HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Living alone and liking it
Date: 21 Jan 93 23:46:09 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <thurlow.727645331@convex.convex.com> thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow) writes:
|In <76919@apple.apple.COM> pooh@Apple.COM (Pooh) writes:
|
|[about playing music-du-jour forever-or-near-it]
|
|>YES! YES!!!!!
|
|>Last night it was Tasmin Archer's "Sleeping Satellite" from
|>7.30 to 10.30 pm ;-)
|
|I've been having a terrible time getting anything into my player,
|between Mary-Chapin Carpenter's version of the song in my .sig
|and some stuff from the newest Loreena McKennitt album.  Deadly
|stuff! :-)
 
Something newer than "The Visit"?  "Courtyard Lullybye" at eight could
crack all my crystal.

BTW, Rob, that Tish Hinojosa is really starting to grow on me.

-john
From: yan-dicky@cs.yale.edu (Dicky Yan)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Flirting How To Guide
Date: 21 Jan 1993 02:23:49 -0500
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
NNTP-Posting-Host: salmon.zoo2.cs.yale.edu

In article <9301192219.AA00828@jed.cs.nyu.edu> deragon@jed.cs.nyu.edu (Seeker) writes:
>
>
>	Recently I was in a bar near the Seaport in NYC, it was a Sunday
>night, and it was a pretty slow night at the bar, as there was only about 8
>people in the bar.   Anyway, my friend just bought these things at the sharper
>image in NYC called "Goosebumps" which are two orange balls about the size
>of softballs, and they are covered with what they call acu-pressure bumps.
>
>	What you are supposed to do is rub these over your body, rather
>firmly, which causes the bumps to hit your pressure points.  Anyway, I
>was showing these to the bartender, and there were two ladies sitting next
>to us, looking kinda puzzled as to the use of these "balls"
>
>	Anyway, one of the ladies asked my friend what they were for, and he
>promptly showed her, by standing behind her, rubbing this ball up and down
>her back.  Needless to say she loved it, and didnt want him to stop.
>
>	Well, to make a long story short, they exchanged numbers, and now
>they are dating... and seem somewhat happy... :-)
>
>	So there you have it... buy a pair of these goosebumps, and walk into a
>bar.... hey.. it worked for him!
>
>-- 
>
>-----
>John Deragon		   deragon@cs.nyu.edu | deragon@jethro.cs.nyu.edu
>-----

Good idea, but remember, don't show it to the bartender or let him get his
hands on the   "Goosebumps". 
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:42:23 GMT

In article <thurlow.727645818@convex.convex.com> thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow) writes:
>In <1993Jan19.144027.23101@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:
>
>>Well there are other uses for Valentine's Day ...
>>7.  An excuse to put twelve new CDs on your Visa card
>Do I have to restrict myself to just twelve?  :-)

No, certainly not.  Buy several dozen and send them all to me, along with
some long-stems, Fannie May truffles (I love the macadamia nut variety), the
best champagne you can find, and three thousand dollars.  :-)

And those are NOT restrictions.  No cap on the last one, no sir.

Happy Valentine's Day to me, Happy Valentine's Day to me ...  :-)
-- 
-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+-+*+
Nance Colucci                                      att!ihlpl!colucci
"I'm not asking a question; I'm making a statement.  Let me finish
and then you can answer it."        Dan Quayle to Al Gore, 10-13-92
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:33:07 EST
From: Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Credibility and Trueness
 <1993Jan25.192511.25927@netcom.com> <93025.203945SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
 <1993Jan26.023021.898@news.acns.nwu.edu>

In article <1993Jan26.023021.898@news.acns.nwu.edu>, drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
(Marianna Max) says:
>In article <93025.203945SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> Graydon
><SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
>
>>But almost all of Ed being tooth-gratingly obnoxious seems to
>>be sourced in a belief that he's loathsome.
>
>Nope Graydon, Ed thinks everyone else is loathsome because they (according
>to him) don't find attractive what he is willing to offer.
>
>Ed thinks that people put too much emphasis on physical attractiveness - Ed
>thinks that this is an inappropriate standard by which to judge whether or
>not to become involved with someone. Ed feels that he has the high moral
>ground on this issue because he doesn't give ANY weight to physical
>characteristics when it comes to LOVING someone. Ed doesn't feel loathsome,
>Ed feels superior.
>
>Max

For my part, a need to feel superior (or, at least, the sorts of
superiour that lead to habitual contempt, putdowns, and whatnot, as
opposed to the striving after excellence that some are stricken with)
usually creeps up on me when I'm scared; very often when I'm scared
that someone will notice I'm loathsome.

Thankfully, my capacity to believe I'm loathsome has been diminishing
over time.

Graydon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
saundrsg@               "Praise then Darkness and Creation unfinished"
   qucdn.queensu.ca                   - U. K. LeGuin
From: crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Lauren L. Crawford)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: SM ISO MAIL
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:02:45 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1993Jan23.124241.4335@news.acns.nwu.edu> drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Marianna Max) writes:

>Look drray ass, you overstepped the bounds of tasteful flaming. 
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Isn't that an oxymoron?

>Its perfectly fair and reasonable to
>insult someone on the net using every bit of personal and specific
>information about them or their posts that you have (well almost)
>especially if it is funny, but it is not okay to use racial stereotypes to 
>insult a single individual. It gets a big -10 on the broad-band mode.

>Max

Does this mean he can't do Pepe LePew anymore either, for fear Frenchmen
will be offended?   

Take that skunk off the air!  Equal rights for lecherous Maurice
Chavalier wannabees everywhere!  




-- 
I can identify with steelworkers.  I can identify with workers that have
had a difficult time.      -- Former Vice-President Danforth Quayle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lauren Crawford  //  crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu
From: kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Credibility...
Date: 27 Jan 93 01:35:34 GMT
Organization: Indiana University

martinc@grover.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin) writes:

>I'd send him chocolates except he'd probably immerse them in water and
>turn them over to the bomb squad.

>Even if he didn't know I've got the _Handbook of Poisoning_ on my
>coffee table. 

Charlie, Charlie.  Poisoning is so... unimaginative.  

Surely you must have more interesting books in your library?

(George Hayduke writes of a book, in _Make My Day_...  "Jacoby, Susan.
_Wild Justice: The Evolution of Revenge_. New York: Harper and Row, 1983.

'This is a scholarly book--no kidding--which traces the history of
 people getting back at other people in a variety of ways.  It's not a
 how-to book, but for the serious student of Hayduking I recommend it
 as a solid philosophical grounding in this discipline.'"

He also recommends Duke McCoy's _How to Organize and Manage your own
Religious Cult_ from Loompanics Press.)

-- 

Kiran Wagle                           <kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Xref: sparky soc.singles:37474 soc.penpals:5800 alt.romance:16301 alt.romance.chat:23800
From: st92rcn@cen.ex.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.singles,soc.penpals,alt.romance,alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: SM ISO MAIL
Date: 22 Jan 93 15:00:23 GMT
Organization: University of Exeter, UK.

My name is rachel and I want your body
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA (dreas)
Subject: Re: A hug for illiterate flamers
Reply-To: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 01:04:43 GMT

In article 93Jan26130830@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu, julie@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu (Julie Wright) writes:
	
>	   GAG
>
>	by J.R. Wright
>
>Vomit falls upon the ground
>With a little retching sound;
>What inspireth me to puke?
>Another posting from this kook.
>The Valentine was not enough --
>He must inflict us with this stuff.
>Lance, a badly needed clue:
>Alt.romance.chat's the place for you.
>
>---Julie

PS. I love you. </.Q
                    \
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

dreas

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: Favorite Groups
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 04:05:43 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <1993Jan27.215803.24283@datamark.co.nz> thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) writes:

>Could all the net.old.farts try to remember that just because they've
>been on the net since it was net.singles (or whatever) doesn't
>actually make their posts any clearer?

You bet!  But in exchange, could all the net.young.fucks try to
remember that we're not generally *trying* to be cliquish and
exclusive?

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
"Shouldn't I have this, shouldn't I have this, shouldn't I have all of this,
 and, passionate kisses, passionate kisses, passionate kisses, from you?"
- "Passionate Kisses" Lucinda Williams
From: xanadu@t-bone.cs.unlv.edu (Thomas Wilson)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Operation Valentine's Day !!!
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:13:06 GMT
Organization: UNLV

In article <1993Jan25.023143.4656@news.acns.nwu.edu>  
drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Marianna Max) writes:
> In article <1993Jan25.022131.26683@news.ysu.edu> ag936@yfn.ysu.edu  
(Lance Durden) writes:
> >
> >all: valentine's day is 3 weeks from today on sunday, february 
> >14th. i SINCERELY desire that every lady in the world receive a 
> >valentine from me. you may choose to assist me by posting the 
> >enclosed valentine at sites i cannot readily access. the subject
> >line should read "A Valentine For My Tall And Beautiful
> >Soulmate !!!". 
			eeeeeyyeeeeewwwww!! 
> > 
> >here is my valentine:
>

You give me a universal migrane
With valentines so lame
What did you expect,
To avoid getting flamed?

[time consuming but unimaginative ascii art deleted]

================================================apply lit match here ->

> 
> [garbage almost all deleted]
> 
> I can't stand it - where do they grow these people? 45 years old and  
this
> is what he generates??? Maybe I'm just in a bad mood or something.......

Somebody stop him before he contaminates the gene pool.
From: weaver@jetsun.weitek.COM (Michael Gordon Weaver)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Second Date
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:25:57 GMT
Organization: WEITEK Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1993Jan24.205359.323@fuug.fi> an3371@anon.penet.fi writes:
>How long after a first date do you usually wait before going
>for a second date?  A week, a few days?  Guess it depends on
>the situation, too.
>
Of course it depends on the situation. If you dating with hopes to
start a relationship, you will be trying to balance between showing
interest and looking desperate. Ask too soon, and you will look like
you are in a rush to get involved with anyone you can get your hands
on. Ask her out too late, and it will look like you are preoccupied
and not giving her enough attention.

I usually think about when the next convenient time for a date would
be (say next weekend), and then double that time. But that's just me.

Michael.
-------
PS.
You might try posting this question to alt.romance, if you can.
Xref: sparky soc.singles:37512 soc.penpals:5819 alt.romance:16313 alt.romance.chat:23816
From: jmd@bear.com (Josh Diamond)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,soc.penpals,alt.romance,alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: SM ISO MAIL
Date: 22 Jan 93 17:49:50 GMT
Organization: Bear, Stearns & Co. - FAST
In-reply-to: st92rcn@cen.ex.ac.uk's message of 22 Jan 93 15:00:23 GMT


In article <C19GCo.DE7@cen.ex.ac.uk> st92rcn@cen.ex.ac.uk writes:

   My name is rachel and I want your body

Wonderfull stuff this mind transferance thing...

Spidey!!!
--
You don't hunt ducks with a turnip! 

 /\ \  / /\  Josh Diamond                                          jmd@bear.com
//\\ .. //\\ AKA Spidey!!!                        ...!ctr.columbia.edu!ursa!jmd
//\((  ))/\\
/  < `' >  \                                              Do whatever it takes.
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: A hug for illiterate flamers
Date: 28 Jan 93 00:52:36 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <lmdpnoINN613@news.bbn.com> dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
>In article <1993Jan27.150631.1@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz> quirke_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>>ag936@yfn.ysu.edu (Lance Durden) writes:
|>
|>>                HUGS
|>>           R. H. Grenville
|>
|>[Poem deleted on the grounds that diabetics would be threatened]
|
|Yeah, it was drivel, but give the guy his due.  The three poems that
|have been posted in response so far have been great!

So we're giving credit now to people that post good flamebait.  In any case
I agree about the followup poems.  I gave up the opportunity for a suckup
rating by sending a "two thumbs up" to Julie via email for her effort.
Whatever happend to Woody or whatever his name was that had the knack for
putting a weekly summary of soc.singles into a poem.  Some of them were 
quite clever.

-- 
-john
From: rkf@wildrose.uucp (Ray Fink)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: doesn't it piss you o
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 08:48:51 -0700
Reply-To: wildrose!rkf@infoserv.com
Organization: Wild Rose Jet Lag Society

brent.mason@uuworld.via.mind.ORG (Brent Mason) writes:
>JW> From: julie@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu (Julie Wright)
>  > (Seriously, I don't think anyone's EVER bought me a drink, so it's
>  > a moot point how _I'd_ behave.  I look like a Nice Girl.  It's a
>  > terrible liability at times.)
>  > --

>  Well don't hold your breath to long...

>       I live in the NAPA Valley, lotsa wine here!!!

>       What Kind do you like?  If I can find it, I'll send you a bottle.

>  Internet doesn't do freight shipping do they?

Only if you can tar, compress, and uuencode it first...

-- 
-- Ray

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Subject: Re: Trygve's shower
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 06:05:20 GMT

In article <lm0sdmINN7rv@news.bbn.com> dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
>In article <1993Jan22.200221.11126@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:
>>In article <1993Jan21.114038.12699@lloyd.Camex.COM> amy@lloyd.Camex.COM (Amy Lindsay) writes:
>>
>>Well, at least he'll probably be a little more mobile.  Of course it
>>depends on the tastes of your minions--Charlie has a dissertation while
>>I have a dungeon, so you just need to decide which they prefer. 
>
>Not bad, Tryg, but you'll have to do a little better than that to beat
>the "live dildo" line.

Alas, My Dear, I'll have to throw in the towel on this one; the closest
I can come is my "human vibrator" line back on the 12th.

Trygve   (I'm still working on the plans for a bathroom built like a
          bathroom should be--great big tub with an enclosure built 
          around and above it (current plan is for cobalt blue tile)
          with three shower heads, recessed reading lights, a fold-out
          reading table, little shelves to put the candles on, a
          reasonable but mostly invisible stereo, and, well, other 
          stuff--maybe when that gets built it'll help my relative
          position.)
--
"Write a witty saying and you'll be remembered forever."
  -- unknown
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:14:53 EST
From: Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: (LONG) Re: Living alone and liking it
 <1993Jan19.030813.28814@netcom.com>
 <1993Jan25.165842.4673@client21.comlab.ox.ac.uk> <77582@apple.apple.COM>
 <ewright.728168374@convex.convex.com>
 <MARTINC.93Jan27194002@grover.cs.unc.edu>

In article <MARTINC.93Jan27194002@grover.cs.unc.edu>, martinc@grover.cs.unc.edu
(Charles R. Martin) says:
>
>Broiled parsnips?  Eeeeek.
>
>--
>                Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu

What's wrong with broiled parsnips?  Rather good, actually.  Also
parsnip fritters, parsnip strips deep-fried as a french fry substitute,
and just plain boiled with appropriate condiment.

Then again, I like, and have always liked, even as a young child,
brussel sprouts.

Graydon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
saundrsg@               "Praise then Darkness and Creation unfinished"
   qucdn.queensu.ca                   - U. K. LeGuin
From: blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: The emergence of the No-tan boy...
Date: 28 Jan 1993 08:04:26 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: carina.unm.edu

Actually, this whole discussion of what looks attractive, and tans, and that
what is considered attractive is what they wealthy or well-off in society
look like got me thinking...

With the certainly not slowing down computerization of the Western World, 
an emerging 'power' as it were, is going to be, yes, the Geek. Its a well
and good historical truth that those who know how to use the technological
advances generally have it much better than those who don't, and who better
knows the new technological breakthroughs than the geek sorts...

And with the next generation (yuppie spawn generation) of kiddies being 
literally inundated daily by computers and computer things, there is very
little doubt that, in the future, you will either Know About computers or
become quickly pushed aside....

Does this mean, in 10-20 years (or even less time!) that the prevelant 'look'
of the Attractive Male will be flourescent toned, glassy-eyed, geeky sorta
looks? Does this mean that Large Breasted Women Types on shows like "Studs"
will be discussing how they like their Man's Processor speed instead of his
Manly Pecs?

You laugh now, but think, they probably would have laughed themselves silly
long back if you told them that the Prevelant Look that everybody was working
hard to achieve was the same as the dumb peasant types down in the fields had...

r.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: mel@niblick.ecn.purdue.edu (Meloney D Cregor)
Subject: Re: Zen and the art of refrig upkeep (Re: Living alone)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 15:39:21 GMT

In article <93022.222521SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:

>I think you ought to lose points for taking the kinks out, myself.

Really?  I'm rather looking forward to it.

>Posting the source address for flirter parts, on the other hand, would
>be worth a 12 at least.

Hey, these are all custom jobies.  There are no model numbers, no manuals
and parts are made to order to fit your particular style.
From: C558172@mizzou1.missouri.edu
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: MWF?
Date: 22 Jan 93 03:01:33 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri

In article <16B5DA8A7.SURGDM@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
SURGDM@mizzou1.missouri.edu (Diane) writes:
 
>
>In article <1993Jan21.000419.7811@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
>mel@niblick.ecn.purdue.edu (Meloney D Cregor) writes:
>
>>I work out on MWF's.  I have meetings on Tuesdays.  I have piano and
>>dance classes on Thursdays.
>>There just isn't time to cook.
>
>Tell us more about these MWFs you 'work out' on. Depraved minds
>want to know...
>
>Diane
>(who would be very disappointed if it meant Medium Weight Folders or something)
Monday, Wensday, Friday.  Depraved minds is right. B-)  Or was that a joke?
--Shannon
From: nomi@cgl.ucsf.edu (Nomi L. Harris)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Flirting How To Guide
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:09:11 GMT
Distribution: soc
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov (gary l. schroeder) writes:

>In article <JULIE.93Jan19190642@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu> julie@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu (Julie Wright) writes:

>>I agree about the non-aggressive physical contact, but I think it would
>>be better to do something that allows her to give you more physical 
>>feedback about how she is feeling about you and the situation.  Holding
>>hands is the best way of achieving this, *I* think.  If she's gradually
>>inched her hand over into holding range, it's either a coincidence or
>>a good sign.  If you gently take hold of it, she can either hold your
>>hand back, or she can remove her hand at the earliest polite opportunity,
>>but presumably without feeling threatened at any point.

>Good advice, Julie.

I am so much in agreement, I don't want to delete any of Julie's text.
I know a lot of guys think they should ask before initiating any physical
contact.  Don't ask; just try something subtle and see what happens.
If a guy I'm interested in puts his arm on my shoulder, I'll lean closer
to him.  If I'm not interested, I'll pull away.  The signals are pretty
clear.
If I want to be kissed goodnight (I'm usually a bit too shy to just grab
him and kiss him!), I'll stand close and look up (I'm vertically
challenged, so my date is always taller than I).  If I *don't* want to be
kissed goodnight, I'll move away and say goodbye from a safe distance.

>If you're really lucky, you'll walk out of the restaurant hand in hand,
>she'll say 'let's go for a walk' and then you'll find yourself in a
>little empty plaza in the dark [...]

When both people are interested in each other, the first physical contact
often just "happens"; later on, neither party is sure exactly how it
started or who initiated it.  I remember once in college when H. and I were
interested in each other, but were too shy to start anything.  I went to a
concert with him, and sat there thinking about how to get him to hold my
hand.  The concert ended, and we still hadn't touched, but as we got up to
leave, we somehow found ourselves holding hands!  We then went for the
aforementioned walk.

Another time, I had spent a day biking with M., in delightful ambiguity
(were we going to get involved, or not?).  (Don't you love it when you're
interested in someone, and you're just starting to get the glimmer of the
idea that they like you, too?)  We were sitting on the floor, chatting, and
decided to go get some dinner.  I got to my feet and held out my hands to
help him to his feet.  As he got up, we somehow ended up in an embrace.  We
didn't get dinner for quite a while. ;-)

Anyway, to reiterate, I strongly recommend the approach of initiating
subtle physical contact and seeing what happens.  If he/she doesn't
respond, back off.

	Nomi
	nomi@cgl.ucsf.edu
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: ron@turing.toronto.edu (Ron Wessels)
Subject: Re: Credibility...
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 22 Jan 93 21:53:48 GMT

ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:
>Being single is not a pathological condition.  *Enjoying* 
>being single would be.  Evolution would have eliminating
>any such trait from the species long ago.

That assumes that "enjoying being single" is a genetic factor (so that
it _can_ be eliminated).

And you would think that infertility would have been eliminated from
humanity long ago, under that logic.

-- 
Ron Wessels		University of Toronto		ron@turing.toronto.edu