HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: decay@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (dean.kaflowitz)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,alt.sex,talk.abortion
Subject: Re: More Certainty
Date: 11 Oct 92 03:15:24 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T

> kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran) writes:
> ] In article <1992Oct7.185512.5981@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> c164-ad@po.berkeley.edu (Martin Guerrero) writes:
> ] >
> ] >Einstein thought he was correct.  Heisenberg thought he was correct.
> ] 
> ] Heisenberg was *UNCERTAIN*, you pompous ass.

Y'all don't know anything.  I had Heisenberg under observation
while he was coming up with his principle and all his conclusions
are therefore untrustworthy.

Dean Kaflowitz
From: drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: On Handshaking in General
Date: 14 Oct 92 10:04:59 GMT
Organization: Castle WetWare Philosopher and Sniper

helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman) writes:
] 
] Anyways, I was wondering about the handshake.  She shook my hand at
] the beginning and the ending of the date.  Is this just a cultural
] thing that Puerto Ricans do, or is it a sign that she just wants to
] be friends?  I felt like we'd just concluded some sort of business deal,
] but I do know that some cultures shake hands more often than we 
] dudes from Southern Indiana do.

1. there is insufficient data to derive a conclusion from,
that will be 'directly useful' to your specific case. You 
Might attempt to meet her family and 'usual crowd' to get
a sense of the Basic SocioCulturalContext. You Might
also try something Radical Like Direct Questions.

2. On the Flip side, I found it rather strange coming to
the USA that folks here do NOT do formal introductions 
in conjunction with handshakes. As a General Rule one
went around the 'group' shaking hands and making introductions
to the assembled gathering, irregardless of gender.

{Unlike that FrancoItalian Mushy Stuff...}

3. Likewise, on departure, one 'shook hands' with the
gathering.....

4. there was a Minor exception in Minnesota, I called the
'mounting up.' It is the Process of Protracting a conversation
while one doned the Nth Layer of Protection against the
30 below that keeps the Riff Raff Out.... At Which point
contact with the outside world Generally Ceased All Together.

5. Then There was a time, a long time ago, when the 'dap'
was still in effect, and one could, by means of this 
complex 'hand gesturing' system resolve the 
GeoPoliticalAlignmentAndGeneralSocioCulturalMelieu
by the progression and ordering of elements....

Personally I favor a system of Scanable BarCodes
as an alternative to all of this....

ciao
drieux



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In any case, don't give up, just type slower :-).
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Bob.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:42:54 GMT

 
 Found this in news.newusers.questions. FYO
 
In article <spaf-social_716962669@cs.purdue.edu> taylor@intuitive.com writes:
>Archive-name: social-newsgroups/part1
>Original-author: taylor@intuitive.com (Dave Taylor)
>Last-change: 2 Mar 1992 by taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor)
>
>
>	 A Brief Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
>			    on the Usenet
>
>
>soc.singles
>
>   Of all the things that people seem to have in common, perhaps the most
>   common thread of all is the bouts of being single, and the hunting and 
>   searching for relationships that this implies.  This group is a forum 
>   for all discussions even vaguely related to either being single or the 
>   quest for a relationship.  Indeed, it has been likened to an electronic 
>   cocktail party, where people have known each other (electronically, 
>   usually) for years.  There are also a number of people in relationships 
>   that share their thoughts, as well as a high level of aggression between 
>   some of the contributors.
 
 I'm shocked to hear this. Whom could he possibly be refering too?
 
>
>
>SUMMARY
>
>Please use this list of Usenet groups and mailing lists as one of the many 
>signposts to help you find the groups that you'll be interested in.  One 
>other terrific place to find more information is by asking your friends on 
>the net what groups they read too!

 
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Humans as Physical Creatures.
From: rcf@netlink.cts.com (Bob Forsythe)
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 06:28:44 PDT
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

probst@selkirk.sfu.ca (Scott Probst) writes:

> >
> hmmm. a fellow here at SFU recently completed a dissertation which made the
> thesis that neanderthals were never actually a distinct species, but that the
> regular physical differences which give this impression (all, to my knowledge
> based on bone evidence) were caused by differences in use and physical activi


     Well, quite obviously they weren't a distinct *species*, or much of 
anything else, since in Latin they are Homo Sapiens Neandertalensis while 
we are Homo Sapiens Sapiens.  Very little difference.  On the other hand, 
differences caused by use sounds a bit too Lamarckian to me.  There were 
differences which show up even in the infants, which wouldn't me the case 
if it were a use and physical activity thing.

Bob c/o The OTH Gang

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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: shannah@netcom.com (Teri Miller)
Subject: Re: relationship gone to pot?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 22:59:54 GMT

In article <1avh43INNagm@ef2007.efhd.ford.com> bkelley@ef2007.efhd.ford.com (Brian Kelley) writes:
>
>In article <9680158@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> jws@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (John Schmidt) writes:
>>Teri's advice is excellent. It's best to avoid relationships with people
>>who have addictive personalities. Unfortunately, it may take some time for
>>you to realize that the person you have fallen for is addicted to alcohol,
>>drugs, or some other self-destructive habit.
>
>Help.  I think I'm addicted to driving my car on race tracks.  Does that
>qualify as "some other self-destructive habit"?
>
IMHO, if you need to do that so badly that it interferes with your
primary relationship, then yes, I think it's a self-destructive habit.

I think there is a big difference between enjoying doing something, and
being so hooked on it that one can't function normally.  I've actually
seen people so hooked on D&D that they were flunking out of school,
lost their SOs, and many of their friends left, too.  I view that as
being addictive.  

Xref: sparky soc.singles:27766 alt.romance:12675 alt.romance.chat:19407 talk.bizarre:34176
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,alt.romance,alt.romance.chat,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: How long has it been?
Date: 14 Oct 92 22:33:23 GMT
Followup-To: soc.singles
Distribution: na
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Oct13.202214.356@macc.wisc.edu> heim@vms.macc.wisc.edu (JOHN HEIM	) writes:
|In article <1992Oct13.053644.3334@tc.cornell.edu>, mdw@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh) writes...
|
|In article <1992Oct8.164220.472@bradley.bradley.edu> dave@bradley.bradley.edu (David Vessell) writes:
|>mneeley@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark Neeley) writes:
|>>How long has it been since you were kissed by a member of
|>>the opposite sex?
|
|This question is inherently unfair to gays and lesbians.  I suggest 
|you issue a retraction immediately.
 
Why is it unfair?  Whether a person is straight, gay, or lesbian, the 
question still applies.  You're reading too much into the question and 
assume that there's a romantic interest involved.  He didn't ask when
was the last time someone slipped you the tongue.  Perhaps "member of
the appropriate sex" would have been more politically correct but some
people don't think politically correctness is all that it's cracked up 
to be.


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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: cocoa@netcom.com
Subject: Re: Help! 200 Mile Relationship! And I'm lost on the road!
Organization: Bourbon Street
Distribution: na 
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 07:42:30 GMT

In article <1992Oct8.174303.113705@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> aaf0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Andrew Aaron Feigin) writes:
>I have a girlfriend that is 200 miles away and i can't see her for a while,
>atleast till christmas.  I really love her, but seeing each other once at
>christmas and then spring break and all next summer really hurts.  I want to
>make it work, but i'm afraid that it is hopeless, what should i do?

Dump the bitch.

...Oh, sorry, wrong thread. :)

Just me,

little 'e'


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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine)
Subject: Drieux with a YoungerWoman?!?!
Organization: Bill 'n' Opus for Prez
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 18:25:25 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.103016.17524@wetware.com> drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux) writes:
>So.... 
>
>now that My Housemate is involved with a ProblemYoungerWoman,
>my whole sense of Identity is TRASHED, as She picks him up
>at the AirPort, and takes him to the Airport... and....
>
>But she and I get to Talk while he is out of town...

Enquiring minds want to know: is she younger than you?
-- 
                         --- Aahz (the *other* Dan Bernstein)
                             @netcom.com 

Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Who needs Lime Jello [tm]?  We had lasagna.....
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: rock@medch.b17b.ingr.com (Chris Hudson)
Subject: Re: Define "Single"
Reply-To: rock@medch.b17b.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:44:19 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.202321.9570@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>, 
nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:
|> 
|> I know this has been discussed before, but does the "single" in
|> soc.singles mean NOT MARRIED or NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP?

I'd say that it means NOT MARRIED.  

|> 
|> Is there an assumption that all single people want to be not
|> single?

I think that, unfortunately, a lot of people assume that women want to marry 
and that men don't want to.  At least a lot of the people I've known see things
this way.

|> 
|> Does participation in soc.singles imply that you are looking for
|> someone to have a relationship with and want to do so by having
|> them send you email?

Of course not.  But if it happens, I won't complain.  I don't go anywhere
or do anything with the purpose of looking for a relationship.  Doing that 
never seems to work out.  Maybe I should try Matchmaker, or book a cruise 
on the Love Boat....

|> 
|> -Nance
|> -- 
|> Nance Colucci  *^*^*^*^*^*    o__    *^*^*^*^*  |  Work that body!
|> att!ihlpk!colucci            _.>/               | Stay fit for life.
|>                             (_) \(_)                           

Chris
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Xref: sparky soc.singles:27674 alt.romance:12635 alt.romance.chat:19373 talk.bizarre:34091
From: cj@eno.wpd.sgi.com (C J Silverio)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,alt.romance,alt.romance.chat,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: How long has it been?
Date: 14 Oct 92 03:26:09 GMT
Reply-To: cj@sgi.com (C J Silverio)
Followup-To: misc.test
Organization: SGI TechPubs
NNTP-Posting-Host: eno.wpd.sgi.com

---
01ksdavis@bsu-ucs.uucp (Rebel without a clue.) was kissed this
long ago:
|	Five hours and thirty odd some minutes ago.
|	(Not a relative, same person as the time before.)

Oh, wow.  He's been kissed TWICE in his lifetime.
Golly, I'm so impressed.

---
c j silverio
followups directed appropriately
Newsgroups: soc.singles,alt.romance,alt.romance.chat,talk.bizarre
From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Subject: Re: How long has it been?
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 19:08:57 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.105622.23045@wam.umd.edu> huesmann@wam.umd.edu (Joseph Edward Huesmann) writes:
>Would you all who've been kissed in the last 5 minutes quit rubbing it in?

Awww, gee, you're no fun anymore.  Can I at least keep stroking, caressing,
squeezing, and gently nibbling? 
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: Farewell all.
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:55:57 GMT

In article <1992Oct8.142018.10264@bsu-ucs.uucp> 01ksdavis@bsu-ucs.uucp (Rebel without a clue.) writes:
>-- 
>
>	Just letting everybody else in the newsgroup that I will no longer be
>in this newsgroup.  Not even as a lurker as of something that has recently 
>happened to me.
>
>	So, look for me in either alt.romance from now on, or even soc.couples.
>
>	Keep smiling everybody.
>	Kyle
 
Bwah Bwa Bwa. Bwa Bwa Bwa.
Bwa bwabwa. Bwa bwabwa. Bwa bwabwaaaaaa
Bwa bwa bwa bwabwabwaaaaaaa
 
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From: fred@walter.UUCP (Fred Walter)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Honesty (was: Re: Sarcasm, ego, arrogance, or reality ?)
Distribution: soc
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 00:34:27 GMT
Organization: GRW Enterprises

markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:
>to deciding in adulthood that honesty and candor are the best policy

There's a difference between honesty and candor and throwing your
'superiority' in everyone's faces. I have an acquaintance that comes
across like you do... he doesn't realize how annoying that "I'm so great"
attitude can be if it isn't done properly. And he complains about being lonely
and wonders why people don't like hime and why he's not getting laid.
(Yes, I've pointed it out to him, but he so little self-esteem that he can't
stop reminding *himself* (and the world) of how great he is).

>White Anglo-Saxon, Germanic Protestant

Geez, it's that obvious ?

>At the other extreme, in the inner city you'd be damned if
>you didn't let everyone know how great you are.  It's practically an obligation
>especially when you're sharpening your claws to engage in some verbal sparring.

This isn't the inner city.

>>	fred "If you're reflecting reality, do you have a seester ?" walter
>I don't have any known relatives.

You didn't catch the reference.

	fred "ToTo, I don't think we're in inner-city Kansas anymore" walter
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: Petri.Wessman@hut.fi (Petri Wessman)
Subject: Re: The Engaged Psychobitch from Hell Syndrome
Reply-To: Petri.Wessman@hut.fi
Organization: La Gata Encantada
	<ewillims.717418621@unix1.tcd.ie> <90413@netnews.upenn.edu>
	<PETRI.WESSMAN.92Oct4223307@hydroman.hut.fi>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 21:23:46 GMT

[ following up on my own post ]

> On 25 Sep 92 17:54:05 GMT, crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Lauren L. Crawford) said:

Lauren> Anyone else out there planning on waiting until marriage before they
Lauren> have sex, and then sleeping only with their spouse thereafter?

Petri> I think that you're in the minority.

One little clarification: I mean about the first part. I'm all for
being faithful to your SO once you've found the "right one" or a
reasonable imitation.

//Petri
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine)
Subject: Re: Sneaky drieux (was: Re: I hate Inapropriate Postings.)
Keywords: Mature, sincere funloving **W 27+ wanted
Organization: Bill 'n' Opus for Prez
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 00:23:33 GMT

In article <1bho9iINN7k3@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:
>stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones) writes:
>] You know you've been reading the net too long when you blink at a post like
>] this several times and you keep seeing: I am looking for a mature worm.
>
>In article <1992Oct14.111427.17864@wetware.com> drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux) writes:
>>Stef honey,
>      ^^^^^
>
>Oh???  Does ProblemOlderWoman know about this egregious little affair that's
>slipped into the public arena here??

That's OK, she's busy.  <smirk>
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From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Candidates who tried it (was: pot)
Date: 12 Oct 92 13:31:46 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T


Saturday Night Live did a parody of the Presidential debates.  I thought
it was cute.  At one point, the candidates were shown as the others
perceived them.  Bush saw Clinton as a hippie with a bong.  Clinton saw
Bush as a little old lady in a babushka.  Bush and Clinton saw Perot
as a munchkin from the Wizard of Oz.  I haven't laughed so hard in a long
time!

One thought I had.  As the years pass, I think the American public
ought to get used to Presidential candidates who smoked or at least tried
pot when they were younger.  If not, there will be slim pickins for
people to hold office and some really decent capable leaders are going
to be passed by.

-Nance
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: dheisler@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Dave Heisler)
Subject: Re: wanted straight female
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 19:06:04 GMT

From article <1992Oct7.143230.26076@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>, by ron@turing.toronto.edu (Ron Wessels):
> In article <1992Oct7.123700.1@opie.bgsu.edu> tb205cs@opie.bgsu.edu writes:
>>... All i want is a straight female ...
> 
> Personally, I prefer my females somewhat curvy.  But to each his own.
> 
> -- 
> Ron Wessels		University of Toronto		ron@turing.toronto.edu

   yeah, we studied them in geometry, Euclidian or parallel i
   think we called them, never did meet one though...

d
Xref: sparky soc.singles:27168 alt.romance:12342 alt.romance.chat:19189 talk.bizarre:33188
From: slayer@gl.pitt.edu (Deborah)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,alt.romance,alt.romance.chat,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: How long has it been?
Date: 7 Oct 92 20:55:04 GMT
Followup-To: soc.singles
Distribution: na


>>How long has it been since you were kissed by a member of
>>the opposite sex?

>>	Mark (almost a year)

>	He he he... about 5 minutes ago. (for a very long time) 8-)

        This morning when I left for work...

-- 
May look a little young 
So what's wrong ?
You don't have to be old to be wise
From: dhardin@star-trek.bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: A Most Pressing COncern
Date: 8 Oct 1992 14:49:23 GMT
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
Reply-To: dhardin@BBN.COM (Dawn Hardin)
NNTP-Posting-Host: archive.bbn.com

In article <1992Oct8.032821.21938@sol.UVic.CA> atovorni@engr.UVic.CA writes:
>In article 12363@wetware.com, drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux) writes:
>
>>Orgasms, in the main, are messy things,
>>and Really are not the sort of things
>>that decent persons with good personal
>>hygeine standards would wish to involve
>>themselves in/with/towards.
>>
>Oh really? Guess your mommy told you it's dirty. Mine did not.

Sigh.  I've let it go three times and that's all I can handle.  IT'S A JOKE.
IT'S A JOKE.  IT'S A JOKE.

>EXTREME EMPHASIS on IGNORANCE disclaimer.

We know, we know.

Dawn
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Is: hey, hey,hey . was: SeesterSizeWars
Date: 14 Oct 92 13:36:14 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Oct14.072925.9554@netcom.com> cocoa@netcom.com writes:
>In article <1992Oct10.151749.4815@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> mel@niblick.ecn.purdue.edu (Meloney D Cregor) writes:
>>
>>Ah, I've still got you Allisson.  I've got three seesters!
>
>Hey!  I have *four* seesters!  What can I get for them, I wonder.
>
>Just me,
>
>little 'e'
 
 Now, I AM the official clearinghouse of seesters. If you would like an
estimate of the fair market value of said seesters talents, don't
hesitate to avail yourselves of this wonderfull service. It's free.
 Simply drop off seesters and (one day martinizing) pick them up the next.
 
 When emergency strikes. Don't get caught with your pants down.
 Know what liquadation can do for you.
 
 This message brought to you by:
              Meester, Bleester and Seester.

>"I know Speedy Gonzales, he dates my seester."
>"Oh, that's nothing.  Speedy dates *everybody's* seester." - Warner Bros.
 
 I saw this one ----^

 
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From: cocoa@netcom.com
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Define "Single"
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:56:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Bourbon Street

In article <1992Oct15.131236.29209@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:
>In article <Bw4r6q.KIE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:

[nance writes]
>>>Does participation in soc.singles imply that you are looking for
>>>someone to have a relationship with and want to do so by having
>>>them send you email?

>>Well, if you are in fact single and participate, it probably means you
>>are looking for a relationship.  
>
>Well I'm single and I participate and I'm NOT looking for a relationship
>and I'm beginning to feel out of place.

I'm single (unmarried) too, but I'm currently involved with someone.  And I 
don't see anything wrong with participating in this newsgroup.  The best 
way to meet an SO is by getting to know alot of people.  I happened to meet
mine by going to a party that a woman who posts on the net invited me to.

So I hope this doesn't get to be a newsgroup in which we feel unwelcome
simply because we're not "available".  That would make the diversity 
and interesting nature of this group go way down.

Just me,

little 'e'


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