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From: chesnutt@adobe.com (Stan Chesnutt)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Sexual Arousal
Date: 25 Jan 93 21:44:16 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Tuesday Weld Fan Club

In article <74338@cup.portal.com> DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong) writes:
>>
>>They say we never lose the child in us, and it's so apparent when
>>reading this group....
>>
>	Yes. All we do as adults is to get what we couldnt have
>as children. If we still cant get what we lost as kids, we will force
>our children to get what we couldnt have as children.
>
>>I'm into bondage, motor oil, and anal plugs....
>		   ^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Damn. I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw that -- I thought you
>said, "MORTAL COIL."  *Sigh*
>
>----
>/bruce 	"Where are the Shakespearian fiends?"

Well, bruce's posts are irresistable to follow-ups.  The last time I posted
was to propose a Schiller-boink, but I guess that is too obscure compared to
a Babes&Dudes or whatever.

Well, Bruce, don't worry.  The Shakespeareans are out here (there).  My
brother and I used to pun around with the "coil" used in automotive ignitions.
My brother's belief was that if you touched the coil when it was fully-charged,
you'd get a killer shock.  Hence, the "mortal coil".  And didn't Lewis Carroll
construct one of his characters with "fainting in coils" (painting in oils)
as a hobby?

And we grew up in Louisiana!  Stifle those stereotypes about ignorant red-
necks!  We wuz intellectual rednecks!

Well, now that I've shuffled off from the original theme of this thread (ain't
that a novelty on this newsgroup).  But I have your attention, at least.
"Speakest thou, Caesar is turned to hear!"

Along the literary trend, most of the discussion in this newsgroup reminds me
of the dialog in a fine Eudora Welty short-story "Petrified Man" (See, the
South did rise again!  Welty and Percy are our new warriors!).  In this story,
the usual gossip is conducted at the local beauty shoppe, with discussions of
various folks' peculiarities delivered in a somewhat patronizing way.  One of
the women's smart-aleck kids catches onto the hypocrisy and delivers the
telling final line of the story:

	"If you are so smart, why ain't you rich?"

I'll leave it to the other commentators of the Net to explicate this telling
denouement.

By the way, if I were having a party, and decided to build the guest list with
the most interesting characters, I'd probably invite Bruce Ong, Tina M,
Doug Grismore (who is somewhere here at Adobe) and perhaps Dan Holmes.

Each of them, in their own way, posts very interesting & enjoyable material.

-- 
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 Stan Chesnutt,  Adobe Systems			      chesnutt@mv.us.adobe.com
From: chand@netcom.com (Charlie Hand)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Bimbo/Jerk Definitions (Was:Re: Singles Expo in Palo Alto on 01/23)
Date: 25 Jan 93 02:30:58 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)

Jerks and Bimbos. Sounds like a match made in heaven.

Jerks are jerks and Bimbos are bimbos because the techniques are
tried and true. These are time-honored disciplines.

To those who, for whatever reason, never develop a compunction for 
these kinds of behavior, jerkdome and bimbodome are the easiest 
paths to emotional and phyical companionship.

Everybody's a jerk, everybody's a bibmo, or has wanted to be.

Let's have a singles fair, and in the keynote address talk about
how to divide up the human race into tinier and tinier little
catagories. Then all you have to do is pick out the catagory you're
looking for and go find the 0.0002 people who fit into it.

I wonder what the puch line was?

-charlie  "To avoid Jerks and Bimbos, 
                simply paste the red heart on your profile ..."
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From: erc@Apple.COM (Ed Carp)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Singles Expo in Palo Alto on 01/23
Date: 24 Jan 93 04:51:52 GMT
Organization: Bleeding Edge Technologies - 'Sliding Down The Razor Blade Of Life...'

In article <1993Jan23.103243.29625@netcom.com> rohwerwd@netcom.com (W. David Rohwer) writes:

>     Last night, the 22nd, the Expo started with a Keynote address by
>Jerry Murray, Ph.D. titled "Avoiding Bimbos and Jerks: How to Pick a
>Winner in the Dating Game" followed by a Dance Party.  I had a very
>good time listening to the address and dancing afterwards.

So?  Who here qualifies as a Bimbo or Jerk, according to Dr. Murray?  What
are the qualifications?   I think you oughta post a transcript as a public
service to *.singles.
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG                    erc@apple.com                   801/538-0177
"This is the final task I will ever give you, and it  goes  on  forever.   Act
happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love,
and do what you will."           -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"
From: rna@leland.Stanford.EDU (Robert Ashcroft)
Subject: Re: Advise needed
Keywords: advise,men,how to find
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 04:57:28 GMT

In article <77318@apple.apple.COM> erc@Apple.COM (Ed Carp) writes:
>In article <1993Jan23.005359.18767@leland.Stanford.EDU> rna@leland.Stanford.EDU (Robert Ashcroft) writes:
>>In article <77256@apple.apple.COM> erc@Apple.COM (Ed Carp) writes:
>>>dan@BofA.com (Dan Brockman) attempts to suck up to:
>>>
>>>>Tina-- you are all right --
>>>
>>>You know, it doesn't bother me that Dan (*another* Dan) tries to suck up to
>>>what appears to be a nubile female.  What *does* bother me is that he's so
>>>damned *blatant* about it...  Why be so obvious, and thereby reveal how
>>>desperate you are?
>>
>>Well, maybe he's more comfortable with his desperation than you are with
>>yours.  Come to terms with it Ed, and then you can be proudly desperate.
>
>The only flaw in your argument is that I'm *not* desperate.

Sounds like you're in denial.  Free yourself Ed, embrace your desperation.

RNA


Newsgroups: ba.singles
From: chand@netcom.com (Charlie Hand)
Subject: Welcome back, sister Tina
Organization: Saint Alfonzo's pancake breakfast
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 08:06:51 GMT

People all deserve a modicum of compassion. I was glad to hear from
Desi^H^H^H^HTina again. I was a little worried that she might have 
had her feelings hurt by all the bruhaha surrounding her articles. 

Can you say bru-ha-ha?

I don't give much more of a shit for vapid, bubbly women who wear
a lot of makeup and worship pea-brained chippendales than she gives
for flabby nerds who don't dance (I'm skinny - same difference). 
But we are all people. When all is said and done, we are, in essence, 
99% the same. The myriad differences which fuel our flames are only
gentle ripples on the surface of a sun. (myr-i-ad).

- charlie   "Please open to hymn 147..."
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From: rohwerwd@netcom.com (W. David Rohwer)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Singles Expo in Palo Alto on 01/23
Date: 28 Jan 93 06:58:42 GMT
Organization: The Tickle Palace - Moonyvale, CA

In article <1993Jan26.040049.1202@netcom.com> madhaus@netcom.com (Maddi Hausmann) writes:
>rohwerwd@netcom.com (W. David Rohwer) writes: >
>>
>>     Today, the 23rd, there is a Singles Expo going on at the Hyatt Palo
>>Alto at 4290 El Camino Ave.
>>
>>     11 AM - 5 PM: Free Exhibits
>>
>>      8 PM - 1 AM: EXPO BALL, featuring live music by The Simplistics,
>>                   who will play your favorite hits and oldies.  Dress
>>                   your finest (Men have to wear ties)!  $10.
>>
>>     I plan to show up to the Free Exhibits, but I am not sure whether
>>I will go to the Expo Ball because I am not too keen on wearing a
>>tie.  I'll see what happens.
>
>Why don't you just use the Pre-Sex Contract as a Pre-Sex Cravat?
>

     I did and within 5 minutes after meeting her we signed the Cravat
and headed to one of the hotel rooms for ....

     Not!  (:

     In reality, I did not go.  Sorta because of the tie issue and
sorta because my napping at home ended about 9 or 10 PM.

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From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: just hello
Keywords: will a hello get flamed? :)
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:13:08 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <1993Jan26.220337.25814@netcom.com> obrien@netcom.com (No parking EXCEPT FOR BOB) writes:
 
|But, seriously, HI!  Welcome aboard, hope you enjoy the ride,
|it can be better than the famous E-ticket rides, or a real disappointment,
|it all depends... and no one seems able to determine exactly what it
|depends ON.

A friend of mine released an album last year of some killer electric 
guitar music. Someone said his music was better than an E-Ticket ride so
he called his album, "EE Ticket".

-- 
-john
From: DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Advise needed
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 17:32:30 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: ba
  <1993Jan15.075612.23963@netcom.com> <1993Jan15.102216.13884@netcom.com>  
  <1993Jan18.052827.10014@netcom.com> <76964@apple.apple.COM>
  <74004@cup.portal.com> <77207@apple.apple.COM>

>DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong) writes:
>
>>found out that finally 
>>somebody *NORMAL* showed up in this group, and then realized that she is 
>>flamed to death just because she doesnt want to date people who are over
>>weight. 
>>	And they say it's superficial. That's BS. When your gut (not really
>>your gut, it's about 5-6 inches below --your mileage may vary) doesnt feel 
>>like dating certain kind of people, there is no way your intellectual brain 
>>can convince that part of your anatomy to 'look beyond that and see through 
>>the skull and appreciate the mind' and change its preference, period. 
>
>[Setting aside the issue of whether Tina is a real newbie or not]
>Agreed -- if she had said it the way you did, she probably wouldn't have
>been flamed. But specifying "No fat people please" when one is invited to a
>party is flame bait.
>
	As I said earlier... I may have overlooked what she said. I was
reading pretty fast.... if she DID say that, then that's definitely a flame
bait.

>If someone posts reasons why they want to date only Caucasians, they might
>expect to be argued with, both politely and not. 

	Wont get any arguments from me -- I still believe that's a matter of 
preference and taste. I have this 'thing' for nasal accents, but that's 
just me. Some people would only hang out with MBA's -- nothing wrong
with that. -- It's precisely the individual preferences that form the basis
of relationships. Relationships work much better when the two people *chose*
each other.  Surely, people would dig into what these preferences 
*mean* and what is reflected from the preferences about the individual. But
I would leave that to those who want to do that sort of analysis.

>If someone is invited to 
>a party and replies, "No Chinese people please," they should don asbestos 
>underwear.

	If that attitude becomes prevalent, i guess it's easier just to
lobby all chinese restaurants to write their menus in chinese only, on red
paper, and glue them to the walls, and print in english menus of special 
dishes like "pork blood soup" and "kung-pow cow intestines." :) :)

>--
>Stef                   C'mon Mike. Would the dolphins give up their
>stef@apple.com         favorite sandwiches to save our butts? -- John Grimes
----
/bruce	 "I have seen the eternal Footman holding my coat and snicker -- and
in short, I was afraid." 				-T.S.Eliot 
(to those who argumed about what TS meant along this thread- it could only mean
 
one thing in modern english)
From: desiree@netcom.com (dmc)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Isn't Danny cute... (was Re: Danny tries to be sneaky (was Re: )
Summary: Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky...
Date: 21 Jan 93 23:28:44 GMT
Organization: SNCF


Dannyboy comes back with an article which attempts to be witty and
humourous:

    (this is getting to be like poking sticks at small rodents...)
                   evil, nasty, but loads of fun...

>I said:
>>In his recent article, Danny "I've learned to plagiarise" Holmes sez:

>Here we see the testicle-filled, I mean testosterone-filled-desiree trying
>to pawn off the watchfull eye of the with-life community by trying to stear
>the attention to a copied idea.

	Geez Danny, make up your mind.  I know it's difficult to discern
if I am a man or a woman (and don't believe my name either), but do
try to keep things straight.  (Je sais, it's difficult for you...)

	And Danny, why on earth would I want to "pawn" off the watchfull
[sic] eye of *anything*?  As you have so thoughtfully pointed out, I
do not have a life -- so any attention I could grab -- from whatever
community -- would fill my need for acceptance and attention.

	And, DarkHole, I've -yet- to see an original idea or phrase
come out of your pudgy, nicotine stained fingers...

>>	Uh, Danny -- your Mayberry stuff was much more fun.  At least
>>it was original and had some small shred of ability to conceive...

>At his point, the TFD is trying to get Jim and I to leave this style and
>return to a past style that has long been gone. We also notice that a
>slight frustration in the no-life member. This may be due to our not
>acknowledging her as a true member of society....but then again, what
>with-lifer would. 

	Partly right. Mostly wrong.  At this point (who's point?),
I would like to see you come up with something that is original and
amusing.  Can you take on that PepsiChallenge, Dannymebucko?  Eh?

	And yes, I generally get frustrated with members that show	
no life...  

>>	This recycled bit has been done.  Try again.  This time without
>>hitting alt.flame for snippets.  

>We also see a desparate attempt at trying to get the WL community to leave 
>by playing this string off as recycled. But as long as our public continues
>to keep our ratings up by supportive e-mail, Jim and I will continue our
>documentary on the No-Life community.

	T'wasn't desperate -- was the truth.  But now I am intrigued --
if the "with-life" community have such "lives", why are you cool and
groovy people wasting your valuable "with-life" time playing with the
likes of us "without-lives" folks? 

	Are you just getting tired of inbreeding?  I did hear that
a bunch of sheep in Sonoma County are up for grabs Dannyboy and
JimBob -- you may want to cash in while you can...

>Our next segment will be covering the no-life females who feel that they 
>must be the masculine types in the no-life relationship.

	But do make sure that you write it up easily enough so that we
can understand which part you are playing and which JimBob is playing.
Ohhhh - More Adventures in LJBF ...


Desiree


N.B.  My definition of LJBF -- not the dweebs...
From: erc@Apple.COM (Ed Carp)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: What to do about Dan Holmes?
Date: 27 Jan 93 17:24:47 GMT
Organization: Bleeding Edge Technologies - 'Sliding Down The Razor Blade Of Life...'

In article <1k56ugINNogn@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> cd975@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Daniel K. Holmes) writes:

>And Ed, I am surprised at you....after I gave you credit for your wit. Oh
>well, maybe with practice.

Yeah, well, I try...
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG                    erc@apple.com                   801/538-0177

"It is your resistance to 'what is' that causes your suffering."     -- Buddha
From: jmw@angelo.amd.com (John Wincn)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Howdy, everyone. I'm new here.
Date: 28 Jan 93 16:18:36 GMT
Organization: Konnem, Churn, Reap & Chortle, Investment Counselors for the '90s

In article <16626@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>
>Add to the list "Los Gatos Brewing Company, Los Gatos".
>
>I haven't been to it yet so can't make a recommandation either way.  See
>ba.food for more info.  Microbreweries are reviewed there often.

The bar adjoins a typical restaurant-looking eating area, and there is one
smaller bar-like section that faces into a nice fireplace.  The place gets 
a bit noisy later in the evening and nearly always seems to be packed with
people.  (O.B. peeve -- whyowhy can't owners install sound-absorbing mt'l?)  

I forget what they call it, but they serve an amber ale which is kind of
nice, and I like the oysters, fried shrimp, and zuccinni (sp?) sticks.  
If you are going there, be sure to arrive early as a line starts to form 
outside after somethinglike 8pm, and when you leave you can take a short
walk up the street to a little place that serves coffee and various kinds
of dessert.
--
J. M. Wincn                           jmw@angelo.amd.com (408) YUP-BEER 
I discriminate.               Standard DISCLAIMER available on request.
From: DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Sexual Arousal
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 12:31:12 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: ba

>
>They say we never lose the child in us, and it's so apparent when
>reading this group....
>
	Yes. All we do as adults is to get what we couldnt have
as children. If we still cant get what we lost as kids, we will force
our children to get what we couldnt have as children.

>I'm into bondage, motor oil, and anal plugs....
		   ^^^^^^^^^^

Damn. I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw that -- I thought you
said, "MORTAL COIL."  *Sigh*

----
/bruce 	"Where are the Shakespearian fiends?"
Newsgroups: ba.singles
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Subject: Re: Howdy, everyone. I'm new here.
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher
Distribution: ba
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:53:57 GMT

obrien@netcom.com (No parking EXCEPT FOR BOB) writes:

] marv@netcom.com (Marvin Raab) writes:
] [following up on *MY* suggestion to Dan K about sponsoring a boink]
] >>That's really all it takes - no approval process, no comittees, just
] >>initiative.
] >
] >   That's ALL it takes?? Bob, a lot more goes into planning an event
] >than just posting a date and time...
] >
] [and Marvin has a variety of valid warnings about personality clashes]
] 
] I just believe it's remote enough that a newbie need not be scared off
] nor have to hire bouncers for a simple gather-to-say-hi-and-sample-the-brew.

I just want to toss in here that BOTH Bob and Marvin
are right - it just depends on the size/intensity/
formalness/whatever of the gathering.  I've been in
on both types.  Marvin is very good at throwing large
parties where lots of folks show up.  I did some help
on one, and I don't know that I'd do it very often.

On the other hand, I've now thrown TWO "mini-boinks",
where the sole extent of my planning and all was to
simply post "Let's get together for <X> - I'll be at
the <Y> at <Z> time, look for me there".  Neither were
stressful to me, and both were "successful" by my
standards - meaning that I was not the only one 
there, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.

I'll leave the larger, more formal arrangements to
those who can pull them off; my formula is that if
I know of an event or place that I would go to anyway,
and I know there's enough room to accommodate a varied
sized group - I'll announce that I'll be there.  And 
if nobody shows up but me?  Well, I was planning to go 
ANYway, so I'm not disappointed either.

So - again - BOTH Marvin and Bob are correct...

Diana
Newsgroups: ba.singles
From: obrien@netcom.com (No parking EXCEPT FOR BOB)
Subject: Re: just hello
Keywords: will a hello get flamed? :)
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:03:37 GMT

lisa@zeppelin.llnl.gov (Lisa Corsetti) writes:
>
>Hi people.  I've been reading this group on and off for some time. 
>Needless to say, it's been interesting at times.  It seems many
>here get too much caffiene. :)  Or, maybe a select few just enjoy
>pushing other's buttons.  Fun reading anyway!

Hi, Lisa!   Nice to meetcha!   Especially nice if you'll show up at
the Tied House (Mtn. View) mini-gathering tonight.  You'd be welcome, I'm sure.

Please don't bring any of those mutant smileys with you, though,
that's one of the 'buttons' that I notice  :-)

The '-' nose may be BIG, but them completely noseless ones look
really odd (IMO).


But, seriously, HI!  Welcome aboard, hope you enjoy the ride,
it can be better than the famous E-ticket rides, or a real disappointment,
it all depends... and no one seems able to determine exactly what it
depends ON.


	Bob O'Bob
--
From: grismore@adobe.com (Doug Grismore)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Thanks for the boink, Bob!
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:39:50 GMT
Followup-To: ba.singles
Distribution: ca
Organization: Adobe Systems

In article <1jn2fq$jln@agate.berkeley.edu>, monaghn@garnet.berkeley.edu
(Mara Monaghan) wrote:
> 
> In article <1993Jan21.030748.19873@netcom.com>, bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
> > 
> > In article <1jkvo2$sif@agate.berkeley.edu> monaghn@garnet.berkeley.edu (Mara Monaghan) writes:
> > >
> > >were seated at a table, Jenny and I
> > >were surrounded by a group of smiling,
> > >interesting Boinkers who held us
> > 
> > Glad you remembered that 'B' up there.
> 
> Hey Bob! I might be another new kid on
> the block, but at least I know *better*
> than to post something with typos in it! 
> 
> Now, being able to write a post so that
> it can't be quoted out of context *is* a
> skill that I have to work on. :-).

Any other skills you'd like to ... hone?

The above is just an example of the many ways even the safest
of posts can be taken out of context.  The easiest way to avoid
it is: don't post.  The easiest way to *deal* with it is to laugh.

> 
> -Mara

- Doug

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From: scott@fillorkill.Eng.Sun.COM (Scott Boyd)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Advise needed
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:55:54 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: fillorkill.eng.sun.com
Keywords: advise,men,how to find

erc@Apple.COM (Ed Carp) writes:

>In article <1993Jan23.005359.18767@leland.Stanford.EDU> rna@leland.Stanford.EDU (Robert Ashcroft) writes:
>>In article <77256@apple.apple.COM> erc@Apple.COM (Ed Carp) writes:
>>>dan@BofA.com (Dan Brockman) attempts to suck up to:
>>>
>>>>Tina-- you are all right --
>>>
>>>You know, it doesn't bother me that Dan (*another* Dan) tries to suck up to
>>>what appears to be a nubile female.  What *does* bother me is that he's so
>>>damned *blatant* about it...  Why be so obvious, and thereby reveal how
>>>desperate you are?
>>
>>Well, maybe he's more comfortable with his desperation than you are with
>>yours.  Come to terms with it Ed, and then you can be proudly desperate.

>The only flaw in your argument is that I'm *not* desperate.
>-- 
>Ed Carp, N7EKG                    erc@apple.com                   801/538-0177

I've met Ed. I know Ed. I've worked with Ed (and read excerpts of his
posts to ba.singles.) Ed is definitely ... *desparate*.

Scott Boyd
SunSoft, Inc.                                 also (scott@futures.com)
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