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Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 09:18:12 -0500
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Today's pop quiz
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On Sat, 12 Sep 1992, Graham Toal wrote:

> Aw!  I wanted a girl!
>
> G

Looking around the net, seems you've already got way enough of them
already...;-).

-abh
waaaaaaaaaah
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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:39:04 -0500
From:         Nancy Harwood <harwood@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: I'm back
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>   Thank you to all of you who sent me messages today.  I am happy that
> you are my friends.
>   My depression got the better of me this morning. (I should know better
> than to make decisions before the Prozac kicks in.)  But, as Gigi said
> to Gaston, "I'd rather be miserable with you than without you." :)
> Evelyn

Yay, Evelyn!  Welcome back!
ndh
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Subject:      Re: Gleanings (59
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Posted on 15 Sep 1992 at 14:39:20 by Agnes Kruchio
>Just curious: were these in different discplines?
>Which...and if you don't mind revealing, why?

I have an M.A. from the Univ. of Hawaii in Japanese Linguistics,
an M.A. from Yale in Linguistics (what I call General Linguistics),
and an M.Phil. from Yale in Japanese Linguistics.  My Ph.D. will be
from the Linguistics Department, I hope.

>(Just wondering whether I'm the only one with a meandering academic
>"career line", laughingly so called...)

Mine doesn't seem to have meandered very far yet....

Karen
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Date:         Wed, 9 Sep 1992 19:58:36 CDT
From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: wordsler birthdays
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> by a certain academic type from across the lake....  just the
> anticipation of it makes me <smile>.... in a textual sort of way.

I'll make it a *very* textually sexy crontab file...
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Subject: Re: Father's Day, Anne, Father's Day
Date: 13 Sep 1992 04:38:47 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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In a previous article, N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU (Gilbert Smith) says:

>> > We ought to get Giggles to dictate his what-happened-to-me's to richh and
>> > see what that cuisinart of a brain could make of them. Greatness, is all.
>>
>> Why would we want to do that any more than we would want Dickens to write
>> Bernard Shaw's material?  Love you abh, but disagree. ;-)
>> Doris
>
>In the con<text> of this dual analogy, I want to know which one is
>Dickens and which is Bernard Shaw?  I want to be Dickens...  I *want*
>to be *Dickens*....

You *are* a dickens; we can't say a little dickens with the big double nickel
speeding down the autobahn and gaining on that Miata....  But anyway, you get
your wish.  


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Ruth




-- 
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	- ap290@cleveland.freenet.edu
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From:         Anne <harwell@SMTPGATE.TECHRSCS.PANAM.EDU>
Subject:      Node named
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Well, no thanks to all you supposedly highly-creative Wordslers, I had to come
up with a nodename all by myself. Henceforth, my MacIIci will be known to the
Internet as

abh.techrscs.panam.edu

Now, can someone out there supply me with an NNTP feed?

-abh
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From:         Carol_Carmick@BEAV.INTERSOLV.COM
Subject:      Re: Gleanings (58)
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     _One Hundred Years of Solitude_ is a great novel by Gabriel
     Garcia Marquez, the South American writer whose country of origin
     I unfortunately do not remember.  I commend it to your attention.

     Carol
From: ak743@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Doretta Hanschka)
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Date: 11 Sep 1992 19:31:19 GMT
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In a previous article, "Don Moore  974-4078 S/C 574-4078" (813) says:

>Absolutely!  Can't speak for Natalie, but Ruth, honey chile (notice I*still* do
	You have been down south for *way* too long, Don.:-)  I get compared
to sand paper more than honey, but as a gentleman, I guess you had to say
"honey".
>t say "Ruthie"), but, as far as I know, having the oldestbrain on this list, I
chronologically, anyway, and certainly the most experienced....:)
> those clever replies!.nl
Hmmm - was there something in the middle here?  That last sentence skipped a
track.:-)

-- 
Nethead, aka the Ruth Hanschka, hath enscribed herein, a message
	ap290 and ak743 , both of the Cleveland Freenet
			Here Be Dragons
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Date:         Sun, 6 Sep 1992 22:14:36 CDT
From:         tushar@MATH.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject: Re: Tongues, Jasmine, and Football (was Re: T

>I'm not surprised to hear of your retroflex t, but about your th--where
>exactly is your tongue?  Mine is at the bottom of my teeth, not really
>interdental. The vibrating airstream flows betweeen the bottom 1/4 of my
>front teeth and my tongue. Can you be more specific about yours?
>
>Karen

The thing about my "th" (both as in think and there) is that it is a
consonant (i.e. a stop). The tip of the tongue is at the root of the
teeth.

Enough people have made fun of this. I have come to the conclusion that
it is a standard Marathi tendency to change fricatives to aspirations.

tushar
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Date:         Fri, 11 Sep 1992 09:54:37 EDT
From:         Rita Marie Rouvalis <rita@EFF.ORG>
Subject:      RE: Story to make ABH wanna marry me #2
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              11, 92 6:48 am

> >Subj:	Story to make ABH wanna marry me #2
>
> Rich, my darling,
>
> Let's name the first child Rita.
>
> -abh

	"I think I'm gonna hurl."


Rita
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Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 1992 02:00:37 CDT
From:         tushar@MATH.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject:      RE: Anglicizing

>We know it's hard for the differently-abled, Tushar.  But keep at
>it.  Persistence is the key.  Look at all the progress you've
>already made.
>
>-Mka

Read the thread completely to avoid wasting your valuable opinions.

You can in fact do this to every thread.

tushar
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Date:         Sat, 5 Sep 1992 22:37:00 EDT
From:         Gilbert Smith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: family
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> >what Jill needs is a <sugar-daddy>
> Don't malign my neice, --ggs
>
She is way too sweet to misalign...
.
>  and if you think for a minute that <tc> would
> > put in a good word for *any* other woman, hold on......
>
> Not even your *daughter*?
.... even there there might be a problem....  I am convinced that
men and women *don't* understand each other...  not for a minute!
.
>
>  'night, sis...
>
>  'night, --ggs  may tomorrow be better for us all.
> Doris
Today is better, I think, because I bought one of those ferocious
chipper/shredder/mulchers and have been feeding it sticks and
leaves and vines all day in the back yard.  Chews it up and spits
it out and drives all the neighbors crazy, paying them back for
their lawnmowers and leaf-blowers....  I feel *good*!
--ggs
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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 03:52:18 CDT
From:         tushar@MATH.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject: Re: hated terms

>There are certain terms that have become so overused that I
>have come to hate them, and to wince whenever they are used
>at work (primarily).

OK, I've found the evil prescriptivist.


>    1. proactive (this is definitely the A-number-1 horrifying term!)
>    2. empowerment

I don't understand (2), since "disempowerment" seems to be higher than
it somehow.


>(there, did you see me wince, even writing it?)

No.

tushar
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Date:         Sat, 5 Sep 1992 07:59:55 EDT
From:         "Judith E. Schrier" <PRIMATE@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: My trip tp France and Happy Labor Day (USA
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Geeze, Alec, that sounds like a real nightmare.
Was the $180/night hotel at least *somewhat*
wonderful?

I don't suppose they gave you a coupon for a free flight
at some later date with that scenario? I got one of those,
when I had to stay over in LA an extra day, but that was
because the flight was overbooked, not canceled.

> The plane was so heavy that we landed on DeGaulle longest
>runway and slammed hard. We used most of the runway and screeched to a halt.
>The pilot then asked, if all passengers were ok.
They don't usually admit that kind of thing...

>I will write possibly later if people were are interested.
One vote for "interested"

judith
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Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:55:28 -0500
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Father's Day, Anne, Father's Day
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On Sat, 12 Sep 1992, Gilbert Smith wrote:

> It's the Gospel Truth, I swear, with a little poetic  licentiousness
> thrown in to make the <truth> of the text palatable.  And it's not
> over yet, either.  There are <witnesses> who can testify that all
> these things happened....
> --ggs

I *want* to believe it, but something inside keeps whispering "bullshit
alert!" Hurry and post the next installment, I can't wait to see what the
dragster was accusing you of.

-abh
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From:         Entropy Warrior <AUSBROOK@UCS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Re[2]: the world's oldest profession

>     My housemate recently met someone from Hillary's law firm.  What
>     her colleague had to say about her:  "She's a great, great lady
>     -- and as strong as horseradish."  I call that a handsome
>     compliment.
>
>     Carol

Did I say she wasn't?  Or that you aren't?

-Mka
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From:         droby@NOVA.TCS.TUFTS.EDU
Subject:      Re: snaguinely:New word
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              07 Sep 92 22:45:18 EDT." <9209072248.aa19360@Nova.TCS.Tufts.EDU>

Says EL406041@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU:
>Posted on 7 Sep 1992 at 21:57:59 by RKESSLER@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU
>>Okay, Brad, let's run with it. But I can't find Karen's
>>message about nuclear energy in Japan. What shall
>>SNAGUINELY mean?
>
>It was a typo for sanguinely.
>
>Karen

We'll note that under etymology, but we still need a meaning.
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From:         Carol_Carmick@BEAV.INTERSOLV.COM
Subject:      Re[2]: The [t] in often
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>I *love* the way the English
>pronounce Spanish words.... especially <Nicaragua> "Nick-uh-rag-you-uh"
>and <Venezuela> "Vuh-neese-you-ay-luh"...

     I also love culturally sensitive anglo newscasters who gargle a
     sudden fishbone in "Nicaragua" -- "And this is Suzie Creamcheese
     from Nichhar-r-rahua."

     Here's Follett again:

          It is difficult at best to make one's lips and tongue and
          uvula shift gears in the middle of a sentence, and one
          moreover runs the risk of not being understood at all if one
          slips in a foreign name with the value of its vowels and
          consonents unexpectedly different from the rest of the
          sentence.  Say "Flaubert" or "Tetrazzini" in conversation as
          the French and the Italians would say those names, and the
          first will sound like a murmur and the second like an
          affectation... To sum up: Give the nearest equivalent, with
          English sounds and without straining.

     Car-r-rol
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Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:14:41 CDT
From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Plumbing Woes
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> Am I accurate in assuming that if Natalie and Ann switch jobs, Ann will
> have to learn how to roast goats?  How do they get the goat into that
> pit and under the tarp, anyway?

She can get help from some of the locals.  What tarp?
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:00:22 EDT
From:         Rita Marie Rouvalis <rita@EFF.ORG>
Subject:      He *is* afraid of words-l
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              92 12:50 am

> (Did we lose richh?  I've been providing all of these references
>  just to make him feel at home.  Perhaps Rita was right.)

	Sadly, he couldn't take it.

Rita
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From:         Blue eyes cryin' in the rain <TRAVEN@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: This is crazy
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>>Here I sit with the winds rising about my ears, and I'm worried about


>Thank God, Mike! I was worried sick that it might disrupt network connections
>to your site!

>-abh
>relieved

	I thought it *did* disrupt the network -- he sent the message on
	Friday, but it didn't get to UGA until this morning.

	I'm glad to see that your power is coming back on, Mike.  Sounds like
	Kauai didn't sustain damage nearly as serious as FL and LA did.  Of
	course, even if it had, George wouldn't have stopped by -- not enough
	electoral votes, and you guys vote Democratic anyway.

	Cynical, moi?

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Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 1992 22:00:00 EDT
From:         Gilbert Smith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject: re: family
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> >   Thanks, Aunt Doris...family *can* be a trial, sometimes, eh?
> >   Perhaps my dear old dad confused me with someone else...I've
> >   heard that driving around too much with the top down can cause
> >   hallucinations...;-)
> That *has* to be the answer, for surely no father in his right mind could
> malign such a sweet daughter.
> >   sorry!  Lovely presents for Aunt Doris, though...perhaps another
> >   European trip?
> > Jill
> Sounds lovely. And if the *top* prize isn't yours, I *adore* Godiva
> Chocolates. :-)
> Auntie Doris

Does this mean I don't get the grandchildren?
--ggs
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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:40:25 EDT
From:         Tony Harminc <TONY@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
Subject: Re: internet gurus
              10 Sep 1992 05:15:26 CDT from <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

>> Where do I send the LIST command to get a list of the internet lists?
>> If I send it to (for instance) ooga-cooga-edyu, I get an abbreviated
>> list, which I am assuming is the list of lists there? or not?

The Listserv LIST command lists only Listserv lists.  (I can't believe
that just came out that way all by itself.)  You want the GLOBAL option
to get any Listserv's idea of all the ones it knows about.  They are all
supposed to know about all lists, but often don't.

Tony H.
(Back from a pleasant short holiday-and-wedding-anniversary in Vermont,
 but grumpy because of a flu bug :-(  )
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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 11:16:34 EDT
From:         Rita Marie Rouvalis <rita@EFF.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Zen
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              92 9:15 am

> > 	The reason for this myth is that Brendan is prohibited by
> > his contract with the book publisher from making it available in
> > ascii.
>
> The copy I put in our ftp space isn't illegal, is it?
>    --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

	No, Brendan doesn't care if anyone else puts up ascii
versions, he just can't do it officially.  He's a freeware kinda
guy.

Rita
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Date:         Sun, 13 Sep 1992 22:39:31 CDT
From:         tushar@MATH.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject:      Re: Today's pop quiz

>>She just placidly tells me it is always like that. And then she asks
>>me to go check the earlier tables I have been furiously memorizing, and
>>hints that I am slightly idiotic not to have noticed this before.
>
>  Well, she was wrong. The commutativity of multiplication is a difficult and
>profound result.

Yes, but she was talking about memorizing tables. That they have something
to do with multiplication is incidental.


>By the way, what can we say about the following equations
>as a definition of multiplication?
>
>
>            x*0=0
>            x*(y+1)=y*x+x

Suppose we already knew yx=xy. Then

(y+1)(x+1)=x(y+1)+y+1=yx+x+y+1
(x+1)(y+1)=y(x+1)+x+1=xy+y+x+1

so that y+1 and x+1 commute. So write a two by two table and mark by $
whichever pairs commute. We are already told:


  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 $
1 $ .   (unnecessary
2 $ . .       space)
3 $ . . .
4 $ . . . .
5 $ . . . . .
6 $ . . . . . .
7 $ . . . . . . .

But we also know that if we find an $, we can mark the place southeast of
it by an $ too. So all the "."s are soon replaced by $s, and we have shown
commutativity.

Now it's easy: the definition can be used to construct the multiplication
table of n by repeatedly adding n (starting from 0). That's what our multi-
plication is.

tushar
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From: bayla@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Bayla Singer)
Subject: Re: Re[2]: RICHH: PLOOK!
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 15:12:59 GMT


>I've been wondering when we're going to go through another discussion
>of the possibility of zapping the usenet connection.  If I didn't have
>a pretty quick finger on the delete key, I might be advocating it.  Since
>I do have a quick finger and a 19,200-baud modem, I don't mind the recent
>junk all that much.  It vanishes from my screen as soon as I see the
>"from" line.
>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)


--bayla cries,

No no no no no no no no no no nooooooooo 
                                            oo
                                                oooo
                                                           _\|/_
                                                            /|\   <pouf>
From: N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU (Gilbert Smith)
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Date: 10 Sep 92 00:53:00 GMT
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> while I was gone.  It might be fun to set crontab going to send giggles
> birthday greetings every 15 minutes on Sept. 13...
>    --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

that sounds like as much fun as quoting the things *in* *public*
that the poor little abused and misused baby wrote in a moment
of weakness trying to be extra special nice to someone <with whom
he was acquainted>.....   things that then were taken for <spoofs>
by a certain academic type from across the lake....  just the
anticipation of it makes me <smile>.... in a textual sort of way.
--ggs
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>
> Aunt/Cousin Nancy, watch out!  My mention of a possible gift of a
> car from dear dad started a bit of a family tiff.  If I hadn't already
> forgiven him, I might remember the mention of the words "...looking
> for a sugar daddy...".
>
> I guess the most you and I can hope for is to be allowed to ride in
> it...someday.  *sigh*
>
> Jill (still driving my '83 Celica, and proud of it!)

Well, Jill, maybe he'll at least send us some cookies...after all, what
are families for, anyway?
ndh (who is delighted to have acquired Jill for a relative)
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Subject:      Re: Emoticons
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              "BGRISSOM@UKCC.UKY.EDU" at Sep 15, 92 5:52 am

>
> Check out today's Wall Street Journal:  the center-column story is about
> digital smiley faces ("A Story of the Type That Turns Heads in Computer
> Circles"). Lots of examples.  I am puzzled by this one:
>
>        5:-)      for "I'm Elvis"
>
> brad
>

Dunno - but as a guess: the outline of "5" indicates gyrations maybe?
But a lot of them don't make sense. Thanks for the tip.s
%:)
Agnes