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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:00:09 CST
From:         Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Teachers and students
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> surprised--I've been studying Japanese long enough, I guess, that I
> think the teacher-student bond is for life.
>
> I was wondering what other people who teach feel about this?

About what?  About whether the teacher-student bond is for life?  If you're
asking whether I remember all of the THOUSANDS of students I've taught during
the past 25+ years, the answer is a definite no.  I remember those who were
in some way memorable, either positively or negatively, and I remember those
who have stayed in touch.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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Subject: Clinton's sinclair
Date: 17 Nov 92 20:34:27 GMT
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  I must admit I'm not all that curious about how well endowed the
President-elect might be.  The discussion, however, does cause me
to wonder about how the outcome of the election might have been
effected if the statistics had been made available to the voting
public. Imagine how different the debates could have been if the
candidates had been required to compare the sizes of more than
their vocabulaies..........
                                              Br Paul
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From: rita@eff.org (Rita Marie Rouvalis)
Subject: Re: Handbook for Torture?
Originator: rita@eff.org
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 03:21:40 GMT


You might try the S&M Dyke's Guide to Safe Sex.  Who was it on this
list who became a sudden fan of Pat Califia?



-- 
Rita Marie Rouvalis              rita@eff.org 
Electronic Frontier Foundation   | And he spun himself right down 
155 Second Street                | into the ground. Now wasn't that 
Cambridge, MA 02141 617-864-0665 | lucky?  --Deadsy 
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From:         Evelyn Duncan <R3EJD%AKRONVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject:      Re: Wackawacka
              19 Nov 1992 22:51:26 EST from <EL406045@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>

On Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:51:26 EST Tony @ Brownvm said:
>
>  Cat Words:
>
>  1. NOW ?
>  2. WOW
>  3. PROWL
>  4. WACKAWACKA *
>  5. CROWN ?
>  6, PERT
>  7. PRANG
>  8. MARIE ?
>
>                                 * Not widely used
>
My cat Siegi says "Hello!"
>
>Tony H.

Evelyn
From: TA0SHK1%NIU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu (Stephen H. Karlson 753-6980 (815))
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Subject: Re: 'Wimmin' 'Womyn' - Historical Roots?
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:05:00 GMT
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Thank you for a well- written commentary, Blomberg.  I have one comment
to make.

> And does the Words-L usage committee really believe that it is
> unacceptable for a woman to man a lifestation?

I have been uneasy with the term "unmanned" spacecraft for some time.
Gospod grant it rest in sterile peace.

Steve Karlson

Luff 'em and leave 'em
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:14:46 -0500
From:         Agnes Kruchio <kruchio@EPAS.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Real BWP Stats
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              19, 92 5:32 pm

>
>         gtoal@STACK.URC.TUE.NL          44
>         Graham Toal                    186
>         gtoal@CURSCI.CO.UK             115
>         gtoal@IBMPCUG.CO.UK             25
>         gtoal@PIZZABOX.DEMON.C...       38
>         toal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK        9
>                                     _______
>                                        417
>
> Oink oink!!!
> G
>
For whom the stats toll:

DO pass go, DO collect $200...

Now that looks more like the *real* stats for the ever-present "toal"!
A
From: ST101629@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (Rebecca D. Feldman)
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Subject: Fowl weather
Date: 18 Nov 92 19:22:37 GMT
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I don't know if the topic is still even remotely warm, but the reason a chicken
 runs around when its head is cut off is that the brain is no longer inhibiting
 random movement impulses, and the spinal cord just sort of goes on a last min-
ute spree. Sick, but interesting and true...

Ever-so-sincerely,
Beck the Wreck
(A newbie only in terms of contributions)
From: KIS100F%SMSVMA.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu (Kish)
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Date: 17 Nov 92 00:45:18 GMT
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My computer cannot take too much of high-volume and all things here
are getting somewhat disrupting.
I plan to unsubscribe from this words-l discussion group by tomorrow
if local gurus here don't come up with something fancy.

Best Regards, this group was a good experience.
Goodbye from me-n-my-computer!

ps: If anyone would like to write private messages perhaps then of course
    please feel free to write to KIS100F@SMSVMA

Thanks, Kish.
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:09:02 EST
From:         Entropy Warrior <AUSBROOK@UCS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Amusing fact

>It <appears> that the whole time UGA was down, -ggs did nothing but sit
>around and mail messages to the list, waiting for a reply.
>
>I mean, <really>.
>
>-abh

Who said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a
different result?

Btw, be kind to the list Pooh-Bear.  He is a bear of little brain and big words
bother him.

-K

-Mka
D
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Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 1992 23:23:00 EST
From:         gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Imposter
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> Which reminds me, I need to ask Giggles for some recommendations on
> female Hispanic poets and translations.
>
> Rita Marie Rouvalis              rita@eff.org

Generally regarded as the best and most interesting 20th century
female Hispanic poets are the Latin-Americans from pre-1950:
Juana de Ibarbourou, Delmira Agustini, Alforsina Storni.  The most
prominent, and winner of the Nobel prize, was Gabriela Mistral, who
did a very nice set of sonnets about the Biblical super-woman, Ruth.
Not sure about translations, since I usually don't have occasion to
deal with them.  But, there have been some excellent translators of
Spanish works in the 20th century, so I'm sure all these poets are
available in English.  I particularly like one poem by Ibarbourou,
which I mentioned here some months ago, "Rebelde" (Rebel), about
crossing the river of death.
--ggs (wondering why *most* of the canonized Hispanic writers are
       *men*.....)
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Subject:      Re: Blast From The Past (Long!
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Posted on 17 Nov 1992 at 10:07:21 by Evelyn
[about macphil]
>I wonder how his knee is.

I got mail from him yesterday; it seems to be fine.  He has a new job,
so his netaccess will be through compuserve.

Karen
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:36:59 EST
From:         Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
Subject: Re: FYFI
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              Nov 20, 92 5:01 pm

> > It didn't take a <rocket scientist> to understand.
> > JAG
> You mean everyone *knew* what I was doing?  Well, that just
> <floors> me.   Is there no mystery left in the world?
> --ggs


Gilbert, Gilbert, haven't you realized by now that <everything imaginable> has
occurred on Words-L already?  In fact, couple of other posters even tried the
exact ploy as you in an attempt to attain top BWP status.

rashmi
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....to........
From: LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
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15) RSL (Carolyn)

Returned Services League, founded after the Boer War, when it was originally
known as the Returned Soldiers League. The name was changed to admit members
of the navy and airforce during World War I. However, it took them 20 years
before they would admit returned Vietnam veterans to join their association.
It had always been a very powerful right-wing political force in this country,
but their influence seems to be waning now. I believe that they have even
granted membership to returned servicemen of other countries now, but as long
as Bruce Ruxton remains their spokesman, I can't see any former German or
Japanese soldiers being allowed to join.

In just about every major town in Australia there is a RSL Club, where members
and their friends can gather; retell old war stories; get drunk and gamble to
their heart's content. These days members of the general public can join as
associate members.

Carolyn
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 09:03:48 -0600
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: One simple (?!) question
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On Mon, 16 Nov 1992, Rashmi wrote:

> Hallmark makes "Welcome to crone-dom" cards.   Does Paglia have anything to
> say on this, Anne?

She probably does, but she won't care anything about it's time for her to
have one and then she'll say it's a wonderful affirmation of her sexual
being, a reclaiming of what was lost or forgotten, a fitting tribute to
the woman-power in all humans, regardless of sex.

-abh
but then, what do i know
From: harwell@BANDW.PANAM.EDU (Bandwidth Pig)
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Subject: All this croning stuff
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:17:03 GMT
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Susan,

You're kidding, right?

-abh
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:22:49 CST
From:         samant@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject: Re: Jeeves -- the answer

>Moreover, it often occurs that Jeeves's handicapping reveals a startling
>tendency to disregard relevant circumstances.  More than once, Jeeves
>finds himself in rather sticky circs as a consequence, circs from which
>he is extricated only with difficulty and heroic, one might almost say
>Wilberforcian, efforts.

Name three.

tushar
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:54:26 -0600
From:         Anne Burton Harwell <harwell@TENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Frank Mc Exists
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On Thu, 19 Nov 1992, Frank wrote:

> And Anne, sweetest, thank you for the kind words.  Can I use
> you as a reference?  Remember, flattery will get you every-
> where.

Frank,

You may use me in any way you deem <appropriate>, anytime, anywhere.

-abh
From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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Subject: Re: Things that make you go *sigh*
Date: 19 Nov 1992 20:27:40 GMT
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In a previous article, samant@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU () says:

>> Then there's those packages of Tortilla chips that contain
>> 2.33 ounces...  Why 2.33?
>
>The correct question is: why ounces?
>
Because gallons are a liquid measure?

>After all, if you allow them to use bizarre units, you can't
>stop them from using quantities like 7/3.
>
Just as long as they don't start measuring Doritos in bytes.....

-- 
		###	Ruth Hanschka, the Nethead    ###
			- ap290@cleveland.freenet.edu
	      Where anything can happen, and it usually does
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From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject:      Electronic Journals
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spose these folks would like to turn words-l into a journal?  they could
simply take the archives and turn them into a special cdrom with some
ads for glaupes and dog biscuits and potatoes and clams and salmon and
stuff like that.....    dan
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
We're thinking of starting an electronic journal for linguistics
here, but we're unsure of the guidelines applicable here.  I gather
that it's perfectly appropriate to charge a subscription fee, but
is it also appropriate to accept advertising from commercial sources
on such a journal?  Does anyone have any guidelines or suggestions
about how such a journal should operate?

My Thanks
Anthony Aristar
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From:         ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU
Subject:      Re: Quiet Night?
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Posted on 15 Nov 1992 at 23:29:33 by James R Llewellyn
>What does eating escargot feel like?

Garlicky, but good.

>At what age should a man buy his first La-Z-Boy?

Never.

>Which is more impressive? 400 passing yards or 300 rushing yards?

>What one act is the the best thing you have done?

Flunking out of college..but it wasn't one act, took almost 3 years.

>Note: Marriage and childbirth are too easy!

Never done either.

>If you were stranded on an island with one other wordsler, whom would it be?

I already e-oopsed this one!

Karen
From: fwp@CC.MSSTATE.EDU (Frank Peters)
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Subject: Re: Freedom of association update
Date: 15 Nov 92 17:45:12 GMT
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In article <9211151400.AA17757@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk> Graham Toal
 <gtoal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK> says:
:         : Isn't Illinois home of the American Nazis?  or is that Colorado?
:         : Either way it's not the state I'd pick by preference to forge a
:         : legal precedent.
:
:         Why not?  What does the existence of a racist organization (which
:         probably has membership in every state) have to do with the ability of
:         the state judicial system to make a fair decision?
   [...]
:         Or do you mean that the state is somehow deficient in failing to
:         crack down on legal but unpopular groups?
:
: Well, I looked out the news posting that I remembered and it _was_ Colorado
: after all, so apologies to Illinois.  But lets assume your comments would
: hold if I'd said Colorado instead:

My comments would NOT hold if you'd said Colorado. Colorado does indeed
have a poor history of dealing with such issues.  But your comment
implied ANY state that happened to be home to the American Nazis would
be a poor choice of venue for the case.  It is that opinion that I find
interesting.

So my question stands.  Would you disapprove of Illinois dealing with
such a case (the lawsuit Steve mentioned) if they were the home of the
American Nazi party?  And, if so, why?  What would you have them do
about the American Nazi Party?
--
Frank Peters  -  UNIX Systems Programmer  -  Mississippi State University
Internet: fwp@CC.MsState.Edu  -  Phone: (601)325-7030  -  FAX: (601)325-8921
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:18:17 CST
From:         "Natalie Maynor" <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Forwarded greetings
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> Any possibility of a FTF with anyone.

Portland, Oregon, July 4.
   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

P.S. I'm assuming that the Portland Planners are planning.  Haven't
heard much from them since we decided on Portland as the '93 site.
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From:         samant@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject:      Re: Another Contest

>Gilbert Gabriel, I agree with Bayla...absolutely not.

A new twist to the plain vanilla "...NOT!"

How many people have heard this?

tushar
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From:         Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Headless Chickens ...Everywhere
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              Nov 20, 92 6:02 pm

> > rashmi
> > (who never learned to type)
> >
> Good. But then (Multi-choice):
> 1. You are getting <male> volunteers to type your papers.
> 2. You do your typing by letting your fingers do the walking.
> 3. Netting, for you, is really quite a <feat>.
> A


(1) and (2) in equal parts, Agnes.  My typing's alright now, thanks to years
of practice, but those who know better say my <technique> sucks.  Something
about my fingers being positioned all wrong.

rashmi
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From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Danger
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On Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:55:39 GMT Rita Marie Rouvalis said:
>>
>>Say - did I ever post the "Eric Thomas on vi" piece ?     [  :-) ]
>
>       Don't do it, Tony!

I hope he's already done it....and if not, that he will.

Eric is God!  Eric rules......with an iron fist....

post it!

dan
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Subject:      Re: Gleanings (68)

5) Clue bus/clue CLRV

"Hop on the clue bus" is a way of suggesting that someone is, well,
just not getting the message; it suggests stupidity.  Last weekend,
Blomberg and I were baiting a list member who lives in Toronto; I
don't know whether the member was dense or just faking it; in
Toronto, there are streetcars, called Canadian Light Rail Vehicles,
so a dense Torontonian might ride the clue CLRV rather than the clue
bus.

12) Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley.

Steve Karlson
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Date:         Sat, 21 Nov 1992 17:35:38 EST
From:         ll23%nemomus@ACADEMIC.NEMOSTATE.EDU
Subject:      Re: Handbook for Torture?
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Posted on 21 Nov 1992 at 17:06:51 by Graham Toal
>Ask Jim.  I'm sure he'll have something like that.  I can only help with
>bomb-making ;-)

No thanks.:)  Actually, Tony's suggestion of Amnesty International seems
like the best bet for what we want.

Karen
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From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Blast From The Past (Long!)
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              17 Nov 1992 06:15:57 CST from <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

On Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:15:57 CST Natalie Maynor said:
>and buy a Sun SPARCserver/490, I'll keep the complete archives in an easily
>accessible place.  That will be right after I buy a scanner and a cellular
>modem.  I wish PCH would let me know soon so that I could go on and order
>these things.

Natalie, you want me to buy you a Superball ticket?  Superball is the
multistate lottery that Idaho is a part of .      last nite a couple in
Meridian (a boise suburb) won 21.9 million smackers.....even more than
pch pays.   you pick five numbers (which pays 100k if you get them all)
and also a superball number....if you get all six, you get the big pot,
min of 2 million, but builds.

let me know some numbers and i'll invest a buck for you....as long as
i get a 20% fee.....
                       dan
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From:         "Rita Leonard 552-3403 (617)"
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Subject: Re: Croning

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> Have you tried Microsoft's version of Mahjongg?  I think it is called
> tapai, or something very similar.  Now *that* is addicting.  I also like
> the solitaire game.
> doris

Doris is absolutely right!  I have been *this close* (two fingers held
very closely together) to trouble at work for playing Taipei.  We are
under a 'no games' policy  but are not actually required to delete them.

My boss <who never plays games at work> is more fond of Minesweeper.

Rita L.
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Date:         Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:16:07 GMT
From:         Graham Toal <gtoal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: what? no report yet?
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        humph.  so much for *your* private mail, toal ...

What private mail?  I haven't had any!  I take it you're slowly
<coming up for air>?

Say, with this gross overshoot on the book production, does this mean
your planned visit to the UK is put back by a similar time?  Like, say,
to the first week in January? ;-)

G
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From:         Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Gleanings (67)
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              10 Nov 1992 09:45:10 CST from <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

On Tue, 10 Nov 1992 09:45:10 CST Natalie Maynor said:
>> and organization for people over 50.  Occasionally they miss the boat.
>                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>People 50 and over.

They are the same thing.....If you are what we refer to as "50" that means
you are "50, or 50 and a day, or 50 and two days, etc...."     No need to
make that distinction.  "over 50 does not mean  'no longer using 50 as
a convenient abbreviation for my exact age'"

dan
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From:         ann mandi <AMM@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
Subject: Re: Eggspots in the fridge
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>My refrigerator has 13 eggslots.
>   --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)

mine doesn't have any.

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ann mandi
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