HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: epg@nature.Berkeley.EDU (little 'e' string)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Las Vegas Revisited
Date: 15 Sep 1992 07:22:01 GMT
Organization: Bourbon Street
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: nature.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Sep13.095109.10266@walter.cray.com> cfg@cray.com (Cindy Glass) writes:
>In article <1992Sep12.173754.23870@news.acns.nwu.edu> drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Marianna Max) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep11.190637.2284@u.washington.edu> intrigue@milton.u.washington.edu (Angelwing) writes:
>>>He's at it again!  Anybody else get another email from Veeeeegas?
>>>
>>>Angelwing - why me?
>>
>>He asked me if I wanted to be his penpal. 
>
>Yes - "RANDY - Randy" has struck again - complete with details
>of his relationship with his SO - problems of her divorce and 
>a GIF!
>
>Cindy - (it's_been_a_heck_of_a_week, the roads aren't safe anymore!) Glass

What is it with these women that they attract so much attention?
Guess it's that "broad band come-on mode" again, eh maX?

I didn't even recieve the first letter he sent out!

Just me,

little 'e'

(who has obviously lost all her powers of attraction since she found a
 wonderful SO) (well, *most* of her powers :)

-- 
And he said "hey Baby, let's take a ride"
"We'll stand on the cliff's edge side by side."
"Got no time to smell the coffee."
"And anyway it's the rush that counts."  - little 'e'
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: huston@access.digex.com (Herb Huston)
Subject: Re: the human palette of emotions
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 13:01:45 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.142242.11606@CERIS.Purdue.EDU> dheisler@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Dave Heisler) writes:
>
> I was wondering if humans have a finite set of emotions, or
> if we can invent new ones.
>
> After considering it for a while I think no new emotions
> (love, sadness, etc.) have been invented or recorded for
> maybe several hundred, or possibly thousands of years.

Try tens of thousands.  We're just Cro-Magnons who've happened to develop
agriculture (a big mistake), nuclear weapons, and rockets in the geological
wink of an eye.

> If this is true why? Has our "right brain" development
> stopped completely?

Evolution continues at this very moment.  Check back in about a million years.

-- Herb Huston


Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart)
Subject: Re: uh oh...
Organization: my opinions only
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:24:33 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.225917.27819@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:
>In article <kiran.716380822@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:

>>Pull the other one.  Everybody knows women never ask men out.
>
>Come on, Kiran, I take it you've never actually had female friends?  
>I find that, in most of my conversations with available female friends,
>the subject of who they've asked out lately and what happened and who
>they're thinking of asking out comes up very frequently. 

Trygve, we know you live in a different universe.  In fact, I think
Kiran even mentioned that in a recent posting.

Seth		sethb@fid.morgan.com

Now where can I get a ticket...
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: fredw@mks.com (Fred Walter)
Subject: Re: Can you accept criticism ? (was Re: Why lurkers lurk ...)
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:29:54 GMT

liz@prc.unisys.com (Liz Loquacious) writes:
>fredw@mks.com (Fred Walter) writes:
>|> And my friends are amazed (as am I) at how little truth
>|> there is in the stories.  Is this common, or do the friends of my friends
>|> contain a larger than normal percentage of gossiping liars ?
>
>I have a friend who at one point was still pretty involved with my ex
>husband's friends and on an occasion he repeated some comments to me that
>really hurt.  I finally asked him to not repeat them to me.  I can't
>control what those people say and what's the point in my hearing it?  I
>haven't been bothered by it since.  

The problem isn't that I'm getting directly hurt by the comments that people
I don't know are making (I usually get mad, not hurt). The problem is that
I'm getting indirectly hurt. Some people, who I know and like and who are
or were :-( friends of mine, have based their actions towards me not on
*me* but on what others have repeatedly *told* them about me, or what they
started thinking others must be saying about *them* because they were
associating with *me*.

Yes, I know, how can I call these people friends ? Tell me where I can find
people self-confident enough to trust their own judgement over that of others
that know nothing of what they are talking about, and strong-willed enough to
tell others when what they are saying is bullshit, and maybe I won't have to
call these people my friends. (I have found such people, but they are rare).

	fred
-- 
Disclaimer: everything I write is my *personal* opinion and does not represent
or reflect the opinion of the company which employs me.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz
Subject: Re: Tallllll women....
Reply-To: parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 02:46:04 GMT

In article <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

Well, that depends how tall the women are who do the complaining!  From my
perspective (6'), 5'8" isn't very tall.   From the perspective of someone
who's 5'2", however, I'm sure you're quite impressive.



Rachel
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Singles Bar (Why would you want one?)
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:43:52 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Sep9.010758.3248@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> stan@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Stan Horwitz) writes:
>
>I certainly do not enjoy being at a singles bar. I am not a big fan of beer or
>of other forms of alcohal and I hate cigarette smoke with a passion.

Fine, but you'll miss seeing the team of Larry, Larry, James and John in 
action.  When you add "singles" to "singles" bar you add all the negative
connotations of the bar scene.  Take away the "singles" part and just go to
"a bar" you might meet some interesting people.

> I also do not have time to spend in places where I am not comfortable. 
 
This is something that I think is important to remember when "looking for
a place to meet an SO".  

>My latest plan for meeting people is to join a local bicycle club. According
>to the newsletter I read from this organization, it seems like a lot of 
>people are members that are in my age group. It is also a chance for me to get
>out and get some riding in on my new mountain bike. So hopefully, I can
>combine getting excercise with finding a new girlfriend. I just sent the form
>away to apply to this bicycle group yesterday and I am anxiously awaiting my
>first outing with the group.

Fortunately, any bar that I wanted to go to didn't have an application form.

>Has anyone else had success with this type of plan in meeting a SO?
 
I'm sure someone has.  A lot of people have also had success meeting an
SO in a bar.

-- 
+==========================================================================+
| John Fereira     | Auspex Systems | "Auspex does not share my opinions.  |
| johnf@auspex.com | Santa Clara CA |  So Why am I still working here?"    |
+==========================================================================+
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: The Physical Basis of Flirtation (was: Re: Flirting.)
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 14:48:33 GMT

In article <26117@dog.ee.lbl.gov> elliott@csa2.lbl.gov writes:
>Okay, I'm no longer lurking (provided this actually posts this time).  What I
>would like to do is start a discussion about flirting.  It's something that I
>have not been able to get a real hadle on.  I'm not sure what it is exactly, 
>what I'm supposed to do and when women are flirting with me.

The Flirtation event, as recently determined by theoretical physical
biologists, is mediated by the Sexon -- the quanta of Flirt.  It has been
found that it is the exchange of Sexons that is responsible for the flirtation
and largely for the force of Animal Magnetism (AM).  There is another particle
that contributes to the AM force as well.

Several months back, the theory got a significant boost, when experiemental
physical biologists at both the FermiLab and at CERN discovered the tracks of
what appeared to be the elusive Sexon.  Subsequent analysis did confirm that
assessment.

In the words of the team leader at the FermiLab, it was quite a exciting
discovery that stimulated further research there and throughout the world.
It wasn't long before complete confirmation was obtained with the discovery
of the Sexon's twin particle, the Turnon.

More recently, production of artificial sexons has begun.  In fact, it is
reported that it was probably a Sexon spill that contributed to a mass orgy
that took place in a small town near Chicago a while back.

The perfume and cologne insudtries have been trying to get their hands on the
research information, but it has been largely cut off.  In fact, as ridiculous
as it sounds in such a global scientific environment as ours, the US Defense
Department has recently classified both the Sexon and Turnon as "armaments",
which thereby rectricts their exportation.  You now have to be licensed as an
Arms Dealer not only to export the Sexon or Turnon, but also to even convey
information about it beyond the cursory level I have provided here.
From: martinc@grover.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 5 Sep 92 18:03:16 GMT
	<5122@news.duke.edu> <1992Sep5.082158.14351@zooid.guild.org>
Organization: UNC Department of Computer Science
In-reply-to: ross@zooid.guild.org's message of 5 Sep 92 08:21:58 GMT

In article <1992Sep5.082158.14351@zooid.guild.org> ross@zooid.guild.org (Ross Ridge) writes:

   diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams) writes:
   >Um, I meant there are only two guys in my year in my department.  There
   >are only seven of us in total, so the ratio's not alll *that* unreal.

   Which brings up the point that there are other years, other departments.
   In fact there should be a bunch of naive freshmen arriving on campus
   now, plenty of opportunities there.

The problem with grad students persuing the freshpeoples at Duke is that
you're trying to compete on grad student "wages" with the kids whose
Daddy bought them a new 525i for high school graduation.

Actual Duke paper quote: (well, roughly)

"How did you get the $10,000 to *buy* the cocaine?"

"I just called Dad and asked him  for an advance on my allowance."
--
Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu/(ne crm@cs.duke.edu) 
O/Dept. of Computer Science/CB #3175 UNC-CH/Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175
H/3611 University Dr #13M/Durham, NC 27707/(919) 419 1754
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"I am he who walks the States with a barb'd tongue, questioning every
one I meet,/Who are you that wanted only to be told what you knew
before?/ Who are you that wanted only a book to join you in your
nonsense?"  _Leaves of Grass_ xxiii.4.
From: gds@LA.TIS.COM (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: soc.singles #64637 - Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 6 Sep 92 15:39:29 GMT
Organization: Trusted Information Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

In article <9209050058.AA22485@regal.cisco.com> Marcia Bednarcyk write:
>In article <kiran.715453016@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
>> Do you think there's something wrong with people who feel that they
>> (or their lives) are not complete without a (happy) relationship?
>Do you think there's something right with this?

It sounds like you are implying that if something is not right, it's
wrong.  I disagree.  In fact, for this topic, I don't think it's a
question of right and wrong, but a question of feelings (and how you
deal with them).

For example, I could (and often do) make the following statement:

I feel my life is not complete without good friends.

I think somone ought to be able to make a statement like this (in this
newsgroup) and not be labeled a needy, codependent person.  I'm not
saying you are doing this, Marcia, but there is a sentiment (in this
newsgroup) that if you express any kind of vulnerability you become an
undesirable person.  IMO, you are OK if you do not let your needs
control your life.

--gregbo

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Marianna Max)
Subject: Re: Las Vegas Revisited
Keywords: Ick, yuk, ptooie
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 17:37:54 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.190637.2284@u.washington.edu> intrigue@milton.u.washington.edu (Angelwing) writes:
>He's at it again!  Anybody else get another email from Veeeeegas?
>
>Angelwing - why me?

He asked me if I wanted to be his penpal. 




Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: tyger@netcom.com (Kitty in the Middle)
Subject: Re: A lurker goes to California
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 16:41:06 GMT
Organization:  I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can't prove anything!
Distribution: usa
Keywords: Good luck !!

In article <BuB1sn.FpE@acsu.buffalo.edu> v105l4lg@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (c pierre) writes:
>In article <BuALv8.A07@acsu.buffalo.edu>, lewocz@acsu.buffalo.edu (John S. Lewocz) writes...
>>Hi All,
>
>>I'm scheduled for an interview with a Bay Area company next Fri, the 18th,
>>and, this being my first trip to the state of California, I was wondering
>>in anyone would volunteer to show me the sights.  I'll be arriving around
>>noon on Thursday and leaving late Sat evening. 
>
>	Greetings there good buddy !!

Put the CB *down*, C!

>	If you can, try and rent a car and buy a map in the process, because	
>that place is quite treacherous. Yes, in the blink of an eye you would be
>naked and broke around those folks. Party animals you see !!

That's a flaming lie! We only want his money! :)

>	 I again suspect that you would be looking for an eyeopener too, so
>drive to Navada and look for the M. Ranch. Dude, you would leave there with
>a profound smile on your face, languishing in the after thought. On your way
>in ask to speak to the young woman in charge then just mention my name. Heck,
>you would be treated like a king in that place. You would surprise the worth
>of a couple of quids in that establishment.

Now if only it hadn't been shut down by the IRS for tax infractions...

>				 Good luck with your job interview!

Now that I can agree with...:)

Tyger
-- 
      Kristen Kohlbecker    And I would choose to be with you
      tyger@netcom.com      That's if the choice were mine to make   
                            But you can make decisions too
      A Tyger and a Lady    And you can have this heart to break
From: wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: "want" vs "need"
Date: 12 Sep 92 04:15:10 GMT
Reply-To: wjb@moscom.com
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford, NY
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Stef Jones (stef@Apple.COM) wrote:
: Someone who balanced looking-for-a-cure-for-cancer against
: looking-for-an-SO might choose the former under either of these
: circumstances: they don't much care about an SO and are much more
: interested in studying cancer. Or they have decided that sacrificing the
: possibility of an SO will motivate them more strongly in their study of
: cancer.
: 
: Personally I dont understand the latter sort of mindset, but it has been 
: a popular choice over the centuries and it probably is an effective
: motivator.

The latter smacks of rationalization of the sort where someone is afraid to
deal with an SO, and uses this "decision" as a convenient excuse to not go
looking for one and feel good about something at the same time.  Note that
I'm not claiming it's always this way, it's just what sprang to mind when I
read the above.

Bill
-- 
"Bless me, Father; I ate a lizard."
"Was it an abstinence day, and was it artificially prepared?"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Bill de Beaubien / wjb@moscom.com 
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: buick@belay (Patrick D. Buick)
Subject: Re: Organizations vrs. Bars
Organization: Belay Enterprises Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 01:21:04 GMT

In article <L1NZqB1w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Yes) writes:
>Josh (Spidey) Diamond writes:
>

>JD:
>>Why not get involved in something thats just fun?  Or something that
>>you believe in which is important to you?  Something not related to
>>work or study in any way.  A few days ago in response to the
>>"Desperation" thread I wrote:
>>
>> Some examples:
>> 
>>     Amature theatre/music groups.
>>     Wine tasting classes (a friend of mine had great success here).
>>     Intramural sports, sports clubs (fencing was great for me).
>>     Any type of classes outside your degree program.
>>     Local hiking club chapters (e.g. Sierra Club, Apalachian Trail Club). 
>
>These are also specific and interesting.  My doctor tells me to
>drink red wind.  

Interesting concept [grin!]

>I had been thinking of drinking it in singles bars.  

I know some women that have white wine, but not very often... usually
the reds in a meatmarket are awful... but it's up to you..

>Maybe a wine tasting class or club might be fun.  I also
>think I might look into that fencing idea.  

Yep, digging those holes sure works up a sweat, but coed?? 
{oh, oh.. *grin* !that! kind of fencing}
It isn't easy... you do work up a sweat...

>My doctor also tells
>me to work out and I'm getting tired or crunches and lunges.
>They're about as much fun as cleaning your apartment.  

Depends on who helps you clean your apartment....  :-)

>I've been
>looking around for a physical activity that would be intrinsically
>interesting and have some social value as well. (My doctor also
>tells me that I'm not in good enough shape for bench aerobics,
>which is the big coed sport around here.)

Ever looked into Tai Chi?  It isn't too physically demanding at the
introductory levels (lots of older people take it), has a mixed following
and does eventually work up to more demanding if you wish.

Umm.. there is casual bike riding.. some areas have bicycle clubs.
Walking or hiking.. again there are clubs and the outings don't *have*
to be demanding.

>Still Using Waffle 1.64!    | Wafffle, QEdit and Webster's
>                            | NewWorld -- one great menage a
>                            | trois!
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You *EAT* your software?  Now *that* is cruel.  Poor bytes... and 
those nibbles.. ohh.. I can hear the screams now.. :-(


Patrick
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From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: The Engaged Psychobitch from Hell Syndrome
Date: 15 Sep 92 00:59:35 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

Has this ever happened to you???

You meet this new girl.  A quick finger-scan for rings gives you an all-clear
signal.  You ask her out.  A real nice date or two.  Then right before
things get too serious, she tells you she's engaged.

I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me.  I've even given
it a name:  The "Engaged Psychobitch from Hell" syndrome.

Can "you all out there in netland" explain to me what would cause a woman
to do this?  And how can I avoid such sillyness in the future?
From: diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: "want" vs "need"
Date: 8 Sep 92 15:54:33 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

In article <1992Sep8.034008.24560@csi.uottawa.ca> misrael@csi.uottawa.ca (Mark Israel) writes:
>
>   Suppose you had a *choice* between finding a cure for cancer and 
>having a family.  Which would you choose?  If you knew for sure that you
>*could* find a cure for cancer, wouldn't choosing not to find it make 
>you unhappy?

Don't know.  It's never happened to me.  Famous scientists usually deal
with this choice by being male, so that they find cures for cancer and
have families someone else takes care of. :-)  This is so clearly a
hypothetical question that I'm not sure it's meaningful.

>> 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?

Uh, Mark, no offense, but I'm not sure what you're talking about.  I never
said that MOTAS that I don't love are inferior to those I love, I said
that I enjoy sex more with persons I love.  How did omniscience get into
the discussion?   

>   Pardon my ignorance; who are the Howard Family?

Oh.  Sorry.  It's a Heinlein reference... 
>
>misrael@csi.uottawa.ca			Mark Israel
>Sunbeams brightly play, where Fancy's fair pavilion once is pight.


				--Diamond
From: misrael@csi.uottawa.ca (Mark Israel)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: "want" vs "need"
Date: 6 Sep 92 03:15:10 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Ottawa

In article <5069@news.duke.edu>, diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams) writes:

> Well, what about "I need a significant other in order to be happy?" 
> Does that count?  

   Well, that (unlike "I need an SO") is, at least, a complete 
statement.  But it's one I have a hard time believing.

   If someone told me "I need an SO in order to be happy", I would want
to ask him or her:  Suppose you didn't have an SO, but you had just 
found a cure for cancer.  Would you be happy?

   Suppose you didn't have an SO, but you had just solved the world 
hunger problem (or the world pollution problem, or...).  Would you be 
happy?

   Suppose you didn't have an SO, because you were in a (hypothetical)
society where people never went steady.  But any time you wanted, you 
could enjoy the company of a desirable MOTAS.  Would you be happy?

misrael@csi.uottawa.ca			Mark Israel
Sunbeams brightly play, where Fancy's fair pavilion once is pight.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Subject: intrinsically interesting topics?
Originator: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu
Reply-To: gds@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Organization: in your face!
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 21:32:55 GMT

In article <c98gqB2w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Yes) writes:
>I think people lurk in soc.singles because there really isn't
>anything more intrinsically interesting than ways and means of
>meeting and interfacing with MOTAS.

Hmmm.  One topic I have found interesting, of late, is why people
decide to pursue certain types of careers, in light of available
opportunities, the state of the economy, etc.  A side effect of this
has caused me to become more interested in politics (at least, the
relationship between government and the economy) than I had been
previously.  I've also become more informed about business than I used
to be.

--gregbo
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.)
Subject: Re: Moose (was Re: Desperation)
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 12:41:31 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <TBcVqB2w165w@wildrose.infoserv.com> rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink) writes:
>ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:
>> >AHA! But Different animals have different pheromones! Does Yves Saint Lauren
>> >moose-sex? Or could there be a flaw in the theory?
>> >(As a true Swede, I enjoy eating moose, but it stays at that.)
>> 	You eat moose??? (*Gasp*)  But, they are so cute!  Have you ever
>Hey, I've eaten moose...it's good! Sweet and fine-grained, not gamy at
>all. 

I had a sister once that was bit by a Moose....
No, really!
:)
r.