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From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Subject: Re: signoff
Date: 23 Jan 1993 22:49:50 GMT
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In a previous article, g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK (G) says:

>        Ruth, tch, tch. The spelling I used is the U.S. one as in Am. Her.
>        As for the other spelling, it's just like the bloody pommie bastards
>        to dip a thong where it doesn't belong.
>
>You mean diph a thong, no doubt?
>
Whatever.  More likely dip a wick, actually....  We *are* talking about
a Greek word, after all.;-)

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From:         Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Maya's poem
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              Jan 22, 93 2:30 pm

Bill M asks:
> > DS> The dinosaur, who left dry tokens
> > DS> Of their sojourn here
> > DS> On our planet floor,
> >
> >Am I the only one who immediately started thinking . . .
>
> . . . of dinosaur doo-doo on the planet floor?

in fossil form, of course.  Dinosaur bones came to mind later.

-rashmi
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Subject:      Re: Where were you 15 years ago today?
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Posted on 26 Jan 1993 at 17:44:48 by Evelyn Duncan
>Does anyone remember the Big Blizzard of 1978?

I was in Columbus, Ohio, applying to graduate schools in warm places.
I ended up in Hawaii.

Karen
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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:14:42 GMT
From:         Natalie Maynor <natalie@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: signoff
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Hey Natalie - you forgot an address in your .sig!

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Date:         Wed, 27 Jan 1993 07:40:34 EST
From:         jc-s <GE777009@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
Subject:      bitchbake 93
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well, i take one sick day out of work
and come back to find a major f*cking coup
on my hands.  you southerners just can't
be trusted can you? no wonder we wupped
ya in the civil war.  sheesh.

i am voting for portland, obviously,
since i'll be living out there.
plus, the idea of "tar-and-featherbake"
appeals not to me. i always end up being
the target at theme parties like that.

and for those of you who think there
is nothing to do in Portland, those
of you who think it will be boring and
rainy, well, then, you don't deserve
to appreciate the beauty that is
the pacific northwest.  The summer
is absolutely gorgeous, lush and green
and warm, but not hot.  The Columbia River
Gourge, and the Hood River,all close, The pacific ocean
is about an hour+ away, the mountains are
less than 45 minutes away.  Portland has one of
the largest International Rose Testing Gardens,
most of which should be in full bloom in July.
There is music downtown in Pioneer square every
day, as well as free concerts all over the place.
There's a zoo, and a japanese garden on one of the
highest points in Portland.

The microbrew rules. (need more be said?)

Portland has also initiated the 2% for art (or is it 3%?)
All the buildings have to put 2% of their operating budget
towards artistic endeavors (on or in their buildings)

There's is more than enough to do in Portland.

I just received some mail from Carol, asking me how i'm
doing with my bed and breakfast thing: its still getting compiled,
but i'm gonna quit until you all make a decision.

Jenna
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Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:01:55 CST
From:         Gerald Walton <VCGW%UMSVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: Library Automation
              24 Jan 1993 22:26:05 EST from <EL406041@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>

Thanks to all of you who sent information about library automation. I
took the liberty of forwarding the messages to the person who will  be
preparing the request for proposal. GWW
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Subject:      library automation and salmonbake bitching

Greetings,

Please note that I imputed library amateurism to *most* wordslingers, but
by no means all.  I saw nothing to challenge this presumption in the
responses.  Indeed, if other discussions displayed the same degree of
perspicacity, the list would be in a sorry state indeed.

I voted for the Portland site.  Nevertheless, well-intentioned as our laid-
back western subscribers are, I must agree there has been little evidence
of a substantial organizational commitment (not that anyone is likely to
meet the high standards set last year by that heroic Rhode Island team!).

I would certainly look favorable on a North Carolina site.  My spousal unit
and I often rent a house on the Outer Banks.  We usually do this during the
off-season, but that would be problematic for teaching faculty.  Even so,
I wonder whether anyone would like to piggy-back a week at a big house in,
say, Avon, which is south of Nag's Head, during the week following the
Words-l Tarheel expedition?  Many of the rental units allow pets and
accomodate up to 8-12 people comfortably.  It's just a thought, but
the Outer Banks is a nice vacation spot, and would be an easy drive from
a words-l site in eastern or central NC.

Marty
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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:57:40 -0800
From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: signoff
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From: Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

> > I've had it suggested to me that subscribing to WORDS-L could be comnsidered
> > an abuse of resources because it breaks proper list etiquette by allowing
>                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                                           ??????????????????????
> As defined by whom?

That's what I asked myself when I got all the criticism about
my sig. statement and other little things.

Interesting what does and does not get a response from participants.


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From:         LNCJB%WOMBAT.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu
Subject:      Re: WORDS-L TP: Gilbert's Sport/Leisure Question
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It took about 5 seconds for my piggy-back message to be reproed, so I know
that's going to work until cc goes down at 9am..... but I'm puzzled by the
appearance of this:

>From: LNCJB%WOMBAT.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu

Can anyone explain to me how I wound up with a bitnet address on internet?
I can't recall that ever happening before.

Carolyn
From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Date: 23 Jan 1993 06:30:54 GMT
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In a previous article, g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK (G) says:

>        At the other end, I suppose, one might tell an overly diarrheic doxy to
>        loosen up a bit.
>
>diarrhoeic.  English Professors, I ask you...

Even academics need spellcheckers....  probably more than most....

>        On the other hand, supposing it wasn't a person on words-l, but a former
>        words-ler on another list, or even one of our system managers? We are
>        desparately short of disk space right now.
>
>No problem - you can always unsub...
>
Or tell him to delete his stash of X-rated GIFs....  And maybe that
full color version of the 3" <sinclair>....


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Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:16:00 EST
From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: WORDS-L TP: Gilbert's Sport/Leisure Question
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> Carolyn
>
> BTW I hope you all appreciate the effort I have gone to in my time of 'nomail'
> to keep this game operational. I have only received 22 of the last 24 hours
> of messages.... I tried picking them up on netnews but that is also missing
> heaps, so Gilbert's responses had to be ftped. I have this sinking feeling
> about the state of my mailbox when the system starts working again. :-(

Carolyn, I think you are doing a terrific job, and you have turned
something potentially very *boring* into a real fun time.  You have
handled this very well, and kept the <rapt> attention of one and all.
Thanks.  And roll me a 2, please.
--ggs
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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 09:41:04 CST
From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: The Salmonbake Uprising
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> set a very high standard last summer.  I suspect that unless we
> go to places where wordslers actually run the computer ctr. (like
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Starkville) that that standard will be difficult to meet.  I

I assume that's a reference to Bernardykins.

Connections in high places aren't really necessary, though.  Guest accounts
are already set up at MSU to be used by any wandering scholar temporarily
in town.  That's true many places.  Some places do things like take a
picture of your Faculty ID; others are looser.  And even if we didn't have
the guest accounts, I, as an ordinary user, could get you on telnet (and
not through my account) from campus labs or from my house.  Judith didn't
even use her guest account to telnet when she was here.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:21:19 -0800
From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Shark
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From: EL406041@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU

> Oh yes!  1) We are not face-to-face, and 2) we are not sucking up
> for a grade.
And probably a good number of us are two steps away from
brain death. WHy shouldn't 'we', whoever 'we' are (or is),
be motivated by a need to keep our five wits sharp.

> I don't know where it came from, that's why I asked.  But I'm a
> historical linguist, Peter, and I know that while we do not always
> know where words came from, they certainly do come from somewhere.
> Karen

I'll agree with you for the vast majority of words, but, for
instance, take the 1400 (or is it 1700?) words that *The Joy of Lex*
attributes directly to Shakespeare. Suppose they all did originate
in Shakespeare's mind/imagination. Can 'we' not say they were born
out of nothing? Alternatively, do we have to say Shakespeare got
them from some where? If so, where?

Peter
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Date:         Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:47:38 -0800
From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Ask Mr. Language Person
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From: Karen Kay <LL23%NEMOMUS.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
>  "================================================================ ========".
>  Rest of header flushed.

set words ASKEW :)

Peter
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From: karsten@netcom.com (karsten)
Subject: Re: Don't laugh, but
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harwell@TENET.EDU (Anne Burton Harwell) writes:
> ...what is an ampallang? Karsten, I need help here...

Having second thoughts about answering that personal ad?

Here's an excerpt from the rec.arts.bodyart FAQ:

                        MALE PIERCINGS

Ampallang and Apadravya   The ampallang and the apadravya are piercings of
the glans of the penis (the head).  The ampallang runs horizontally above
the urethra and has origins in Borneo.  The apadravya, which is mentioned
in the Kama Sutra, is a vertical piercing through the glans, or sometimes
through the shaft of the penis just behind the glans.  Both piercings
provide extra stimulation during intercourse (so much so that women in
Borneo used to refuse to have sex with men that weren't pierced!)

Dydoe   The dydoe is a piercing through the ridge of the glans, usually
done on the side of the head and often in pairs.  This piercing was
originally done by Jewish men who wished to enhance their sexual pleasure
(which they thought had been diminished by circumcision).

Foreskin   The piercing of the foreskin is relatively straight-forward
and heals quickly.  Foreskin piercings were used in ancient Rome as a
means of ensuring chastity (and still by some people today!)

Frenum   The frenum is a piercing through the skin of the penis, on the
underside just behind the glans.  Often a large ring that circles the
penis under the ridge of the glans is worn through this piercing. This
provides stimulation to both partners during intercourse and acts much
like a cock ring.

Prince Albert   This piercing consists of a ring which goes through the
urethra and out behind the glans.  It is supposedly named after Prince
Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria.  The ring that is worn in this
piercing was used in Victorian days to secure the penis to one side of the
very tight-fitting pants that were fashionable at the time.

Guiche   Originating in the islands of the South Pacific, the guiche is a
piercing of the web of flesh that runs between the anus and the scrotum.
A weight is often suspended from a guiche.  This is not an easy piercing
to heal and takes considerable care.

Hafada  The hafada is a piercing on the side of the scrotal sac originally
done by Arab boys as a rite of passage.  Originally, the piercing was
probably done through the scrotum, which is not recommended.  Today, only
the outer skin of the sac is pierced.

--karsten
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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:40:15 EST
From:         PBARFOOT%SUVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu
Subject:      well you asked

> When you hear the word "meditation," what do you first think of?

 cows

  Br Paul
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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 08:49:56 CST
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Subject: Re: Ben doesn't know I'm doing this....

Keep this revolting kid away from me.

tushar
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Subject:      Re: Yes
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              27 Jan 1993 06:26:05 -0600 from <harwell@TENET.EDU>

On Wed, 27 Jan 1993 06:26:05 -0600 Bandwidth Pig said:
>On Wed, 27 Jan 1993, BiSpecies List wrote:
>
>> But of course!  If you know the special pawshake, you too can join us
>> here on BISPECI-L.
>
>Somehow, I think Words-L just crossed a line we shouldn't have...

Sort of the line crossed when someone subbed the CHRISTIA list to
VAMPYRES?

Evelyn
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From:         G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: where to have it
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        Posted on 26 Jan 1993 at 17:50:40 by Bandwidth Pig
        >Outer Banks. Rosen's idea.

I don't care where any more - I think bwp just offered to pay for my trip ;-)

G
(That *was* what you meant just now in irc, no?)
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Subject:      Re: Yes
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              27 Jan 1993 12:30:12 CST from <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

On Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:30:12 CST Natalie Maynor said:
>
>You would have to fake mail to send the sub command with the list address,
>though.  The only other way would be for the listowner of the list the other
>list was subscribing to to add the list.  (I have a feeling that my last
>sentence was not the most elegant sentence I've ever written.)

I imagine that the fake mail was sent to the different listservs (4 in all:
for VAMPYRES, for PHYS-L, and for 2 other lists).

>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

Evelyn
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From:         Bernard Chien Perro <maynor@CS.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: signoff
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> >I'm pretty sure that Emily Postnews is in docs/words-l/Net-Stuff.
> Natalie is losing touch. Ordinarily, there would be a posting in
> two more minutes saying
> >I just checked and it IS there.
> most probably signed "Bernard".

It's not in Net-Stuff/.  It's Funnies/emily.postnews.
                        o/.\____/
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From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      beefy-t
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The Haynes Beefy-T I'm holding is 100% ctton
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From:         G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: WORDS-L TP: abh's Sport/Leisure Question
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Cluedo is also the British name.  In fact, isn't it a British game?

G
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From:         LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
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>>"What do the initials "H.W." stand for on a cricket scoreboard?"
>Cricket?  CRICKET??????   That does it.  I'm doomed...
>Hmmmmm.  The "W" must stand for 'wickets', slick, sticky, or otherwise.
>H....   Hurled?  Home?  What can you do when you bowl?  (I do most of my
>hurling at home, BTW...)  Half? Had?  Holograms?  Holy?  Honest? Hired?
>Oh, hell, I'll say "half wickets" and be done with it.  Gimme a "2", for all
>the good it'll do...
>
>John "I say, old man, would you mind terribly not bleeding on me?" W.

There's been a fierce electrical storm raging here all night and I have
waited until it started to subside before trying to logon..... but now
it seems to be returning, so I won't be able to give anything but the
briefest responses tonight..... I'll do that tomorrow. In the meantime to
put you all out of your misery I will tell you the correct answers to
your questions.

Hit wicket was the answer that was wanted.

Carolyn
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Subject:      Re: Asians

>Well, the Japanese word for the US *IS* amerika, so I guess I do
>tend to identify myself as American.

There is no need to go to Japan, even. Almost all Americans I have met
easily and naturally use the word "American" for their nationality. When
detail is required, they will specify the US, but no one has problems
with using and comprehending "American".

tushar
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