HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: kauhunen@mits.mdata.fi (Kari Nenonen)
Subject: Re: NORTH POLE penpal wanted!!
Organization: MITS, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:31:18 GMT

Untrue, dear Jarmo. I've heard of Santa Claus of Alaska and even of Santa
Claus of Norway and Sweden. Think I'm unpatriotic? Well, I still believe that
the Finnish Santa Claus who lives in Korvatunturi, Lapplad, is the one and
only real Santa Claus. But we shouldn't use the word Santa Claus, because
that's something catholic (we don't have saints in Finland). We should say
the thing as it is and call him Joulupukki - the old pagan minor god.

--
    * kauhunen@mits.mdata.fi  *  *  Kari Nenonen *
               * Helsinki - Finland *
From: ssd@eos.ncsu.edu (Srikant Sridevan)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Dec. 6th, anyone?
Keywords: While we're on this trip ...
Date: 5 Oct 92 23:30:11 GMT
Reply-To: ssd@eos.ncsu.edu (Srikant Sridevan)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Originator: ssd@shiva.psrc.ncsu.edu


 Hi there! While we're on this trip, anyone else's b'day on Dec. 6th?
								 Srikant
					 	ssd@apollo.psrc.ncsu.edu
From: v003nnc3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (MR. BUNGLE)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: May 17?
Keywords: Anyone?
Date: 6 Oct 92 00:09:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Since everyone seems to be on the birthday kick, just wondered if anyone had
May 17 as theirs.  Post or E-mail if you do.

later,
Phil Delyani 
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: i0b8356@summa.tamu.edu (BERRIOS, IVAN)
Subject: Pals Wanted---Again!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:14:00 GMT

	Hi!
	
	Here we go again... I'm a grad. student here at Texas A&M Univ.  
I want to meet new people, therefore I'm requesting you networkers to 
send me emails. I will definetely answer them (as humanly possible), who 
knows maybe we'll get to be good friends!!

	Ivan Berrios...........i0b8356@summa.tamu.edu
From: hlxkar02@uctvax.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: SA Surfer speaks out ....
Date: 6 Oct 92 02:58:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: uctvax.1992Oct6.005801.202983
Organization: University of Cape Town

This is the about umpteenth time I have tried to get a letter on to this board
and I hope this letter makes it because all the others were lengthy enough to
make one want to cry when they disappeared into the mists of datastream.

Intro, aside, Hi there !
The name's James and I am a South African, can't you tell by the address ?
I am at UCT (check addr.) and should be finishing up here soon.

I hate to sound arb but the last four days, the weather has been so good in
Cape Town it's worth a mention. I surf, and that meant, Friday after second
period through to today were spent out there in the waves and on the beach.

If anyone out there is deciding on a vacation destination, come to S.A., 
Firstly, it's not as bad as it looks on T.V., Secondly, if you are converting
from most other currencies to Rand (Mickey mouse money) then the holiday is
almost as cheap as going somewhere in your own country.

If you are keen drop me a line, and I can give further info or at least put you
in touch with someone who can.

I'm always keen on e-mail, and promise to reply (at least once !) to anything
sent. Go ahead, ask whatever you want - I'm here for a while yet !!!

If in doubt, paddle out...
James
 
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: cs50665@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Enter Scogman)
Subject: Re: Dec. 6th, anyone?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 15:36:14 GMT
Keywords: While we're on this trip ... 

In article <1992Oct6.021001.27228@ncsu.edu> drburne@eos.ncsu.edu (DALE ROBERT BURNETT) writes:
>close!! dec 5th.
         ^^^^^^^

Ditto.
-- 
                   +  Quick to judge, quick to anger
 cs50665.uxa.cso.  +  Slow to understand.
    uiuc.edu       +  Ignorance and prejudice
		   +  And fear walk hand in hand.
From: csc102048@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: LOOKING....
Date: 6 Oct 92 19:41:54 CST
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University




LOOKING FOR FEMALE CORRESPONDANCE 

GOOD LOOKING WOMEN ONLY!!!!!
From: aa001@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tom Grundner)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: TERRI = MR. TOM GRUNDNER !! (bogus posting reply)
Date: 30 Sep 1992 13:47:46 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa001@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tom Grundner)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, rajain@ecs.umass.edu () says:

>In article <8159@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>, tmg@Nptn.ORG (Theresa M. Greystoke) writes:
>				     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>							NOT !

<<< STUFF DELETED >>>

>	Niceee try :-0~ !!!! And no! I don't think you were using a
>	friend's account cuz your initials were made to match the
>	login name "tmg" (imagine: Teressa M. Gr...)!!!
>
>	So Mr. Tom Grundner (alias Terri), TOUGH LUCK !!!!!
> 

   On September 25th, someone made a bogus posting to this newsgroup
(Subject: Penpals Wanted!!!) in the name of tmg@nptn.org and claiming
to be a 21 year old female.

   First of all, the machine "nptn.org" not only does not subscribe
to this newsgroup, it doesn't subscribe to ANY newsgroups except those
we directly use for information dissemination.  It is a staging area
for NPTN (National Public Telecomputing Network) cybercasting services.

   Second, "tmg" is not a personal e.mail account.  It is a general
account used to handle incoming inquiries about our organization.

   Thirdly, the message originated in Los Angeles at: seas.ucla.edu.
Our machine, nptn.org, is located in Ohio.

   The postmaster at "seas.ucla.edu" has been notified and (I hope)
the person can be found and appropriate action taken.

   For those who decided to flame ME (or anyone) for a false posting,
I would suggest restraint in the future.  If you know enough about 
Usenet, anyone can post a message of any kind, anywhere, in anyone's
name.  For example, in about five minutes, Rajat, the same person who
posted this message in MY name, could post messages in YOUR name which 
presents you as a female, or a homosexual, or a beastiality affectionato,
or a kiddie-porn enthusiast, or just about anything else.

   Before you flame... LEARN HOW TO READ USENET HEADERS.  If you had
done so in this case you would have seen it was bogus right away.



-- 
Tom Grundner - aa001@cleveland.freenet.edu
NPTN TeleOlympics Headquarters


Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: Anneliese Kropf <akropf@mariner.amc.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Hmm.
Organization: Australian Maritime College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
     <1992Sep29.080310.14370@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>
     <u895217.717806642@bruny>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 23:57:27 GMT

Why should we?
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: cjr6495@tamsun.tamu.edu (Christopher James Rogers)
Subject: Judson High School and UTSA
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:13:42 GMT


Did anyone out there graduate from Judson High School in San Antonio, Tx?

Is anyone out there going to UTSA?

Write me at:

			cjr6495@tamsun.tamu.edu

Later!
C J Rogers
From: amallik@eng.umd.edu (Ajoy Mallik)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: 18 ap-again!
Date: 6 Oct 92 13:57:16 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

I am the person who originally started the 18 april deal..since then I
have seen a list of people , people going off on hitler/ Chaplin
tangents/ why must all the april people have fun..etc..etc..
ALL FINE...but what does one do with the list compiled and posted on
this newsgp of the people born on 18ap.
I mailed a common messg to all there...nothing much happened...
So, are we all april people , who others claim to have "all fun"..just
raising smoke or do we REALLY intend to establish connections.?
Cheers, anyways to all ( not just April people) ;-). 

Ajoy.
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: clarkw@pell2l20.alleg.edu (Walter Clark)
Subject: WANTED: theatre, Music, & Talk
Reply-To: nada
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 18:23:09 GMT

IS there anyone out there who would be interested in sending E-mail (or  
real mail for that matter) to a guy 21 years of age, a senior, major in  
theatre, who like most all types of music, and who will talk about  
anything

	i'm from northwest PA and I am a student at allegheny college.
If a physical description is needed I'm 5'9" with brownish hair and Blue  
eyes. I like relaxing games of pool, late night walks, old movies with new  
friends, being social, and at times being secluded. I have no qualms with  
who ever writes, age is no matter, nor are personal beliefs, nor sex. so  
remember me , drop a line and I'll answer any thing you send, any question  
you write, I'm not shy.

		W.Clark

--
"To remember everything is a form of madness" - Brian Freil
"I hope my comp board remembers that" clarkw@alleg.edu
"ding a ding dang my dang along ling long" - Ministry
"hold it...rewind it....reverse it" Willy Wonka
From: achmad@stud.cs.uit.no (Yudi)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: birthday on the 4. November
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:37:23 GMT
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway


 
|> I think all people here on the net have their birthday in April.
|> Who have his or her  birthday on the 4. November
|> Just write. 
|> 
|> Yudi
|> 
|>
From: rfd2001@andy.bgsu.edu (Ryan Dickey)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Bowling Green Guy ISO e-mail
Date: 1 Oct 92 01:54:33 GMT
Followup-To: soc.penpals
Organization: BGSU

Send me some mail dammit!
--Ryan--
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: xpei@gwdgv1.gwdg.de
Subject: Re: Looking for penpals around the world
Reply-To: xpei@gwdgv1.gwdg.de
Organization: GWDG Goettingen, F.R.Germany
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:28:17 GMT

Hi .  Bu See Tiang
	In response to your posting : I like to use computer too and 
I am now doing my physics and biology study. It will be interesting to hear
from you.   Best wishes. Xstern.
From: craigs@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Betsy Brett)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Postcard request
Summary: Postacrds wanted
Keywords: Postcards from around the world, please
Date: 4 Oct 92 00:16:50 GMT
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland

Hi!  I collect postcards and would like anyone out there to send me some
from wherever you are.  If you want me to send a card from Newfoundland,
Canada, put your address on the card or send your address via e-mail.
I have several penpals, so I cannot afford anymore, unless you are really
specail!!!  Thanks alot!				-Betsy Brett-

-- 
Betsy Brett                          email craigs@garfield.cs.mun.ca
Box 442 RR1                          (specify to Betsy in subject line)
Paradise, NF  A1L 1C1 /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Canada /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: htcric01@uctvax.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Cape Town, South Africa desperately seeks attention to this headline.
Date: 30 Sep 92 22:56:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: uctvax.1992Sep30.205605.202938
Organization: University of Cape Town


         O.K. I'm new to all of this and this keyboard just 
         don't look like the one at home.

Excuses aside (and you can be buggered if I'm going to manually indent the
rest of this letter), this is a huge favour from a friend to advance an
otherwise uneventful degree at U.C.T. (University of Cape Town)

Major interests:  Surfing, W.A.B.bing (Work avoidance behaviour),
Beach-volleyball, Politics (classical & international) [my degree is geared to
this], and generally partying it up like most other normal ? 'Varsity dudes.

Minor interests:  Find out in the next episode....

Of perhaps more help would be e-mail, snail mail or anything of the like from
anyone in the U.K. or on the Continent as it seems as if Pater has decided my
next year on this mortal coil will be spent there.

Since my only travel outside of South Africa has been to Australia for the 16th
World Jamboree - (hey, maybe you know someone who was a boy sprout ?) and that
was for a dismal 6 weeks, the thought of making it on my ace for a year is
quite a thought.

So I would really appreciate it if people who live over there can tell me more
about what to expect. (Like where to work, what to see - and definitely what to
avoid !)

Since I'm helluva new on this system, it would really be a kick to have a
real-time link so if anyone reads this soon (7:00 G.M.T. now) contact me please
! I'm going to be here for about another hour or so.

Jimflip on HTCRIC01@UCTVAX.UCT.AC.ZA
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: erikv@dhhalden.no (ERIK VASAASEN)
Subject: Penpals wanted, from wherever you are.
Organization: Ostfold College
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:59:07 GMT

Anyone out there interested in corresponding with a Norwegian
student? It can get kind of boring here sometimes, and it
would be nice to have someone not needing keyboard input to
share it with. Reply is almost guaranteed, especially if you
are female. (I'll do my best!)

I'm male, 18 years old, soon 19, but, (alas?), grown a bit
beyond my years. I'm studying programming and math, main
interests are computers and reading (especially fantasy, but
also SF), enjoy discussing everything from politics to
religion, is tall, dark-blond and blue-eyed (That doesn't mean
that I don't like blonde jokes ;-) ), and try to be open
minded about everything. 

I thought of writing something about my personal views,
feelings, dreams... but I gather, I would rather like to get a
mail from you, if you really are interested. So, if you
haven't stopped reading yet: Press <alt> m, or take a note of
my e-mail address, and let me now that you too would like to
get a new friend.

---
Erik Vasaasen   ----> erikv@dhhalden.no
From: Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: To: Females with School-Related Stories to Share
Date: 28 Sep 92 14:52:45 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

My name is Gordon and I would like to correspond with females from anywhere
in this world. I've been told that only females who post penpal messages get
all the replies ... maybe you can prove them all wrong.

I really enjoy creative writing and I really enjoy people who can tell a good
story. I also have a penchant for school, more so because of the things that
I have learned about myself and the people who I have crossed lives with,
rather than the actual education process, itself.

With that in mind, I would like you to write me a short school-related story
that I may be interested in reading. It may be a story about a teacher that
changed your life, either recently or a long time ago; it may be about the
exam that you wish you had a second chance on; it may be about the day that
everything went so great or the day that everything went from worse to worse;
it may be about some of the characters that you have met in your schooling;
it may be about the teacher from hell; it may be stories about how you felt
going to university for the first time; it may be about your interesting study
techniques; or anything else that comes to mind.

I look forward to hearing your story, and if I can relate to your story, I'll
reply with a similar experience that has happened to me. Making you're
having a school-related problem ... maybe I can help (I am a good listener).

I'll try to respond to all replies sent my way ... I will try, at least. I
look forward to hearing from you. Write soon.

Gordon (from British Columbia, Canada)

P.S. You may write about anything else, too.
From: kramersc@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Scott C. Kramer)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: Why should Apr. B'day have all the fun
Date: 4 Oct 92 19:08:25 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Oct4.113903.4025@spcvxb.spc.edu> pereira_f@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
>\   Any one born September 10th???
> \
>  \   (That is any Virgo's out there)
>   \     
>    \    Let's get in this birthday conversation..
>     \
>      \     after all ...why should april have all the fun!!!
 Because people in April know how to have fun!!!!!!


>       \
>        \      talk to ya soon,
>         \
>          \       bye,
>           \                  
>            \      Felix

 Scott
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: ftw33616@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (.)
Subject: Birthday list version 1.0 information - please read.
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 01:01:24 GMT

Okay.  I've taken the liberty of taking everyone's birthday off soc.
penpals, in addition to the ones I have at the moment.  

A few notes:  
     (1)  I assume, if you give me your birthday, you are freely giving me 
          permission to give your birthday out to people.  I've mailed
          everyone whose birthday I've taken, so i've given everyone a chance
          to get their name off.  remember, this list is made so people can
          find out who shares their same birthday.

     (2)  When you mail me your birthday, Please give me your full name.  Just
          so I can have a _person_'s birthday, y'know?  thanks!

     (3)  I'm going to post a message whenever my list increases by 50 people.


Any suggestions?  comments?


					- Frank Wang
					  ftw33616@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
From: htcric01@uctvax.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: South African wants you to read this !
Date: 1 Oct 92 17:04:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: uctvax.1992Oct1.150405.202947
Organization: University of Cape Town

****Warning****
New user who is over-keen and may flood your e-mail address with useless
drivel.
Proceed with extreme caution....


Hi, The name is James
I have managed to convince a dear friend to show me the ins and outs of the
system. I've already sent e-mail to some of you so it just goes to show - I do
know how to write. If you are hyper keen on a post card from Sunny South Africa
then send your snail mail address when you reply. (I of course hope you will
return the courtesy!) 

-Yes, I am for real, and there is no hoaxing on this address.
I am not going to lower myself to having to masquerade as a woman to get
e-mail. In Cape Town the ratio of men to women is 7 to 1 so I have plenty of
female companions. No need to induce an identity crisis.

Major interests: Surfing, Beach-volleyball, Micro-lighting and a number of
other wild pursuits (more in future comms..)

Minor interests: many....

Hope to hear from everybody out there, maybe a real-time link ?
 

James
Claridges Res
47 Main Road 
Greenpoint
Cape Town
South Africa
8001

P.S. I'm graduating this year and spending a year in Europe next year, so if
anyone has information ie. Where to stay, where to work, what NOT to do, I'd
appreciate it.
From: ksbeh@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Terence Beh)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re : Read this if you want !!*****
Date: 30 Sep 92 14:15:27 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo




Everybody ,

	I didn't write this myself !

Beleive me ! Please !

Must be someone playing a big joke on me !!!!!!

So......



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name   :   (Terence) KS BEH                                _/_/_/_/
e-mail :   ksbeh@descartes.uwaterloo.ca                 _/_/_/
           ksbeh@math.undergrad.uwaterloo.ca               _/_/_/_/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 S T U D Y   H A R D    A N D    P L A Y   H A R D   ! ! !
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: gs32+@andrew.cmu.edu (Geoffrey Spear)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Birthdays
Date: 6 Oct 92 22:15:36 GMT
Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


	Who cares???  DO you people REALLY want to email ONLY people who have
the same birthday as you?  Is this some new numerological religion I
don't know about in which people will only associate with people born on
the same day as them?

-----------------------------------
Geoff Spear
Freshman, ECE, Carnegie-Mellon University
-----------------------------------
The following sentence is false.
The preceding sentence is true.
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: kramersc@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Scott C. Kramer)
Subject: Attention..for all of you born on April 19th.....
Keywords: April 19th is a great day......
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:32:11 GMT

 Fellow worldians, I am writing here today to find out if any of you were
born on April 19th of any year.  It seems that our next door neighbors, those
born on the 18th of April seem to want to get as many people as they can that
were born on that day......please, if any of you were born on April 19th,
I would like to hear from YOU!  On here or by email....I would like to get
a group going here so we can celebrate a lot, esp. on April 19th!!!!!!

So, please get mailing...thanks.......

In a few weeks at most, I will compile a list of users on the system who have
birthdays on the 19th, via email, so I can send a list to those of you who
have a birthday on the 19th...

Thanks to you all,
Scott C. KRamer

P.S. Good PR for penpals, no doubt....


Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: A0RY000 <A0RY@UNB.CA>
Subject: RE: Penpals Wanted!!! (TERRI)
Organization: The University of New Brunswick
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 16:03:26 GMT

In article <8159@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> tmg@Nptn.ORG (Theresa M. Greystoke) writes:
>Hi!
>
>I am a 21 year old female seeking email penpals (male or female, though
>I relate better to male).  I'm a Libra and I have auburn hair and hazel
>eyes.  I have a 3 month old cat with a name I can tell you once I get
>to know you.  I live in a newly refurbished Victorian house with three
>other people.  I don't know too much about computers so if someone is
>willing to take some time and help me I'd like that.
>To whoever responds: I may be a tad depressing now and then since I just
>broke up with someone.
>
>I hope to hear from lots of new friends soon.
>
>Terri
>
>--
>"When you're searching for your heart's desire
> you never have to look any further than your own backyard"
>      --- Dorothy/Jeffrey Dahmer
>.
>.
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: Anneliese Kropf <akropf@mariner.amc.ed.au>
Subject: Re: Hmm.
Organization: Australian Maritime College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 03:55:34 GMT

Yes, Tasmanians do still exist.  I'm in Launceston at the warmer end of
the island.  Feel free to e-mail me.

Anneliese
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: sxli@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Somebody)
Subject: Test ! Only!
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:01:38 GMT

Just a test please ignore !!!




Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: kempis@phoenix.oulu.fi (Tapani Kemppainen)
Subject: Re: Dec. 6th, anyone?
Reply-To: kempis@phoenix.oulu.fi
Organization: KTK kirjasto, Oulun yliopisto
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 14:12:26 GMT

>>>>> On 5 Oct 92 23:30:11 GMT, ssd@eos.ncsu.edu (Srikant Sridevan) said:

	Srikant> Originator: ssd@shiva.psrc.ncsu.edu


Srikant>  Hi there! While we're on this trip, anyone else's b'day on
Dec. 6th

	Srikant>ssd@apollo.psrc.ncsu.edu

	Yes, Finland was born (actually became independent) on the 6th
of January in 1917. She will be 75 this year. Join the party.

	tapani
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