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From: dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora)
Subject: REPOST Male Jokes
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:59:03 GMT


My first response to this had a typo... (sorry for the inconvience(sp)

>Grin.... 
> 
>     Speaking of men.. The latest thing where I am is male jokes. Seems we've
>run out of blonde jokes.  
> 
>Whats the Difference between Government Bonds and men?
> 
>Bonds mature. 
> 
><Snicker>
> 
>I've yet to find a guy who will laugh when I tell them that joke, most just
>look at me with this weird look in their eyes and mutter something about
>getting a gun... <Grin>
>

I must admit, I laughed out loud at that one.  Of course it in no way applies
to me (NOT!)(grin)...
 
>I'm all for humour.. If you can't laugh then you shouldn't be allowed to
>live. After all what is life without laughter.
> 
>Later All
> 
>Taralee

Don
From: ahlers@mbcrr.dfci.harvard.edu (Chris Ahlers)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: enough addresses for Russian friend in Finland
Date: 10 Sep 1992 20:59:07 GMT
Organization: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: mbcrr.harvard.edu
Originator: ahlers@mbcrr

Hi,

Recently I posted a request for a Russian friend of mine living in 
Finland who is interested in establishing an English-speaking penpal
relationship.

SHE HAS RECEIVED ENOUGH ADDRESSES FOR NOW --thanks to everyone who
responded! 

I wish everyone luck with their correspondances...

Chris
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: eda537esys@vx24.cc.monash.edu.au
Subject: Re: Help!
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 23:48:19 GMT

In article <1958@sheoak.bcae.oz.au>, i921652@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (  ***THE WIZZARD***) writes:
> In article <14269@mindlink.bc.ca> Tamilyn_Adams@mindlink.bc.ca (Tamilyn Adams) writes:
>>Oh No!  Another one who is bored! =)
> 
> I feel like I started something.........
> 
> Jared Quinert
> i921652@redgum.ucnv.edu.au




Hey what do u ecpect shadow dude....you are zo unrliable.......
werent you supposed to meet nic and rat in the city atflinders st
and you never turned up.....though i must admit it was fun lookingfor 
people who looked like they came from the country.....

Ash
eda537esys@vx24.cc.monash.edu.au


Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: 10702830@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (RAJIB DATTA)
Subject: Re: Thanks, everyone!
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 07:48:48 GMT

In article <950@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu> chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala) writes:
>From: chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala)
>Subject: Re: Thanks, everyone!
>Date: 5 Sep 92 19:54:01 GMT
>rberteig@cco.caltech.edu (Ross Berteig) writes:
>: Hi everyone!
>: 
>: I just wanted to say thanks to all the nice people who responded to my
>: request for e-mail penpals.  Unfortunately I can't reply to all who
>: responded, there's just too many!  But I do appreciate it, though.
>: Gee, this thing really works!
>: 
>: Sincerely,
>: Michelle Berteig
>
>Then, why the hell you posted on this net? Imagine a person
>spending good amount of his time typing a letter for you
>and then doesn't even get an acknowledgement from you. You
>better reply to everyone who responded to your posting.
>
>---Sree


I don't think it's up to you to tell people what to do! Sounds like you 
might even be jealous of our friend Michelle!

Don't waste your time writing crap please. We've got better things to read!

Raj.

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora)
Subject: Male Jokes
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:55:13 GMT

>Grin.... 
> 
>     Speaking of men.. The latest thing where I am is male jokes. Seems we've
>run out of blonde jokes.  
> 
>Whats the Difference between Government Bonds and men?
> 
>Bonds mature. 
> 
><Snicker>
> 
>I've yet to find a guy who will laugh when I tell them that joke, most just
>look at me with this weird look in their eyes and mutter something about
>getting a gun... <Grin>
>

I must, I laughed out loud at that one.  Of course it in no way applies to
me (NOT!)(grin)...
 
>I'm all for humour.. If you can't laugh then you shouldn't be allowed to
>live. After all what is life without laughter.
> 
>Later All
> 
>Taralee

Don
From: murtza@andromeda.rutgers.edu (SANDMAN)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: PENPALS WANTED NOW
Date: 15 Sep 92 23:22:43 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

Hello everyone I've never had a penpal and would like to have one
so if anyones interested e-mail me at:
		murtza@andromeda.rutgers.edu

I'm a Metallica fan, a Pakistani, a Muslim, 6ft 1in tall, 74 kg heavy,
play the keyboards and the guitar, compose music, a Electrical Engineering
major, a sophomore, and have a good sense of humour.


Rabh Raakha
(greetings in my language)

Shamoun Murtza

-- 
*DEATH TO THE 'DUSHAMNS' OF PAKISTAN		* SHAMOUN MURZTA              *
*WHO SAYS THAT I AIN'T RIGHT . . . .		* RUTGERS UNIVERSITY	      *
*LIFE IS FOR MY OWN TO LIVE MY OWN WAY		* PH: (201) 596-1056          *
*				-METALLICA     	* PAKISTAN ZINDABAD.	      *
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: scannon@bluemoon.rn.com (Sam Cannon)
Subject: Re: 29 yo single mom,  2 little kids, Univ of Chicago
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 09:29:16 EDT

Sounds like you might like to mix up a chat about both interpersonal/
relationship issues and networks/app development in heterogeneous
environments.  Interesting.  You didn't mention UNIX.  Drop me a note
if there's still room on your EtherDanceCard.  You could also
drop a note to me at 704-A Kenwick Road; Columbus, Ohio  43209.
I'm simply a lurking bachelor!

 
scannon@bluemoon.rn.com      --------------------------------------------
sam@cmhcsys.com               The Eupsychian Network - Abraham H. Maslow
CMHC Systems, Inc.           --------------------------------------------
                                           
               "Support Mental Health or I'll Kill You"
 
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: bchristo@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Brian L. Christopher)
Subject: Re: Mad Max
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 04:02:53 GMT

        HI!  My name is Brian Christopher.  I'm a sophomore Presidential
Scholar at George Mason University, which is in Fairfax, VA.  My major
is electrical engineering with a possible minor in physics.
        This past summer, I was a Baptist Student Union Summer
Missionary serving
in Richmond, VA.
	I enjoy working with computers and talking with people.     
	As a bit of a personal note, I'm a person who puts Christ
first in my life.  I value my faith very highly and enjoy sharing it
with others.
	I'd love to hear from you.

Until next time,

Brian L. Christopher

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: krin@wam.umd.edu (Karen E. King (Eglinton))
Subject: looking for penpals
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 01:00:45 GMT
From: gs32+@andrew.cmu.edu (Geoffrey Spear)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: Thanks, everyone!
Date: 7 Sep 92 23:21:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.Aef5G3C00aw60EB0x7
	<1992Sep8.012106.17925@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


	That flame was obviosly posted by someone who has never gotten a lot of
mail...  And posting things like that, he probably never will.  
Xref: sparky soc.penpals:2245 soc.culture.japan:8096
From: letom@tostada.engr.ucdavis.edu (Tom)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals,soc.culture.japan
Subject: Penpals from and to Japan wanted and provided
Date: 15 Sep 92 04:32:16 GMT
Followup-To: soc.penpals

I represent a small club here at the University of California, at Davis.
We, the Japanese Culture Club, would like to become involved in some kind
of penpal program with a similar group in Japan.  We have experience
in this sort of material already (we have a group of people in Niigata
that we correspond with - individual to individual, set up and arranged
with the help of the club for introductios only).  With the coming of the
new school year, we were hoping we might be able to find a new "batch"
of people with whom to correspond.  Many are of our club members
have had some exposure to Japan and her culture, through teh club, classes,
friends (many members are from Japan) and the like.

All correspondence would be through normal international mail (email
is ok for setup and any organizational details, if necessary, but
actual letters paper only.)

If anyone has any informatino regarding any group(s) in Japan that may
want to correspond with a group of university students, mostly age
18-25, mostly US citizens (would anyone from Japan like to penpal with
some of our Japanese students??), would you please contact me at
the email address: letom@rosarita.engr.ucdavis.edu.  You can also
call me at (916) 753-2541 (USA, California) pretty much any time.

Leads within Japan is fine, we have many former members or family of
current members in Japan that can be persuaded to do a little "footwork".

Any informatin we get will be happily summarized and posted to the net
if interest warrants.

Thank you for your help.
From: rcleon@svbs01.bs.win.tue.nl (Leon Oninckx)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Looking for penpals in Japan
Date: 7 Sep 92 17:19:20 GMT
Reply-To: rcleon@bs.win.tue.nl
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

Hi, my name is Leon and I'm 24 years old. I'm looking for penpals in Japan
or for addresses of Japanese penpalbureaus. My address (both postal mail
and email) is included at the end of this posting.
Thanks,
-Leon
--
| Leon Oninckx, Pennendijk 7, NL-4851 VB  Ulvenhout, The Netherlands
| Email : rcleon@win.tue.nl
From: taralee@zooid.guild.org (tara lee)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: Blonde jokes
Date: 11 Sep 92 00:32:59 GMT

From: Robyn_Clark@mindlink.bc.ca (Robyn Clark)
>My partner is a blonde and she really enjoys the blonde jokes. She tells me
>that the reason most blonde jokes are so stupid is so that men can understand
>them.....Any one who takes offense at a JOKE obviously needs a humour
>transplant..
 
Grin.... 
 
     Speaking of men.. The latest thing where I am is male jokes. Seems we've
run out of blonde jokes.  
 
Whats the Difference between Government Bonds and men?
 
Bonds mature. 
 
<Snicker>
 
I've yet to find a guy who will laugh when I tell them that joke, most just
look at me with this weird look in their eyes and mutter something about
getting a gun... <Grin>
 
I'm all for humour.. If you can't laugh then you shouldn't be allowed to
live. After all what is life without laughter.
 
Later All
 
Taralee
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: psgoh@pieman.compserv.utas.edu.au (Pauline S.C. Goh)
Subject: Re: erstwhile penpal desired
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 05:10:37 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.212644.11382@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>, cglover@lonestar.utsa.edu (Calvin G. Glover) writes:
>
>
>    hello all,
>
>    my name is calvin and i am a 23 year old psychology/criminal justice
>    major living in san antonio, texas.
>
>    i have lots of spare time between classes and so i thought it would
>    help pass the time to have a penpal or two to correspond with during
>    my free time.
>
>    i guess it only seems fair that i should describe myself briefly.
>    i work as a bartender, read voraciously, watch star trek religiously
>    (although i don't really want to be identified with the regular trekkie,
>    i have a life, thank you.)  i like to wax philosophical, discuss world
>    events and go to the zoo a lot.  i used to play soccer quite a bit but
>    then my knees got screwed up so....

Hmm... I find this interesting!!
Do you do all those above because you get kinda 'sick' of reading too
much psychology??
I don't really blame you, if so.
It is difficult to put perspective into this world of ours without
having to read them!!

Criminal justice..??
I would like to know WHAT that entails alright!

>    what i would like now is some old fashioned human
>    courtesy.

Oops....I have not been very humanly polite, have I?
Sorry in advance..

P.

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: garrett@rainier.lib.washington.edu (Adam Garrett)
Subject: Mad Max
Summary: write me 
Organization: University of Washington Libraries, Seattle
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 05:11:38 GMT

How many fans of the cult classic "Mad Max" are out there?  I just
finished watching it probably for the 15th time.  :-)  We all know that it
launched the career of Mel Gibson, but what happened to some of the other
characters?  Like the "Toecutter", "Bubba Zanetti", or "Goose"?  I also
heard a while back that the version that we see in the US had been dubbed
over because the Australian accents were too thick.  Any truth to that? 

-Adam  
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: mduncan@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Margaret C Duncan)
Subject: Young Penpals for My 11-year Old Daughter
Originator: mduncan@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 15:42:19 GMT
From: v384rv4k@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Lynn Harper)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: "snail mail" en francais
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:19:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Rusty former French minor, looking for someone or some-many
to correspond in French, so I can get back into practice.
Knowing English is (obviously) helpful as I will need a bit
of help conjugating verbs, etc.  I'd prefer to do regular
pen and paper mail, but E-mail me for now if you're 
interested.

Lynn
V384RV4K@ubvmsd
From: Tanya_Davis.esh@qmail.slac.stanford.edu (Tanya Davis)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: The Guy with the Address Book
Date: 8 Sep 92 15:01:15 GMT
Followup-To: soc.penpals
Organization: SLAC



To the author of the address book -- I'm sorry, but I can't find anything
with your name or address on it anymore.  I have a favor to ask of you --
can you please take my name and address out of the book?  I am still
getting tons and tons of mail even though I posted an article about please
not sending me anymore mail as I had gotten over 150 mailings.  (Now it's
probably around 300 total -- and because of work, I only really have time
for two or three)  People who see your address book I guess never saw that
posting of mine, so I feel bad when I have to tell them that I can't write
them.  So I would greatly appreciate it if you could just remove me
altogether.  Thanks in advance.



- Tanya_Davis.esh@qmail.slac.stanford.edu
  
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: 10693068@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (MARYLYN YIP CHEE FONG)
Subject: Thanks everyone!
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 02:28:41 GMT

Hi,everyone!
            Thanks for all the replies I received.I'll try to reply to all 
of them but,that implies that you'll have to wait for a while.I've got a 
special message to Michael Van Der Beek in Singapore.Could you tell me how I 
can send you mail 'cause it keeps bouncing?Well,until you hear from me,bye.
                                                                    Wendy.
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: j_robert@oz.plymouth.edu (The Doctor)
Subject: Re: birthday women who said she was going to do
Reply-To: j_robert@oz.plymouth.edu (The Doctor)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, N.H.
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 19:36:43 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.215424.5671@cbfsb.cb.att.com> joni@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (joni.dunlap) writes:
>In article <1992Sep10.172426.4477@europa.asd.contel.com> ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com writes:
>>In article 20057@cbfsb.cb.att.com, joni@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (joni.dunlap) writes:
>>
>>>Hey? What ever happened to the women who said that she was going to take
>>>care of matching people up who had the same birthday?>>Joni :)
>>
>>
>>Hmmm ... I hope she surfaces soon ... it's only 13 days until my 27th   :-)
>>
>>
>>Bob - anyone else out there at the Libra Front End ??
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Yea me! Sept. 26th. I was hoping that I would have my astrological chart
>by then.
>
>Joni :)
I was on Sept. 5, is that close enough?
Doc..
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: ftw33616@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (.)
Subject: Re: Greetings to everyone, and a few questions for your entertainment.
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 06:44:08 GMT

i921652@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (  ***THE WIZZARD***) writes:

>Is it just me, or do many people find e-mail unsatisfying as a means of
>writing letters?  It seems to me to be too quick.  If you put everything
>that has happened recently into an e-mail letter, chances are that
>you'll get a reply in a week, and have nothing left to talk about.  It
>seems to fill that gap between telephone and letters, and I'm really not
>sure that it seems to be good for anything other than brief notes (this
>is just my own generalisation).  While I'm saying this, I should just
>add that this is the reason for my slow replies.......I haven't
>forgotten anyone, I'm just waiting to accumulate enough for a letter! :)

>What does everyone else think?

Well, it comes to my opinion that yeah, if you jabber only say, about what
you have done, yeah, you run out of material pretty quickly.

Longer correlations through electronic mail, for me, turn into 'get to know
the other person better' types of things.  And these last a while.  After
all, how many stories could _you_ tell about yourself?

Sharing interests helps, especially if you have different views about 
something.  I like debating and squabbling, as long as it stays open and
friendly.  =)

When in doubt, pull out a copy of "The Book of Questions" by Gregory stock,
and spend several letters debating why or why not for any of the questions
in the book.  (Example question:  Would you spend a year in complete happiness
if afterwards you would not remember any of it?  [My answer : defintely not])


			- Frank
From: strickha@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Heath A. Strickland)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: birthday women who said she was going to do out charts
Date: 11 Sep 92 00:13:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Sep11.001307.21243
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology


In article <1992Sep10.170637.20057@cbfsb.cb.att.com>  
joni@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (joni.dunlap) writes:
> Hey? What ever happened to the women who said that she was going to take
> care of matching people up who had the same birthday? She also said that
> she would do our astrological charts for us if we sent in our time,  
date,
> state and country where we were born. She told us to be patient that
> she had quite a few to do. Well I've been patient, very patient, three
> months worth of patient, and no response. Has anyone heard from this  
women?
> Is she still lurking or has she been scared off by the shear number of 
> responses to her offer?
> 
> 
> Joni :)

I'd be afraid of persistant people also!!

Heath
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: hallan@cix.compulink.co.uk (Hugh Allan)
Subject: Little friends
Reply-To: hallan@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 22:13:34 +0000

This is a repost - Could Shanti the Sub Pop and Pickle lover get in
touch, my pocket computer ate your address.


Hi, I'm after Pen Pals, electronic or otherwise. I'm male, 22,
Scottish, rather tall, a Bill Hicks and Alexei Sayle fan, indie music
freak(I guess you fruity Americans call that college music, or
something like that... Over anxious youths with loud guitars, you get
the picture), drinking too much and falling over, pizza abuse, hate all
forms of sport, somewhat left wing (You don't have socialists over
there is the US do you? Well now you can talk to a real one and
mutter something about the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe or
other cunning arguments), Sub Pop, black things, part time devil
worshipping, The Fall, NeXT Computers, Snickers ice cream bars, thinking
I'm very clever when wearing tee shirts with naughty words on them,
insensitive jokes about Princess Diana at what must be a very trying
time for her, speaking in tongues over John Belushi's grave to try and
awaken him, Richard Pryor, Oscar Wilde, Dr Gonzo, Joe Orton, Diet Pepsi,
sticking pins in Phil Collins dolls, trying to push the outer
envelope of human stupidity, oh, and chinese food.

My address is:
Hugh Allan
11 Rugby Rd
Lutterworth, Leics LE17 4BW
England

 ______________________________________________  Hugh Allan, Hacker, Lover
| Let's shake this square world and blast off  | ,Man about town, Man who
| for Kicksville                               | could have been president.
|  --- Anon                                    | Peace in a world where
|______________________________________________| everyone gets Heaven - Curve

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: erkert@scan2.tamu.edu (Ron Erkert)
Subject: Re: Will Someone send Nachos some e-mail?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Reply-To: erkert@scan2.tamu.edu
Organization: Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:29:08 GMT

In article <BuF67K.L5v@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v081qq7x@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu 
(Donato M Evangelista) writes...
>i have no one to talk to....
>i'll talk about anything ........
>i'm a bio major, i listen to almost everything, name it i probably do!
						^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	Do you snort jalapeno juice through your nose?

>if you want to e mail me here is my userid: v081qq7x
>pleease answer....
>by the way swf's would be nice here from.....
	Where do you want them from?  New Mexico has some good lookin'
	Senoritas.

TGIF

an insane Cowboy
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: SANTOS@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (CHRISTIANE E SANTOS)
Subject: Looking for new friends and old ones...
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 23:29:32 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

Hiya!

My name's Christy and some of you may know me because I originated this
group...But, I went away for the summer and now I can't seem to find any of my
old penpals and I want some new ones!

First of all, I'm looking for anyone who was on the penpal mailing list that
began last March before this newsgroup did...You know who you are!  I'm
especially looking for Doug Bauer, Lee Tjio, and Freddy Aries....

But, I want new friends too! So, I'd love you to write to me....Doesn't really
matter whether you're male or female..I'm open to everything!  As for things
that I like to do, I love music (Billy Joel, Elton John, Indigo Girls and lots
of other stuff!) and dancing.  I like to have fun and try new things.  So,
basically, it doesn't matter what you do or what you're like...I just want some
new penpals!  So, please write!

My address is:
santos@student.umass.edu
or
santos@phobos.ucc.umass.edu

Take care!

Christy :)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: sdsouzas@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Whats black and blue and 6 inches long?
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 01:50:49 GMT

Hi there!!
Well that would have to be one of the most original of introductions!!!
If there is anyone out there interested in having a yak to me about 
nothing in particular hey, drop us a line.
I'm really bored!!
Dont worry I am as boring as this posting!??

Regards Sean...

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: gilletj@alleg.edu (Jennifer Gillette)
Subject: re: LOOKING FOR AN L.A. PENPAL
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 15:26:08 GMT

Thanks for responding to my message... 
	Now I can sleep!
   Keep 'em coming if you so desire...
		Jenny
Newsgroups: soc.penpals