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From:         LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
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>Sorry, Carolyn, but I have no idea.
>
>Evelyn
>
>P.S.  I don't hate you for it.

The two boxers were Lionel Rose and Johnny Famechon. Did the  movie/mini-
series called 'Rose Against The Odds' ever receive international distribution?
I didn't watch it myself....I was turned off by the promos.

Carolyn
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From:         JOHN WHAT'S-THE-M-FOR? WILLIAMS
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Subject:      Re: Asians

And, in Mexico, if you say you're from "the United States", the Mexicans
get cheesed off...
(That's "fuera de queso", giggles!)

JMW
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From:         CHRIS SCHMIDT <CHRISS%CWU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: Bye for now

>You are absolutely Rimsky-Korsakov right! Now tell me, just how do you
>pronounce "bhagwan"?
>
>tushar

Oh, great.  The mini-mart owner from the Simpsons is going to give me
pronunciation lessons.  I can't wait.

Chris
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From:         Tony Harminc <EL406045@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Maya's poem
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Posted on 22 Jan 1993 at 13:40:34 by ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU

>>Inuits, Tlingits, etc., and they don't like being called Eskimos, because
>
>I finally looked this up:  it's Innuit, double-n.  My American Heritage
>gives Innuits as a possible plural, but this has always sounded silly to
>me because Innuit IS a plural, of Innuk.  The American Heritage dictionary
>says that Innuit means 'people' in the Eskimo lg.  Oh yeah!

The accepted spelling in Canada is Inuit.  That 'Eskimo language' is
presumably Inuktitut.

The common story about the word Eskimo is that it is from a southern
Indian language (no, not Telegu - perhaps Algonquin :-) ) meaning
'eaters of raw meat'.  This may, of course, be folk etymology.

Tony H.
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From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Maya's poem
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From: BillMerrill <ST401601@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>

> > 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?
>
> Bill

No. I immediately thought of how overly contrived the phrase
'planet floor' was, and missed the next five lines or so.

Peter
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              26 Jan 1993 15:57:43 GMT from <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>

On Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:57:43 GMT G said:
>
>Wow! - there's an idea I never considered - you can subscribe whole
>lists to other lists???  What possibilities!

Sure!  The list has a name and nodeid, just as any other person on the
'Net.  Of course, if you do, you might get in a whole lot of trouble.
>
>G

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From:         Evelyn <R3EJD%AKRONVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      New Attorney General
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Who should Clinton pick as the new Attorney General?

Evelyn
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In a previous article, g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK (G) says:

>        Fizzy, izzat you?   And where can we get that gif?
>
>I doubt it's fizzy; Fizzy knows better...
>
Oh, has he seen you <au naturel>?  

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From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Cloudy skies over Portland
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>Main Street?   The Mason-Dixon line?  Hey, I know!  Let's go ask our old
>friend Mister Equator, boys and girls!  He's not doing anything this afternoon,
>just sitting there circumcising the globe...

If the Equator is the dividing line between N and S Atlantic, then I have
very serious questions about Karen's sense of hot and cold.  I hate cold
water, yet I've spent many happy hours swimming in the N. Atlantic.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
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> Gilbert, if Johnson said that, he was lying.  That statement sounds more
> like Gerald Ford than Lyndon Johnson.
>
> Evelyn

But Johnson was almost always lying.  I thought of Ford, but it
sounded like an odd thing to say after the Nixon affair.
--ggs
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From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: More Votes
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> > Just got one that ranked Edinburg, TX, as #3.
> Oh my God. What, prithee tell, were 1 and 2?

Portland and Toronto.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Subject:      Birthday
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H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y   T O   N A N C Y !

doris smith (dorisann@tenet.edu)
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        Words-l is expensive when you're paying by the hour...

        Rita Rouvalis
        rita@world.std.com

But Rita, tens of thousands of people have seen eff make a public statement
saying they wouldn't chop your accounts....  how come the world account?

G
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>How *do* you pronounce it?  I don't think Parker Bros. thought a game
>that rhymes w/ dog doo (or zoo doo!) was a good image-maker.

I didn't know there were people who intuitively think it should rhyme
with "doo". It's obviously meant to sound like "Ludo".

tushar
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In a previous article, harwell@TENET.EDU (Anne Burton Harwell) says:

>> >make idle threats.  Anyway, I've *no idea* where fizzy could get a gif
>> >of a 3" John Thomas to post...
>> >
>> Maybe he's got a waterproof instamatic?  If not, he has/had full Usenet
>> access, didn't he?
>
>ALL RIGHT, who blabbed!
>
Oh HO!  So Fizzy didn't *need* an instamatic - Anne had one!

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Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:35:33 EST
From:         Entropy Warrior <AUSBROOK@UCS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Thanks for the words

>In case others would like to know, my birthday is approximately April 15.
>Surely Tushar is going to note that in his calendar...

And mine is today--and I'm off to dinner.  My greetings to you all on this
anniversary of my entry into the world--but for wordslers, the world entered
would be a poorer place.  Thanks to all of you for being so wonderfully weird.

-K

-Mka
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Date:         Sun, 24 Jan 1993 03:39:29 GMT
From:         G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: Yet Another Holiday Report.
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:> :Delayed departure from Minneapolis due to snow (Dontcha just love snow - its
:> :always there when you dont want it to be). Get to Kalamazoo. Meet Dorothy
:> :(not a Words-lers). Go to bed.
:>
:> And the next installment is going to be entitled WHTMID....

:WHTMID?

:Fiz the dense this morning (night)

:Adrian

Words-l travelogues have recently been posted under the generic titles
'WHTMI*' - 'What Happened To Me In <whereever>'...

<fill in> the appropriate blank...

G
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From:         JOHN WHAT'S-THE-M-FOR? WILLIAMS
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Subject:      Re: Cloudy skies over Portland

>cold.  But I guess it would be ok in the South Atlantic, so the South
>Shetland Islands would be ok...
>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
        Not to mention that sun-splashed paradise of swaying palms, the
Falklands, home to many a dusky British warbride...  "Baaaaaaa!"

JMW
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Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:14:46 -0800
From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject: Re: Political Correctness Bullshot
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From: gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
> >
> > The official Canadian Gov't Document for language to do with
> > the handicapped is available via ANONYMOUS ftp from
> > camins.camosun.bc.ca  in the directory ANONYMOUS.MISC
> > I am interested in comments on it, if anyone cares so to do.
> >
> > Peter
>
> Say *WHAT*???????
> --ggs

You were indicating your dislike for politically correct language.
The above is a document which promotes in a very strong way what
the handicap lobby in Canada would like people to use in the way
of language relating to questions of handicapped/disabled persons.
I think it is quite suspect as a document promoting political
correctness. I could be wrong. I would appreciate a few opinions from
people in another country who might understand the concerns but have
some distance from them. It is only 532 lines long (15 pages in
large print).

Peter
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From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
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From: BGRISSOM@UKCC.UKY.EDU

>  Was it something like "Let him who loves not others love himself"?
> brad

Close, but no thunder bolt. See my reply to Ruth.

Peter
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:billowy, iridescent jelly fish...stings and a burning sensation were a
:powerful reminder that what may look beautiful and harmless can often be
:just the opposite.

Ah, out of the mouths of <babes>...

G
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>    So say the Dane, the Swede, the Norwegian1, the Norwegian2.
>    They all hear
>    The speaking of the Tree.

I'd say a digraph is more appropriate than a tree.

tushar
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:On Tue, 26 Jan 1993, Natalie Maynor wrote:
:> There's nothing wrong with your wanting to be Frank, but *I* don't want
:> you to be Frank.  That would put a big crimp in my lust since I have no
:> inclinations toward same-sex lusting.
:Well, I just <never> in all my life!
:But I am glad you agree with me on the Portland thing, though.
:-abh

I'm not quite sure I follow this.  You're currently lusting after abh, but
if she were to become Frank, your lust would be diminished?  But in the same
breath you say your lust doesn't stretch to same-sex attractions?  The only
conclusion I can draw from all this is that Natalie must in fact secretly
be a man!

G
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On Thu, 21 Jan 1993, Natalie Maynor wrote:

> I'm tired of teal.  I like the idea of light gray with red or navy print.

Not *light* gray--*athletic* gray. What you see in college bookstores for
the teams.

-abh
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From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: What do you know about Elizabeth City, NC?
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> >Elizabeth City, it seems, is a *historic* site.  Take the job.
> >--ggs
>
> Thanks for the poop and the scoop--and the nice stories about the place.  If i
> moves beyond might, I will take it.  Am I right that it's about 120 miles to
> Chapel Hill from Elizabeth City?  Checked a map and that's what it looks like-
> but I'm always suspicious of scales (hence the question about the fish.)
>
> -K
>
> -Mka

120 miles is about right.  Two hours or a bit more, on good roads
(thanks to tobacco lobby power) through interesting little towns.
Nice cemetaries, too.
--ggs
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>C'mon, people from Asia, i.e., Chinese??  Never heard that before. Indians
>are Asians as are Chinese, Iraqis, Iranians, Israelis etc.  Most of the
>forms that track such things have one box for Asians and Pacific Islanders,
>if I remember right.

But it's true. "Asia" in most people's minds (as far as I know) is east
of India, i.e. "East Asia".

tushar
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Graham said:
>
>Well, we might not be in that list but I wonder if Elaine has something
>to say ...
>
>G

oh, shit, does this mean they're on one of my lists?  eek...

Elaine, who just shipped book 3 of 4 to OUP .....
From: traven+@pitt.edu (Neal Traven)
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Date: 28 Jan 93 19:50:17 GMT
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In article <WORDS-L%93012808014156@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU> GE777009@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (jc-s) writes:
>>
>>P.S. Two people yesterday sent notes saying things like "I vote for
>>Portland."  I counted those as #1's (=8) for Portland.  SHould I assume
>>that all other sites on the list were voted "no" by those people?
>
>Yes, for me anyway. its portland or nuffin'. i will have just moved
>my entire life out there and i doubt i'll be able to rustle up the
>cash to go fly to some hot humid mosqueto-y boot-camp locale.
>

I thought I'd voted long ago, well before Natalie listed eight people (myself
not included).  I may have been a 'Portland or nothing' voter.  But now I must
reluctantly add Toronto to my list, since I could drive there in half a day or
less.  Put Portland down as an *emphatic* #1, Toronto at #6, and everywhere
at #999 with as many negative points as possible.  Oh, I guess I should say
that I could fly back home from San Diego before driving the 5-6 hours to
Toronto...

BTW, the 'Reed' that everyone has been talking about wrt dorms is most
certainly an educational institution.  There's also Portland State.

[Still in Usenet exile, leaving for the Rockies tomorrow]

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Subject:      Dial-up SLIP service

Hi, guys.  Being rather busy, I've only been able to manage a couple of
messages in the past few weeks, mostly of the snide-comment type (right,
Karsten?).  I've not had time to relate all the wonderful weather we've  had,
(feets of snow, -18 degree weather [we had one stretch of three days where the
temperature didn't get above 0, (that's Farenheit to all you nonUSAers)], and
all sorts of other wonderful things).

Anyway, I have to cut this one short also.  But, what I need to know is, does
anyone know of a dialup SLIP service that allows a user to compile messages
off-line (this is VAX/VMS) for spooling, dial up and then send the spooled
messages and receive any incoming messages? PSI has a uucp service like this,
but I'd rather use SLIP if I could?

Thanks,

Chris
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From:         jc-s <GE777009@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Salmonbake bitching
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So, what exactly is the issue with Portland? That there's nothing
to do?  That not enough of the cool people live out there?
That its too far?
>
>To be Frank (and there's nothing WRONG with me wanting to be Frank, so
>quit *badgering* me): the Portland idea sucks. It's too far and there's
>nothing interesting besides the Salmonbake.
>
>-abh

Please refer to my 'bitchbake 93' post concerning what to do in Portland.

jenna
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Subject:      Re: Is 25 January a holiday in Scotland ?
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Wm McGonnigal?

(No, its not good enough - must be that idjit burns...)

G
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From:         G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: Maya's poem
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        It's a lyric.  (First hint.)

I didn't pay attention to it, but lyrics quoted by Americans are generally
by Bob Dylan.  Lyrics quoted by Brits are the Beatles.  Although in your
case there's a small chance it could be the Greatful Dead.

G
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Subject:      Re: Official Canadian Document on Handicap Language: c 560 lines

"Newspeak - close-captioned for the thinking-impaired."
Orwell, thou shouldst be alive at this hour.  Canada hath need of thee.

JMW
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              22 Jan 93 06:58:37 -0600. <9301221300.AA00350@sics.se>

  >Which Norwegians speak Bokmal and which Nynorsk?  Is the split regional?
  >Social?  Other?  How did both happen to become "Standard Norwegian(s)"?

  I'll have to resort to a natalism here and say that although I've read
about this in soc.culture.nordic - where it's one of the recurring
topics - I've quite forgotten what the explanations were. I'm just left
with a vague impression that the split is more ideological than anything
else. I'll forward the arguments to you next time they crop up.
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Date:         Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:12:40 -0500
From:         "Ruth M. Hanschka" <ap290@CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU>
Subject:      Cupid and Psyche
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>
>In a previous article, MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA (Peter Montgomery) says:
>
>>> tell jokes before.  You have the Psyche of a twelve year-old, and the sense
>>> of humor to match....
>>
>>That's okay. My wit has been panned for a long time now.
>>Some local genieuses just have to do the best they can
>>with what they have. I do indeed find Psyche very inspiring.
>>
>>Peter
>>
>Peter's Pan-ned, indeed.:-( <holds nose>  That one was truely horrible.

See you on Thursday - in or around the pond, maybe?

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