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From:         "The harder I work, the behinder I get"
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Subject:      Re: away for a few days
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>> Discussing the fact that I didn't set 'nomail,' The Ronin predicted:
>>
>> >     I would guess 583 messages from WORDS-L.
>>
>> Well, not quite.  I did have precisely 583 messages in my reader when I
 logged
>> on tonight, but a small but vocal minority were from other sources.  I'd

>Are you serious??  You announced it so calmly.  I find that creepily weird,
>even if they weren't all from WORDS-L.  Does The Ronin have supernatural
>powers??  Tell me, The Ronin -- exactly when am I going to win PCH Sweeps?
>I need to start planning my move to France.
>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

Yes, Natalie, it's true.  After seeing his prediction, I checked my scroll
buffer to make sure.  Actually, when I logged on, there were 581, but by the
time I could get into mail, two more had come through the net.

So, The Ronin, who's gonna win the 9th at Acqeduct?  How will the stock market
move in the next few days?

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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 14:44:00 EDT
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From:         Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE%DREW.DREW.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Fitting in
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>Adam asks why all the college kids have first names beginning with
>"A."
>Maybe we get all the A students on Words-L
>Herr Doktor Karlson (not Professor yet by the German scheme)

Now wouldn't that be nice!  I could deal with a 4.3 GPA! Instead,
mine hovers at about a 3.3.  Lisa, sorry I forgot you in the
original list, but your last name starts with A so you count too.
Are there any other college students, lurking or not (adult
education counts too)?

--Adam, suffering the after-effects of a 3 hour nap (<yawn>)
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From:         Graham Toal <gtoal%STACK.URC.TUE.NL@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: New Voices on the list
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Wow! It works - big R goes to the sender and little r goes to the list.

When I saw the subject of this thread I thought - boy, they spotted
that pretty quickly!  ... but no, it was some other newcomer.

Anyway, I've succumbed to bitnet kulchur & have subscribed to
words-l via mail, since I've been on average 22hrs behind in
reading words-l mail, and it makes insulting newbies rather
difficult.

I can get away with this - despite my protestations about
not standing junk in mailboxes - because I've just aquired this
new ID on a machine *no-one* outside of words-l will be mailing to.

I'm not puting it in my world-wide chain of .forward files either.

So Anne, does this make me 'Fresh Meat' too?  Or *extremely*
spoiled...? :-)  [I know, I know, you guys spoil me all the time :-)]

Graham
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From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor%RA.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Re: words-l history
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I was sitting here thinking as I read the posting I sent in answer to
the question about the history of the list that a more interesting kind
of list history would be a cultural history -- the evolution of an
ordinary discussion list into the unique family that this list has
become.  I've subscribed to many, many lists but never to one that made
me laugh and cry as much as this one.  I still remember sitting there
by myself in our computer lab crying while reading the responses to
Bill S's posting about the death of his father.  I cried again today
when I read Dan's excerpts from the letter from the mystery donor.
How did this list turn into the strange and lovable entity that it is??
That would make a truly fascinating history.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         torkel%SICS.SE@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Subject:      Re: Conversation Stoppers
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              08 Apr 92 05:41:00 -0500. <9204081042.AA17897@sics.se>

  Natalie asks:

 >Why?

  Obviously because these people are aware that computer "science" is
such a dreary subject that nobody should be given the slightest
opportunity to go on about it. (Of course, there are subjects that are
even worse, such as economics.)
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From:         Joan Boorstein <BOORSTEIN%UMBSKY.bitnet@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Cambridge pre-clam slam Raiment

Rita <rita@EFF.ORG> alias the Czarina says:

>Ok, today I am wearing:

>        Jeans, white sneakers, and a white nylon windbreaker with
>"University of Lowell" written in light blue letters on the front over
>my EFF T-shirt.

What I thought leather was in order -- glad it doesn't seem to be
required as I don't have any -- since I had to teach today and words-l
T-shirt still in laundry from its weekend gardening use, I'm wearing
a flowered print dress, in sandals (dare I say Spring has sprung in
New England) and have waist-length brown hair held back in a barette

See you all later -- got to get some papers graded first ...
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From:         Steve Portigal <stevep%SNOWHITE.CIS.UOGUELPH.CA@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Ashe and AIDS
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Alec declared pyrotechnically:

>JESUS CHRIST
>
>I am sorry I brought up the issue of Arthur Ashe.
  Never apologize.

>I was making a
>statement of fact. I was not passing judgements or saying he has
>AIDS because he was evil. I heard some news and passed it on.
>Words-l of course blows it up into a major AIDS discussion.

  Isn't that what this forum is about?  Discussing issues?
Why are you objecting to that?  The fact that you made that statement
or that it was "news" has caused us to question what *is* news and why
we care about such things.  A little introspection never hurt anyone.  I
don't understand what you are objecting to.


>Could we end the issue. I hear plenty about AIDS because

   So it's boring you because you're always hearing about it?  I don't
understand why you want to "end the issue" (unfortunately, the issue
itself is not going to just go away).  As for the discussion of the issue,
if you're not interested, don't participate, don't read the messages.  Why
do you wish to stop others from discussing it?  I don't think anyone has
attacked you personally, so what's the problem?

Steve who doesn't like being told not to discuss a specific topic
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From:         "Lisa J. Gilmore" <TSLGILMORE%CC.WEBER.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Pre-Clam Slam
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So?   When are the details of the pre-clam slam going to be in archives,
and how do we access them?  I'm *most* curious.       LJG
		(most as in not more than, but as in the common vernacular
		of "quite a bit" from "very")
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Subject:      Another one biting the dust...
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In addition to Isaac Asimov, add Samuel Reshevsky.  The name will mean
something to Marty and Steve and anyone who has ever played chess even
half-seriously.  He died at home Saturday night in Spring Valley, NY,
after presumably recovering from a stroke two months ago.  His son, a
rabbi, has taught both my sons in our Hebrew School, so we heard about
this yesterday.

I think Reshevsky held the world championship for 14 years, longer than
anyone who ever lived.

Ken
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From:         "PLOTKIN, ALEC DAVID" <185422285%UCIS.VILL.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Terrible Penmanship
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My writing is unreadable do to some fine motor problems and a learning
disability. A computer has been a life saver. Many teachers at school
let me do take home tests. This let my above average intelligence show
through my disability. The problems can related to a mother who smoked.
So if you are pregnant or think of pregnancy stop smoking.



later

alec
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From:         Nancy Harwood <harwood%TENET.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: the free press
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On Mon, 13 Apr 1992, CGOODSON@uga.cc.uga.edu wrote:

> ... this nasty, unsettling feeling that the press is determining who
> >will be our next president.
> >Rita
>
> and I wonder why anyone in his/her right mind would want the job, what with
> scrutiny of their private lives.... How many of us could stand up to that?
> I know I'd be out in a NY minute...

I agree with you...I cannot imagine why anyone would want to be
president badly enough to subject themselves and their families to the
media spotlight.
ndh
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 21:44:00 EDT
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From:         Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE%DREW.DREW.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: CALLING ALL STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN
Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu

>Received: from UGA.BITNET by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 9567;
> Tue, 14 Apr 92 20:03:59 EDT
       ^^^^^^
>Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 21:47:00 EDT
            ^^^^^
>From: Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE@drew.drew.edu>
>
>It's not the d.o./i.o. thing that made me understand English
>better.[blah, blah, blah]


Chalk this one up to the queue.demons who take my mail packets
hostage. Argh.

--Adam
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 01:47:29 EDT
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From:         Tony Harminc <TONY%VM1.MCGILL.CA@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: roll call
              9 Apr 1992 15:28:34 -0400 from <droby@NOVA.TCS.TUFTS.EDU>

>>>       But only God can make a tree!
>>
>>     I take you aren't doing well in Data Structures?  Or are you being
>>hit with File Structures first?
>>
>>The Ronin, who makes and breaks trees
>
>I've been making and breaking trees too for some time now.  I guess that must
>qualify us as gods.

If you guys are almost but not quite perfect at making trees, does it
mean you make B+ trees ?

Tony H.
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From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor%RA.MSSTATE.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Silence and Horoscopes
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I just remembered something I meant to add to my posting about cultural
silences.  The first part of my horoscope today says this:  "You would
be wise to remain your usual quiet and mild-mannered self today." :-)

Guess that means that I *do* need to log off and get back to paper-
grading...
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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From:         Tushar Samant <tushar%ZAPHOD.UCHICAGO.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Isaac Asimov

I at least will mourn. Childhood hero.
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From:         Evelyn <R3EJD%AKRONVM.bitnet@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Tarmac rugrats

Ken, thank you for your poem.  It speaks for those of us who were
tormented as kids.

Magical thinking?  Maybe.  Or it might be "what goes around, comes
around."  The torments they gave you were a part of their characters
which, as they grew older, became worse.

Evelyn
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From: bayla@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Bayla Singer)
Subject: Re: For Sports Fans of Feminine Gender (Hi Emily)
Organization: Independent scholar
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:20:51 GMT

Herr Doktor Professor Picky Graham Toal pouteth:

>Dunno who started this thread, but folks on this list ought to know
>the difference between gender & sex.  Not to mention female & feminine.

>G

Also Spracht das Pedant, [who doesn't remember *any* real German, so don't
flame that!]

What with steroids and chromosome testing inaccuracies etc, gender is about
all we can be certain of!  Feminine gender is correct in this context.


-- bayla (Sr Partner, Drs Diffident, Modest & Shy)



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From:         "Aaron Dickey, The Happy Spore"
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Subject:      Re: free press
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>The press is doing a poor job of covering the campaign this year.

I don't agree.  I think that the press has actually improved quite a bit this
time around. I've seen plenty of articles already that have described the
various candidates' positions in-depth.  The main problem with the press's
coverage is that it usually covers only the race itself; that is, the strategic
aspects of the campaign.  Of course, they do this because it's both much more
interesting/exciting, and because that's what the public likes to read about.
It's gossip, pure and simple.  And there is still plenty of that kind of
coverage in this campaign, but a person that bothers to go to any effort will
have no trouble finding information on the candidate's positions.  The weekly
newmagazines, especially _Time_, have done quite well in this respect thus far.

>My generally uniformed roommate told me that she was not voting in this
>electin because she didn't like the candidates.  I asked why and she told me it
>was becasue she didn't know anything about them.
> I asked her why she didn't watch the news or read a paper or magazine her
>reply; not convenient.  The way I think of the situation is, the magazines,
>newspapers, media in general may be acting as our go-between to the candidates
>but it's all we have and I should be responsible enough to used it with
 >discretion in forming my political opinion.
>Lisa

I have zero respect for your roommate on this matter.  She needs to learn to
look beyond _Sassy_ for her political information.  And I'm sure that she'll
be the first one to bitch about the next President as well.  If she's too
damn lazy to seek out any information, then she probably shouldn't vote,
because people like her are too dangerous to our political process.  I've
often wondered if it wouldn't be a good idea to provide each political
representative with a computer database of everyone who voted in the last
election for that particular office.  If a person didn't bother to vote, then
I'd ignore everything that person ever had to say, unless it was a request of
some sort (i.e. Social Security check didn't come or personal matters like
that).  Then the public would really learn that they need to get involved.

--Aaron
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From:         Nancy Harwood <harwood%TENET.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Fitting in
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> >                          Although for a politician to accuse *anyone* of
> > flaws in character is a bit ironic.
>
>      Especially old 'Landslide' himself.
>
> The Ronin

Yea, verily.
ndh
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From:         Frank <ST403231%BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Oldies but goodies
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>From:         Anne Diffily <ADBAM@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
>[angst over male horror over women being 40 and above deleted]
>
>     - Anne, who looks pretty good for her age -- (gasp!) 40
*This* I can vouch for.  I've met Anne.  I'd even go her one further and say
she looks pretty bloomin' great.  But I wouldn't want to embarrass her.  :-)

Frank
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From:         The Ronin <WHITERJ%MSCD.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      RE: in-jokes and such

Sayeth        WERTSJ <WERTSJ%DIALOG@MCIMAIL.COM>

> (BTW, my undergrad degree was in math, but I am a librarian (altho
>  I'm not working in a traditional librarian position), so where do
>  I fit in the headcount?)

     Still in lurker mode by the latest stats.  Only two postings listed.

The Ronin
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From:         Steve Portigal <stevep%SNOWHITE.CIS.UOGUELPH.CA@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Time Magazine
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              at Apr 17, 92 10:29 am

Karen Kay writes:
>
> > Tony (alright - "check" for the Americans) H.
>
> Tony, you know how much I love you....I can tolerate check or cheque,
> but I cannot TOLERATE the first word inside the parens.  ARRRRRGH! I
> have been known to make students rewrite homework for conflating those
> TWO lexical items into ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
   A few years ago I was working in a small part of New York State for the
summer, and I was in a grocery store that was renovating.  They had a
special sign saying "We apologize for our appearance.  We'll look alot
better in a few weeks and this is all for you!".  I nabbed one of their
comment cards and wrote a substantial (for an index card size form)
diatribe against them for destroying the English language by abusing it,
about their responsibility as a commercial establishment and so on.  It
was pretty tongue-in-cheek and outraged.

  A few weeks later I received a nice letter from the person responsible for
the sign, apologizing but defending themselves against "destroying
the language" etc etc.  It was pretty funny.

Steve

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From:         The Ronin <WHITERJ%MSCD.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Elvis stamp

Voteth The Ronin:

     Neither.  If it ain't on black velvet, it just ain't Elvis.
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From:         The Ronin <WHITERJ%MSCD.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: TV

Sayeth        Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE@DREW.DREW.EDU>

> Commenteth The Ronin:
>        ^^^
>       justified when talking about him

     I still claim trademark infraction, and you all are in trouble if
I ever find an honest lawyer.

> Side note:  How many of us wordslers have terrible penmanship?
> Mine's legible, but barely.

     It has been so long since my handwriting was legible that I do not
guarantee I still know how to.  I have been printing since 8th grade.

The Ronin
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From:         Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE%DREW.DREW.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Gleanings (39)
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>24) Fnord (Adam H.)


Oh boy!

A fnord, according to my boss who is into the Church of the
Subgenious (don't ask..I don't understand it myself), is a little
being <fnord> designed to sow discord and promote fear that inhabits all
forms of the media.   There are more fnords in stories about war,
etc, than <fnord> stories/segments about those icky personal interest types
of stories.

--Adam
<fnord>
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From:         Anne Harwell <aharwell%PANAM1.PANAM.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      America's Cup
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Did anyone see Nippon break its $150,000.00 carbon fiber boom yesterday? Wow!
Those guys chucked it overboard and kept on sailing without it. I had no idea
those boats were getting so high tech. The boom was secured by a piece of
machined titanium, not that that kept it from snapping.

-abh
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From:         Adam M Hartfield <AHARTFIE%DREW.DREW.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
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>From: Carol Goodson <CGOODSON@uga.cc.uga.edu>
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>I'm a part time graduate student  (in English)...does that count, Adam?

Sure!  Welcome to the college-classifieds.
--Adam (who's on the phone right now helping a fellow student
download using MS-kermit, so this may not be coherent)
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From:         Anne Harwell <aharwell%PANAM1.PANAM.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Gleanings (38)DIR/NEW
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>Jurassic park is written by Michael Crichton


Right you are, sir! Apologies to all.

-abh
rashmi
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