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From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: E.W. - Weddings....
Date: 10 Sep 92 18:58:34 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <ewillims.716118452@unix1.tcd.ie> ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:
|In <1992Sep9.192801.17005@ryn.mro4.dec.com> tang@akofin.enet.dec.com (Gabe Tang) writes:
|
|Emma writes:
|>> 
|>>	Dart Boards?? I've never yet met an Irishman who plays darts!
|>>Are you sure you're not thinking of English men?  It's a national
|>>pastime in Britain!
|
|Gabe writes:
|>	Hmmmm, seems like you've been hanging around the wrong type of
|>	Irishmen. Almost all the ones I know of, just-over-on-the-boat,
|>	and most 1st/2nd generation Americans seem to have a certain affinity
|>	to the game. 
|
|	Hey, they don't count as Irish!  Only people born and bred in
|Ireland are considered to be Irish.  They are Americans who just happen
|to have Irish ancestry!
  
The last Irishman that I played had only been in the country for two days.
Given I could hardly understand his english due to his strong accent I
figured he was a real irishman.  He wasn't a bad dart player though, although
I managed to beat him 4 out of 5.  
|
|	 I think it goes hand-in-hand with being in a pub with
|>	a pint in one hand to off-set the weight of the darts in the other
|>	hand. :-)  
|
|	Nope, the pint in one hand is offset by the weight of the pint
|in the other hand, not by the darts! (*GRIN*)
  
Using a pint to offset the weight of the darts doesn't work anyway.  While
the weight of the darts remains constant the weight of the pint is constantly
changing.

|>        Hmmmmmm, on second thought, maybe the ones you've met weren't thinking
|>	about darts when they saw you! ;^)
|
|	True, very true! (*laughter*)
 	
They might have been thinking about a different kind of dart. 

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From: kmcvay@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (Ken Mcvay)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: chemistry / love at first sight : fact or fiction?
Date: 8 Sep 92 19:57:57 GMT
Organization: The Old Frog's Almanac, Vancouver Island, CANADA

In article <1992Sep8.130648.24439@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> smith@comm.mot.com (Jeff Smith) writes:

>In article <1992Sep7.022243.29268@peponi.wcc.govt.nz>, parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz writes:

>|> I'm beginning to think there *is* no such thing as love at first sight.

>You're right, there isn't. There's only attraction at first sight (do believe
>otherwise is to say you can love someone purely on a physical basis, which I
>don't believe for a minute). Love at first sight is a misnomer for instant
>attraction which coincidentally happens to blossom into something more. 
>My opinion, as always...

I disagree (see earlier post for details). There are many types of human
attractions, and I believe we react to them in accordance with our
deep-seated spiritual and biological needs.

That suggests that there are (this seems obvious) simply levels of
attraction/response scenarios, and we select one (on autopilot, if you will)
appropriate to our needs, whether we are aware of them or not.

Consider: You find yourself between SO's, and suffer increasing feelings of
loneliness. Perhaps you even find yourself depressed. You may be able to
fill this need for company through the simple agency of a friend; one who
will listen to what you are saying, and make a point of sharing precious
time with you. You may, of course, not wish to fill the need at all, other
than through learning to be content as a single, univolved male.

On the other hand, the depth of your loneliness may require far more intense
therapy - you may need a lover to help you through this time, and bring you
out of it by giving of her time, heart, and body.

I suggest that in many cases the choice may be one you don't consciously
make. I have observed that life often, and imparatively, changes our
perspectives constantly.

If your needs bring yo to the point where they are strongly broadcast to
everyone around you, you may find yourself with someone on your arm with
precisely the same needs. Whether she becomes a sex-partner-friend or a
_lover_ may depend more on her needs than yours. If you are really lucky,
you may find yourself accepting that there is indeed love at first sight,
and that you have been blessed with the discovery.
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From: taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Tallllll women....
Date: 6 Sep 92 12:11:23 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki, Finland

In <1992Sep4.022040.2024@panix.com> jis@panix.com (Jack Szwergold) writes:

>Well, that may be your problem, but I have my own (sorta).  I'm 5'8",
>taller than most women I know, or have dated.  Yet some consider me short
>when compared to other guys?  I hate this double standard!!! Arrrgggghhh...
>Just my 2-cents

5'8"?  Hello giant.

Height doesn't matter unless you let it matter.   The world is full of
people who like you the way you are instead of the way you look like.
We can't do much to our height anyway.

If I remember right there was/is a 5'7" - 5'9" basketball player in
NBA.  Anyone remember him?

Juha
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From: kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle)
Subject: Romantic Love or a Cure for Cancer (was Re: "want" vs "need" )
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 10:44:00 GMT

misrael@csi.uottawa.ca (Mark Israel) asks Diamond:
>   Suppose you had a *choice* between finding a cure for cancer and 
>having a family.  Which would you choose?  

Well gee Mark, if _I_ had a choice between having a happy relationship
and finding a cure for cancer, I know which one I would choose.  
I'd choose the one that would make me happier.

>If you knew for sure that you *could* find a cure for cancer,
>wouldn't choosing not to find it make you unhappy?

Not really.  I am not here to serve the interests of the rest of the
world.  If by choosing to find the cure for cancer, I was giving up my
chance for a happy romantic relationship, the choice would be
trivially easy.  

>That's why I'm planning to devote time to the latter -- even though
>I regard the former as more desirable.

I regard my happiness and the happiness of those I care about as more
desirable than the happiness of strangers.  If you were to pose the
question as "a cure for a cancer that would take someone you love" the
(Hobson's?) choice would be a bit more interesting.

Diamond writes:
>> For me, the most *desirable* MOTASs would be ones that I loved.

>   Suppose you were omniscient or something, and you *knew* that the
>MOTAS you didn't love were not inferior to the MOTAS you loved.
>Wouldn't that make you feel a *little* bit silly?

I already know the people I don't love are not inferior to the people
I do love.  I certainly don't feel at all silly because of this.

(Of course, this only applies in the abstract--specific people I don't
love, such as the Serbian premier, are inferior to all other known
life forms.)

Do you feel that ppl you love are in some way superior to ppl you
don't love?  If not, don't you feel silly?

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"Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage....  This
 disease... is prevalent only among civilized races living under
 artificial conditions; barabarous nations breathing pure air and
 eating simple food enjoy immunity from its ravaages."  
 ...........................Ambrose Beirce, _The Devil's Dictionary_
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From: hays@TECHNET.NM.ORG (Larry 'Purple' Hays)
Subject: Re: Sex & Moose & Wolf
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 21:39:48 GMT
Organization: New Mexico Technet   Albuquerque, NM
Reply-To: hays@TECHNET.NM.ORG

In article <1992Sep15.052911.15263@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Bathsheba.Grossman@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Bathsheba Grossman) writes:
>Tally another vote for smelly men - pheromones work.  With fake scent, it
>feels like I'm dealing with a scratch-n-sniff picture, when what I'm after
>is a hairy animal. 

GRrrrrr!

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From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Heinlein
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:44:19 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <5328@news.duke.edu> diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams) writes:
>In article <1992Sep14.162004.24489@muppet.bt.co.uk> bart@muppet.bt.co.uk writes
>
>>God help us all then. All the Heinlein I ever read, apart from the odd short 
>>story
>>was like having your eyes sucked out.
>>
>>Dare I say pedestrian narrative ? Soporific definitely.
>>
>
>I was *going* to post a blistering response to this,

Good thing.  It's obviously flame bait.

> but I think I'm too tired. :-)  

You shouldn't stay up so late trying to finish that Heinlen novel.  Did 
you know that in "Stranger in a Strange Land" Heinlen mentions lime jello?

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From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: Intelligence vs Smart Alec (Was: Various ramblings...)
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 04:11:01 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 <FsPkqB1w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Yes) writes:

>"I know you're a longtime Woody Allen fan and I grant you he can
>be really funny, but it seems to me that some degree of ambiguity
>-- hostility really -- has always been inherent in the treatment
>of conventional 'family values,' whatever _those_ are, in his
>films, dating back as far a _Pussycat_."

"Well, I think the Bugger is pretty funny."  :-)

Rob T
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From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Subject: Re: chemistry / love at first sight : fact or fiction?
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 07:39:42 GMT

In article <ewillims.716050913@unix1.tcd.ie> ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:
>In <1992Sep9.040523.8889@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:
>
>>Plus, there's the slight problem that a good proportion of the population
>>tends to find people who aren't interested in them more attractive than
>>people who are interested in them. 
>
>	Actually, I was discussing this very point today with a few
>friends at lunch and we rather came to the conclusion that it was
>mostly a "female thing". (Of course, the three of us were female so
>that might have something to do with our conclusions! :)
>Women find men a challenge if they can't quite be totally sure of their
>devotion.  This can be brought to extremes by some, particularly by
>someone we all know who loses all interest in a guy the second he is
>"hooked" and then dumps him callously.

Well, now I admit that I have vastly more experience dating women than
dating men (actually, I don't have any personal experience of the
latter at all), but it's certainly a "just about any woman who has
ever dated me thing"--I find that in any relationship in which my 
partner becomes secure in my feelings for her, the relationship ends
almost immediately with her finding someone she isn't so sure about.

Trygve   (Of course the obvious conclusion one can draw from this is
          simply that the only reason to date me is the brief sensation
          that there's a challenge in doing so.) 
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From: kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle)
Subject: Re: Wolf Park? (was Re: Desperation)
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 10:54:21 GMT

>kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Me) writes:
>>Wolves are mondo cool. Wolf puppies are the cutest, most cuddly critters

rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink) writes:
>Hey, what's the story on this Wolf Park?  Back in my Purdue years
>(early 70's) there was a professor named Klinghamer (??) who studied
>wolves, and had a fair-sized research facility on his property in
>a little town (Battleground?) near Lafayette.  Is the Wolf Park an

yup, that's the Wolf Park.  Erich and his wife still live there, Pat
Goodman is still around, they have a full-time (unpaid by them)
photographer now.  There is a second small pack of five wolves and a
pair of foxes to go with the coyotes, sheep, bison, livestock
guarding dogs, and assorted other critters, including a goat.  They
recently drew up the long-awaited plans for the new enclosure, which
will fence in all or part of the pond.  They are open weekends thru
November, but I expect the cubs have gone on to their new homes. 

>Yeah, wolf pups *are* mondo cool, but I could never understand why
>they wanted to chew on my belt buckle.  

Just a wolfy thing, I expect.  You wouldn't understand. :-)

>Alas, the knockout blonde grad assistant that worked there didn't
>have any similar interest :-) 

Oh, bummer.  Did you nibble at the corners of her mouth?

>BTW, there was a confirmed (professional videotape) sighting of a wolf 
>in Yellowstone Park this summer.  They're coming back!

Really.  Wow.  I've been out of the pipeline for a year or two, I
don't know the latest.  What's the scoop on the wolf population on
Isle Royale?  (Have any cubs survived to adulthood up there?)

-- 
"The Tasmanian Wolf lives far,far away on the other side of the world,
 thank goodness."..............Will Cuppy, _How to Attract the Wombat_.
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From: lkahn@mitre.org (Larry Kahn)
Subject: Re: Irish Spring - and other "manly" scents
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 20:23:08 GMT

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From: dheisler@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Dave Heisler)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Irish Spring - and other "manly" scents
Date: 11 Sep 92 13:59:59 GMT
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, 
Purdue University

A few years ago some men used to slap on enough Aramis
cologne to become a health or smoking hazard. ( hey if a dab
behind the ears is good, total immersion has to be better,
right ? )

I've heard and read that women prefer a clean, warm, and slightly
musky odor. I like Perry Ellis on myself, but void of a personal
feminine opinion, I'm soliciting replies from the knowledgeable
and experienced ladies and gents in this here group.

If this is a FAQ, my apologies. ;-)

dave
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Me, I don't use any of that fancy stuff.  I just go work out at the club 
until I'm reeking with natural pherenomes and the women come running.
                     Larry

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From: kmcvay@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (Ken Mcvay)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: chemistry / love at first sight : fact or fiction?
Date: 8 Sep 92 19:47:29 GMT
Organization: The Old Frog's Almanac, Vancouver Island, CANADA

In article <1992Sep7.102134.23999@src.umd.edu> tedwards@src.umd.edu (Thomas Grant Edwards) writes:

>I've never had love or chemistry at first sight, since looks are
>low on my scale of things I fall in love with.

I have experienced this sort of chemistry but once in my life, and, at 52,
am not bereft of women in my past. The woman walked into my shop, and we
both knew, instantly, that we were about to have an affair. The relationship
didn't last very long (6 months, as I recall), but the intensity was
astounding. We were, in fact, often telepathic, and broadcast emotions to
each other with an intensity that others in the room would note. 

Perhaps it is simply organic chemistry, where a deep biological and
spiritual need is advertised to the world through another of Mother Nature's
miracles. Whatever it may be, it's real, and probably has nothing to do with
looks, from where I sit.

>I have had chemistry at first sight, but never mutual!  I've had a

If her needs were not at the intense levels of yours, perhaps her receptors
were simply tuned-out :-)

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From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: Where the best posts come from
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:55:26 GMT

In article <4197@moscom.UUCP> wjb@moscom.com writes:
>james.j.dutton (jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com) wrote:
>:  Sorry I was up most of the night during a thunder storm because
>: my 2 year old insisted a tomato was going to get her.
>Did it?

No tornado's that night.
 
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From: Ross Ridge <ross@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: Various ramblings...
Organization: ZOOiD BBS
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 10:10:00 GMT

fredw@mks.com (Fred Walter) writes:
>I sometimes chat with the people who own the cheap food places I like to go
>to, and one complaint I've heard is that the more educated (which has
>some correspondence to intelligence) people think the jobs that cheap food
>places have to offer are beneath them.  Mind you, these are very low
>paying jobs,

Too low paying for an "educated" person, presumably this means a college
educated person, as cheap food places only want hire teenagers, their
mininum wage is lower.

>but a job-is-a-job-is-a-job-is-better-than-sponging-off-family-or-friends, or
>so I like to think.

Ah... now I see why you followed up to my article rather than John's.

								Ross Ridge

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From: andrew@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Andrew Walker)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:47:55 GMT
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.

liz@prc.unisys.com (Liz Loquacious) writes:

[text deleted].

>I hear my ex is shaving his again and he's got a babe, ugly one, but
>that serves him right. :-)  (Well, I've seen worse but it's fun to say;
>gotta get these agressions out somewhere and what better place than
>soc.singles!)

So, does one follow from the other. Does men shaving their legs imply
that their success with the AS will improve? :-) Anyway, all ex's deserve
what's coming to them (smile).

>BTW, for cycling.  Not for speed but for hygiene in case he falls off
>the damn thing and gets a road rash.

Which must happen often enough for him to worry about!!?? 

>Liz Loquacious

Andrew


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From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Subject: Re: nature of postings
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 13:00:05 GMT
Keywords: Pathetic, un-realistic, valueless

In article <_6tn3pm.greg@netcom.com> greg@netcom.com (Greg Bullough) writes:
>In article <1992Sep10.220831.26993@cs.ucla.edu> gds@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner) writes:
>>                                           and the like.  When I first
>>starting reading net.singles over 8 years ago, there was a lot more
>>"useful" discussion and less "chat".
>Yes indeed. Reeboks. Toilets flushing. Where not to meet people. Not to mention
>we've been talking about "women preferring assholes," for a long time. And
>since some things never change, September was always the same.

Reeboks and toilets flushing was in 1988.  That's only 4 years ago.
> 
>Then again, everything went through ihnp5 ...

You mean ihnp4.
>
>Either that or we're all out shopping for walkers and corrective shoes.

And pacemakers and Parlodel.

-Nance
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From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: Re: Tallllll women....
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 17:28:06 GMT

In article <14601@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>In article <1992Sep11.220627.9995@fid.morgan.com> sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep10.150027.12199@gvl.unisys.com> liz@prc.unisys.com
>>(Liz Loquacious) writes:
>>
>>>  For dresses and skirts I don't seem to have a problem although it sure 
>>>looks like a lot of leg sticking out beneath some of my minis sometimes!  
>
>I have that problem too.  'Cept that isn't my leg.

I have a similar problem too, and now I've literally run out of pants to wear.

Also, for some inexplicable reason, my shirts keep getting ripped up.

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