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From: psnow@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul Snow)
Subject: Rosebud, a story pt. 2
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:08:16 GMT



	The dancing flames gently caressed the rough hewed logs, casting a 
gentle light upon his hands as he stood warming himself by the fire.  The 
room around him was dim, save for the strategically placed candles, each 
emitting their own soft illumination. Feeling the warmth flow from his 
outstretched arms to the innermost regions of his chilled body, he smiled...

	A knock rang out in the still room.  Shaken from his quiet
contemplations, he sprang to the door in anticipation.

	"Hi," she chirped as she gave him a quick kiss, "What happened, did
your fuse blow again? I don't see why you don't make your landlord rewire
this apartment so you don't have to put up with this. We **have** to finish
the final guest list tonight for the reception."

	"I'm sorry," he replied, "I...uh..."

	"Don't be sorry, it's not as if you had planned it this way." she
said walking over to the fire. "Here, if we move this blanket out of the way
we'll have room.  The fire should give out enough light to see, if not we
could bring some of those candles closer."

	"I'll get the lists," he replied disappointedly as she gathered up
the white woolen comforter from in front of the hearth and folded it neatly
on the couch.

	It's too bad he can't see the romantic setting that this
situation provides, she thought to herself.  Maybe later she could subtly
point him in that direction. Maybe, she mused, he had set this up purposely.
Maybe there was a spark of romance in her practical John!

	"John?" she queried tingling with the possibility.

	"Just a moment," he replied. "I think a found a spare fuse in the
kitchen drawer. I'll be right back."

	She sighed, disappointed, but not surprised. Just wishful thinking.

	He wiped a lone tear from his cheek as he twisted the fuse back into
its socket...

...

	She stood there, shivering, her body covered in goosebumps. Only
part could she attribute to the cold. She stared at the empty bench from 
across the lake in anticipation, mindlessly fingering her latest rose. A
tall figure ambled into the light, approaching the bench. Was that him?
she thought her heart divided between fear and anticipation.

	The man stopped in front of the bench, paused to peer into the
distance, turned and gazed back in the direction from whence he came. Slowly
he turned and sat down. He brought his hands together and fixed his eyes
upon the solitary white rosebud which he held in his grasp...


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From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: a gift for him
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 21:02:11 GMT

In article <92Dec17.235629.13188@acs.ucalgary.ca> lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca (Tina Lastuka) writes:
>> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>>>lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca (Tina Lastuka) writes:
>>
>>>   My unsignificant other will be getting the infamous chocolate
>>>  chip cookies, shortbread cookies and has put in a request for
>>>  gingersnaps!
>>
>>Oh Gawd!  Not Ginger!  I suppose you will be sending her sister
>>Destiny along too.... or even De'ja Vu... :-)  I could tell you
>>things about her!
>
>    So... tell me... I need a break from studying... gossip...
>  good juicy gossip would do the trick!!!

Ok, you see, along time ago in a newsgrope not....  (damn news*group*)
too far away, there were two innocent children, male children.  These
two fun loving kids didn't have a care in the world, untill Destiny
struck!  She lured them with her wiley womanly ways and soon they were
sunk into the depths of depravity!

Finally, they pulled themselves out of the pit of Iniquity, well
actually one of them pulled the other, being of pure heart and having
the strength of 10 and all...  (that's me of course).  Many hours
later these to intrepid travellers through the tracks of time, decided
that it was time to go out for a good time and took off in their
Websters headed of the local night club and mud-wrestling emporium.

When they arrived and found seats close to the ring, they had a
feeling of De'ja Vu.  She took offense to this, and she and her sister
Destiny, dumped all over these two fine young men.

Well, to make a short story long... it was not a pretty site and if
you want more details, mail me...

So stay away from these two if you value your sanity!

rip
-- 
Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant
intelligence.
                -- Henrik Tikkanen
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From: roth@sitter.ips.id.ethz.ch (Martin Roth)
Subject: Re: For a Sweetie-Pie ... former: Full moon warning!
Organization: ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 11:07:02 GMT

A reasonable human being (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY) surprises me with:
><The ARC-LIT sneaks up to the gigantic Vat O' Chocolate, where Martin is 
>still quietly slurping chocolate.  She reaches in and grabs him, hugging 
>and kissing him on the cheek!!!>
>
>*bragging mode on*
>Ahem!  Attention ... *grin*
>
>On my birthday, this past Tuesday, this wonderful, chocolate-covered young 
>man here had delivered to me a bouquet of one dozen long-stemmed red roses! 
>We're talking Switzerland to Los Angeles here!  Is he a great, wonderful, 
>super friend or what??

*slight blush* Ummmmmm...  [Okay, in RL I was laughing, to be honest]
Well, ARCers, you have to know that this was for a very special, warm, caring
lady who shared honestly her feelings, positive or depressing, with me
by e-mail for quite a while (for those loving numbers: my mail folder 'lz'
currently marks 7600 lines = 59952 words = 351080 characters). Thanks,
Liz! ***HUGE_HUG***

**TV entertainer mode on**
And now for a brief commercial, don't switch the channel, we'll be right
back in a few and continue with our regular program... Ssssstayyy tuuuned
on ARChannel, your happiest program in town!

***Jingle: Blues brothers "everybody" ***
>For you female ARCers in Europe, he's 24, very smart, loves to read, and is 
>into jazz ... so get him!  He's a great catch!!!  Do it before he gets away 
>.. *big, cheesy grin*
***Jingle fades out***

**Back to regular program**

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From: divine@plains.NoDak.edu (Kevin Divine)
Subject: one last stinking time
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 23:58:54 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network


Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 17:33:56 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.204039.29738@e2big.mko.dec.com> pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan) writes:

**bunch deleted**

>|> Oh goodie!!  Home movies!  Shall I make some popcorn?  I just love
>|> feeding you popcorn, one carnal at a time....  butter dripping from
>                            ^^^^^^
>                            Hey Rip, I think your Freudian slip is showing...

So, what would Freud say if he knew I did that on purpose?
Brewhahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!  I love it when a plan comes.....

rip
-- 
Bizarreness is the essence of the exotic
From: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Tours, anyone?
Date: 11 Dec 92 17:51:32 GMT
Reply-To: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

OK, here goes nothing:

Originally, I tried to E-mail a letter to Michele (sic) at ASU, but apparently
our two systems are a bit like young siblings:  they won't talk to each other.
So, I'll post this here on ARC for all of you people to share.

New Mexico is perhaps one of the most beautiful places I can imagine being,
and I say that as a native of Indiana.  The sunsets/sunrises are gorgeous,
the mountains are breath-taking, I'm only 40 minutes or so from the largest
volcanic caldera in the world (in the Jemez ['Hey-mez'] mountains, and there
are incredible hot springs if you don't mind hiking), there's fantastic skiing,
etc., etc.  I could go on for hours but that isn't why I posted this.

If any of you ARCers happen to be in the Albuquerque area, and would like a
local (though not native) guide to the sights and events, please give me a call
at (505)254-0718, or E-mail me a message.  I would love to meet some of you
in RL.  Please set it up before-hand, though, 'cause I have to arrange for
time off work if you come in during the week.  Oh, and please, no prank calls -
my roommate is touchy about that sort of thing.

@}-->-->---  A 'net-rose' for Michele, my new (almost) 'key-pal'!

------------
Sean Roberts, tour-guide to the Land of Enchantment
I LOVE this place... even if there aren't many trees.
From: sinister@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Just a story:  MetroCity 2013...Comments
Date: 12 Dec 92 23:14:02 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <1992Dec11.152330.896@e2big.mko.dec.com>, pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan) writes:
> Hey Sinister (great name):
> I LOVE IT!!!  Great love story, with a cyberpunk twist.  IMHO, you should:
> 
> 1)  Continue the story... (PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!  PRETTY PLEASE WITH LOTS
> 	OF CHOCOHUGS ON TOP!!!!)

	Assuming no one else objects...  Not everyone is a CP/DF fan.  
Romantic-flavored or not.  As an aside, I take it no one has mentioned I'm
allergic to chocolate.... ;)

> 
> 2)  Post it over to alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo (if you haven't already)...

	No I haven't....  It happens now.

> 
> 3)  Both of the above, but especially #1
> 
> I only have one more thing to say about the story:  GIWIWT (Gee, I Wish I'd
> Written That...)

	Thank you.  One of the finer things I think you can say to a 
writer of *any* caliber.

> 
> -------
> Sean Roberts, not-quite-so-shy-in-VR-as-he-is-in-RL
> "I'll be back..."

	S'Long,
		mr.Sinister

Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: a gift for him
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 18:49:13 GMT

In article <92Dec18.174807.29251@acs.ucalgary.ca> lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca (Tina Lastuka) writes:
> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>>>
>>>Tina in black silk boxers.....  I wonder if my Mistress would loan me
>>>to you for awhile.....
>
>(Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:
>>
>>MA considers it... and looks at Tina... do you wish his services
>>for an evening, he's well trained and ever so eager to please his
>>mistress :)
>
>   After consulting with MA - Rip is mine (alas only for an
>    evening)  but mine none the less!  I will search out my
>  whipped cream, chocolate fudge sauce (homemade) and some
>   strawberries... are you ready for this evening Rip???

Rip, cowers at the thought of being left with Tina for a whole
evening.  Then he sees the whipped cream, homemade, (yum!) fudge
sauce, (hope it's hot!), and berries.  Immediatly he goes over to
tina, eyes cast down as a good Slave should, raises both hands
infront of himself and says, "Take me, I'm yours..."  (see, I told
you I usually ended up saying this!!!) :-)

>  Tina - HLO - RIPS temporary Love mistress!

Now, tell me why this worries me....?

rip(HLO's SlaveforaNight)
-- 
Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant
intelligence.
                -- Henrik Tikkanen
From: 9999cs02@uhdvx3 (Tina Marie!)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: thunder and lightning!!
Date: 16 Dec 1992 23:40 CDT
Organization: University of Houston-Downtown
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: uhdvx3.dt.uh.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41A   

In article <BzDEMx.3Bn@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) writes...
>lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique) sez:
> 
>>In article <1992Dec13.074640.10101@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>>>
>>>Hey Mary-Ann,
>>>Is Calgary close enough to Indiana for weekend visits??  :-)
> 
>I missed this question but I would say, no, not really. :)
> 

	Depends on how bad you want to go...:)  I drove from Houston, Tx, to
Terre Haute, IN in a 3-day weekend.  What a trip!

Tina Marie
Official TradeMark of ARC/RFA

"And love made death an illusion" -- Chthon, Piers Anthony
	
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca (Tina Lastuka)
Subject: Re: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 00:02:23 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada


>>
>>>verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:
>>>
>>>>Well here in Calgary Alberta Canada there isn't a lot of snow and
>>>>thank goodness for that... I'm not one for snowmyself... figure
>>>>it should only be allowed to snow on Xmas Eve and New Years
>>>>Eve... and maybe on occasion when a romantic walk is in order ;)
>>>>We usually get hit here aroundthe end of December and get a
>>>>constant dumping of the white stuff until March or thereabouts...
>>>>want me to send what we get over to you *chuckles*?
>>
>>In article <1992Dec11.134211.975@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
>>rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>>
>>>I don't believe it!!!
>>>Living there in Calgary, and "not one for snowmyself"!!!!
>>>Too many ungrateful people round here!!!  :-)
>>>
>>>How about sending some of the spare white stuff over to us MA??  :-)
>>>Its about 30 Deg C as I post this - and its nearly midnight!!!


 lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca (Tina Lastuka) writes:

>>   To find excess snow in Calgary you have to go to the mountains
>>  where you find people doing strange things on two wooden
>>  planks,  Carrying two pointed weapons!  As we speak... it is
>>  around -10 C... but with chinook winds blowing in today...
>>  it should reach +1 or +2 C.... so much for snow!  YEAH!!!

 rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:

>You know, that is a mis-conception that abounds about Montana too.
>Most of the state actually gets very little snow, and the average
>winter temp is just in the low 30's, not too bad.
>
>Anyway, always wanted to get up to Calgary for the Stampede...
>course, I wanted to hit Prince George too.... *sigh* someday.
>

    Well, latest Calgary weather update... there is a blizzard
    out in them there hills!  There is now 4+ inches of snow..
    is going to go down to -21 tonight... and i have no one to
    keep me warm!  :(

    Any time you want to come up to the Stampede ... let me
    know... I can even arrange a visit to a real ranch with
    a real branding... you can have all the prairie oysters
    you want!  And nice weather...

     Yipee Yahoo!

      Tina - HLO

-- 
          **********************************
          * TINA THE HAPPY LITTLE OPERATOR *      lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca
          **********************************

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From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:01:48 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Dec17.153414.9228@mixcom.com> kkwwkk@mixcom.com (TA Shaw) writes:
>In article <92351.140301IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET> <IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>>why?   Tell me, tell me, tell me!!!!! :-)
>
>Because! I told you already......*grin*
>[I can always answer, even when I don't know what the
>question means....]
>
>Best place for a sunset, this year?  Cozumel!
>
>BDC

The Good Romantic Witch turns around and looks at all
the ARC-ers and Lurkers.... "I just knew he was gonna 
say that!"   ;-)


		** Bewitching Huggs to All  **

Lis, The Official Good Romantic Witch
and Honoured Former President
of the Romantic Fire Association

p.s.  Heaven is a *Hug* and a *Smile*
      the Joy of Music and the Beauty of Silence
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Monday, 14 Dec 1992 11:59:13 MST
From: <IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Still Stunned
 <1992Dec12.015853.15103@news.unomaha.edu> <1992Dec14.161943.13285@sequent.com>

Ok...to stay on the subject of everyday natural wonders.  I saw the best
storm just outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming.  I was travelling along the
highway and this black expanse of clouds which seemed to cover the entire
stretch of the sky was creeping up against these hills that were just
jutting out of nowhere in the Earth.  The air began to cool and the smell of
rain came into the car.  I experienced the rainfall about an hour later,
after trying to escape what was an obvious inescapable force!  But what
fun!  I love the rain...just laying in bed listening to it pummel against
the roof...maybe I need to move to Seattle or Portland then.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter)
Subject: Re: What a great group!!!!!
Organization: Salter, Inc.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:27:09 GMT

ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) shares: 
>rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) elucidates:
>
>
>>Prez Julie is now fully recovevred from her surgery (so she tells me) - 
>>but who wouldn't recover quickly with such a loving husband catering for her
>>every whim......  :-)
>
>Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...and some of those WHIMS...hoo  boy!!

Doing fine...except for this blasted cold...but my sweet husband has taken
SUCH good care of me.  Doting on me hand and foot, and those whims....well
all I had to do was THINK that I needed something, and he was right there
with it.  He even fed me soup and crackers in bed one day.  Now, is that
an angel or what!


>>However, she was laid low by a severe case of flu late last week, and has
>>been in bed ever since.
>>She might be back on deck today (Tuesday) if we are lucky!
>
>You are lucky... :)

I was around Tuesday, and I READ ARC, but I didn't have time to respond
to any of it.  But, as you can see...I'm here, I'm back, I'm.....tired *yawn*

Hi everyone!!!


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Julie Salter<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
            President, Romantic Fire Association
  Wife of the Official Fireside Sex Advisor..AKA: Steven Salter
"Look into my eyes...you will see....what you mean to me......"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>email: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Letterman's Number 6...
Keywords: michael bolton
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 14:27:42 GMT

In article <1992Dec10.184749.13233@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com> puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) writes:
> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) acts janitor...
>
>|>>and I WANT HIM NOW!!!!    *Uncontrollable Orgasmic Scream*
>|>
>|>Pardon my ignorance, but what is so great about Michael Bolton?
>|
>|Oh shit!  Now I am *really* going to have to get out the heavy duty
>|mops and buckets here!!  You might as well ask her what is so great
>|about chocolate, or breathing!!
>|
>|Hey!  Everyone!  Get ready to put the hip-boots on!!
>
>Huh? OH NO!!!   (mumblin') michael bolton, denzel washington, patrick
>swayze, michael douglas, mel gibson, sam elliot... and what do *I*
>get? hip-waders. again...)   *slosh* *slosh* *slosh*
>
>|rip(just call me Mr. Clean!)
>
>Ya mean, you're bald, with an earring, and a severe lack of shirts?

Well, actually he used to be my favorite ProWrestler type...

Anyone else remember him?

rip(Grunt, groan!  Yeah, it's real!)
-- 
Grab reality by the balls, and squeeze...

                                        Tempus
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Friday, 11 Dec 1992 09:20:22 MST
From: <IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Still Stunned
 <1992Dec11.111842.13702@bernina.ethz.ch>

I'm no writer, but I'll try:

You're driving along, probably on your way home from work, and you
glance to the west and see the sky a brilliant orange and red with
Camelback Mountain blocking the rest of the brilliance.  But you
can see every trace of the mountain as the sunset illuminates the
sky as if it were on fire.  Then you glance eastward and see the
McDowell Mountain Range and there's a glorious shade of color covering
them...it looks like a postcard!

And in between the east and the west mountains you're comparing,
the sky is clear and blue and you wonder how anyone could ever want
to live anywhere else.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: johnsons@cheshire.oxy.edu (Sarah Curtis Johnson)
Subject: Re: Still Stunned
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 03:06:56 GMT

Did someone say *sunsets*?  
I think that the *only* redeeming quality about Los Angeles is it's incredible
sunsets...yummy!!
The only problem is that the knowledge that they are created by the immense
amounts of pollution in the air tends to distract from the pleasure.  *sigh*

Well, we take what we can get.  I enjoy them as much as is possible. :)

-Sarah
Official Strawberry of the RFA

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From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Re: thunder and lightning!!
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 06:40:12 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <1992Dec13.074640.10101@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:
>
>>Hmmm I'm the indoors typeduring winter... tend to hibernate when
>>there is snow outside... :) I need to move someplace warm! Hey
>>Ross! Wanna trade places? 
>
>Are you kidding!!  :-) Yeah - lets.
>This sticky hot building still recovering from yesterday's 35 Deg C day
>(with dodgy air-conditioner thrown in!) is all yours!
>Yeah - I'm off to where there is snow!!!!

Yea!!!!!! Warmth, lots and lots of heat!!!!!! 

>Hey Mary-Ann,
>Is Calgary close enough to Indiana for weekend visits??  :-)

Uhmm... hmmm about a day's drive or a bit more I think, easier to
fly :)

>*HUGS*
>(To MA *and* Lis - who is being slave driven at the moment..  :-(  )

SNUGS ROSS!!!!

Mary-Ann



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