HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ltf@ncmicro.lonestar.org (Lance Franklin)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: 2/3's of the Three Stooges
Keywords: Manny Moe Jack Curley Larry among others
Date: 25 Jul 92 20:08:21 GMT
Organization: NC Microproducts, Inc.

In article <1992Jul22.205606.12528@pt.com> beb@pt.com (Bruce Buck) writes:
}In article <1992Jul20.203230.13582@ncmicro.lonestar.org> ltf@ncmicro.lonestar.org (Lance Franklin) writes:
}>In article <2A6A9825.29500@noiro.acs.uci.edu> dkrause@noiro.acs.uci.edu (Doug Krause) writes:
}>}In article <qqg4NB4w165w@slic.cts.com> mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley) writes:
}>}Moe, Curley, and Shemp.
}>}
}>}Moe:    Morris Horowitz
}>}Curley: Jerome Horowitz
}>}Shemp:  Samuel Horowitz
}>}Larry:  Lawrence Fineberg
}>
}>But, But....what about Gummo?
}
}Milton, of course.

No, I'm sure it was Winston Churchberg...or perhaps Lady Astowitz.
-- 
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NC Microproducts, Inc.       |    Lollipop?!?"                 The Fat Fury |
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From: rafem@gvlf7-e.gvl.unisys.com (Ralph Marrone)
Subject: Re: Agnostics and Athiests
Organization: Unisys Defense Systems, Great Valley Labs, Paoli, Pa
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 12:02:50 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.073550.9101@clarinet.com> brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes:
>In article <CB.92Jul23171934@tamarack13.timbuk> cb@tamarack13.timbuk (Chris Brewster) writes:
>
>In all their behavior they are MUCH closer to athiests, even the
>Objectivist kind, then they are to believers.
>
>I would call myself an athiest.  I have no belief in god and have
>good confidence in that belief.  I'm open to new evidence at all times,
>but I've spent a lot of time examining the evidence (and my dad has
>a Doctor of Divinity, was a very famous preacher and is now an agnostic,
>so I've had this evidence from early on in life) and what I've seen
>lead me to declare with confidence that I see no reason for belief in god.
>
>But you see, to me "I see no reason for belief in" leads inexorably to
>"I do not believe in."   To me they are the same, and that is why an
>agnostic and athiest are no different.   An agnostic also sees no reason
>for belief in god.   She's much farther from the faithful than from me.
>-- 
>Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Sunnyvale, CA 408/296-0366

Agnosticism is the Schrodinger's Cat of theism.  Believers/Atheists 
already know that the cat is alive/dead (or dead/alive if you prefer);
they've perceived enough evidence to support their positions.  For 
agnostics, the Cat is in a live/dead state; i.e., the evidence does not 
support either position.  I think this is called healthy skepticism.

Oh, by the way, I'm agnostic.


Regards,

rafem
From: rgm@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Rob Menke)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: out of 5 doctors (was Re: Mis-applied physics in advertising)
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:39:53
Organization: TEAM CS -- Making Tomorrow's Mistakes Today!
	<1992Jul26.190539.18026@news.columbia.edu>
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In-reply-to: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu's message of Sun, 26 Jul 1992 19:05:39 GMT

In article <1992Jul26.190539.18026@news.columbia.edu>
lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) wonders:

   Any why is it always 4 out of 5?  Aren't there any better numbers?
   In bad neighborhoods policeman travel in pairs.  Do doctors travel
   in groups of five?

According to Dr. Science, the FDIC (Five hundred Doctors In a Corner)
is responsible not only for guaranteeing bank deposits, but also
determining such helpful endorsements.  The fifth doctor, BTW, is
thrown out of the "Scientific Community" (a charming little suburbia
off of the Delaware River) and ends up writing such dribble as "Crust
is effective in fighting tooth decay and gingivitis."

<This spell checker did not recognize "gingivitis.">
--
"I, of course, am the original,		|  Robert Menke
 inimitable Cobra Commander!  Bow down	|    rgm@cory.berkeley.edu
 and tremble, why don't you?"		|    ...!ucbvax!cory!rgm
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Man Shot In Head Survives!
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:51:23 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

styri@hal.nta.no (YuNoHoo) writes:
>My dad, the retired surgeon, still tells the story about a guy who shot
>himself in the head and survived. The result was a diy lobotomy and the
>lucky fellow lost the urge to do himself away for some time. The story
>continues, however, and he made a second attempt some years later. This
>time the bullet deflected from the metal plate used to fix the first hole
>and all he got was a severe headache.

>---
Years ago, the Chicago Daily News had a report about a man that tried
to commit suicide with his power drill.  Apparently after the first
couple of holes he just kept going by instinct, and was on the
seventh hole by the time he was discovered.
--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
From: robertk@taoami.lerctr.org (Robert Kesterson)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: who was Sam Walton ( was When did Isaac Asimov die?)
Distribution: world
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:13:08 CDT
Organization: Not an Organization

In article <1992Jul28.154753.17444@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> 13r43@math.ucrf.edu writes:
> >
> > OK who was Sam Walton?  Whoever he was I saw no coverage of his death.
> >
> > I think that probably answers your question as well!
>
> For those people outside of North America, Sam Walton was the founder of
> Walmarts, a chain of stores in the US. He was also one of the richest people in
> the US.

The store is called "Wal-Mart" (no "s" -- it is not plural).  And he was
*the* richest man in the US.  Sure couldn't tell it if you ever met him,
though.  He drove an old beatup pickup truck and seemed more like some old
farmer than a billionaire.

--

======================================================
 Robert Kesterson 	    robertk@taoami.lerctr.org
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: kasprj@isaac.its.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak)
Subject: Re: UL Sighted
Reply-To: kasprj@rpi.edu
Organization: The Big Wedge 
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:50:15 GMT

In article <712039712snx@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz>, frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement) writes:
|> I once read that the Europeans got the idea for milling the edges of coins
|> from the arabs during the crusades. The story goes on that the first attempts
|> copied the milling on the Arab coins exactly. Unfortunately (for them) it
|> turned out that that pretty pattern was actually an Arabic phrase: "There is
|> no god but God and Mahomet is his prophet"
 
 Sorry to inject some facts into this thread, but the milled-edge coin was 
actually invented by Isaac Newton in the 1600's.
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: gfowler@javelin.sim.es.com (Gary Fowler)
Subject: Re: Orange Julius (Re: Moxie, submarines)
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:12:08 GMT

ccuppern@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Cyndi Cuppernell) writes:

>hellmann@cs.scarolina.edu (Douglas R Hellmann) writes:

>>I have a friend that worked at an OJ, and he told me that the
>>ingredients were just OJ, Ice, and powdered SUGAR.

>>Doug Hellmann

>I have a recipe for Orange Julius that uses:

>2 cups orange juice
>1/4 cup sugar
>1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

>Put in blender on high.  Add ice cubes slowly until the blender is
>full.

>The vanilla makes the big difference.-- 

I once saw a recipe for Orange Julius that included a raw egg.

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From: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
Subject: Re: Bill Clinton is an alien from Zontar
Reply-To: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 02:47:25 GMT

Did you see the cabbage leaf on the back of Clinton's head?  (Maybe they
weren't *really* from Zontar, or perhaps they forgot their speech?)

cj "I'm not from France, and I'm not a driving instructor" l
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: aumantb@eclipse.msfc.nasa.gov (Tim Aumann)
Subject: Re: Agnostics and Athiests
Followup-To: alt.folklore.urban,rec.arts.books,rec.arts.sf.misc,rec.humor
Organization: Boeing Computer Support Services
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 13:15:08 GMT

So far, everyone has defined agnostic as a non-religous person who doubts
the existance of a god. What about the other side of agnosticism? This is
the person who practices religion, and leans towards belief in a god, but
has doubts about that belief. 

This is how I would classify myself. I attend church regularly, even serve
on and lead the various organizations within the church. I do this for two
main reasons - 1) I lean slightly closer to beleif in a god than in
non-existance of one; and 2) I feel that the positive benefits of a strong
moral value system for myself and my family out weighs the possibility that
the "worship" parts of religon are wasted effort.

But with all that, I doubt on a daily basis if there is a god. The evidence
either way is very shaky, and most of the time leans against existance. In
my opinion, this makes me a religous agnostic. But not an atheist.

--
Tim Aumann
aumantb@eclipse.msfc.nasa.gov
"All opinions are my own, and I have no one to blame but myself."
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: bittrolff@evans.enet.dec.com ()
Subject: Re: Cat colouration (was Re: Egg Creams)
Reply-To: bittrolff@evans.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:56:59 GMT


In article <1992Jul28.162158.9044@zooid.guild.org>, Mother Nature <gaea@zooid.guild.org> writes:
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: Mother Nature <gaea@zooid.guild.org>
>Correct, however male calico cats are very very rare, and are always 
>sterile. I haven't seen one yet, and I work in the veterinary field. 
 ^^^^^^^

Never say always. I know personally of one male calico that fathered kittens.
(His name was 'Boy George'). The owner was offered a considerable sum, but 
apparently was afraid it would be mistreated as a freak and ended up having it
neutered! 

She had a very difficult time registering a male calico with the CFA, AND an even
tougher time registering the kittens.



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From: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
Subject: Re: Anyone heard this one? New UL?
Reply-To: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:55:20 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.190432.23061@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:

>Normally, I edit out extraneous material. On occasion I forget, or get lazy,
>and don't. Gratuitous bitchiness adds nothing to the enjoyment of the group.
>All a person has to do is say something like "Wouldn't it be better if you
>edited the material a bit?". Then there wouldn't be the interminable follow-up
>to the follow-up to the follow-up etc. I expect, by the time that this thread
>ends, that the lines of text generated by the original insult will exceed the
>100+ lines that I quoted unnecessarily.

But if you always follow the "netiquette rules" without flaw, you are 
preventing the self-appointed net.cops from giving you simulated net.summonses.
As Bill says, we should all expend a *little" effort to conserve bandwidth, 
but there are some people out there that want you to make a life's career
out of it.  And sometimes those "two extra minutes" don't exist in the
real world (tm) yet the post is worth the half-assed attempt anyway.

In any case, short-sighted griping about form doesn't relate to substance.
Better to post usefully than perfectly formatted drivel.  Since the net is
known to be an anarchy, the larger bandwidth waste is the big picture of all
of the repercussions, not just the first post's quoted line count.  Sadly,
this very post is part of that repercussion, but it's being done in the 
service of the larger good of *truly* not wasting bandwidth; unfortunately,
Bill's post and the consequences of it are already into this next category; 
the wiser thing would have been to either ignore it or just give the gentle
reminder form as Bill suggested *and no more*.

cjl (why don't all you self-appointed net.cops go watch net.dragnet)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,connect.audit
Subject: Re: Boating on the left side (was Re: Driving on the right side)
From: dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (dogbowl)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 06:21:01 NZT
Organization: The Dawghaus BBS

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

> dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (dogbowl) writes:
> : 
> : little planes tend to slowly go out of line. it just takes finger 
> : pressure to keep it flying straight and level. 
> : It's quite amusing to read a map, hear the wind noise increase, look up 
> : and find yourself in a full blown spiral dive. Easily gotten out of 
> : though...
> 
> I was taught a slightly different approach, taking advantage of the
> slight instability of the airplane. When I want to read a map, without
> going anywhere, I just trim for a very slow climb, then put the plane
> in a gentle turn. If done right, the plane will settle down into a
> slow climbing turn - giving plenty of time for map reading - without
> having to continuously check to make sure the ground is not approaching
> much more rapidly than desired.
> 
> Check which direction the plane likes to turn - the one I flew the most
> was rigged so it turned to the left. 50 feet per minute or so of climb
> should be plenty.
> 

I'll have to try that one. Usually when I'm mapreading, I'm going from 
point A to point B. New Zealand is about 1500 miles long by 200 miles 
wise at the widest, so you've got to keep an eye on where you are. If you 
get lost, 9 times out of 10 you'll end up flying into mountains.


dogbowl at The Dawghaus BBS  ( +64 6 357-9245 )
From: cel@nsscmail.att.com (clayton EDward LEIHY iii)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Mis-applied physics in advertising
Date: 27 Jul 92 23:32:10 GMT
Followup-To: alt.folklore.urban
Organization: NCR Systems Support Center - New Jersey

In article <1992Jul23.202119.26620@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
>ssnyder@sunai.er.usgs.gov (Steve Snyder) writes:

>: Which reminds me of the ads that say "4 out of 5 doctors recommend 
>: Brand X..." I've always wondered about that 5th doctor. Why is s/he 
>: different?

>It is not a matter of being different. It is what they don't say in the
>commercial that is important - and that is, " ... at one time or another."
>The statistic quoted in these commercials is meaningless. If they had said
>"4 out of 5 doctors always recommend brand X for all headache pain", then
>it would mean something.

It seems to me that the ones I remember said somewhat the following:

   Four out of five doctors *who expressed a preference*
   preferred Brand X  

   (or "prescribed" Brand X, or whatever)

I am sure that many of the doctors who were surveyed expressed no
preference for one over another (perhaps for fear of endorsing the
wrong product?  or perhaps they were afraid of malpractice?).

Anybody else remember seeing this??
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: dvand@ctp.com (Derek Vandivere)
Subject: Re: Organ muggers
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 13:34:41 GMT
Organization: Cambridge Technology Partners

In article <1992Jul22.201035.29965@PA.dec.com> mikkelson@breakr.enet.dec.com (snopes) writes:
>
>In article <1992Jul21.211605.20223@ctp.com>, 
>  dvand@ctp.com (Derek Vandivere) writes...
>
>> blah blah blah...
>
> I read about third worlders selling the odd kidney, but not about any who have
> them involuntarily ripped out.  There's a world of difference.
>
> - snopes

Wouldn't they have to sell the even kidney?  If I were to sell the odd
kidney, wouldn't that imply that I only had one left?  At any rate, the
article had a small sidebar about people being mugged.  BTW, I understand
that a nice kidney sandwich with some chow mein noodles is considered a
delicacy up here in the northeast.  Goes down great with a frappe.

					-dersk
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From: wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Stupidity (was Re: that'd be in the butt, bob)
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:32:26 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAXcluster

In article <1992Jul27.183210.24092@nntp.nta.no>, styri@hal.nta.no (YuNoHoo) writes:
> In article <1992Jul23.203709.24253@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>, Stephen P. Guthrie writes:
>>
>>- Farmer claims that daylight saving causes cows to get confused and produce
>>  less milk.
> 
> When we introduced daylight savings time a few years ago in Norway there was
> a similar argument. Turned out that the farmers didn't like to adjust their
> working hours, i.e. ignoring the DST. The real problem turned out to be that
> all these farmers were used to listening to the news on national radio, and
> the problem was apparently solved by adding another newscast. (However, there
> were also arguments about the cows that were used to listening to certain
> programs and would be upset if the schedule changed... sheesh!)
> 
> ---
> YuNoHoo
Don't knock it. In Britain we have cows who like listening to Radio 4
(The national speech radio station) on Long Wave. During the Gulf War the BBC
turned Radio 4 Long Wave full-time over to a "News" Service (actually a
speculation, rumour, propaganda and half-truth service) which allegedly
resulted in the animals' losing weight and suffering disease. There are also
pigs who listen to Radio 3 (Classical Music). When cricket started being
broadcast instead during the Test Matches this summer, they too fell ill.

At least one of these stories, and probably both, appeared on the Today
programme one morning with imterviews with the farmers concerned (though not
with the animals, alas). They also will have appeared in various tabloid
newspapers, but I'm buggered if I'm going to chase up the references!
-- 

Stephen Wilcox             |   Remember what happened to the dinosaurs!
wilcox@maths.oxford.ac.uk  |    I did---and look what happened to me.
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
From: sysmatt@aix3090b.uky.edu (James M. Simpson)
Subject: Re: Mis-applied physics in advertising
    <1992Jul21.003349.11520@news.columbia.edu> 
    <1992Jul21.044842.3864@news.eng.convex.com> 
    <1992Jul22.011017.26917@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:48:28 GMT

I've often wondered about the difference between "prescription" strength and
over-the-counter versions of the same drug. For example, after a recent
unanticipated dismount from an unruly steed, I was sent home from the hospital
with a butt full of Toridol, and prescriptions for Tylenol/codeine (unavailable
over the counter) and 600 mg ibuprofen (1 tablet several times a day>) The
600 mg ibuprofen requires a prescription ... 200 mg ibuprofen is available
over the counter (Advil, Motrin, and lots of generic brands). Considering
the inflated prices on prescriptions, it probably would have been cheaper
to buy generic 200 mg ibuprofen and take 3 times as much. Is there any real
reason for taking one strong pill instead of 3 weak ones?
From: rgm@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Rob Menke)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Left - Right
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:29:52
Organization: TEAM CS -- Making Tomorrow's Mistakes Today!
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In-reply-to: peterk@public.sub.org's message of Tue, 21 Jul 92 15:38:09 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.153809.26507@public.sub.org>
peterk@public.sub.org (Peter Kittel) writes:

   So to bring this all together, I simply assume that when running in a
   curve, the outer foot has to do more in regards of power and control,
   and as the right foot can do this better, you prefer left turns.

Sorry to inject a UL into this newsgroup, but:

I've heard that if you get lost in a situation where it is impossible
to determine a reference point for direction (such as a winter
white-out or a desert), a person will go in circles because their
dominant foot will move just a little bit farther than the other each
step, so if you ever find yourself in such a situation, pretend your
dominant foot is injured and limp.

This advisory, BTW, was relayed to me after my car spun out in the
middle of nowhere.  As I never plan to do that again, I shan't be able
to determine its validity...

			Rob "720 right into a sand dune" Menke
--
"If you're not part of the solution	|  Robert Menke
  then you're part of the precipitate."	|    rgm@cory.berkeley.edu
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From: cep@taligent.com (Christophe Pettus)
Subject: Re: NetNews/CD - USENET News Available
Organization: Taligent, a little subsidiary of two really big companies.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 22:15:02 GMT

In article <1669@necis.UUCP> dlyons@necis.UUCP (Dave Lyons) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.184718.20440@acuson.com>, lawson@acuson.com (Drew Lawson) wrote:
>> The "cut out" LPs were usually slow movers or groups that didn't have
>> enough popularity to justify space in the normal racks.  They were
>> "reduced for clearance."  The "cut out" itself was a small cut in the
>> corner of the jacket, 1/2" to 1" deep usually.
>> 
>> The purpose for this was to prevent people from being too dishonest
>> with returns. 
>
>Not sure where you came up with this one.

Because it's true, at least in part.  In general, the reason for
cutting out a notch from an LP was to mark it as being non-returnable,
either to the store (because they sold it at a steep discount), or to
the record company (because the record company gave it away as a promo
item, as you mentioned).  Also, in the case of some record stores, they
could tell the record company that they had "cut out" a bunch of stock
in lieu of returning it, get a credit from the record company, and sell
it at a reduced price.

For a significant period of time, no record store was ever supposed to
sell a cutout, but the practice became so widespread that eventually
the record companies decided to go with the flow.

It's similar to a book store destroying stock themselves (often by
ripping off the cover), and getting a credit from the publisher, rather
than shipping it back so that the publisher can destroy it.

It's also true that there was a happy coincidence between the fact that
albums which had been "cut out" of a record company's catalog were
often marked thus by being literally "cut out."
--
-- Christophe

"Be calm.  Look cute."
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