HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Citecheck Hell)
Subject: Re: A Goofy Question was Re: Flavored Condoms  (was: Re: Stupid cop tricks)
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:08:47 GMT

In article <joslin.717766120@c0223.ae.ge.com> joslin_paul@ae.ge.com writes:
>snopes%club33@stlth.enet.dec.com (snopes) writes:
>
>>> Subject: Re: Flavored Condoms (was: Re: Stupid cop tricks)
>>Okay, what's this thread going to mutate into next: snuff films, or north polar
>>time zones?
>
>Okay, you asked for it:
>
>Today's pressing question is "What kind of animal is Goofy, anyway?"  If
>he is a dog, how come he wears pants and Pluto doesn't?  Is it because
>Goofy can talk, and Pluto can't?
>
>Paul "Enquiring Minds want to Know!" Joslin

So then the judge says to Mickey, "You can't divorce Minnie because she's
acting crazy," and Mickey says, "I didn't say she was acting crazy, I
said she was fuck*ng Goofy."

So when *does* the new fall season of a.f.u. start?

Ted "de minnie mouse non curat lex" Frank
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From: slb22@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Seth L. Blumberg)
Subject: Re: Possible UL alert(was Re: Videotaping rapes)
Reply-To: slb22@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Seth L. Blumberg)
Organization: PUMA--People Unhappy about Most Anything
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 07:47:33 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.232648.8023@midway.uchicago.edu> thf2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <H.qByMjh0x1UA@harvee.billerica.ma.us> scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us writes:
>>when i was about 9, i figured out how to count on my fingers in base 5(one
>>hands for ones, the other for fives.) i could get up to 30 that way.
>
>That's okay, I got up to 1023.

I had two separate systems of counting; both more or less required a desktop
or other hard surface, as I seemed never to need to count above ten while
standing up.

The first one had the left hand for tens and the right for ones.  Touching
just the thumb against the desk was one, thumb and forefinger down was two,
and so on to all five fingers on the desk.  Then I took my thumb off the desk
for six, until ten was no fingers down and a carry to the left hand.

This worked pretty well, until I needed to count really large numbers.  I then
switched to binary, and found that I could get up to 4095 if I used the heels
of both hands as additional bits.  If I needed to go above 4095, I carried to
eyes, mouth, clenching and unclenching toes, and so on.  I recall that once,
while my father was in a meeting and I was waiting in a reception area with
nothing to do, I counted up to 16383.
Seth L. Blumberg          | "Once again, fear and superstition triumphed over
slb22@cunixb.columbia.edu |    science and technology."
On CI$: 76460,1666        |        -- Anton Braun Quist, quoting Ed Whitaker
   > No one I know shares my opinions, least of all Columbia University. <
From: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us (S. Mudgett aka little gator)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Alligators in sewers
Date: 1 Oct 92 00:06:56 GMT
Reply-To: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us
Organization: gators 'r us
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992

In <1992Sep28.150511.25079@sinix.UUCP>, Tim Bissell writes:
>I was on holiday in Brittany (France) a couple of weeks ago, and went to
>a large aquarium in Vannes.  Amongst their attractions was a crocodile which
>had been caught in the Paris sewers in 1984.  It is about 4 feet long (my
>guess) and that is all the information on it.  Anyone know anything else
>about it.
so that's where my cousin marie went!
-- 
-- little gator aka s. mudgett     email: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us
-- friend of a gator is a friend of mine
From: rwharris@unix0.ccit.arizona.edu (Robert)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Problem Patient
Date: 6 Oct 92 19:58:15 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona UNIX Users Group

Will try to make this short.
Does this qualify as an urban legend ?   I had some friends over for party and games
and during the evening consumed almost a liter of tequila with a co-worker.  Went
outside and stepped off the northside deck (about a six foot drop), passed out on the
ground and wife and guests called 911 emergency.  Three ambulance services dispatched,
two ground and a helicopter, and was taken to hospital.  Awoke next morning with no idea
of how I got there and cold stone sober.  Tried to sit up in bed and had six (count them 6)
people tie me down to the bed.  I called the police after they finally realeased me when the
wife arrived (I called not the hospital) for it was the only way I was able to get their names.
Total cost almost $4500 dollars for six hours to handle a drunk.  Nice business if you
can get it.  Oh well, I did put up a railing on the patio the following weekend.
From: samlb@optilink.UUCP (Sam Bassett)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Mixed up translations
Date: 5 Oct 92 01:35:38 GMT
Organization: DSC/Optilink Access Products

In article <xM2-Xf-@engin.umich.edu> ldoering@engin.umich.edu (Laurence Doering) writes:
>Oh, by the way, I heard there was a computer program developed in the 
>Fifties that was supposed to automate translation of Russian into English.
>It rendered "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" into the Russian
>for "The meat is rotten, but the vodka is holding out."  Is this true?

	This appeared in one of the Readers' Digest humor columns, as did
the "translation"  'Out of sight, out of mind' --> 'Invisible idiot'.

	Having studied Russian once upon a time, yeah, you can get one
out of the other, if you are willing to be sufficiently literal . . .

-- 
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Work: DSC/Optilink, 1310-C Redwood Wy, Petaluma CA 94954; 1-707-792-7253
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From: richardsro@mwk.uucp
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Automatic Radar Speeding Tickets (was Radar Cars)
Date: 28 Sep 92 12:50:05 CST
Organization: M. W. Kellogg, Houston TX

In article <1992Sep20.195329.6110@cuug.ab.ca>, thompson@cuug.ab.ca (Bruce Thompson 272-1800) writes:
> Well, unfortunatly, Photo Radar, also known as MultiNova (a brand name I think)
> is alive and well here in Alberta. The setup they use takes a photo of the
> license plate of the speeding car. They shoot the rear plate since front plates
> are no longer required here. The photo includes the speed and the time and date.

  I heard a story (UL?) about someone who had gotten one of these 
photo-speeding tickets in the mail.  He sent the local police department a
photo of the money they said he owed.

  They sent him back a photo of some handcuffs.

B. Richards
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From: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us (S. Mudgett aka little gator)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: The Network from Hell
Keywords: actual UL reference sheesh
Date: 28 Sep 92 12:01:36 GMT
	<1992Sep23.192211.23239@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
	<Bv2Jnr.J5o@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
Reply-To: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us
Organization: gators 'r us
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992

In <Bv2Jnr.J5o@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>, Phil Gustafson writes:
>>
>An FOAF's grandmother had one of these.  She tried to switch to the Home
>Shopping Network, missed, and cooked her poodle.
was she voracious?
-- 
-- little gator aka s. mudgett     email: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us
-- friend of a gator is a friend of mine
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From: PISTUD2@nyx.uni-konstanz.de (Oliver Gassner)
Subject: Re: Radar Cars (was: stupid cop tricks & t)
Organization: University of Konstanz, Germany
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 15:39:47 GMT

In article <1992Sep16.223135.15976@rchland.ibm.com>
jdahl@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Jared Dahl) writes:

>I heard some time back that the police in several states
>were implementing a new system to deter speeders.  It consisted
>of a derelict car, a radar gun, and a camera.  The latter two
>were mounted in the trunk and the car was parked along the side
>of the road.  If a car passed the "radar car" and it was going
>faster than the speed limit, the camera snapped a photo of the
>car, obtaining the license number and a picture of the driver.
>The photo and a ticket would then be mailed to the owner of the
>car.
>
>I personally don't know anyone who has ever gotten a ticket this
>way.  Does this sound feasible?  Or could it just be a made up
>story to make people hit there brakes when they see cars parked
>on the shoulder?
>
>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>| Jared Dahl             | "My heart is human, my blood is boiling, |
>| Systems Programmer     |  my brain IBM"                           |
>| IBM - Rochester, MN    |              -- STYX,  "Mr. Roboto"      |
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>Opinions expressed are mine, not IBM's.
From: PISTUD2@nyx.uni-konstanz.de (Oliver Gassner)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Videotaping rapes
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 18:21:15 MEZ
Organization: University of Konstanz, Germany

I saw videotaped material of "parents abusing their children sexually"
( I am German and never quitesure whether I hit the US-American usage
of legal terms) which was taped by the parents for sale.
The material just had "black areas" moving around, to conceal the
"biology". The material looked "genuine", it had not the air
of professional pronod doen with dwarfs or something.

This might come under the heading of "rape".
Sorry I cannot quote the station or date, but any archive of
major German newspapers should do if you check under
"Kindesmissbrauch" and the last, say, 5 years.

The TV-Magazine this was in was certainly produced by ARD or ZDF
(public broadcasting) it should have been something like
"Kontakte", "Report", "Monitor" or the like.

Oliver
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: snopes%club33@stlth.enet.dec.com (snopes)
Subject: Re: More baseball stuff
Organization: Just put everything on the floor; I can find it.
Date: 28 SEP 92 08:23:02    


In article <1992Sep25.000601.11872@rose.com>, 
  bill.dehaan@rose.com (bill dehaan) writes...

>The Toronto incident  (wherein a couple  performed their own  version of
>the seventh inning stretch in  view of several thousand spectators)  was
>witnessed by several thousand spectators (including my  brother-in-law).
>It was reported and analysed for weeks thereafter.

>If this is only "alleged", exactly what would constitute proof?

I say that because when this topic has come up before, all that has been said
is that this incident was "reported".  Since I didn't see any of the reports at
the time, and I don't recall seeing anyone else post them (not to mention that
newspaper reports are sometimes notoriously inaccurate about these kinds of 
things), I felt obliged to use the word "alleged".  If you've got something on
it, let's see it -- you're undoubtedly closer to the source than we are.

 - snopes

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From: arielle@NeoSoft.com (Stephanie da Silva)
Subject: Re: Kidnapping at Disneyland
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 02:03:20 GMT
Followup-To: alt.folklore.urban

> In article <4286@moscom.com>, de@moscom.com (David Esan) writes:
> > As for kidnapping of children:  I have heard that the statistics are 
> > inflated.  They include not only children who were kidnapped by strangers 
> > but also those taken by parents in custody cases 

This is true.
The majority of missing children (something like 98% plus) are either taken
by a relative in a custody dispute or are runaways.  Though for some reason,
people like to whip up mass hysteria and imply that all missing children
were snatched away by strangers which does nothing but reinforce ULs.

If you want to start talking about risks, a child has a greater risk of
dying everytime s/he gets in a car than s/he does of being grabbed by
some unknown, evil lurking menace....
From: moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Is the electric chair an Edison publicity stunt?
Date: 28 Sep 92 21:10:31 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:

> davew@willow03.cray.com (Dave Wagner) writes:
> 
> : Now, what about the oft sited argument in the pro-electrocution camp.
> : Namely, that it's humane becase they (the electrocutee) doesn't feel
> : anything, just blacks (blanks?) out, etc.  Did anyone ask the few people
> : who have survived some attempts at being electric-chaired?  And could you
> : trust their answers?  Inquiring minds want to know...
> 
> Have any survived. I understood that they kept administering the jolts
> until the person died.

I believe they had to make several attempts to kill one of the Rosenbergs
(who sold atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets).

ObElec-ChairUL:

A prisoner sentenced to 'the chair' spent his time gathering pins, pieces of
wire etc. and sticking them under his skin all over his body.  When
electrocuted he blew out some of the equipment.

-Mike
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: thf2@quads.uchicago.edu (Citecheck Hell)
Subject: Re: Turd-slinging primates...
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:24:56 GMT

In article <H.&SWSC69STfQ@harvee.billerica.ma.us> scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us writes:
>when someone gave one part of an
>ice cream cone, she put on a show hanging by her feet from the ceiling bars
>and making loud noises.

Really?  I thought they only did that at Herrell's.

Ted "Herrell's is way cooler than Steve's even if I don't know how to
     spell it" Frank
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From: eck@panix.com (Mark Eckenwiler)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Live Free or Die (was License Plates and Prisons)
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:19:41 GMT
Organization: Superseding Information, Inc.

In <Sep.30.17.39.23.1992.13113@math.rutgers.edu>, cromar@math.rutgers.edu sez:
>
>As a New Jersey resident, I feel compelled to cut off other drivers
>whenever and wherever possible.  But when I see a car with "Live Free
>or Die" on the bumper, I get out of the way.

Funny, I've always felt that way about all drivers on the road during
9am-noon on Sunday, since these are obviously people who believe in an
afterlife. 

This may have something to do with the fact that I grew up 3 miles
from Oral Roberts University.


- Mark "WARNING: I brake for 700-foot-tall Jesuses" Eckenwiler

-- 
		The sleep of reason begets Limbaughs.

	Mark Eckenwiler    eck@panix.com    ...!cmcl2!panix!eck
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From: byarlay@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Wayne Byarlay)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.fandom,alt.religion.kibology,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: "Lost In Space" was better
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:01:01 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

Well, that one guy, not the guy named Guy, but the other guy,
always wanted to KILL Dr. Smith! I always liked that. Dr. Smith
ruined it EVERY TIME!!! 

...But of course this is the ST conference, and thank god this
doesn't exist:

"rec.arts.LostInSpace.DrSmith.fandom"
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
Subject: Re: UL Chippendales and crabs
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 21:24:14 GMT

tjw@vms.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood) writes:
: 
: Now, if he would have yelled: "Get out of the HOUSE immediately" I would
: believe it was true. ;-)
: 
: Terry "Get AWAY from your terminal IMMEDIATELY!!!!" Wood

Why? Is yours starting to vibrate? Mine isn't -yet.

Bill
From: MJFORRES@SUVM.SYR.EDU (maurice)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Mixed up translations
Date: 3 Oct 92 21:57:00 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University

In article <1992Oct3.022143.21674@news.columbia.edu>
lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) writes:
 
>In article <4322@moscom.com> de@moscom.com (David Esan) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct1.203259.21895@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> amorgan@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Crunchy Frog) writes:
>>
>>Actually, I shot a rocket once, wouldn't be a bad motto for AFU.
>
>I shot a rocket once.  I read AFU.
>
>That must be the connection.
>
>4 out of 5 people who ever shot off rockets read AFU.
 
I shot off a rocket once.  Well, I didn't so much shoot it off as ignite
it.  But when you're 12, the principle is the same.
 
Anybody famous ever shoot off a rocket?
 
maurice
                                                 Maurice Forrester
                                                 mjforres@suvm.syr.edu
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From: thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Citecheck Hell)
Subject: Re: Kirk VS Picard (was "Lost In Space" was better)
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:28:51 GMT

In article <tomcat.718257354@cwis> tomcat@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jeffrey S. Jo) writes:
>> In article <6639@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> tjw+@pitt.edu writes:
> >If Jean-Luc Picard got into a fight with Jim Kirk who would win?
>
>I think that this question can be resolved....never mind.
>Really though, I don't think Picard would win.  Kirk has had a lot of
>experience on landing parties and has been in quite a few fights.
>Picard, on the other hand, has only been a on a few away missions, and
>has limited hand to hand combat experience.  I mean, come on, Kirk
>went up against a huge green lizard (Gorn) and his old buddy Finnegan.
>Picard?  An invisible monster he never had a chance to beat, and a
>terrorist.  I don't think I have ever seen Picard win a hand to hand
>combat situation.

But wouldn't Picard be seventy years younger than Kirk by this time?

What if we all mailed Jean-Luc postcards hoping that he recovers from
his chemotherapy?

Is it true that Kirk woke up one morning on his two-foot by five-foot
bed to see the phrase "Welcome to the World of Alpha Iota Delta Seven"
scrawled on his bathroom mirror in green lipstick?

Ted "Ronald Reagan is really Spock's father" Frank
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From: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.fandom,alt.religion.
Subject: Re: "Lost In Space" was better
Date: 30 Sep 92 08:38:39 GMT
Reply-To: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <gFTTRB4w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> sasha@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (David A. Tumarkin) writes:
>
>P.S:  If you ever get the chance, listen to Bill Mumy (Will Robinson) 
>      speak.  Amusing stories on the set of LIS and its fun talking to 
>      one half of Barnes & Barnes (yes, he wrote "Fish Heads")  - S.

Are you saying that Billy Mumy penned:

Fish Heads, Fish Heads, Roly Poly Fish Heads,
Fish Heads, Fish Heads, eat 'em up, Yum!

cj "I prefer Three Dead Newts (see how they rot)" l
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Party at Kitty and Stud's
From: derek@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Derek Tearne)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 21:17:16 GMT
Organization: Fujitsu New Zealand

In article <1992Oct2.231732.28845@midway.uchicago.edu> thf2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <lcp9geINN346@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> linden@positive.Eng.Sun.COM (Trelford Pinkerton) writes:
>>Churchill quipped, "Flake off, touch-hole" and unconcernedly resumed his nap.
>
>And then he threw up on his shoes.

Isn't that the origin of the phrase POSH, standing for Puke On Shoes Here.
Refering to the habit of really rich people, like Winston, who did this 
regularly after meals as a sign of appreciation,  in much the same way that 
Arab peoples belch.

>27 consecutive days of Disraeli-free posts

Don't you mean gladstone?

Derek "Cunning disguise Moriarty,  but not cunning enough."  Tearne


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consequences of an accident with the new Iridium enriched fusion reactor.  
"If it goes off only the cockroaches and mammals will survive..." they said.
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From: IQTI400@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU (macphil)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Counting Fingers
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:42:00 GMT
Organization: IUPUI

In article <1992Sep30.074733.29955@news.columbia.edu>
slb22@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Seth L. Blumberg) writes:
 
>I had two separate systems of counting; both more or less required a desktop
>or other hard surface, as I seemed never to need to count above ten while
>standing up.
>
>The first one had the left hand for tens and the right for ones.  Touching
>just the thumb against the desk was one, thumb and forefinger down was two,
>and so on to all five fingers on the desk.  Then I took my thumb off the desk
>for six, until ten was no fingers down and a carry to the left hand.
 
Children used to be taught a method similar to this.  I believe it
was called "chisenbop".
 
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From: mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman)
Subject: Re: "Lost In Space" was better
Organization: Oracle Corporation
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:07:14 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <1992Sep29.153443.24786@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> spg@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Stephen P. Guthrie) writes:
>In article <1992Sep29.002839.13593@PA.dec.com> snopes%club33@stlth.enet.dec.com (snopes) writes:

>>Oh yeah?  Security in "Star Trek" meant "put on a red shirt, stand next to 
>>the door, and stare straight ahead until one of the bad guys karate chops your 
>>neck".  At least Dr. Smith was a *stowaway* -- he didn't take over the ship
>>every week like everybody who came on board the Enterprise did.

>Sounds like a Star Trek expert.
>Question: When the enterprise is hit by enemy fire, you always see the bridge
>pitching from side to side and the crew stumbling from side to side according
>ro the direction of list. But if there is no gravity, why do they 'fall' like
>this?

What really got me was how in the years since the twentieth century
they apparently lost the secret of seatbelts.

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