HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Net.Dinner
Date: 12 Nov 92 01:40:05 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.


   A couple of weeks ago I went out with a few net.people to dinner up in
San Francisco at BrandyHo's.  As much as I expected it to be an restaurant
for intoxicated prostitutes (we *were* in the right neighborhood it seemed)
I had a very good time.   I told Teri, the organizer of the event about
another place in the south bay that might be good for another net.dinner, and
that I would organize this one.  The place is "Golden Chopsticks" in 
Campbell.  This is an upscale restaurant that has more of a continental
atmosphere but seems to have authentic food.  They have, as a specialty,
dungeouness crab, with roasted garlic and peppers.  You even get to pick out
your dinner from their aquarium.  I'll have to check if it is in season once I 
get a few people interested.  I've planned on doing this Nov. 28, the 
Saturday after Thanksgiving.  I've managed to coerce a young lady to come
down here from out of town for dinner that evening so the date is not
negotiable.  If no one else is interested than I guess it'll just be us.

-- 
+==========================================================================+
| John Fereira        | Auspex Systems | "Ask me about my vow of silence." |
| johnf@auspex.com    | Santa Clara CA |                                   |
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From: sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Election Boink Summary
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:25:19 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <flc.721005497@zany> flc@mti.sgi.com (Fred Cox) writes:
>
>As she was leaving, Robert also accompanied her to her car.  Now why
>did he need a pair of screwdrivers?  ;-)

Fred, it became apparent that several of you guys had some screws loose.  


-- 
  
        Robert Sheaffer - Scepticus Maximus - sheaffer@netcom.com
  
 Past Chairman, The Bay Area Skeptics - for whom I speak only when authorized!

       "Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
        Then all things are at risk. It is as when a conflagration has
        broken out in a great city, and no man knows what is safe, or
        where it will end."
                               - Emerson: Essay, "Circles"
From: wolff@grant.ncd.com (Eric Wolff)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: "Geek Love" in Sunday's Murky News
Date: 6 Nov 92 02:09:10 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Network Computing Devices, Mt. View, CA, USA

In article <1992Nov1.033342.14346@adobe.com>, delahunt@adobe.com (Jim DeLaHunt) writes:
|> 
|> Joanne Jacobs may not know it, but she wrote an article especially for
|> ba.singles.  It's called "The Dating Guide for Silicon Valley Boys". 
|> I found it quite amusing.  But not informative.  Oh no. I knew all this 
|> stuff already :-).
|> 
|> You'll find it in the "West Magazine" of Sunday's (11/1) San Jose Mercury
|> News.  Jim Bob says check it out.  And no, I have no connection except
|> as a satisfied subscriber.
|> 
|> 	--Jim DeLaHunt, Developer Support, Adobe Systems Incorporated	
|> delahunt@adobe.com	...!{apple,decwrl}!adobe!delahunt      +1-415-962-3790
|> I'm not a nerd! Really!  I'm just reading news on a Saturday night because...
|> I want to avoid the crush in Printer's Inc!  Yeah, that's the ticket!
From: HF.HLA@forsythe.stanford.edu (Lisa A. Haupt)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Does your cup runneth over
Date: 12 Nov 1992 10:05:49 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu

In article 22909@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com, markr@mot.com (Mark) writes:
>In article <1992Nov9.204237.28221@netcom.com> bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
>>

>>The main point, though, is to get out and do "things".  Lots and
>>lots of "things".  Smile, be friendly, and TL&EH shall be yours.


Yeh Bob, what was the last thing you went out and did?



The Seahag
From: rberlin@Eng.Sun.COM (Rich Berlin)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: "Geek Love" in Sunday's Murky News
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:18:06 GMT
Reply-To: rberlin@Eng.Sun.COM
Organization: SunPics -- A Sun Microsystems Business
NNTP-Posting-Host: jambalaya

In article 14708@netcom.com, sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer) writes:
>Yes, but this describes a situation that must have occurred at least 50
>years ago. Much has changed since then between women and men. 
>She heard this, and felt admiration for the man. Today, a man in a
>similar situation would likely be the target of laughter, and contempt.  :(

I agree.  The famous story in our family was that my paternal
grandmother knew she had met The One when he explained to her why
bridges were painted orange.  That was around 1930.

-- Rich
From: jmw@angelo.amd.com (jmw)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 13 Nov 92 21:51:39 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, CA

In article <lg55j8INNda@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>>
>>What is TL&EH, please ?
>
>True Love and Eternal Happiness (Is there such an animal?) . . . 
>
>-- Nina

Ask Marvin.  
--
J. M. Wincn                           jmw@angelo.amd.com (408) YUP-BEER 
               Standard DISCLAIMER available on request.
From: DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Filk Reminder
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 15:26:32 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: ba

>What: A Filk
>
>When: Saturday, November 14th
>
>      Potluck dinner will start at 6:00 p.m.
>      Filking will start around 7:00 p.m.
	
	Okay i will bite... being a displaced person in Amorica and not 
all too familiar with slangs, i'd like to know what "filking" is. Any
enlightenments?

-----
/bruce-who-is-full-of-high-sentence-but-a-bit-obtuse;

PS: i seem to be studying up on obscure slang words that start with F lately. 
Just last night somebody was telling me what felching means, and i found it
disgustingly funny.
Newsgroups: ba.singles
From: aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine)
Subject: Re: Net.Dinner
Organization: Don't blame me, I voted for Bill 'n' Opus
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 13:25:44 GMT

In article <15447@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>
>The place is "Golden Chopsticks" in 
>Campbell.  This is an upscale restaurant that has more of a continental
>atmosphere but seems to have authentic food.  They have, as a specialty,
>dungeouness crab, with roasted garlic and peppers.  You even get to pick out
>your dinner from their aquarium.  I'll have to check if it is in season once I 
>get a few people interested.  I've planned on doing this Nov. 28, the 
>Saturday after Thanksgiving.  I've managed to coerce a young lady to come
>down here from out of town for dinner that evening so the date is not
>negotiable.  If no one else is interested than I guess it'll just be us.

Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to make it (Silicon, a local
SF/F convention), but I just wanted to point out that Golden Chopsticks
is a Vietnamese restaurant (if that makes any difference to someone).

I rate it highly.  And so does the ProblemOlderWoman.
-- 
                         --- Aahz (the *other* Dan Bernstein)
                             @netcom.com 

Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

Trying to be happy is like trying to build a machine for which the only
specification is that it should run noiselessly.
From: charleen@net.bio.net (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Net.Dinner
Date: 12 Nov 92 15:36:27 GMT
Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Biology

In article <15447@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>
>dungeouness crab, with roasted garlic and peppers.  

Lest people be thinking that this place keeps their seafood in small
gloomy aquatic prisons, that's "Dungeness".

>You even get to pick out your dinner from their aquarium.

No, sorry, that tears it.  If I picked it out, I'd want to name it
("How much is that crabbie in the window?" <arf arf>), and I could
never eat anything I was on a first name basis with.

Charleen
From: janiceg@marvin.Eng.Sun.COM (Janice Gelb)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Solo Notes
Date: 5 Nov 1992 17:43:35 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: janiceg@marvin.Eng.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin

Now that my volunteering for Clinton has been successfully concluded 
(YAY, BUBBA!) I have some free time again and after seeing an ad in 
the Merc, was thinking of subscribing to the Solo Notes San Jose 
Symphony Group for Singles.  Anyone out there a current or former 
member who can give me info or anecdotes?

Thanks.

********************************************************************************
Janice Gelb                  | (415) 336-7075     
janiceg@marvin.eng.sun.com   | "A silly message but mine own" (not Sun's!) 
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From: grant@clarinet.com (Grant Robinson)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 12 Nov 92 01:18:25 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp.
X-Supersedes: <1992Nov12.011825.8952@clarinet.com>

In article <keithley-111192100543@kip2-41.apple.com> keithley@apple.com (Craig Keithley) writes:
>In various articles, guys wonder where to meet women...
>
>Well, basically, you meet them everywhere.  The question remains, do they
>want to meet you?  A couple of rules apply:  If you have no interests, then
>you won't be interesting.  If you find yourself bored, then people will
>probably find you boring.  Just remember, 'reading' doesn't qualify as a
>socially productive interest.  

Yo, have to call you out on that one.  Depends on what you read, where you
read, and what kind of people you're interested in. If you hang at home, it
might not be productive, but I've had many an interesting conversation over
various books I've brought to read while working out, sitting in a ski 
lodge waiting for friends, etc.

Works both ways too.  Women, exhibiting the subtlety and complexity of
their makeup, seem to prefer "How's the new Michael Ondaatje book?" to 
"Boy, you sure sweat a lot", or "Wow, I didn't know they made spandex that 
tight!" as icebreakers.
-- 
Grant Robinson -- ClariNet Communications Corp, Sunnyvale, CA (408)-296-0366
From: bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: How to meet women!
Date: 11 Nov 92 22:51:54 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <mdtaylor-111192102756@90.155.0.50> mdtaylor@apple.com (Mark Taylor) writes:
>> 
>> of women who said that the man providing food was the key.
>> Not just buying dinner, but actually cooking it and serving
>> it up.  One woman slept with a guy who bought her a cart full
>
>Lance Norskog, unwitting servant of hungry Bay Area women!
>Prepare yourselves, ladies, for the onslaught of geeks bearing groceries!

I have this mental image of a real dweeb running after some women
balancing a pizza in one hand and holding a six pack of Pepsi in the other.
The scarey part is that he looks like Marvin.
From: flc@mti.sgi.com (Fred Cox)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Election Boink Summary
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:18:17 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Mips Technologies, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: zany.mti.sgi.com

madhaus@netcom.com (Maddi Hausmann) writes:
>I don't have the names of all those who attended, but here's a review
>of the boink.

If I remember correctly, there was one Bob, two Roberts, one Mitchell,
two Freds, a Karen, a Maddi, and a partridge in a pear tree.  Or was
that a Quayle in a Bush?

Amazing how we only had three basic names for six men.

>At one point Robert, our host, took the only other female out back
>for some stargazing.  It was not known whether he recited all the
>constellations to her, and whether she thought this made him "sexy"
>or "nerdy."  We do know they were unable to find the comet they
>were looking for, even after I told them to look under the sink.

As she was leaving, Robert also accompanied her to her car.  Now why
did he need a pair of screwdrivers?  ;-)

Fred Cox
flc@mti.sgi.com
From: keithley@apple.com (Craig Keithley)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: "Geek Love" in Sunday's Murky News
Date: 13 Nov 92 17:51:38 GMT
Followup-To: ba.singles
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In various articles, people suggest responses to the 'what are stars'
question.

What's difficult about this?  Unless the woman is as interested in
astronomy as you are, naming a single star (or constellation is a mistake. 
Show some emotion for god's sake.  

And if you have to ask yourself "Gee, does she want science or romance?",
you might as well whip out the old pocket protector and launch into a
lesson on processor architecture.  Its already too late.

Because if the woman has deigned to wander outside, in the dark of night,
just the two of you, then its somewhat certain that science (or processor
architecture) is not on her mind.  

But in a sense, everyone is missing the point.  This isn't about romantic
technique whilst strolling about late at night.  Its about the basic
concept of listening to people.  Its not always what they say, its what
they mean.  You might respond: Why can't people say what they mean?  Sorry,
it just doesn't work that way.

Craig Keithley
Apple Computer, Inc.
keithley@apple.com
"What would you do with a brain if you had one?" - Dorothy to the Scarecrow
From: pokey@elektra.ey (Todd E. Wayne)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Filk Reminder
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:26:41 GMT
Reply-To: pokey@elektra.ey
Organization: Sun Microsystems


carole@rembrandt.Eng.Sun.COM (Carole Parker) writes:

>What: A Filk

OK, I give up.  What's a "filk"?  I noticed that you posted to a ton of
music groups (the main music group I read here is alt.guitar.tab, since
not all of them are received), so I assume it has to do with that...

>When: Saturday, November 14th

Turns out I probably can't make it then anyway, but I hope you don't
mind fulfilling my curiosity about the event.  I'm always psyched to go
out and play guitar...

Thanks,
Todd

pokey@key.amdahl.com | pokey@media-lab.media.mit.edu
(By the way, Sun's mailer was very annoying about not sending you mail...)

	     A rose by any other name... still has thorns.

	  pokey@media-lab.media.mit.edu | pokey@key.amdahl.com
From: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM (Nina S. Smith - SunSoft Product Marketing)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 13 Nov 92 23:06:28 GMT
Reply-To: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM
Distribution: ba
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: wesson

In article 10524@netcom.com, bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
>In article <lg55j8INNda@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>>>What is TL&EH, please ?
>>True Love and Eternal Happiness (Is there such an animal?) . . . 
>
>Of course there is, Nina.
>I found it just the other night with the Ferguson Twins, Bambi and Bunni.

Hmmmm . . . you and John Fereira appear to have a fair bit in common
with the choice of women -- Swedish Bikini Team and Playboy Playmates
- perhaps you could teach the net.SO-less guys a thing or too :)

-- Nina 
Xref: sparky ba.singles:2163 soc.singles:30593
From: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM (Nina S. Smith - SunSoft Product Marketing)
Newsgroups: ba.singles,soc.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 14 Nov 92 00:48:41 GMT
Reply-To: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: wesson


In article 29778@b8.b8.ingr.com, larry@b8.b8.ingr.com (Larry Billings) writes:
>In article <8525.4930@stratus.SWDC.Stratus.COM>, spetter@photon.swdc.stratus.com (Scott Spetter) writes:
>> 
>> Try small/cute ADULT dogs that are not too hyper.  I have a well-trained
>> 5 lb Pomeranian, and whenever Louisa and I hit the park, we ALWAYS have
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Scott
>
>Any dog that isn't too hyper or threatening is good.  I've got three now, and
>taking them all out at the same time gets attention, but it's too distracting

>Larry Billings


An amusing little tale (tail???) related to men and dogs . . . 

I went white water rafting at the South Fork of the American
River this summer.  Heaps of fun!!!

Anyway, first day we're at the river and a bunch of the guys 
were unloading the rafts and inflating them while another bunch 
of us were hanging out, drinking beer and river punch (totally 
lethal stuff!!!) and partying when along comes this really cool 
jeep equipped with one extremely gorgeous guy and a one-eyed dog!  

A few of the girls and I staggered towards the jeep and started 
chatting him up -- asking him a million and one questions about 
his one-eyed Jack . . . ummm . . . dog who's rearing to go into 
the water.

He was working on untying a knot to unload the kayak off his jeep 
and having been a Girl Scout in a past life, I offered to help him
get knotted . . . ummmm . . . I mean, untie the knot.  Shifting my
gaze to it (the knot he was untying), my eyes grew as large as flying 
saucers when I saw this ginormous schlong protruding between his legs.  
Holy ravioli!!!  Freak me out Brussels sprouts!!!  I tried frantically
to get the attention of my girlfriends -- who at this point were drooling
unashamedly -- and attempted to subtly point out this horribly-erect 
mutation between the legs of said gorgeous guy.  I suppose 4 pairs of 
eyes oogling someone's crotch is far from subtle cause GG looks at his
crotch to see what we're staring at, removes what turns out to be a hugh
skin-colored, rubber boner . . . oops! I mean bone, throws it out to the
dog, grins and remarks, "Jake loves playing with it when we're in the
water."

Exit 4 very red-in-the-face, horribly embarrassed girls.

-- Nina
From: charleen@net.bio.net (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 11 Nov 92 01:55:52 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Biology

In article <mdtaylor-101192150826@90.155.0.50> mdtaylor@apple.com (Mark Taylor) writes:
>In article <74141@apple.apple.COM>, leech@Apple.COM (Jonathan Patrick
>Leech) wrote:
>> 
>>     Absolutely.  Then when you've been dancing for 4 years and realize
>> that no dates have resulted, you won't consider it a waste of time,
>> because the activity itself is fun.
>
>Data point:  I have two friends who met at the Cubberly Pavilion 10 months
>ago and are getting married in February.

Ah.  That must be the ballroom dancing.  I strolled by there one
evening in between square dance tips and was amazed to see how many
people come out for ballroom dancing.  It's very popular.  The nice
thing about ballroom dancing is that it's a skill you can transfer to
other types of social situations, like company dinner dances.  Sad to
say, I have yet to go to a company function where there was square
dancing.

On the other hand, within our own club (the Stanford Quads) quite a few
relationships have blossomed.  Two of my friends who met at Quads are
getting married next September.

Charleen

Newsgroups: ba.singles
From: bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker)
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 00:12:42 GMT

In article <lg55j8INNda@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>In article 22909@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com, markr@mot.com (Mark) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov9.204237.28221@netcom.com> bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
>>>The main point, though, is to get out and do "things".  Lots and
>>>lots of "things".  Smile, be friendly, and TL&EH shall be yours.
>>What is TL&EH, please ?
>True Love and Eternal Happiness (Is there such an animal?) . . . 

Of course there is, Nina.
I found it just the other night with the Ferguson Twins, Bambi and Bunni.
From: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM (Nina S. Smith - SunSoft Product Marketing)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 12 Nov 1992 17:37:44 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: ba
Reply-To: smith@wesson.Eng.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: wesson

In article 22909@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com, markr@mot.com (Mark) writes:
>In article <1992Nov9.204237.28221@netcom.com> bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
>>

>>The main point, though, is to get out and do "things".  Lots and
>>lots of "things".  Smile, be friendly, and TL&EH shall be yours.
>
>What is TL&EH, please ?

True Love and Eternal Happiness (Is there such an animal?) . . . 

-- Nina
From: keithley@apple.com (Craig Keithley)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:24:45 GMT
Followup-To: ba.singles
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In various articles, guys wonder where to meet women...

Well, basically, you meet them everywhere.  The question remains, do they
want to meet you?  A couple of rules apply:  If you have no interests, then
you won't be interesting.  If you find yourself bored, then people will
probably find you boring.  Just remember, 'reading' doesn't qualify as a
socially productive interest.  Neither does hanging out at Computer
Literacy...  So while you're busily running off to horseback riding
lessons, or dance lessons, or whatever, ask yourself the question: "Do I
lead an interesting life?".

And if you're wondering where you'll meet your mate, then that's much more
complex, with no simple recommendations.  Sometimes love (or friendship)
has a way of sneaking up on you, and if you're out hunting for it, then you
never notice it right behind you.  


Craig Keithley
Apple Computer, Inc.
keithley@apple.com
"What would you do with a brain if you had one?" - Dorothy to the Scarecrow
From: prem@prem.lbl.gov (R. Shirdi Prem)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Re: Where to meet women?
Followup-To: alt.test
Date: 12 Nov 1992 23:17:04 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Distribution: ba
Reply-To: prem@prem.lbl.gov (R. Shirdi Prem)
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.140.191

 In article <1dui9eINNmt8@morrow.stanford.edu> HF.HLA@forsythe.stanford.edu 
 (Lisa A. Haupt) pukes:
 >
 >Well, obviously you'll never pick up any women, you need to have just 
 >a little more style.  Some fine polishing perhaps.

	I don't particularly "pick up" women. I meet them, and if we like
	each other, fine. No pick-ups for me, thank you.

	And if you were offended by my post, it wasn't any more of an
	infra-"dig" than yours!!

	And while we are dishing out free advice to each other, there is 
	a rather nice little thing called a sense of humour, check it out 
	sometime.

	!(Nice_knowing_you)

	Prem!
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