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From: taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 3 Sep 92 16:31:04 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki, Finland

In <5084@news.duke.edu> diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams) writes:

>Not really.  There are only two guys in my year; one's married, and I've
>only seen the other twice.  Most of the professors are married, and I really
>wouldn't quite know how to make a pass at a professor anyway.  (It's not
>the age difference I'd have a problem with, but the rank difference).

Hmm, let's see...

"I just finished your article how hypertext, artifical intelligence
and toe nail size can be combined.  It was quite facinating!"

"I heard that you're going to a conference in
WhereTheHellIsThisPlaceAnyway. I've always wanted a postcard from
there.  Would you be so kind and send me one?"

"Your class about ice cream and space colonies was one of the most
interesting ones I've heard.  But I'd like to say that..."

No good?  You might be right.  Aren't there any teaching assistants
there?  They might have time for social life too.  And from my
personal experience I can say that some of them are really nice. :)

>>Huh.  Don't let people around here know that; you'll be labelled "needy"...

>Yes!  I admit it!  I am insatiably desperately dependent on having another
>person sit across from me during dinner and make small talk.  (A weird
>need, but mine own. :-))  Oh, well, to paraphrase Cher, "Sooner or later
>we all eat alone."

I'd call that "looking for friends", not "desperately seeking for
someone to share the rest of my life".

>>As for the company, I'm sure you're quite charming.  

>Oh, god, I can hear everyone out there warming up their Suck-O-Meters.

I was never good at this game.  But I'll try anyway.

Your posts here are so incredible charming and they must reflect
something from the inner beauty of your soul that only true jewels of
time, space and humanity have.  I wish that I could write even half
as well as you.  Anyone who has the privilege to be called your friend
is a really lucky person.

How's that? :)

>>And ambience depends on the company, after all... ;)

>Yeah, but it's difficult to make dinner-table conversation with *myself*.

That's true.  I seem to know what I'm going to say. How weird. :)

Juha
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From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Powerful forces of nature conspire
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:14:20 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <4130@moscom.UUCP> wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien) writes:
>John Fereira (johnf@Auspex.COM) wrote:
|: Dollie and Holmes, the anatomically correct snowpeople, were the results
|: of a snow storm which resulted in 9 feet of new snow in three days.  
|
|Of course that assumes one considers Dollie and Holmes as anatomically
|correct...  certainly not typical of the species.  'sides, I'll bet you
|had a hard time making his droop like that... or did you wait for the
|thaw? :-)

Droop?  He *was* standing next to Dollie, you know.

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From: epperson@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Mary Epperson)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: TygerBoink Information
Date: 29 Aug 92 18:29:19 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department

It has been brought to my attention that American Airlines is having a
30% discount if you buy your tickets by August 31st.  I realize that
people may not be able to take advantage of this, but wanted to post
it in case you could.

If I hear about any other discounts, I'll post them for people to know
about.

Thanks!
Mary
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From: jjj@mits.mdata.fi (Joni Jarvenkyla)
Subject: When Fun Ends
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 22:30:36 GMT


And just when I thought there was nothing fun in the world anymore, I
have the questionable joy of opening my TV from a local cable channel.

They are, indeed, showing raving American commercials. (Probably from
70's or otherwise these are really low grade left over bargains which
are sold to non-developed countries in hope of vague profit.)

The WIZ and SuperWIZ vacuum cleaner accessories and The Flying Lure for
fishing! "Order SuperWIZ and you'll get the WIZ for FREE!"

"Mind-blowing"..."this is an unreal deal!"..."just see yourself!"

May I ask: where's the next stage of humor? Looking at the mirror,
perhaps?

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jjj@mits.mdata.fi     Thanks, Life; thanks, Death    And the other me:
jjj@niksula.hut.fi    for freeing me from self       Jenny L{rv{joki
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From: xor@acm.rpi.edu (Joe Schwartz)
Subject: Re: 'E' Tickets
Organization: The Voice of Fate
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 22:55:54 GMT

In article <xz-nz4k.greg@netcom.com> greg@netcom.com (Greg Bullough) writes:

[discussion of Space Mountain deleted]

If you're a coaster addict (like me), check out rec.roller-coaster.
-- 
Joe Schwartz (xor@acm.rpi.edu)
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From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: Re: Powerful forces of nature conspire
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:16:32 GMT

In article <ewillims.715001870@unix1.tcd.ie> ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:
>In <1992Aug27.104954.26803@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:
>
>
>>It was 60 in February and it doesn't snow much here anymore.
>
>>And that's no joke.
>
>	No snow???  Well, that's another one crossed off my list 
>of places to live!

Oh we still get snow.  Sometimes a 6 inches in a day.  But it just all melts
away the next day when it reaches 50.

>Or be adventurous and stand outside in a blizzard with the driving
>wind and snow flakes streaming against your face?
>Or cuddle up afterwards by a roaring fire inside, smiling and drinking
>hot chocolate laced with brandy, while the wind howls outside and the
>snow pummels against your window and you watch your dreams in the
>flames of the fire?

I won't need snow to induce this kind of behavior in you next to my fireplace,
honey.  Hmm, what's that?  Coming soon, you say?
From: jm0i@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JOSEPH ALOYSIUS MCVEIGH)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Stupid Newsgroup
Date: 3 Sep 92 00:38:22 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh BPeram) writes:
>Hi,
>
>       This newsgroup has become really stupid,
>       and mundane.  It used to be that you would
>       find gems of advice here, no more.
>
>       Hope you people think before you post your
>       junk.
>
>Suresh  (lurker)

The advice is still here, e.g., "Dependency" is hot.

Gem of Advice: Lighten up. Pushing on a string is useless.
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From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: Kiran Wagle (Was Re: Las Vegas)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:18:30 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <1992Aug23.182202.25558@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> oldman@coos.dartmouth.edu (Prakash Das) writes:

>Well, er, Mr. Wagle I wonder now.... Gee, you are so interesting
>and full of knowledge, you don't hesitate to give discourses on 
>so much of the stuff that's being discussed here.

Oh, so glad you like Kiran.  He is a treasure, isn't he?

>Yes, lurkers can be fun sometimes, but prolific posters never are.

Oh, but now you don't like Kiran?  I'm sooooo confused.

If you don't like the contents of soc.singles, carping at one
person in particular is not the best way to change that, I promise
you.  You might consider posting witty, erudite and classy stuff
yourself, or increasing your personal pleasure with a kill file,
or just enjoying yourself by laughing at what assholes some
posters are.  It's your dime, really.

Rob T
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The sun is gonna shine again / We're gonna make it 'round that bend
I'll walk another mile with you, 'cause you're my friend
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From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: hi you all!!!
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:19:49 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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In <1992Aug31.235643.25906@cs.rose-hulman.edu> strickha@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Heath A. Strickland) writes:

>In article <1992Aug31.182952.24897@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>  
>nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:

>> Which one of us is special?

>Boy this nance can talk a lot!

You have an interesting hypothesis, but you need to gather better data
to support it than a one-liner like that.

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?		- Sandy Denny
From: dennisp@kpc.com (Dennis Preston)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: men in their thirties who never dated
Date: 28 Aug 92 21:29:09 GMT
Organization: Kubota Pacific Computer Inc, Santa Clara, CA

> When you DECIDE to muster up the courage, you WILL muster
>that courage.  When you DECIDE that you are confident in yourself, you
>WILL show up as confident, and be more successful.  And when you
>DECIDE that you are attractive, and that women might want to go out
>with you, they WILL.
>
>				You can...

                           (Also get screwed in Divorce Court)

Unfortunately, Women are also wonderful..when they can be understood! :)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle)
Subject: Re: Boston Baby Boink!
Keywords: Paaahty, Baaahston, Wicked Pissah!
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 07:49:03 GMT

gadfly@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (Gadfly) writes:
>(And if you read rec.music.early, you already know this.)

I read it occasionally.  I can't keep up on my hundred-odd subscribed
newsgroups, I have to leave some time for travel and cooking and
sewing and reading and listening and cons and contra dancing.

>> >starring Gerrard Depardieu as Marais.  He actually learned how to
>> >play the viola da gamba for this flick, although the music was dubbed

>kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes: 
>> At his age, I think he probably only learned to _hold_ the viol.  :-)

>we especially *want* to see it when we can also watch an audience half
>of which knows every enfle' and tremblement in the literature.  (Me,

Yes, that _would_ be interesting....

>I've only dabbled in Book III.)

Glad to hear it.  I play only the gramophone.

>I couldn't say.  But you could try to bring Ms. Wendy with you, if
>she's not out touring with Fretwork.  *She* knows how to party.  

She certainly does.  Has a nice house for it too.  

>At least say "hi" for me.

I certainly will, I'll see her monday.  Anyone else i should say hi to?
 
>> >Anyway, all those red-hot early music party animals you've heard
>> Yeah, right, both of us.  Well I am certainly a hot party animal.
>> Or something.

>Well, I was referring to early musicians in general, most of whom
>proably don't attend s.s events as a rule. 

And I was referring to the apotheosis of red-hot early music party
animals, who doesn't post here.  I guess with you there are three of us.

>But when the s.s readership finds out about all the sexy people in
>the early music scene, 

Mmm hmmm....

>and especially the outrageous things we do between sets of consort
>songs (and sometimes during), they'll want to check it out.

I hope so.  Musicians are a fun bunch, early musicians even more so.

-- 
"What said the trufan / is this grey-green greasy limpopo /all set
 about with a great fever tree? / That said the waitress / is roast
 beef and a salad too / You'll come a'Bouncing Potatoes with me."
 ..........................................misquoted from Poul Anderson.  
 He was served a bad meal at a Westercon of yore and took revenge by
 writing a song about it, to the tune of "Waltzing Matilda." 
-- 
Kiran Wagle     <kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>     (812) 335-0420
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.)
Subject: Re: Lurkers...
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 10:18:43 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <vacna!m@lynx.unm.edu> blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.) writes:
>Its an estimate, but a reasonably close one. Read news.groups for detailed

That should have read 'news.lists', not news.groups.
r.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: hymowitz@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Hymie!)
Subject: Re: 'E' Tickets and old-timers
Organization: Creative Sensualities dept, Jacquie's House of Underwear
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 20:01:44 GMT

matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Matt Crawford) writes:
>In article <t!-nq_c@lynx.unm.edu> blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.) writes:
>) Mebbe one of the 'older' net persons can assist this, but, in stretching the
>) trivia bits, I seem to remember some sort of reference to like 'A-tickets'
>) and the like having something to do with gaoline rationing during WW2.
>) Am I right? Wrong? Vaguely close? :)
>Those were "'A' [ration] cards", not "A tickets".
>
>You can brush up on wartime pop culture by watching old cartoons.

there's a bugs bunny cartoon where bugs makes reference to a-cards.
i think it's the one where he's in an airplane that's about to crash
and stalls just before it hits the ground.

anyway, i just now got the joke.  thank you.

--hymie
hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu                                         hymie@jhuvms.bitnet
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From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: Powerful forces of nature conspire
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 16:12:51 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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In <ewillims.715001870@unix1.tcd.ie> ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:

>	What is the point of living somewhere you can't 
>occasionally look out the window and see white flecks of 
>silence blanketing the world?  Or be able to roll around
>in it and laugh with the sheer joy of living?

(sigh)  Nice ode to winter; it makes me glad to think I'll be back
in Edmonton, a place that has a real winter, for Christmas :-)

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?		- Sandy Denny
From: stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: pizza and chocolate and cheese - oh my!
Date: 26 Aug 92 18:17:58 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

hymowitz@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Hymie!) writes:
>   can anyone suggest an aphrodisiac other than the 'big three' for those
>   of us unable to enjoy the finer (i.e. dairy) things in life?

Oysters, raw eggs, and a copy of _Tampopo_.

--
Stef                Do under others as you would have them do under you.
stef@apple.com                          --Bolloxed proverb hall of fame
From: pw@panix.com (Paul Wallich)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Open season on straight lines (was Bananas)
Date: 29 Aug 92 17:22:44 GMT
Organization: Trivializers R Us

In article <kiran.715078071@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
>Paul Wallich & Marianna Max) engage in witty repartee:
>
>>>>>Boy have you got me pegged wrong.
>
>>>>So, Max, how should I have you pegged? A little to the left, perhaps?
>>>>You're gonna have to help if you want the job done right.
>
>>>Problem is Paul, you're just not the man for the job.
>
>If at first you don't succeed, try a little lower.

Hmm. I was using my best imitation basso profundo, but it seems
to have come out like a pcb-laden intellectual fish. <omit former
dean's stand-up comedy routine about small hands>

paul
From: dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:12:11 GMT
Reply-To: dhardin@spcink.bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

In article <kiran.715449839@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
>
>If you have needs before a relationship starts, you're "desperate."
>If you don't have needs after it starts, you're "emotionally
>unavailable."  

You make it sound like a person only has one relationship.  Not true.  What
about your friends, your parents, your grandparents, your co-workers, your
neighbors, your classmates, your dog, your cat, your gerbil, your dancing
partners or whoever the heck you interact with?  While I admit I haven't
had sex with my dog (not that she hasn't offered) (the cat's playing hard
to get) there are certainly times when these people/beings are BETTER at
meeting your other types of needs than most sweeties would be.  You
shouldn't be desperate to have your emotional/hugging needs filled before
you get a sweetie.  If you can't connect emotionally with any of these
people, then how do you know you'll be able to connect emotionally with
a lover?  Who will you complain about your sweetie to when you've found
her? 

Dawn
From: dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: The Dawn of Suckups (Was: Re: Bananas)
Date: 31 Aug 1992 14:39:21 GMT
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
Reply-To: dhardin@spcink.bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

In article <1992Aug29.125914.18314@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:
>
>The best way to do a suckup big time is to ask around, find out the person's
>real address or work address and then send them a bouquet or some other
>suprise.

Not unless the person knows you by at least e-mail first.  I'd get seriously
weirded out to think that some unknown person had my home address.  

Dawn



Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: Major suckup (was: Re: Where the best posts come from)
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:18:25 GMT

In article <5018@news.duke.edu> diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams) writes:
>I *was* going to mention Charlie, but since he doesn't seem to be around
>to suck up to it did seem like a waste of time.  However, if you're going
>to divide the men in the group into two categories, one that deserves silly
>net.adoration and one that doesn't, I couldn't let Charlie's name be
>placed in the second category. :-)
>
>				--Diamond

Speaking of names, I'm curious.  Is Diamond your real name, or is it a just a
reflection of your worth as a human being?
From: rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: attentive dependence Was: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 23:25:25 MDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Wild Rose Refugee Camp

dmm@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (donald) writes:

 <ex-g.f. disturbed by his intense attention to other aspects of his life>

>out.  A lot of it turned out to be that she didn't think I needed her
>in an indespensible sort of way.  After a few times through this

This *really* echoed for me.  I'll make a guess here:  because you didn't 
need her indispensibly she couldn't control you.

>this is a very different kind of flaw.)  So by being rather intensely
>attentive to somebody am I building in the other person a sense of my
>dependence on the other or possibly creating a dependence on me as a
>source of ample (but non-constant) attention?  Is there any hope for me?

What an insightful question!! "Am I creating this trap for myself?"

My answer is "maybe so".  Is there any hope?  My strategy, if you will,
is to avoid women who don't also have intense interests/lives of their 
own; on the hypothesis that women who do "have a life" and can be
intensely interested in other things *might* be 
(1) less likely to be dependent on my constant attention 
(2) more understanding of my own intensity, when it's focused elsewhere
(3) a helluva great ride when we're intensely focused on each other 

Finding such women, of course, poses an entirely new set of problems :-(

-- Ray

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle)
Subject: Re: men in their thirties who never dated
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 08:35:27 GMT

Someone unattributed at oregon.uoregon.edu writes:
>>>Didn't know that one needed a dark side to date. 

buick@belay (Patrick D. Buick) writes:
>Hmm... this *must* be a requirement... us Nice Guys (tm) just don't
>seem exciting enough or something... :-)

Well you could always cultivate a dark side.  I'm working on it. 

-- 
Kiran Wagle     <kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>     (812) 335-0420
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: LJ10717@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: Diamond Re: Name that Diamond
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 23:04:36 GMT


Hmmmmmm,

I think this certain diamond has a glitter second to none!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Diamond

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