HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Safe Fireside Story
Keywords: fireside story romance
Date: 19 Aug 92 08:05:16 GMT
Organization: Dept of CompSci, U of Auckland

coates@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates) writes:
>
>(An ideologically sound fireside story ...)

[sadly deleted]

alright! - love the story,

*HUG*

clare

-- 
Oh, why didn't I listen when they said "Never do a   |  cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz 
 masters and try to have a life at the same time"?   |  clare west
                 BigSis to Chris, Eric and Kristiina
                    Official Welcomer of the RFA
From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: blondes
Date: 18 Aug 92 15:07:37 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:

>>> there! =), but the closest person to here, I think would be Clare
>>> (well, closest regular poster), and she is still 4-6 hours flying
>>> ($100's of dollars) away.....  But I guess Chris's parents do own a
>>   ^^^^ I guess you dropped another 0 :-) Or don't you know where to
>>   find Germany on the globe? I would say that the USA are closer to
>>   Germany than Australia is. Or do you have a map on aour wall with
>>   Australia in the center. Then it could really seem that Germany
>>   is closer to Australia. :-)

>I think IE means that NZ is $100's away from Australia. 

Yup, you got it in one Miss Clare!  =)

>Just wishing the word was smaller

Wishing too...

>clare

*hugs*

-IE!

-- 
 
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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: george@tessi.com (George Mitchell)
Subject: Re: It's amazing what you can miss in five days ...
Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:47:30 GMT

rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>[ . . . ]  Do I detect alittle menage a troi here?

Only if you're watching "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

-- George (ld.so: open error 2) Mitchell (george@tessi.com)
From: 154s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mona Hatfield)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Look through your window
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:24:54 GMT
Expires: 25 Sep 92 04:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: 154s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mona Hatfield)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

>davol@twinheadmeiko.co.uk (David Wilson) writes:
>>
>>Why not lift your eyes from the screen. Is there a
>>window in your room ? What can you see ? Tell us
>>about it.

Looking out of my window here at work, I see the American Flag, a large
expanse of green grass with a flock of Canadian Geese (they live here
all year round).  Trees border the edge of the grass and more trees
with blue sky can be seen in the background.  It's quite lovely actually,
I'm very fortunate.

Mona
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: It's amazing what you can miss in five days ...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 01:44:38 GMT

In article <4eX0jj_00XsEE1MWN5@andrew.cmu.edu> Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>> What in the Sam(daCat)Hill are you talking about?  *I* was talking
>> about the grope, (sh*t!  'group') alt.science.bioshere...yeah, that's
>> it.  I don't know what depraved group *you* were thinking about...
>
>There ain't stories about Troi and Worf in alt.science.biosphere, rip.
>They aren't crossposted there. 'Sides, you know the depraved group that
>*I* am thinking about.

Oh, sure!  Try to drag me down to that depraved level!  Well I will
have you know that my heart is as pure as the driven snow!! (*not*
'driven over' snow!)

>> *You* ought to talk about being ashamed!  Besides, do you *really*
>> think that *I* would be ashamed about corrupting the innocent?  At
>> least I don't have to worry about corrupting you....
>> Brewhahahaahahahahahaahahahahhahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>That's true. I'm already corrupt.

I knew it...

>
>Richard
>Official RoadRunner of RFA
>
>> rip(TheIncorruptable)
>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Oh Really?

Yeah, really!  You can't corrupt the corrupted.

rip
From: lf@barkley.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Just to let y'all know
Date: 13 Aug 92 21:57:17
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
	<1992Aug12.170114.25730@news.acns.nwu.edu>
	<LF.92Aug12213958@barkley.berkeley.edu>
	<1992Aug13.154922.19701@news.acns.nwu.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: barkley.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: velour@casbah.acns.nwu.edu's message of Thu, 13 Aug 1992 15:49:22 GMT

'Chelle wonders:
>Adrian warns:
>>I do *not*!!  I'm steadier than a SeaSlug in an OscillatingOcean!!
>Why does "oscillate" sound like something that should be done behind closed
>doors?

You must be thinking of "vaccinate", and only LittleKids hafta drop
their pants for it.  8-0 8-)

>>Yeah?  Well, next time, wait till I send you my trousers before
>>commenting on them, eh?  8-)
>Yes, I would -much- prefer it if you would send me un-comment-stained
>trousers.

You insin-sin-sinuating something here, DearLil'SisOfMine?  My
comments are as pure as driven snow (now where have I heard that
before? 8-)

>>>No, -this- is me on a good day:
>>>WEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!  meep, meep, meep!
>>>FRRRRRRIGGGZZZZZZLLLEEEEE!
>>No, that's you on a CaffeineCareen.  8-)
>What's the difference?

You don't go "FRRRRRRIGGGZZZZZZLLLEEEEE!" on a good day.  The "meep,
meep, meep!" is new too -- been spending too much time with RickI, eh?

>>[LF looks about in alarm, then whispers harshly to 'Chelle.]  Hey!
>>Don't *say* such things out loud -- people'll think we're
>>insectuous...er...incestuous!
>Wasn't that a song from "Oklahoma"?  Must be a lot of in-breeding in that one,
>eh?

Now don't you start about my breeding!  I'll have you know that I am a
member of one of the finest blood lines in ARCland.  [LF suddenly
regains consciousness and olfactorizes the caffeine.]  Wait, you're my
Sis...OhMyGawd...[LF promptly loses the very consciousness he fought,
kicking and screaming, not to be dragged into.]

>>>>Lexi(What,MeMad?ShirleyYouJest!)Fiend
>>>I never jest.  And stop calling me Shirley.
>>OK...'Chelle-y!  8-)
>'Chelle-why?  Eeeeeeeeew.... :)

'Chelle-eeeeeew?  Why?  8-)

>>Lexi(CourtingSuddenDeath...WhatABabe!)Fiend
>Are you going to die smiling, then?

Like the grin that made the CheshireCat...


 00000          )
0     0          )
0     0           )
0     0           )
 00000            )
        -------   )  Oooooh, she makes me feel SOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD!!!
 00000            )
0     0           )
0     0           )
0     0          )
 00000          )

>>*YOW!*<

Yippa!!  (Or was that "Hola!"? 8-)

Lexi(MeetingSuddenDeathIsAnEnlightening(OnThePocket)Experience)Fiend
From: HJ46@lafibm.lafayette.edu (Carrot cake it is, then.  So be it.)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Safe Fireside Story
Date: 21 Aug 92 17:09:43 GMT
Organization: Lafayette College
Originator: news@lafcol

In article <1992Aug19.080516.25115@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:
>alright! - love the story,
>
>*HUG*
>
>clare

Yeah, but 'Sheila' and 'Bruce???'

You don't have to be australian to catch the universality of the
symbolism here.  Wow.

---j.

;)
From: kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: blondes
Date: 22 Aug 92 07:49:07 GMT
Organization: World Violation, Inc.

cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:
> kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt) writes:

> >Gee, I _know_ that I won't find any flames here. How can soooo nice
> >people be able to write flames :-)
> 
> We can't - its not in our nature!

Perhaps that's the reason why it's so great here!

> >Does that mean that my English is "vaguely fluent" ?? Thank you ;^)
> >For the beginning repeat "Ich habe keine Ahnung, was dieser Satz
> >hier soll." The next lesson will follow.
> 
> Ich habe keine Ahnung, was dieser Satz heir soll
                                         ^^^^
                                         Clare, _concentration_ please! :)

> (ok what did I just say?)

Guess!

> (your English is great)

Of course you can't say "Your English is terrible" in front of the others :-)

Kai.
From: darren@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 18 Aug 92 12:53:31 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <17AUG199213045319@bestsd.sdsu.edu>, regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY) writes:
> 
> Anyway, my name is Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzy/any variation thereof, and I live in 
> the City of Lost Angels, in the state That Refuses To Pass Its Budget (!) 
> ..  I'm also ARC-Librarian-in-training, and I'm totally single and 
> available (except for some guy on some Muck who wants to TinyMarry me ... 
> hellacious ...). Welcome to ARC, Dan!
> 
> *HUG*
> *shy grin*
> 
Sorry, Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzy/any variation therof, surely you mistyped and
meant
*sly grin* - the keys are only a few away from each other!

mmmmm, single huh? I know how THAT feels!

And you're so, far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore.
You're so, far away,
What I'd give to see your face at my door
*or words to that effect*

Ever been engulfed in a wizard's robes?
*hughug*
*sly smile*

-Gandalf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer: It's spring, it's warming up and the rain has finally stopped!
From: simon@num-alg-grp.co.uk (Simon Earthrowl)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 13 Aug 92 21:15:34 GMT

Hi all,

As its roll (role) call time, I guess its time to come out of the
closet.... First I would like to send *BIG HUGS,HUGS,HUGS* to the
President of the RFA *grovel* and the Good Romantic Witch, also a
special *HUG* for tigger (Kathy variety) for my first *unofficial*
hug.

And to all ARCers; I'm making a large chocolate mud pie, with Hagen-Das
Belgian chocolate ice-cream on top, topped with chocolate vermicelli,
chocolate sauce and *obligatory* cream. (Why does everyone want cream ?
- spoils the chocolate...)

*ring ring* <answers phone> looses sight of pie for one split second -
*SLURP* <LooksBackInTotalAmazement> Shock horror where did it go ?  Oh
well, maybe I'll do better next time....

Special mention to Lexi<ThatOneHellOfAGoodIdea>Fiend, but why has this
StringOfWordsVirus hit most of the other postings? Is it catching ?
subliminally dsghJustadikzxlSendwyjopMedfhqplwhHUGS!futrz could be more
fun....... (and longer, and it beats the spell checker!!!!)

Simon Earthrowl

PS anyone need an apprentice - I keep making mistakes!

*  Sow a Thought, and you reap an Act;     * If I don't know my own mind
*  Sow an Act, and you reap a Habit;       * How can I speak for anyone
*  Sow a Habit, and you reap a Character;  * else ?
*  Sow a Character, and you reap a Destiny.*
*                     - Anon
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: blondes,brunettes,red heads....
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:29:49 GMT

In article <92225.161729LMD5@psuvm.psu.edu> <LMD5@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>It really doesn't matter what the hair color is....we all have needs, wants, an
>d DESIRES.....(even those without hair)  I wished I had a million...then I coul
>d fullfill my fireside dream......you'll read about it soon....(i actually don'
>t need a million...there's a lot that can be fulfilled without it)  BUT I NEED
>A MAN!
>
>( Lisa Marie Dibert              \      A dream is only a figment of
>( To some:  Lily of the Valley     \    you do something about it!
>(         or FLOWER                 \


Hey, another lurker unlurking!  Excellent!  :-)

The Good Romantic Witch glides her Golden Broom along
the sidewalk as she talks with Flower.  "You know, I
agree, haircolor means nothing....But I think when you
say you "need a man" you mean you "need a *good* man",
yes?"  The GRW then smiles warmly at Flower and waves
her Golden Wand, showering her with Golden Majique
Romance Dust.  "Welcome To ARC-Land !!  Hopefully this
Majique Dust will help you find that dream man of yours!"

        ** Warm Bewitching Welcome Huggs **

Lis, The Good Romantic Witch
President of the Romantic Fire Association
Like a Diamond, Her Life has Many Facets

p.s.  Heaven is a *Hug* and a *Smile*
      the Joy of Music and the Beauty of Silence
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: blondes
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 00:38:56 GMT

In article <16e4o0INNrt5@rodan.UU.NET> smm@rodan.UU.NET (Steve Mansfield) writes:
>In article <1992Aug13.011556.14036@sequent.com> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>>In article <16b38cINNqrp@rodan.UU.NET> smm@uunet.uu.net (Steve Mansfield) writes:
>>>
>>>Govorit po-nemetskii zdyes nelzya.  Ludye zdyes voobshe ni govoryat
>>>po-nemetskii, i tozhe niu govoryat po-russkii.  Poetomu, ya escho ni
>>>govoryu po-russkii.  Khorosho?
>>>
>>>So there!
>>
>>Hey I got a question for ya.  Since the fall of the Russian empire,
>>what are you calling that language now, 'Unified'?
>
>Nope, it's still Russian.  Some of the other Republics are switching back
>to speaking their native laguages predominantly, like Ukrainian,
>Byelorussian, Georgian....

Oh, sure...  I try to be funny and you have to go and give me a
straight answer!  I don't care if they switch back to their native
languages!  Boy, I tell ya...  and I thought you had a sense of
humor... *Sheesh!*  :-)

>>And no, I sure don't speak russkii....

Although one of my favorite books was 'Tarus Bulba' (sp)

riponovich
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: It's amazing what you can miss in five days ...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 01:22:54 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.154730.4393@tessi.com> george@tessi.com (George Mitchell) writes:
>rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>>[ . . . ]  Do I detect alittle menage a troi here?
>
>Only if you're watching "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
>
>-- George (ld.so: open error 2) Mitchell (george@tessi.com)

Yeah, I got a few stories from asb about troi and worf, highly
entertaining!


rip
From: ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:52:16 GMT
Organization: OFSA

'Chelle sugarly shays:

>I haven't been too visible in ARC lately, because of a lot of work here at the
>library.  See, the shelves fell down a few weeks ago and we're still sorting
>through the mess.  I'm going to be a senior at Northwestern this year,

Surely 'Chelle should shtop shelving long enough to love Lee longly
while he is visiting..

-- 
Spirituality is what is inside : religion is humankind's vain attempt to
express it outwardly.
From: lf@barkley.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: ROMANCE
Date: 17 Aug 92 09:27:32
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: barkley.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: alan.neal@madness.network23.com's message of 15 Aug 92 12:36:00 GMT

[Note to newbies: The following story contains VagueImagery and
PuzzlingAnalogies.  CerebralDiscretion is advised.]

AlanN moans:
>I,ve read some of the stuff on this board is there naught but
>complaints I'd like some romance

[LF dons a greasy apron.]  Right away, sir.  [He goes into the back of
the ARCafeteria, comes out with a rather OddLookingPastry which he
flips into the oven for all of 30 seconds.  It comes out looking
perfect and piping hot.]  Here you go sir.

[Suspicious, AlanN cracks it open (quickly sucking his heated fingers
in the process), whereupon a gooey mass slops out.]  Hey!  What the
hell is this?!?!

[LF explains.]  That, sir, is our RomanticPastry.  The outer crust is
made from PeripheralAttraction, enclosing a messy filling of
RomanticConflicts and (if you'll look a little closer, sir) a core of
PureLovingSatisfaction.

[AlanN looks thoroughly disgusted.]  Well why didn't you just leave
out the filling?

[LF is unfazed.]  We *could* do that, sir, but we at ARClandFoods
decided to make this a DoItYourselfPastry.  No one's stopping you from
scooping the core out yourself, sir, but you'd best be very careful,
lest you slop the filling all over you.  $2.95, please...

>Ladies call me I need some new life

Seriously, Alan, if you need new life, get Religion.  Here's why:

* You'll look and feel like a NewMan...and not worry about whether she
  likes the OldMan better.
* ReligiousFolk tend to be more forgiving about your inability to
  perform your SlatedTasks.
* Your FellowWorshippers won't bite your hand off when you say "You
  look like hell".
* Half the world's population can't be wrong.

And since you're new around these parts, here's a disclaimer: As the
regulars know by now, the above was written only half TongueInCheek.
I accidentally swallowed the other half...

Lexi(<BURP>)Fiend
From: simon@num-alg-grp.co.uk (Simon Earthrowl)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Goodbye LF...
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:09:44 GMT


	I just though I would add my goodbyes to LF, I'll miss your
humour. It has caused some embarrassing giggles and snickers, in the
middle of the afternoon, in what would have been just another boring
day.... Long live the StringOfWordsVirus, and I only thought that the
'.....' virus was the only email transmitted virus (I caught it from a
very good friend *blush* - she will know if she reads this). So to
LexiFiend:


       HHHHH     HHHHH     UUUUU     UUUUU       GGGGGGGGGGG
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U      G...........G
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U     G....GGGGG....G
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U     G...G     GGGGG
       H...HHHHHHH...H     U...U     U...U     G...G
       H.............H     UMissYourSigs.U     G...G   GGGGGGG
       H...HHHHHHH...H     U...U     U...U     G...G   GGG...G
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U     G...G     G...G
       H...H     H...H     U....UUUUU....U     G....GGGGG....G
       H...H     H...H      U...........U       G...........G
       HHHHH     HHHHH       UUUUUUUUUUU         GGGGGGGGGGG

Good luck with the future, and hope to see you real soon back in
ARCland - THE friendliest place on the net.

Simon

Unofficial apprentice to the RFA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: blondes
From: cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 08:01:07 GMT
Organization: Dept of CompSci, U of Auckland

In article <kai02265920714083834@depeche.toppoint.de> kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt) writes:
>t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle ) writes:
>>
>> kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt) writes:
>> 
>> >*snif* and I thought I could meet someone from Germany here. I feel
>> >soooooooo loooonely. You are all sooooo far away from me.... *snif*
>> >But I hop I will survive it! I mean I have to be very strong now. :-)
>> 
>> Well, you are not the only one, although you may be the only in
>> Germany at present (hmmmm everyone must have moved out since I was
>> there! =), but the closest person to here, I think would be Clare
>> (well, closest regular poster), and she is still 4-6 hours flying
>> ($100's of dollars) away.....  But I guess Chris's parents do own a
>   ^^^^ I guess you dropped another 0 :-) Or don't you know where to
>   find Germany on the globe? I would say that the USA are closer to
>   Germany than Australia is. Or do you have a map on aour wall with
>   Australia in the center. Then it could really seem that Germany
>   is closer to Australia. :-)

I think IE means that NZ is $100's away from Australia. 

Just wishing the word was smaller

clare

-- 
Oh, why didn't I listen when they said "Never do a   |  cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz 
 masters and try to have a life at the same time"?   |  clare west
                 BigSis to Chris, Eric and Kristiina
                    Official Welcomer of the RFA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-)
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Organization: OFSA
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 15:19:15 GMT

velour@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Michelle Wiener) puns:

>>Oh dear...wonder what the rate of exchange was?...and more
>>importantly, perhaps, what the monetary unit was?
>
>The unit wasn't monetary... punishment like this can't be PAID for, you
>know... but he DID have to go through customs.

Well, if that is the custom then he probably didn't complain.

>>The audience draws a deep breast...uh, I  mean a deep breath!! Ahhh,
>>the inclusion of puns in a post is an art, y'know. I could talk about
>>that here but don't have enough time to do more than mention it
>>sketchily so I will draw this post to a close.
>
>FIRST of all, was there a pun in my sentence?  I didn't see one... or were you
>just using it as an excuse to play the joker and drop the aces you had up your
>sleeve?  Man, strategy like that makes me want to deck a knave like you.  But,
>as I am a non-violent person, I'll just shuffle along and look for my bicycle.

what? Are you playing with a full deck? :)

S.
-- 
Spirituality is what is inside : religion is humankind's vain attempt to
express it outwardly.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: ender@shiva.UU.NET (Pete Walsh)
Subject: Re: Just to let y'all know
Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 07:20:38 GMT

Ripper sez:
|> In article <BtBEr3.KBA@uunet.uu.net> ender@shiva.UU.NET (Pete Walsh) writes:
|> >Julorama sez:
|> >|> ender@shiva.UU.NET (Pete Walsh) shares:
|> >|>
|> >|> >hwbtrllylngstrngfwrdscntnngnvwlssvynpnctn(lkthcmmjstskppd)btwthprnthssndfcrs
|> >|> >tchncllyspkngvrythngsspllngmstk!
|> >|>
|> >|> Ender, hon, I think you got your fingers on the wrong keys....
|> >
|> >Gee...  you were right!  Thanx for the tip!
|> 
|> Ain't that what the hooker said to the lepper.....?
|> 
|> rip

Leper?  I hardly know 'er!

}=>

ender
From: epperson@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Mary Epperson)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 13 Aug 92 12:41:34 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department

In article <Bswp35.6wJ@fc.sde.hp.com> pjd@hpespjd.fc.hp.com (Paul Dorweiler) writes:
>>|> Well, folks, Dan is asking for a role call...good time for it with all the
>>|> newbies....
>>|> 
>>I'm Ender, VP to da big cheese (Hi Lis!) of the Romantic Fires 
>>Association, and well known for my great sense of humour (bad 
>>jokes/puns) and winning renditions of the "Marine Hymn"...  =)
>>Yeah... right... 

I really hope we don't get into another "Marine" singalong in CA.
I'm thankful I only heard the last few minutes of it...*whew*

>>I'm one of the infamous UUCrew, enjoy corrupting people in our spare time...

As one who has visited these guys, I can vouch that they *do* try to
corrupt you...Blade can still make me blush tho...*grin*

I'm Mary, The RFA Sexretary to the Chat Hosts (currently
CaliChat/TygerBoink II).  Like Blade, and several others lately, I too
have been only reading.  I still post occasionally, but with work
being so hectic, it's a little difficult at times.

And in addition to all the other welcomes, WELCOME DAN!!!

Mary
Official RFA Sexretary to the Chat Hosts

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|  ,____                                 |   Mary Epperson
| /     )                                |   epperson@pop.stat.purdue.edu
|(   ____    ____   __      __   (\___   |   Purdue University
|(   \   )  (____) (  \)  (/  )  (    \) |   a.k.a. GEMR/Maiden Mary
| \_____/)_/(______/    \/    )__/       |   Official RFA Sexretary
|                                        |       to the Chat Hosts    
|"I know I have faults...being wrong is *not* one of them!"
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