HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Good Morning, Friends!
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 23:20:34 GMT

In article <9208241116.A04412@ius.indiana.edu> jevans@ius.indiana.edu (JEVANS) writes:
>
>          Hello again.
>
>              Something's been going on on STREK-L that I thought
>          would be amusing to see done on the Didinet and Callahans, a
>          survey.  Here's the basic format:

O'Tay I'm game, (no, *not* gamey....)


Current Name:   Rip
Alter Ego:      Paul Taylor
Birth Date:     7/12/60  (old fart)
Birthplace:     Jersey City, NJ (not *my* choice!)
Residence:      Beaverton, OR  (not my choice either)
Sex:            Hmmmm..... well techincaly, I guess I am a virgin...
Gender:         Man
Sexual Orientation: lesbian trapped in a man's body...
Marital Status: Divoriced
Offspring:      two boys,  6 & 4
Siblings:       1 1/2 dozen  (one girl, 6 boys)
Blood type:     A+
Hair:           Red, but receding very slowly
Eyes:           two, or four if you count glasses
Height:         my legs reach the ground
Dominant Brain Hemisphere:  Don't you need a brain first?
Physical Deformities: Not so you would notice....
Music Preferences:  Just about anything, but RAP
Favourite Books:  Anything with pictures
Pet Peeves:  When you are taking a sh*t and the water splashes your
             ass
Favourite Movies:  Midnight Express (I love the part where the guy
                   bites the other guys tongue out and then spits it)
Least Favourite Activities: Filling out questionairs
Most Favourite Activities:  E-mail and ARC
Quotes that can be attributed to me:  'Innuendo!  Innuendo!  They
                                       can't prove a thing!!!!'
Hobbies:  See MFA
Political affiliation:  McCarthy in '92!
Allergies:      Work
Occupation:     Security
Favourite Foods:  As long as it don't bite back, I'll eat it
What I regret most: Getting married
Favourite TV shows: Don't watch much....
Parting words:  Be fruitful and multiply!


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       _____
      /     \             All opinions are mine,      Disclaimer?
     /  rip  \            all mine, and if you     I hardly know her.
     |xxx-xxx|            don't agree, then,
  ___|_______|___         BLRPHLPHLPHLPHLTT!!!!!
      \~ ~~ ~\
       \~~ ~~~\           rip@sequent.com
        \ ~~~  \
Help!  My karma ran over my dogma, and it can't get up!!
From: daq@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Doug Quarnstrom)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 20:34:05 GMT
Subject: yubyub
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: alt.callahans

  Some Pathetic Self Reflection
  -----------------------------

I wish the sun would reach down with 
arms of liquid flux and fire
to bathe me in paternal pyres,
to touch the skin that guards my eyes, 
to melt the pennies resting there,
to singe the air, 
to pinch my cheek and muss my hair.

I wish I wish the moon would 
send out and buy a gift for me,
perhaps a little stained-glass
picture, direct from Tiffany.
Perhaps _A View of Oyster Bay_
so at the end of every day,
the moon can gaze down through
the glass and chroma-tint my tears,
as voidfull silence whispers
sibilant songs into my ears.

I wish I wish I wish the stars
would gather in the sky so far 
so far so far away, 
and dance and sing and chant, 
"OH my OH my OH my boy,
you must 
you mustn't 
you can     
you can't.  


I wish the sun would touch my eyes.
I wish the moon would would tint my tears
I wish the stars would make it clear
how many years.


How many years? 


doug
From: dirbze@doc.bmd.trw.com
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Good Morning, Friends!
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:14:02 MST
Followup-To: alt.callahans

Hey!  Didn't we do this already?  Ah well.....

Current Name: Dirbze
Alter Ego: Rick Sorensen
Birth Date: 7/22/57
Birthplace: New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Residence: Roy, Utah, USA
Sex: Male
Gender: see 'Redundancy'
Sexual Orientation: heterosexual
Marital Status: Divorced
Offspring: three - Erik, 9; Geoffrey, 8; Kristina, 5
Siblings: one younger brother and one younger sister
Blood type: O-
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue Green
Height: 6' 2"
Dominant Brain Hemisphere: Left... no, right... no, left..
Physical Deformities: other than being very near-sighted, does insanity count?
Music Preferences: Rock/Blues/Reggae/Industrial/Classical/... basically
                   anything except Muzak (elevator music) and Country..
Favourite Books: Science Fiction/Fiction/Fantasy/Mystery
Pet Peeves: Bad drivers/Incompetent people/American family law
Favourite Movies: Excalibur/Monty Python and the Holy Grail/Bladerunner
Least Favourite Activities: Sitting in a courtroom listening to an attorney
                            wrap a pack of lies in legalese and .... [grrrrrrr]
Most Favourite Activities: Reading/Live music performances/Tormenting tweenies
                           on a local BBS [BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]
Quotes that can be attributed to me: 'Well, do you think a hand grenade is too
                                     subtle?' [in reply to a boss' comments
                                     about being a LITTLE more tactful]
Hobbies: Gardening/Construction/Cooking/Part-time-parenting
Political affiliation: You MUST be kidding!
Allergies: Cats/Aspirin/Something blowing in the air right now... achoo!
Occupation: Systems Engineer and Technical Advisor, or put another way:
	"Our successes have not always been spectacular, but in this business,
	 avoidance of disaster is sometimes a truly significant achievement"
Favourite Foods: Hey!  If it doesn't bite back....
What I regret most: Not having more time with my youngsters... but I'm working
                    on it... film at 11!
Favourite TV shows: TV?  Oh!  You mean that box in the corner with all the dust
                    on it!?
Parting words: ... back to the salt mines....

Hugs & Grins!

Dirbze!
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
Subject: Re: Good Morning, Friends!
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 15:55:20 GMT

jevans@ius.indiana.edu (JEVANS) writes:


>          Hello again.

>              Something's been going on on STREK-L that I thought
>          would be amusing to see done on the Didinet and Callahans, a
>          survey.  Here's the basic format: 

Current Name: The Golden Gryphon
Alter Ego: Paul A. Fischer
Birth Date: 6/23/66
Birthplace: Manhassett, NY
Residence: Gaithersburg, Md. (Soon to be Alexandria, Va again!)
Sex: M
Gender: Hold on let me check
Sexual Orientation: Often
Marital Status: Engaged to be Married (And happy about it)
Offspring: 0 and counting
Siblings: 2 older sister in California
Blood type: A-
Hair: Brown w/gold highlights
Eyes: Blue to Slate Grey
Height: 5'8"
Dominant Brain Hemisphere: Depends
Physical Deformities: None you'd notice
Music Preferences: Rock, New Wave, Celtic, Folk, and Filk
Favourite Books: Action and Adventure SF and F.
Pet Peeves: People in their own world.  People who leave their turn signal
	on. People who just don't listen.  Relatives that won't let me grow up.
Favourite Movies: Highlander, Aliens, Star Wars.
Least Favourite Activities: TV, Dealing with my housemate.
Most Favourite Activities: Beta Testing, FRPG, Walking, anything with my Fiance.
Quotes that can be attributed to me: "DUCK!!!"
Hobbies: Computers, Photography, Renaissance Faires, Martial Arts
Political affiliation: No Incumbants in '92!
Allergies: Some stuff in mexican food.
Occupation: Sr. UNIX Consultant
Favourite Foods: Salad, Pasta, Fish, Chicken.
What I regret most: Not having my own place to live.
Favourite TV shows: STTNG, Red Dwarf, Robin Hood.
Parting words: "Why do I seem to have too much time on my hands, until I don't?"

-- 
The Golden Gryphon 				gryphon@openage.COM
Solve a man's problem and he has 1 less.        No incumbents in 92.
Teach a man to think, and all his problems are less.
Openage - The Premier SCO UNIX integrator in the Washington D.C. area
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: Roll on summer!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 22:16:04 GMT



>	Bear Manages to posture himself into what appears to be dignified but
>the best he can manage is a rather pompous mockery of it.  "To the end

[    ]

>Ps Hasn't it been a bit to quiet around here.  I thought Didi was going
>to be back soon?

kitten, who is one of the folx keeping in touch with our sprite, turns
to bear...."binkley is still dead...didi is terribly stressed about
this and misses everyone desperately....but i am deputized to give
hugs in her absence....<HUG!!!!>."

--
***************************************************************************
conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"perhaps _any_ universe becomes real in proportion 
to the number of people who believe in it and spend time there." s. robinson
From: cpm00@ras.amdahl.com (Craig P McLaughlin)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: that good old list, again
Date: 27 Aug 92 00:57:44 GMT

Our beloved tin-man writes:
|> KLUNK!!!
|> 
|>  [...]
|> 
|> "Here they are, a rather large bunch this time. Definitely cause for
|> celebration.  Special mention of Mentor, Lamplighter, COAN, Crazyman,
|> Spacey, Toothpick, P'relan, and Eoin.  Are the others still around?  I
|> have not been too aggressive on the MIA list, lately."
|>

Craig pokes his cobweb- and dust-covered head out of a corner.  "Still here,
lurking -- barely.  Busy as all else, to tell the truth.  Sun-Kai and Inas are
only around in my imagination, alas... I've been too busy to keep up with (read:
write) their exploits lately.  Maybe soon?  Maybe.  No promises, this time.  Too
busy."


|> SunKai, Inas (Craig McLaughlin) cpm00@duts.ccc.amdahl.com       Sept 12, 1970

"Here, lemme update that a bit...

Sun-Kai & Inas        cpm00@ras.amdahl.com                         Sept 12, 1970
(Craig McLaughlin     IBC Cream soda, White Wine, Peppermint Schnapps, 
                      Vanilla MilkShakes

|> 
|> Nick Chopper - my opinion? ax not! LB>-}  GE.LJB@Forsythe.stanford.edu


--Craig

Craig McLaughlin  /  cpm00@ras.amdahl.com  /  Sun-Kai and Inas  /  "What?"
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
Subject: A bump on the roof!
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:00:44 GMT

Callahans was jumping that day.  Lots of student type folks were back on
the net, and the bar was packed.  Several new people had also shown up recently
and were getting themselves ensconced.  The drink flowed,  the lymricks rang
out, and in general peanuts filled the air.

Then suddenly there was a loud THUMP! on the roof.  Then the sound of
something rolling down the roof toward the front door.  The Doctor, and New
Kid were the first to make it to the door, followed quickly by Kitten, and
the Tin Man.

Upon opening the door all they saw was the parking lot.  All seemed to be in
place and no source for the origination of the sounds was visible.  Just
then a single golden feather wafted past on the breeze.

-- 
The Golden Gryphon 				gryphon@openage.COM
Solve a man's problem and he has 1 less.        No incumbents in 92.
Teach a man to think, and all his problems are less.
Openage - The Premier SCO UNIX integrator in the Washington D.C. area
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: keulen@possum.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Michael van Keulen)
Subject: Re: In the safety of the Lurker's Lair 
Organization: Murdoch University
Date: 23 Aug 92 13:56:40 GMT

embeach@pdaxs.techbook.com (Electronic Dreams) writes:

>>>At this point, E. makes a fast dash to safety to the Lurkers 
>>>Lair (up in the rafters) to avoid a hail of peanuts... 
> 
>>Sorry, peanuts ain't big enough for this!!  [Rip reaches into his 
>>BagO'Tricks(tm) and pulls out a ChocoBazooka.  Taking careful aim at 
>>ED, he lets loose an HE(high explosive)FudgeRippleRound covering 
>>ED and everyone in the vicinity in a gooey, yet tasty, mixture of 
>>fudge and caramel...] 
> 
>ALMOST!!!  Maniac laughter explodes from the Lurker's Lair.  Elana 
>bends down from the rafters, grinning at Rip and completely untouched.
>A bit of chocolate drips from the underside of a rafter.  With flair,
>she reaches down with one finger to grab a taste, and tries it. 

SSpplluurggghhh!!!

A soggy brown lump drops with a (whatever I wrote previously) to the floor in
front of the bar.  The mysterious lump struggles upright, resembling a humanoid
entity of somewhat dubious consistency.  A few shakes and generous quantities
of (recycled) paper towels later and a somewhat dishevelled male caucasian
emerges from the goo.

"Umm ... thanks Rip!  I haven't had any chocolate for a while (I musta been
ill).  So much for Lurkers' Lair being safe!!  Well, I guess it was about time
for me to drop in anyway.  Hi all!"  the stranger waves at the amused and
astonished onlookers.  "The name's Splash, which I guess is appropriate :-)
Can I have a black coffee (drip-filtered with caffeine!) please Mike?"

I've been lurking now for several weeks and having a ball, soaking up the
wonderful atmosphere of the Place.  I was wondering how to initiate myself into
the Community when Rip's (only slightly Elana) off aim caught my chocoholic
tastes, and provided a name too ... so, thanks Rip and Elana for entering me
into your fray (as well as the chocolate!).

The name is appropriate for other reasons too (since we're also
introducing/ reintroducing the patrons) ... I'm a marine biology postgraduate.
My PhD has been underway since 1988, and the end may be as soon as next year!
=:-O (raised eyebrows of surprise and elation!)  My research area is seagrass
ecology with a plant emphasis, and a particular interest in water motion and
other physical factors.  I'm studying in the Biological Sciences Division of
Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia (where it's presently a marine
biologist's least favourite season :-(  .)

For the records:

RL Name:	Michael van Keulen
Age:		29
Birthday:	May 15 (1963)
Height:		177cm (=5'11")
Build:		medium
Hair:		brown (except where a small patch is trying to emulate Friar
		Tuck (Robin Hood))
Eyes:		blue-grey	
"Status":	defacto with 2 (inherited) plus 1.3 kids (try to figure that
		out!)

Is that all that's needed?  I guess more will become apparent as time
progresses.  My VR is pretty well the same as my RL, except my RL has never
(yet) been hit by a HE FudgedRippleRound from a ChocoBazooka :-)  I live in
hope ...
 
Blurble! (= Cheers! under water)

Splash.
From: cevans@nyx.cs.du.edu (clay evans)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Hey, hey, hey
Date: 31 Aug 92 17:28:38 GMT

Hey, all what's up? This is merely a test to see if this new account works.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: keulen@possum.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Mike van Keulen)
Subject: Re: Roll on summer!
Organization: Murdoch University
Date: 31 Aug 92 06:30:49 GMT

ablanch@physics.su.OZ.AU (Shonias) writes:

>Ahhh, but in Australia, we really only get thunderstorms in the summer,
>magnificent ones late in the afternoon on a hot day. Wonderful! Cools
>everything down and is absolutely spectacular!

>Shonias Q'Tari

Depends where you are - is Sydney far enough north?  Perth isn't unfortunately
... we rarely get any thunder worst luck, and when we do it's accompanied by
howling wind, rain and cold weather.  Oh for the tropics ... I aspire for 
AIMS at Townsville!  Maybe when I finish my PhD ...

Splash!
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
Subject: Re: Who is this Bill person, anyway??
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:34:56 GMT

wyang@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William D Yang) writes:

>Blood Type: I think I'm B-, but I'm not really positive about that... [as I
>            duck the peanuts flying towards me... ;) ]

The Golden Gryphon's diembodied voice can be heard saying, "I can really
Be Positive about the fact that A Negative."

Being disembodied makes it easy to duck peanuts!

-- 
The Golden Gryphon 				gryphon@openage.COM
Solve a man's problem and he has 1 less.        No incumbents in 92.
Teach a man to think, and all his problems are less.
Openage - The Premier SCO UNIX integrator in the Washington D.C. area
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: hello...
From: omalley1@husc9.harvard.edu (Elena O'Malley)
Date: 1 Sep 92 17:31:51 EDT
Followup-To: alt.callahans
Distribution: world
Organization: Harvard University Science Center
Summary: back again, back again, jiggety jig...


up in the rafters, a bit of black cloth flutters down the side of a beam.
a sneaker is attached to the bottom of it.  some realize, depending on their
ability to see objects in shadows, that the cloth is actually surrounding a 
leg, or at least making a valiant effort to do so, as the material is rather
badly ripped.

"'lo there," comes the whisper.  "am me back."

some may recognize the voice of shadowshine.  some won't.  the way things
are, especially in this place...(some may wonder at the sneaker, as she 
usually wears black boots or goes barefoot, but she do wear sneakers
sometimes...)

"had a wonderful summer.  if not me too lazy, will put together a brief
report, for went me off and had meself an adventure or two.  but just 
wanted to say hello.  just saw Raven/Dave Perry, if any of y'all recall
him."

she realizes that she hasn't really properly introduced herself to newcomers
or oldcomers that don't remember her.  or explained why she "talks funny."

"am me a lurker.  and do me use odd grammatical constructions. (though not
much in RL)  am me up in the rafters if ever should any need a listener.
or someone to do the talking, sometimes.  for the rest of it, say hello if
curious.  most likely not to be in here so much in the future, but will
listen in now and again."

and the leg is swallowed up by shadows as the cloak-shadowed face reappears.
careful listeners may here a bit of Jethro Tull's "Broadsword" playing
quietly, and shad smiles her gentle smile.

take care y'all...
elena/shad



Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: In the safety of the Lurker's Lair
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 01:22:27 GMT

In article <X2XVPB1w165w@pdaxs.techbook.com> embeach@pdaxs.techbook.com (Electronic Dreams) writes:
>>>At this point, E. makes a fast dash to safety to the Lurkers
>>>Lair (up in the rafters) to avoid a hail of peanuts...
>
>>Sorry, peanuts ain't big enough for this!!  [Rip reaches into his
>>BagO'Tricks(tm) and pulls out a ChocoBazooka.  Taking careful aim at
>>ED, he lets loose an HE(high explosive)FudgeRippleRound covering
>>ED and everyone in the vicinity in a gooey, yet tasty, mixture of
>>fudge and caramel...]
>
>ALMOST!!!  Maniac laughter explodes from the Lurker's Lair.  Elana
>bends down from the rafters, grinning at Rip and completely untouched.
>A bit of chocolate drips from the underside of a rafter.  With flair,
>she reaches down with one finger to grab a taste, and tries it.

What?!  Are you trying to tell me the sites are off on my
ChocoBazooka?  Damn, guess I'll have to send it into the shop...

>"Hmmmm, not bad.

Thanks, old family recipe.  (got it from an old family...)

>Hey, Rip!  You mind loading that thing with a mint
>chocolate brownie next time?  And maybe some pizza?  Oh, yeah, and
>a glass of Hefeweizen... no make that a PINT!  Yeah, that's the ticket!"
>Make them all separate, I don't like mixing my brownies in with my beer."

MintChocolate Brownies huh?  Pizza?  And why stop at a Halfaweizen
when you can have the whole thing?  Personally, I like Terminator at
Micmenniman's...although Hefeweizen is good too.  In fact just about
any beer not made with rice as the main grain isn't too bad... :-)

>Elana grins a joking, non-serious grin at Rip.  She's having fun.

Yeah, I bet...

>"Gee.  You don't think I am asking for too much, do you?"


Oh, no.  I don't think so... Say you want me to get the Moon for ya
while I am at it?

rip
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: to life
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 12:52:39 GMT

kitten walks up to the bar and mike callahan hands her a shot of jack
daniels! she takes it, without a word, and walks to the chalkline.
kitten holds the glass up for a moment, admiring the rainbow
reflections in the amber liquid...then she drains the glass and tries
(unsuccessfully) to not make a face as the liquid fire burns her throat.

"to wayne," she cries, and flings the glass into the fireplace.  

"wayne is my brother," she explains.  "today is the third anniversary
of his death.  he was coming home from a labor day picnic...he was an
electrician and a strong union supporter.  i don't know if he had been
drinking, but he had just come back from a 5 day weekend in which he
drove from illinois to texas to see his daughter and then back to
illinois. 

his car collided with another car...it burned, so badly that they had
to identify him and the other person in his car by dental and x-ray
records.  

wayne was not 30 yet...skinny, and starting to lose his hair...and he
had a wicked sense of humor.  my favorite example of this also
confirmed my belief in the afterlife...although, if there is a heaven,
and wayne is there, it has a river bank and he is sitting with a
fishing pole and a 6 pack...and his harmonica.

my brother was not religious in any sense...and not very respectful of
conventions.  and, like i said, he was an electrician.  well...during
his funeral, the sky got real dark...and every time the preacher
started talking about "god's will" or getting to preacher-y there
would be thunder and lightning...and when the preacher got all wound
up talking about heaven...the lights went out.  finally, after this
happened a couple of times...he just sort of gave up.  then the sky
cleared...and we all went out to the cemetary...

i am absolutely convinced my brother was screwing around...and just
laughing like hell...

i loved my brother and i still miss him."

kitten is not sad, she is smiling as she turns to all her friends/her
loving family in callahans.

--
***************************************************************************
conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"perhaps _any_ universe becomes real in proportion 
to the number of people who believe in it and spend time there." s. robinson
From: jane@soave.swdc.stratus.com (Jane Beckman)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Who are these people?
Date: 27 Aug 92 01:34:23 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc., San Jose, CA

In article <Qea2FBe00Voz4ommIn@andrew.cmu.edu> jf2z+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Charles Fiala) writes:
>My other bend from reality is a steal from Japan, known
>as the 'Ranma Curse'.  When I'm splashed with cold water, I turn into
>a cute redhaired chinese girl.  When then splashed with hot water, I turn
>back to 'normal'.  It's from a tv show/comic from Japan, where a boy
>there gets the curse by falling into a cursed pool in Jhuhenkyo, China.

Jilara looks up from a pile of manga.  "Aaahhh!  Not another
fan of "Ramna 1/2!"  Her eyes narrow suspiciously.  "Ah, but
who turns into a Giant Panda?"  And she scans the room for
potential bears...
--
  Jilara   [jane@swdc.stratus.com]

I was wearing black when everyone else was wearing
psychodelics.  You people are copying *me*.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans