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Date:         Sat, 19 Dec 1992 18:46:54 -0600
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Deep beliefs
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On Sat, 19 Dec 1992, Peter Montgomery wrote:

> business.  I've said my say.

Would that it were so...

-abh
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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:35:32 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@CURSCI.CO.UK>
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On Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:48:00 JST, "Akio Tanaka" <TANAKA@JPNSUT20.BITNET> wrote:
> > Ah.  So that's how you tried to keep warm.
> >Is it a Hitachi?
> rh> That Japanese pig iron?  No way; it was a raspberry.

It's *uncanny* the way Akio finds these things...

They're talking about infeasibly large sex aids, Akio.

>  5) Hubbardistas/Elron (Graham)

L. Ron Hubbard ('Elron') was the founder of the Scientologist cult.
Read all about them in detail in William Poundstone's "Bigger Secrets".
(Which along with Big Secrets and Unka Cece's books you really should
have aquired by now)

G
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From:         ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU
Subject:      Re: Xmas trees, traditions
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Posted on 14 Dec 1992 at 11:53:13 by Joan Boorstein
>At least my town now composts
>Xmas trees.

Rather than composting them here they dump them in ponds to make
catfish condos.

Karen
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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 22:15:05 -0800
From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: enclosed solicitation -- anyone else get one?
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> Subj: RE: enclosed solicitation -- anyone else get one?
> I don't ignore the other kind either; it's too much fun messing with the
> pointy heads on the other end of the connection.:-)  Well, there is really
> only one nonprofit that I really love landing into, but in the interests of
> flame retardency I won't mention the name.  Most plain lunatics of both
> electronic and snail varieties get the silent treatment.  The oh-so-serious
> "cause" letters are the ones that get booted back to sender, but only if
> they come with postage-paid envelopes.:-)
>
To return a postage paid envelope with nothing in it, is certainly
something of a disincentive. It costs the sender money to redeem a worthless
item. How can that be translated into e-mail terms? Is there a way of
taxing commercial e-mail? Frankly, I doubt it.

*************************************************************
*  Peter Montgomery               Montgomery@camosun.bc.ca  *
*************************************************************
From: ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU
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Date: 15 Dec 92 14:36:09 GMT
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Posted on 15 Dec 1992 at 08:07:59 by ktw@MHWPA.ATT.COM
>It's happening again!
>Call 1-800-PIN-DROP for a good time....

That's what I did...now who do I call to get AT&T off my back?
Three phone calls and five pieces of mail to get me to switch back,
when I have explained clearly that if their rates were lower I'd
be happy to.

But on a lighter note...I don't think we would know it was Ken
w/out all those cute little bounce notices!  Especially 'cause
he said he's gonna be busy changing locations.  (Again?  Isn't
that why the computer changed in the first place?)

Karen
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Date:         Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:34:07 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:      Arachnophobia
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Watched this movie tonight on video with a couple of friends round for the
weekend, who looked at me slightly strangely when I jumped up and shouted 'Aha!'

Don, was that Paul who played the mortuary attendant in Arachnophobia?  It
looked awwful like him...

G
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Date:         Sat, 12 Dec 1992 18:42:35 +0100
From:         torkel@SICS.SE
Subject:      Re: Identification etc
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              12 Dec 92 11:58:02 -0500. <9212121706.AA11821@sics.se>

  >Easily, Torkel.  Foreigners were also required to be fingerprinted
  >until recently, and you can bet that this wasn't required of
  >Japanese nationals.

  So? The question at issue was whether Japanese nationals are required
to produce ID on demand, and it was suggested that they "de facto" are.
How? When? What happens when they don't have any ID, as Akio suggests is
the rule?
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:20:26 CST
From:         Gerald Walton <VCGW%UMSVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: Fountain pen news

Fountain pens: _Time_ also pictured the $100,000  Montblanc. Note the
number of catalogs that show  fountain pens pictured--not  for sale
themselves, but  along side of other items. Has been most interesting
trend to watch. I still prefer the actual pens from the 20's and 30's
over the recent remakes. GWW
From: bsinger@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Bayla Singer)
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Date: 16 Dec 92 00:08:49 GMT

My old Gray's -Manual of Botany- gives the family name as Mirabilis: there
 are several species listed, the common one described is probably M.jalapa L.
  It's also called marvel-of-peru.  Most of the species listed are common 
in Texas.

--bayla
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:13:04 GMT

> Quizmaster Carolyn will let us know, I'm sure.

Since it's 19+ hours since you posted this message and I have only just received
it.... I guess any questions you want to ask me will have to be sent email
until UGA is back.
  
> Carolyn, what does "to come the raw prawn with s.o." mean?
>  
> brad

Since 'raw prawns' are green... it's a play on that word. It means to 'treat
someone like a fool by trying to deceive them'..... you know, the way certain
people on this list treat newbies. :-)

Carolyn
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:16:17 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK>
Subject:      RE: Assisting the police in their inquiries
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:As for Terry stops--no PC required, just an articulable suspcion.
:But that suspicion only allows the police to stop you, pat you down
:for weapons, and talk to you.  As I may have mentioned earlier, it
:is a very interesting (unanswered) question whether once you have
:been stopped, refusing to talk or refusing to produce ID then ups
:the ante to PC for a full blown, empty the pockets with the glacine
:bags search.

The British police have started random searches of vehicles in London
very recently, looking for a terrorist gang in the East End of London.
They've been asking people for permission to search their vehicles,
and anyone who says no is defined as offering reasonable suspicion of
having commited an offence and on those grounds they then go ahead
and search them.

Much as expected, they've found no terrorists (the spot checks were
too well advertised - it's a publicity stunt to show that they're
'doing something') but they've made several arrests of people where
they've found small amounts of cannabis.  Interesting though, isn't it -
you wouldn't have thought they'd use dual-purpose sniffer dogs...

The whole thing is quite disgusting. I think the police are using the IRA
scare as an excuse to strip us of a few more civil liberties *and* have
us thank them for doing so...

G
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Date:         Sat, 19 Dec 1992 16:57:43 EST
From:         ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU
Subject:      Re: What kind of people are you, anyway?
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Posted on 19 Dec 1992 at 16:03:35 by ktw@MHWPA.ATT.COM
>I like the kid's Vision Noir, the sense his soul's a lot older than he
>is, that he's been here before.  There's a refreshing lack of naivete
>there that will stand him in good stead.

Big hugs to the List Honey from the List Angel!  Thanks, Ken, for
reminding me what I miss about him!

Karen
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Date:         Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:15:24 CST
From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      New Gif
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The gif abh sent is now in docs/words-l/Gifs as 3friends.gif.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 21:08:25 CST
From:         tushar@MATH.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject: Re: My Top Ten 1992

I would like to ask this "guess who" character two questions:

1) What the hell is this palindromic tattoo business that
   holds number 8 on the list? I remember the others all
   too well, but I don't remember this one.

2) You also say that there was nastiness about the use of <>.
   Can you supply some evidence? As far as I know, this non-
   sensical usage has been uniformly popular, confirming my
   long-held beliefs about gimmicks cheap and trashy.

tushar
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:41:08 -0600
From:         Susan Harwood Kaczmarczik <amadeus@CCWF.CC.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Birthdays
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On Wed, 16 Dec 1992, Peter Montgomery wrote:

> Subj:   RE: Birthdays
> Just for an irrelevant laugh. The funniest famous birthday
> notice I think I ever saw, was
>
>         March 15 - Leipzig - J.S. Bach goes for Baroque

Well, Bach was born in March, but in Eisenach.  He died in Leipzig, in July.

Rather makes me wonder if that was a birth notice or the other...

J.S. Bach  b. 21 March 1685, d. 28 July 1750

-----Susan Harwood Kaczmarczik-------------------------------*<:-)-------------
"Queens never make bargains."  -- The Red Queen, _Through the Looking Glass_
-----amadeus@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu--------------The University of Texas @Austin---
From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Date: 14 Dec 1992 21:19:52 GMT
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In a previous article, harwell@TENET.EDU (Anne Burton Harwell) says:

>Something tells me that there was an unanticipated problem with the
>plumbing re-route at UGA...
>
Where's that scots Roto-Rooter guy when we need him?

-- 
		###	Ruth Hanschka, the Nethead    ###
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Date:         Sat, 12 Dec 1992 20:49:43 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: fun word I'd somehow never seen before (fwd)
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        > lifemanship: the art or practice of achieving superiority or an
        > appearance of superiority over other people (as in conversation
        > or business) by perplexing and demoralizing them -- compare
        > _gamesmanship,_ _one-upmanship._

*Plonk*!

G
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:19:46 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: 2 toasts
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: These environments
: may not be similar (I bow to your superior knowledge, O Poobah!) but they
: FELT the same to me.  Okay?  Are you happy now?

We've all heard that one before.  Harumph.

G
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Subject:      Howdy from the land of retail.

*** Resending note of 12/18/92 02:00

>and SKU or Stock Kounting Units. My store's sales have been brisk and
>the returns have been few. Hello and I loved reading 800 messages
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hah! ....wait till after Christmas!
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Date:         Fri, 11 Dec 1992 12:23:33 EST
From:         Evelyn Duncan <R3EJD%AKRONVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: JMW

John,
  It's AKRONVM (or, if you want to try Internet VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU).
  My bat friends will be very happy to take care of any problems you
may have with your Postmaster.

Evelyn

P.S.  There's a New List:  FORKNI-L@PSUVM for Forever Knight fans! :)

/\o/\
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 04:35:22 GMT

>
>So when *is* the big TP gathering set for--have to work in around nasties.
>
>-Mka
 
Quizmaster Carolyn will let us know, I'm sure.
 
Carolyn, what does "to come the raw prawn with s.o." mean?
 
brad
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Date: 16 Dec 92 16:50:17 GMT
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Looka dis!

<Show-bottom>!!!!!

-abh
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 06:50:14 CST
From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Mice, icons, etc
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> of any kind.  I started using DV when I moved from an XT to a 386 in June
> '92.  I moved up to DVX a few months ago.

Oops.  That was supposed to say June '90, not June '92.

Btw, you can run Windows under DV, altho I don't know why anybody would
want to.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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*** Resending note of 12/18/92 07:38

>> unusual way.  He broke into a motel they were at and stabbed both repeatedly
>> (but not fatally).  He then, using a pair of vice-grip pliers, removed the
>> mans penis.

>Yeah! Thanks, Don, I needed to start my day with a chuckle. Now what I

>-abh

Chuckle?  I winced! (and for more reasons than I will ever tell).
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From:         Marty Rosen <crosen@ANDY.BGSU.EDU>
Subject:      Fischer details (forwarded)
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>Path:
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>Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
>Subject: Fischer Indicted
>Message-ID: <1992Dec16.095524.18560@husc3.harvard.edu>
>From: fry@zariski.harvard.edu (David Fry)
>Date: 16 Dec 92 09:55:23 EST
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A federal grand jury in Washington indicted Bobby Fischer yesterday on
a charge of violating the economic sanctions on Yugoslavia by defending
his "World Championship" from September to November.

If convicted Fischer faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail plus
a $250,000 fine.  The Government could attach his purse as well.  Of
course, the issue is how to bring Fischer to trial.  A warrant
has been issued for his arrest should he return to this country, but
that's about all the justice department intends to do.  They said it
was unlikely that they would kidnap Fischer from Europe, or that they
would attempt to extradite him from Yugoslavia.

Fischer had nothing to say.  One of his bodyguards directed reporters to
his attorney's for comment.

A Government attorney says that Fischer's lawyers had explicitly asked
in late summer for a ruling on what Fischer faced if he were to play
the match.  They sent back a message that he would face possible
criminal action and urged him not to play, but Fischer spit on that
message in a now-famous display at the first press conference before
the match.  The attorney now says they would love the opportunity to
use that in court to show Fischer's attitude towards the law.

Officially, Fischer violated the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, invoked by Bush to impose sanctions on Yugoslavia.  It
gives the president the power to block Americans from engaging in
transactions with a foreign country.  The law has been used 22 since
1987 to bring violators to trial.

David Fry                                  fry@math.harvard.edu
Division of Applied Sciences               fry@huma1.bitnet
Harvard University                      ...!harvard!huma1!fry
Cambridge, MA  02138
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From:         LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
Subject:      WORDS-L TP: Evelyn's turn to pick a topic
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>>a shot through the heart by an Aussie tart:

Recognised for what I am at last! :-) Believe it or not that question was on
the first card in the box I picked up. I hope you have better luck next time.

>>Blomberg chose History as his subject for his first go; I rolled a 3 so I have
>>moved him 3 spaces from the center to the History square. Anne and Agnes have
>>both been added to the game and Ken has been taken out.
>>
>>Here is Blomberg's 1st question:
>>
>>" What is the 'Blue Ensign'?"
>
>a porno movie with Tim Conway? directed by Gainsborough? you wouldn't believe
>what seems like it's following you around the room....
>
>seriously now, folks, I will say the plane that dropped the big one #2 on
>Nagasaki.

The 'Blue Ensign' is the Australian Flag.

>if by some miracle that was correct, I'll take English. However, I suspect
>the ball is in Evelyn's court.

Evelyn now has her turn and needs to pick a subject


>>Code: G - Geography
>>      E - English              (b.c.--US regular edition=Entertainment)
>>      H - History                    (just what does this mean?)

Aaargh! It is supposed to be Entertainment! Thanks Blomberg.... having lost
my rule sheet, I just looked at a card and tried to remember what all the
categories were by reading the questions and trying to work out what field
they referred too.... guess I picked up an 'ambiguous' card. :-(

Code: G - Geography
      E - Entertainment
      A - Art and Literature
      N - Science and Nature
      S - Sports and Leisure
      R - Roll again

There, is that right now! It's been a long time between games for me, I guess
it's showing. :-)

Evelyn, pick a topic!

Carolyn
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From:         JOHN WHAT'S-THE-M-FOR? WILLIAMS
 <WILLIAMS%MC.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: JMW

Evelyn, *I* know it's AKRONVM, and *you* know it's AKRONVM, but our
STUPID BLOODY BRAINDEAD MAILER INSISTS ON ALTERING ADDRESSES!!!!!!!!!!
That's probably only one  of the things that are wrong over there.
(Last time I heard anything from them they said there were 14 (!), not
counting backhoes.)
Oh, and Steve?  Any idea where the records for the Washington and Old
Dominion RR wound up?  8-)

John gnashing & wailing and ready to start whaleing W.
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In a previous article, ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU () says:

>I arranged them!  But I'm just not as neat and anal-retentive as *SOME*
>people are.  Chet, the guy who was explaining all this to me (today
>is his last day at work, so I have to pump his brain quick!) is very
>particular that everything be arranged just so--I opened a window off-
>center once, and he never let me forget it.

I have less use for neat freaks than I do icons.:-)  Both can be useful,
in their places.... [help screens, cleaning services...]  

>>Speaking of things drunken, my Lebkuchen [Christmas cookies] this year
>>taste like they were doused with orange liqueur.
>I love lebkuchen!!!  I haven't made them for years, though.  I can never
>remember to make them and let them sit!
>
And then you all but break your teeth on them?  We make them every year,
from a recipe my grandmother had.  If you think those are bad, though,
Springerle[sp] are worse.  Those *never* soften up, but they are good for
coffee dunking.:-)  

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From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject:      My Top Ten 1992
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The top ten uppers of 1992 (post April, of course)
.
10)  Tercets for Triplets
9)   WHTMINJ (unfinished)
8)  -ggs' palindromic tattoo
7)   the UBI SUNT posts
6)   the birth of Nicholas Adrian Smith-Valdes
5)   Family Feud
4)   dinner with -abh in SA
3)   Sonnet / Ode to Judith
2)   WHTMIQR
1)   -ggs' physical presence at Clambake
.
(Am I leaving anyone out?)
.
The top ten downders of 1992 (post April)
.
10)  Lob's nastiness
9)  Aaron's nastiness
8)  Sweet Adam's departure
7)  missing the PreparationH flap because of absence
6)  the momentary loss of Twilda's trophy
5)  various posters' nastiness about FF
4)  various posters' nastiness about miatas
3)  various posters' nastiness about <one>'s list persona
2)  various posters' nastiness about the use of <>
1)  various posters' nastiness about the use of <lady>
.
(Is this list too egocentric?.....)
--guess who?????
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Subject:      Re: But...

>
>But I don't *WANT* to go to Georgia!  It's too cold outside!
>--
>  -- Bernardykins  o/.\____ /
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Have Natalie help you put your sweater on and be the brave list-leader that you
are.
Lisa