonna fix my computer? Not on your life!"
 
> "Jason, before I forget, I wanted to express my amazement at
> the story of how you and Pegasus met - that was great!!
> Just goes to show that RL can be just as good, even better,
> than fiction or VR!!"

"Yep. And as the Gaelic bards have a habit of saying 'and if there be a
word of it that is not the very truth, it's not my making it so.' Gods own
truth, that's really how it happened!"

Jason
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk (Clive Grace)
Subject: Re: Definition of "monogamy"?
Reply-To: cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 00:09:00 +0000


A skritch will be just fine -- thanks
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| When I grow up, I want to give up being   |cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk|
| a Journalist and learn how to write...    |                          |
+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
|       Bisexual knitter of quality and distinction since 1992.        |
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Organization: Psychology, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 15:06:08 -0500 
From: "Mary A. Mark" <mmbt+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Lack of Dancing

pcahn@EAGLE.wesleyan.edu writes:

>><<
"Dance?  It's been ages since I danced.  Anyone care to join me for a waltz? 
I'd even try a Kopanitsa in VR (but not without a *very* good partner in RL) 
Or, better yet..."  He goes over and whispers something to the band.  The lead
singer announces, "This is a Bunny Hop.  From Serbia," 
>><<

"Really.  Like That." 

and as her favourite band begins to play what will soon become an absolutely 
manic bunny hop, Merrigold gives a wild yell, and tumbles hey-go-mad from the 
rafters where she has been lurking, onto the dance floor.  Robin Anders
(a definite candidate for the god of drummers) goes wild on stage, along
with Todd Menton and Drew Miller on guitar, and an unidentified fiddler.  
Merrigold spies John Ockerbloom lying in a pile of well-deserved peanuts,
grabs his hands and pulls him to his feet, to join the dance; then turns
and grabs Rounder around the waist, to form the next link in an impromptu
bunny-hop kick-line.  As more Callahanians join the line, or just spin and
turn, the music becomes ever wilder and faster.  As it reaches an absolutely 
undanceable pace, the entire line collapses at last into a gasping heap of 
exhausted-but-happy dancers.  

"Oh thank you, Rounder", gasps Merrigold, "And everyone else as well, and
of course, the band, Boiled in Lead, for providing that wonderful music. 
The last time I got to do that was about a month ago, when they played a 
tiny, abysmally-unadvertised club in Pittsburgh.  It was just *wonderful*. "

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Mary Mark                    email: mmbt+@andrew.cmu.edu
Department of Psychology     "Merry Solstice!"
Carnegie Mellon University   "Merry Christmas!!"
Pittsburgh,PA                "Merry Ukrainian Christmas!!!"
U.S.A.                       "Merry New Year!!!!"
              What can I say, the more, the merrier :-)  
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From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: One quick question
Date: 11 Jan 1993 01:52:11 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

Brumby writes :
>> An FTP site is available so long as it is maintained by the site
>owner.
>
>   "The problem would be finding a suitable site. Zikzak is out because it
>only has mail/news connections to the Internet and is sharing a single 9600
>baud link to the world with 50 other machines besides."

I am going to talk to my sysop, and see if I can get a small area set aside
for this. If not, ... ummm... 

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From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Subject: Re: Water you all doing? *grin*  =8) 
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 14:39:13 GMT

 feath@agora.rain.com (Feather) writes:
>dapetersen@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Toothpick (-:) writess
>>
>>"Yum!  But..."  She looks around for a place to sit. "Where do you sit under
>>the sea?" 
>
>Feather delivers
>her reply with deadpan magnificence...
>
>"In an octopus's garden, in the shade?"   
>

 "Thank you, and on behalf of the group, I hope we pass the audition !" 
     DJ, not a Beatle ! :-) 

-- 
         Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM 
             jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu  Disclaimer: Standard.
                   Video. Cher: Love and Understanding.
          'Rush Limbaugh is the 'Chia Pet' of TV talk shows !'