From: rwarren@vax2.concordia.ca (Rosemary from Montreal)
Subject: quality list (was Re: how to get to root of strange behavior)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Concordia University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:11:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.225736.28904@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith) writes...
>Can you program your vcr?
don't have one.

>Can you tell a good joke?
let's see if i can borrow one from the co-worker who's gone to write a 
screenplay:
in heaven, everyone sits at a long table and eats bowls of rice with 
chopsticks one meter long.  in hell, same thing

what is the difference between heaven and hell?
(this is the punchline i supplied, as we ate in an indian restaurant.  the 
original has been forgotten)
in hell the food is spicy!

>Can you balance a checkbook?
yep.  all that math and accounting is useful sometimes.
>Are you a good dancer?
i think so, as long as i am by myself.
>Are you good at your job?
well i haven't been canned yet, and it's 6 months already.
>Do you have a nice face/hair?
no.  (perhaps the sinead o'connor look would be more flattering, except 
people would ask if i've burnt my hair again...)
>Do you have pretty hands/feet?
no
>Do you have nice buns?
don't have much time to bake these days ....
>Do you have soft/clear skin?
soft in most places.
>Were/are you good in school?
too good.  actually i blew my jcl test on tuesday night because i was so 
worked up about everything.  i'm doing much better in sql -- i could skip 
tonight's final and pull at least an 80.  (there i go bragging again)
>We already know that you are computer-literate :-).
>.................... add to the list as necessary
well mom hasn't keeled over from my cooking yet (once in awhile i get the 
urge to cook fancy, time-consuming things with ingredients mom never uses, 
like garlic and tomato paste) and i can squirt icing out of a cake 
decorating pump almost as well as she can.  and i'm good at reading small 
print on swizzle sticks (useful at flea markets).  and i know LOTS about 
the Jacksons (not quite as useful).

>If you were a man, why would _you_ want you?
i'd say for the same reason sunday first did a double take:  46-35-48.  and 
that's not my phone number or internet number!  before you add this to my 
"good points" list, i also weigh close to 200 pounds.  (no diet tips, 
please!  i have enough to depress me.)

btw, what DO men see in women anyways?  (besides looks and what girls can 
do for them)

>it helps if you believe, in your gut, that you
>are worth having.  If you don't believe it, then how can you expect
>anybody else to?  A nice side-benefit of believing deep-in-your-heart
>that you _are_ a good catch, is that it starts showing on the outside
>too, and _other folx_ will believe that you are a good catch.  Maybe
>you stand up a little straighter, walk with a little more "spring" in your
>step, and generally carry yourself like the beautiful woman that you are.
thank you.  i find it hard to accept genuine compliments, considering how 
few i do get.  

>In the meanwhile, get a puppy!
allergies and home not animal-proof.  will a teddy bear do?  they're just 
as cuddly, no feeding or walking necesary, and it's hard to get allergic to 
pink plush.

"I just want you to recognize me in the temple ..."
	Michael Jackson, "Jam"

Rosemary Warren         rwarren@topaz.concordia.ca
Montreal's Favorite Jacksonmaniac !!!