HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: martinc@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Do you remember 1970 to 1980?
Date: 20 Nov 92 01:26:02 GMT
	<1992Nov16.212113.27658@e2big.mko.dec.com>
	<MARTINC.92Nov18222158@hatteras.cs.unc.edu> <7149@news.duke.edu>
Organization: UNC Department of Computer Science
In-reply-to: diamond@acpub.duke.edu's message of 19 Nov 92 15:07:36 GMT

In article <7149@news.duke.edu> diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams) writes:

   In article <MARTINC.92Nov18222158@hatteras.cs.unc.edu> martinc@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin) writes:
   >
   >How are we supposed to take you seriously when you were born after the
   >Beatles broke up?

   Who?


Thank you, dear.  I needed that.

(PS. Aren't you speaking to me either? I'm beginning to feel a little
paranoid.) 
--
		Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu
     Dept. of Computer Science/CB #3175 UNC-CH/Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175
	    3611 University Dr #13M/Durham, NC 27707/(919) 419 1754
     "Oh God, please help me be civil in tongue, pure in thought, and able
      to resist the temptation to laugh uncontrollably.  Amen." -- Rob T
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: gwangung@byron.u.washington.edu (Roger Tang)
Subject: Re: nkill
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:37:25 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.055922.17282@netcom.com> rohwerwd@netcom.com (W. David Rohwer) writes:
>     For state jobs, the hiring manager has to take the person with the
>highest adjusted score.  I believe that a person who scores a higher
>score than someone else is better qualified.

	Not a very good belief, then.  Let me tell you about testing and
measurement theory one of these days....

> By the way, I do realize that tests have limitations.

	More than you think you know....

-- 
	"I got into theatre originally to pick up girls. Unfortunately, all I
found were women..."
e-mail:  gwangung@u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.)
Subject: Re: net.hugs?
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 10:22:26 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: na
Keywords: Handy-Wipe, please?

In article <1992Nov20.210352.17644@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com> puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) writes:
>Since you're cross-postin' right back, is your readin' disability
>confusin' you into believin' that ARC and alt.romance are the same?

Alt.romance.chat was created a number of months back for the sole purpose of
moving a running thread with 'cowpatty' and somebody else out of alt.romance
so they (the alt.romance people) could talk about more important things,
like White Knights and crap like that.
Alt.romance and alt.romance.chat are damn near identical.
r.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: What to do, What to do?
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:02:05 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 <1992Nov20.133124.1709@b8.b8.ingr.com> larry@b8.b8.ingr.com (Larry Billings) writes:

>I would like to apoligize to everyone on the net that I have offended,
>insulted, >demeaned, irritate, or [insert favorite word/words here].

Larry, just try to smooth down your rough edges.  Your posts are
welcome, you just haven't read the new users FAQ recently enough
(or at all).

>How to correct the problem???   I really don't know.

1) Keep your .signature short.  Most people just don't want to see
   pages of drivel.  I never cared that your .sig was a big smiley
   face, I just thought it was too damned big.

2) Don't be in such a hurry to post.  Learn how to make your newsreaded
   mark articles for later return and post after you're not in such a
   hurry to do so.  And don't consider it bad if this reduces the number
   of postings you make.

3) Try to get the facts before starting to argue, rather than making
   lame and wrong statements.  Your track record is kinda bad here.

4) Don't jump on every piece of hostile e-mail, but try to look for
   common patterns and be more careful about those areas in the future.

5) Never, never, ever, ever, crosspost to soc.singles and general
   again.  I got three pieces of e-mail flame because I followed up
   an article you posted.  I accept responsibility for that, but
   please don't make it more likely that it'll happen in the future.

6) Satire is hard to write well, and may not be worth the trouble if
   you're not very good at it and/or people don't know you.  Smileys
   help, in my opinion.  But you'll get flamed for overdoing them, too.

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
"I get so tickled debunking bad personal philosophy." - Milquetoast
From: tps@jptcs.COM (Tim Sailer)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: What Fits Heree
Date: 16 Nov 92 04:27:39 GMT
Reply-To: tps@jptcs.com
Organization: JPT Computer Solutions, Port Jeff Station, NY
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

H. Allisson Roome (allisson@turing.toronto.edu) wrote:
: 4) James gets all the seesters - unless someone has 4 Aces
:    and a wild card;

Hey!! No FAIR!!!


: 6) The use of a reasonable editor is suggested (I'm not
:    about to suggest either emacs or vi - I try to stay out
:    of religious wars) so that articles and e-mail fits on the
:    reader(s) screens;

USE EMACS <Ducking and running! >

: 
: 7)  Check your facts - if not, there are thousands of others 
:     that will do it for you - and attribute them when possible,
:     that way if your facts are bad we can flame your source
:     not you;

Don't count on it!

: 9)  Most importantly, THINK.  Use your mind when you write 
:     or read for that matter.  Engage brain before engaging  
:     fingers.

Ooops.. does this mean I have to stop posting at 4 AM? :)

Tim
-- 
Tim Sailer
JPT Computer Solutions - SCO Sales/Consulting/Administration and Mangling
Port Jefferson Station, NY
(516) 331-9001
From: ROPERK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA (K. Roper)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Are you a Young Transplant?
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:30:54 GMT
 <1992Nov17.000122.2248@netcom.com> <1992Nov17.205924.11582@b8.b8.ingr.com>
 <lgipf2INN78a@news.bbn.com> <MARTINC.92Nov18123935@hatteras.cs.unc.edu>
 <92324.030132SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
 <MARTINC.92Nov19194633@h
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston

In article <92325.170111SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>, Graydon
<SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> says:
>
>I was refering to the interesting complex of reactions that tends to
>occur in persons not utterly devoid of imagination when someone who
>(rationally, by surface appearances, etc) have a prayer of inflicting
>serious harm attempts to do so.  People start wondering about
>poisoned fingernails, 9th dan black belts in obscure martial arts
>specializing in causing compound fractures, and so forth.  Tends
>to fluster people badly.
>
>

  Gee, Graydon .... I thought you hadn't met my family ....


arcane (grinning evilly, as usual)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Money and the Single World (was: Education and the Single World
Date: 21 Nov 92 12:14:47 GMT
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.

In article <lgqe6pINNhs8@news.bbn.com> dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
>In article <1992Nov20.000314.19764@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:
>
>> Even if there is a minimum
>> balance required, I can't see that as a particularly important factor--I've
>> been known to let my checking account balance creep up to $15,000+ before
>> getting around to transferring the money elsewhere. 
>
>Your sweetsie-pie persona is starting to slip, Tryg baby.  You only said
>this to be a shit and so you could see all the unworthies reading this 
>group whimper.

Now would I do a thing like that?  (And who reading this group is unworthy?)
Besides, wimpering isn't one of my turn-ons.

Trygve   (Though I have to admit that james does wimper extremely well--
          I imagine he's getting e-mail propositions from doms all over
          the world by now....)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,alt.pagan,alt.romance,alt.sex,alt.polyamory,talk.religion.misc
From: markbr%radian@natinst.com (markbr)
Subject: Re: Prove That Kids are Precious Gifts From God. (Was: Re: ra-ising c-hildren)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:47:57 GMT
Organization: n.o.y.b

In article <By59p1.M6J@access.digex.com> dougnews@access.digex.com (Doug Humphrey) writes:
>
>
>Does anyone else think that this has drifted a bit away from 
>"polyamory" and more into "god" and "are children wonderful 
>or should they be shot"?  

Yep. It's what usually happens when one of these (I'm flame-proofed) xians
wants to drag GOD into every damn conversation, whether it's relevant or
not.o

Personally, I believe in the barrel method for raising teenagers: you put
them in a barrel and lid it up when they hit 13, feed them through the
bunghole till they're 18, then you decide whether to let them out or close
the bung.
>
	mark

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA (dreas)
Subject: Re: Prove That Kids are Precious Gifts Fro
Reply-To: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 22:25:08 GMT

In article 4721@wetware.com, diana@wetware.com (CatWoman ) writes:

>And for those of us who neither believe in god,
>nor want children, you can believe that any children
>we may find ourselves with would not be considered
>a precious gift from ANYone.  
>
>Right now there are only four children in the world
>that I would consider as anything LESS than a 
>terrible burden - my two nephews and my PYM's
>two children.  Any of those four would be welcomed
>by me - any other children would be considered a
>REAL nuisance.


At least you were willing to accept your PYM's kids.
I would find a SO's KidsFromAPreviousRelationship a
bit beyond my ToleranceThreshold. CheersToYou!

dreas
From: jm0i@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JOSEPH ALOYSIUS MCVEIGH)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: net.hugs?
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:18:25 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

dbj@cs.washington.edu (Dave Johnson) writes:
[On "The Huggy Bunch" - A.R]
>Soc.singles, on the other hand, is a fairly 'gropey-snarly' group
>filled with nasty, bitter people who like to pick on anyone who
>says anything remotely cute.  E-mail/news tends to be quite nasty
>in it's nature between everyone.  People are just as obnoxious and
>cynical in person.

I like to think I'm more obnoxious in person. Plain vanilla text doesn't
capture my snide nature at all.
-- 
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: Are you a Young Brain Transplant?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:05:41 GMT

In article <BxxFB1.1nI@rice.edu> mmzn@rice.edu (Mark Mazina) writes:
>
>In article <lgl3e9INNro0@news.bbn.com>, dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
>|
>|> 
>|> I think people figure that I must be armed or I wouldn't dare to be
>|> as obnoxious as I am.  Or they have a left-over fear of their last
>|> math teacher and they're terrified that I might try to integrate 
>|> something in front of them.
>|> 
>|> Dawn
>|> 
>
>
>    /
>    |  obnoxious d(obnoxious)  =?   dawn  +  C
>    /
 
2.1
 
>
>
>
>
>
>
 
Whats your point?

 
================================================================================
 Ipsissimus of the Inner Order of Sesquipedalian Fruitcakes 
 Sesquipedalian's 'R' Us. ZX-10. DoD#564. There ain't no more.
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: What is attractive to women?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:39:13 GMT

In article <15512@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>In article <1992Nov15.204331.17994@bnlux1.bnl.gov> schroede@bnlux1.bnl.gov (gary l. schroeder) writes:
>|
>|Try wearing your "Cure" t-shirt to work some time with the
>|worn-through-at-the-knees blue jeans and see how long you stay at your
>|RealWorld job, assuming that they hire you in the first place.
>
>I just heard about our "official" dress code the other day.  It is
>"clothes must be worn".  
>

How blatantly unfair (repressive even).
 
================================================================================
 Ipsissimus of the Inner Order of Sesquipedalian Fruitcakes 
 Sesquipedalian's 'R' Us. ZX-10. DoD#564. There ain't no more.
================================================================================
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: jlamb@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Jeffrey Richard Lamb)
Subject: Re: Why do women
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 02:39:19 GMT

atovorni@engr.UVic.CA (dreas) writes:

>In article D6C@unix.portal.com, mzank@shell.portal.com (matthew c zank) writes:
>>Why do women just go for men with big muscle and lots of hair,
>>and for any man who does not have any of this "too bad"?
>>for that matter why do women have such narrow minds when
>>it comes to views on men.
> 
>I guess your problem includes mostly the women in Eau Claire.

>Women here in Vicky are a little more BROAD MINDED! :+)
                                       ^^^^^

The correct term is woman or female. The terms "dame" "broad" etc are
not considered politically correct. I think you should be more considerate
when you post. Remember there are those out there who will take your
every word as an indication of sexism, raceism, or whatever. You flaggrant
misuse of these offensive terms just show that you are a narrow-minded
slob. Consider yourself flamed.

(for the humorless) :-)

(Just a joke, but if your ego needs a boost and you think it will help,
feel free to flame me. I just think that when tensions run high it is
important to rememebr that people can have bad days and say things they
haven't thought out very well. I certainly don't know what's happening
in the person-who-started-this-thread's life, but it's possible he just
passed up for a guy with bulging muscles and lots of hair and he made an
unwarrented generalization about women in general. Cut him a break.I can
safely say either he's got the message or no amount of additional writing
will get the message to him.)

-- 
H. Ross Perot | "How do you always manage to    | Jeff R. Lamb
for President | decide?" 			| Midnight Arrow
of the United | "How do you let others decide   | Champion of Reality
States in '96 | for you?"	   -Ayn Rand 	| (jlamb@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu)
From: jmd@bear.com (Josh Diamond)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: What is attractive to women?
Date: 18 Nov 92 16:01:48 GMT
	<JMD.92Nov17135431@lion.bear.com> <1992Nov17.230759.19848@netcom.com>
Organization: Bear, Stearns & Co. - FAST
In-reply-to: barry@netcom.com's message of 17 Nov 92 23:07:59 GMT


In article <1992Nov17.230759.19848@netcom.com> barry@netcom.com (Kenn Barry) writes:

	   Think again, corporate weasel! My salary comes (indirectly) from
   the gummint, and they make their money the old-fashioned way - they
   steal it from hard-working taxpayers :-).

Wrongo.  A good chunk of it is borrowed from the rest of the world.
Did you realize that the government issues over 15 _billion_ dollars
worth of bonds each and every week?  And who buys these bonds?  Mostly
investment banks.

   >Finally, about respect, every living thing is due respect.

	   Even maggots? Viruses?

Yes.  If it weren't for maggots which eat dead bodies and droppings,
the world would be a _very_ smelly place...

As for viruses, something has to help keep the population down, since
we humans can seem to figger out how to use birth control... :-(


Spidey!!!


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 /\ \  / /\  Josh Diamond                                          jmd@bear.com
//\\ .. //\\ AKA Spidey!!!                        ...!ctr.columbia.edu!ursa!jmd
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Xref: sparky soc.singles:30850 ba.singles:2196
From: jimmy@finch.scac.edu (Jimmy Tubbs)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 14 Nov 92 03:08:52 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Sacramento College of Arts and Crafts

In article <1992Nov11.040636.4774@netcom.com> marv@netcom.com (Marvin Raab) writes:
>A puppy works too.

That's the only reason people are willing to take him places.

>We did go out the following weekend but nothing ever came of it.

No surprise here.

Jimmy
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: How to explain?
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 18:24:24 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.

Scott Probst (probst@selkirk.sfu.ca) wrote:
> that was getting out of canada. getting out of the u.s. was even more 
> seriously weird. it was midnight [same crossing: Winnipeg/Grand Forks, n.d. - 
> looks like an outhouse 15 miles from the back door], and after the guard
> carefully explained that he was there to "interdict drugs and guns", we
> thought it only fair to explain that we "hadn't been able to find any".

There are three classes of people I _never_ joke with: income tax agents,
airport security personnel, and people at border crossings.  These people
are lifeforms that are specially bred to remove all traces of a sense of
humor.

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
"I get so tickled debunking bad personal philosophy." - Milquetoast
From: taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: net.hugs?
Date: 19 Nov 92 10:48:25 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki, Finland

In <1992Nov17.192506.24522@netcom.com> aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine) writes:

>In article <31517@hydra.Helsinki.FI> taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina) writes:
>>
>>I'd like to ask why people share *hugs* and *kisses* on the net.  What
>>is the value of them?  Would you also hug and kiss a stranger in real
>>life?

>As a matter of fact, yes.  Take a look at my .sig.....

Yes, but you give hugs and backrubs in an environment where they are
accepted and common [isn't this what sf cons are for? :)].  Several
people have said the same about alt.romance.*. Hugs and kisses belong
there, they are appreciated and valued.  Perhaps they are right about
network hugs, personally I don't value them.

For me, a hug on the net from a stranger is just a word.  I don't see
him/her, I don't know what he/she wants.  I don't get much out of it.
An email hug is a little better, a real one is the best.

-- 
Juha Taina  taina@cs.helsinki.fi  Phone: +358-0-708-4247
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: What is attractive to women?
Date: 19 Nov 92 21:29:47 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <74476@apple.apple.COM> pooh@Apple.COM (Pooh) writes:
 
|Cold and rainy, thanks, and my ProblemSlightlyOlderMan is
|going through an unusual "I like Americans" phase and wants
|to go to Burger King every weekend ...

We'll if he didn't like Americans he wouldn't be your ProblemSlightlyOlderMan
than would he?

-- 
+==========================================================================+
| John Fereira        | Auspex Systems | "Ask me about my vow of silence." |
| johnf@auspex.com    | Santa Clara CA |                                   |
+==========================================================================+
Newsgroups: soc.singles,general
From: pmartz@dsd.es.com (Paul Martz)
Subject: Re: Nightline and Presidential Cantidates
Reply-To: pmartz@dsd.es.com (Paul Martz)
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 19:32:35 GMT

In article <1ej9t9INNnvv@gap.caltech.edu>, corbetew@cco.caltech.edu (Corbet E. Wilcox) writes:
> It also seems to me that the were some pretty severe recessions in the 70's
> much worse that the '91 recession.

What I remember about the 70s was the oil embargo sent gas prices
through the roof, and anyone associated with the automodile industry
got laid off. This is from my own teen-age tunnel-vision view of the
world, as seen from my hometown, Flint Michigan. I've always had the
impression the oil emnargo caused the economic problems of the 70s.

Seems like the world as a whole would be much better off if we weren't
so oil/auto dependant (citizens of certain Arab nations might
disagree...).
-- 

   -paul	pmartz@dsd.es.com
		Evans & Sutherland
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude)
Subject: Re: net.hugs?
Followup-To: misc.test,alt.test
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:01:12 GMT

 barry@netcom.com (Kenn Barry) writes:

>>>>I too am new to this news group so hi, y'all.  I was ungraciously dumped
>>>Hi! *hug* and welcome to ARC!
>>
>>I'd like to ask why people share *hugs* and *kisses* on the net.
>
>	That's just the alt.romance crowd. We lynches 'em when we
>catches 'em.

Sheesh! ARC=alt.romance.chat

-- 
(Puter is a deranged individual at puter@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com)
Machines should work.  People should think.	-- IBM motto
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA (dreas)
Subject: Limitations
Reply-To: atovorni@engr.UVic.CA
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 01:34:43 GMT



What price for vanity?

I was looking through my news record and thought,
"Hey! I can read this stuff at home if I print it up!!!"

I didn't realize the extent of my newsgroup dabbling. :+)

I typed *-Pugl news.record* and the printer dutifully began cranking out
copious quantities of hard copy...All my postings from October 2 to November 14! :+)

The printer quit after about 200 pages of my collected works!!!

I jammed the system by mistake and forgot how to get off the print queue.
(...It's been a little while since my UNIX seminar)

I also printed about 600 and something pages 
from my extensive mail files at different times(!)

Well, I got cut off.
I had to come up with $ 83.50 to get my account back on line. :+(

I got the money and paid it yesterday. 
It took the Admin guys 22 hours to get around to switching me on again.

They told me that I was responsible for about 90% of all the postings 
going out to the WORLD from UVIC(!) This has given me a local reputation.  

I'll answer my mail now...

dreas
Newsgroups: soc.singles