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From: gemr@netcom.com (Mary Epperson)
Subject: Re: Future Love
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:04:27 GMT

In article <1993Jan12.010717.24871@pony.Ingres.COM> jlane@Ingres.COM (Judi Lane) writes:
>	this!  (Of course, there are also other reasons too numerous
>	to mention here, plus Portland isn't that far away from San
>	Francisco...)

How long did it take him to get to San Jose Judi?  I know he told me 6
hours once... :-)

>	And just how many pairs of cowboy boots does rip have in
>	his closets, huh?  He's probably the Imelda Marcos of Montana!!

'fess up Rip...how many?

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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Drive to the Bahamas
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 02:22:55 GMT

In article <1993Jan8.144102.10450@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com> puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) writes:
> bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) would like to wet his... uh, feet
>| puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) writes:
>
>|>I need a lover that will drive me to the Bahamas.
>|that'd be a neat trick if I ever saw one.
>
>We have plenty of room in the back seat. You pay half, and bail the
>water out the hatch...
>
>--
>(Puter is a deranged individual at puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com)
>There is no conflict between liberty and safety.  We will have both or neither.
>                                                               -- Ramsey Clark


I think I can get ahold of an Amtrak, would that count???

rip
-- 
Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant
intelligence.
                -- Henrik Tikkanen
From: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Attention Tina Marie!!
Date: 5 Jan 93 17:37:01 GMT
Reply-To: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

Hi there...

Here we go with another exciting interactive story...  My start coming up.
By the way, can you think of a good title?  Beauty and the Beast was all I
could think of...  ;-)

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He could sense the rising of the full moon.

Ever since he was young, the moon had called to him.  On the nights of the
full moon, his blood would sing in him, and he could feel his primal urges
rise to the fore.  On those nights, he would go out looking, searching for
someone to share those urges.  Strangely, he never seemed to remember much
about those nights...

On this particular evening, the young man was dressed in a jeans, t-shirt,
and black leather jacket.  His favorite bar was a bit crowded, but he didn't
mind.  Seated near the far end of the bar was an attractive woman; he walked
towards her and asked, "Is this seat taken?"

------------------------------
Sean Roberts, exercising his literary talents
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: Its Chat Time!!!!!
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 07:57:37 GMT

lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique) writes:

>You know, I think my copy does show Steven and Julie feeding
>each other strawberries.... and Steven lovingly touching the
>tip of Julie's nice with a chocolate covered Strawberry and
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>licking it off.   *sigh* 

Touching the tip of Julie's nice WHAT????
Those who weren't there would like to know!!  :-)

--
Ross
Official Personal Bodyguard to Lis, the Good Romantic Witch
***********************************************************
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: darren@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Adventurous GRW
Date: 6 Jan 93 16:59:37 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

> Q: If Nike made condoms, would there motto still be
>    Just Do It????
> 
> And would they have a swoosh on it???
> 
> Bruhahahahahahaaaaaaaaachoooooo
> 
> BDC
-- 
Hehehe. And would I run better with condoms on my feet?

Darren
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From: IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: anti-happy people attack ARC
Date: 7 Jan 93 18:26:55 GMT
 <93007.102124IDJMW@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Organization: Arizona State University

IDJMW @ ASUACAD.BITNET is an alt.angst follower!  I say we convert
her!

-Michele
-So happy I can't stand it.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: I think I may stay for a time...
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:57:27 GMT

In article <phantasm.726425468@vincent1.iastate.edu> phantasm@iastate.edu () writes:
>In the extremely short time I have looked around, I have noticed that the
>geography is somewhat chaotic... I find chocolate footprints everywhere I go...
>Mountains suddenly appear and flowers spontaneously bloom... I even saw
>people bathing in a waterfall I had never noticed before...

sorry about the geography...remember though that in virtual reality everything
is mutable. I'm sure it will settle after a time. In the meantime, why not
enjoy the variety?

>Would anybody be so kind as to tell me who the personages of this land are?

just follow the .sigs.

-bacon
non-personality at large
From: hck@maximo.enet.dec.com (Herb King)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Shhh (ARC) Attack
Date: 8 Jan 93 19:56:32 GMT
Reply-To: hck@maximo.enet.dec.com (Herb King)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


  Jody says:
   
|>|>thanks for listening. i'll stop whining now.....
|>
  sean says:

|>Whining?  I didn't think you were whining.  You presented some pretty valid
|>points here, without a lot of 'Poor, poor me' talk.  Besides, we're always
|>glad to listen, right folks?
|
  I say :


  yeah


   hk
From: lf@marooned.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: ASexual Encounter
Date: 8 Jan 93 17:56:53
Organization: Fiends' Guild of ARCland
	<BzzJu8.KzK@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <C0Evnr.7M9@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
	<1993Jan8.135016.13061@waikato.ac.nz>
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In-reply-to: darren@waikato.ac.nz's message of 8 Jan 93 13:50:16 +1300

Darren wonders:
>Wasn't Julie cloned already, a few months back? Maybe we don't have to 
>bother Julie and get Steve's permission again, we can just use Julie's
>clone to clone her...

Durn.  I thought I'd secured my ARCreplicator properly (ie. encased it
in lead and concrete, then dropped it into the deepest OceanGorge on
the map).

[LF suddenly remembers something and ducks into his Closet.  The
sounds of SeriousRummaging follow, then "OhGawd!"  LF emerges, shaken.]

Where's my *other* ARCreplicator?!?!?!

[The Camera pans to an OutLyingSpot.  A StateOfTheArtArchway stands
guard over one of the roads leading into ARCland, gleaming with the
glow of TenThousandBlinkenLights...]

LexicographicalFiend, Pundis Horrendis Aevi
  Official ReallyGrossDittyWriter of ARCland and DirtyMindedApe
  Bro to Rip, 'Chelle, HotDi, Miche and Sarek; SpiritualBro to Lis
  "<glow><glow><snicker><glow>"
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude)
Subject: Re: A quick thank you
Organization: Intergraph
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 16:23:56 GMT

 longo@claude.ma30.bull.com (Leslie Longo) sez hi-and-bye...

|I've been lurking in arc for quite some time now (since August I think).

I'm happy to here that this nuthouse gave ya smiles. I hope that ya
get access again soon.

|Special thanks to Lis the GRW for thinking of us lurkers and sprinkling
|us with her GoldenMajiqueRomanceDust [TM] from time to time, it has not 
|gone unappreciated.

Yeah, she tends to be real special to all of us. I think that she is only
now realizing that her life is filled with friendship from all over the
world. Your post is just one more example of how she regularly brings
warmth and smiles in ways that even she doesn't know about. Your post 
more than likely brought a big smile to the old... *SLAP* ... uh, to her.

-- 
(Puter is a deranged individual at puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com)
A diplomat is a man who can convince his wife she'd look stout in a fur coat.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: Its Chat Time!!!!!
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 03:57:56 GMT

In article <C0EGA6.BDM@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) writes:
>> 	- You are a figment of our imagination and invisible
>
>Quite possible knowing some of the ones in this group...:)


that's me!

-bacon
a figment of your imagination
From: beckerd@juliet.ecs.csus.edu (David Becker)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: wonderful ascii needed
Summary: roses, hearts, cupids, whatnot
Keywords: courting a fellow comp sci major
Date: 8 Jan 93 11:35:52 GMT
Followup-To: beckerd@juliet.ecs.csus.edu
Organization: California State University, Sacramento


Hello, long time no read this group, I been busy.  You all
are such a wonderful group though, I have a favor to ask 
of you.  I am courting a wonderful young lady who is also
a computer science major, and I need lovely ASCII drawing
of things romantically related.  I've seen some great ones
of roses, hearts, cupid's etc.  If any of you have these
would you PLEASE email them to me?  I wish to include them
in email to her, amoung other things.  MOST important, however
is the rose.  See, she 'fingers' me alot to see if I've checked
my mail, and I plan to change my .plan file to an ASCII rose
and the phrase "Kim, I love you...", which I think will be a
pleasant suprise.  (unless she reads these groups, uh oh)

So, fellow romantics, help me out please.  And if you have
any more/better/additional ideas, let me hear em!

_DAVE_BECKER_
-----
Once the former co-president of this group's "Hopeless
Romantics of the World Who Were Born in 1973 Club" also 
known as the HRWWWB73 Club.

If you're curious, the girl is beautiful, smart, funny 
and 25 yrs old.  Short, brunette and a smile that won't
quit.  And she's into computers.  Is it any wonder I love
her?
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: An official introduction...
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 11:01:57 GMT

phantasm@iastate.edu () writes:

>Greetings all...

>I thank you for your voices, thank you,
>Your most sweet voices.
>               -Shakespeare

>So many of you have introduced yourselves and I am pleased indeed to make the
>acquaintances of those who inhabit a.r.c...

<<Massive re-post of ARCers introductions deleted>>

>Please forgive me all for the length of this post, but my purpose is to make
>an overdue introduction, and I am hoping this one-time occurance will not be
>too much of an annoyance...

'Tis OK. I'm not using 1200 baud modem anymore!  :-)
Neither is Clare.
But LF will probably want to kill you!  :-)

>For those of you whose introductions I have missed, and for those who have
>been unable to post one, greetings to you as well...

I must have missed this thread in my computer confusion...

Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ross, and in real-life
I hail from Melbourne, a wet and cold corner in southern Australia. 
I must be ARC's furtherest flung resident. However, such distance
does not prevent me from keeping a very good eye on the lovely
GRW, my special friend, who's body I guard faithfully. ;-)
So, while you enjoy the sights up there on her broom.. make sure nothing
happens to her.. or you will have *ME* to answer to!!! :-)

A fate almost as bad as having to answer to Rip!  :-)

And greetings to you to, phantasm....

--
Ross
Official Personal Bodyguard to Lis, the Good Romantic Witch
***********************************************************
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: Its Chat Time!!!!!
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:12:48 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.054659.23113@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> jturner@lonestar.utsa.edu (John M. Turner) writes:
>jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter) writes:
>>ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) shares: 
>>
>>>> 	<<<WE'VE DECIDED TO HOST ANOTHER ARC/RFA CHAT!!!>>>
>>>
>>>WHAT?!!!??? 

>Just when you thought it was safe to stay at home and study... *grin*

Yo!!  JT!!    *Great Big Hug*      


>>>> 	- You can come

But you aren't even breathing hard!   *snicker*


>>>I'll be there babe, count on it!
>>
>>Gosh I hope so.  I was sorta counting on you to cook the hamburgers!
>
>Oh goody!  Does this mean I can come back up there and mess up your kitchen
>again to make breakfast tacos?

Yummmmmmmmm!!  That sounds good to me.  You made some great
tacos last year, only I missed out and was showering....by the
time I got to the kitchen all was left was strawberries, and
whipped cream, and melted chocolate.  Of course, that was good
too!!   :-)  

                ** Bewitching Huggs to All **

Lis, The Official Good Romantic Witch
and Honoured Former President
of the Romantic Fire Association

p.s.  Heaven is a *Hug* and a *Smile*
      the Joy of Music and the Beauty of Silence
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert)
Subject: Re: Trademark..
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 06:45:49 GMT

bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) asks
> In article <C0IL5G.n3w@ecf.toronto.edu> deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert) writes:
> >In article <1993Jan8.012500.17965@mtu.edu> bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) writes:
> >>In article <C0IDnp.5xy@ecf.toronto.edu> deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert) writes:
> >>>Take care,
> >>>    Robert
> >>you know, it just doesn't seem the same anymore, what with you not lurking...
> >Interesting that you would say that. You asked a while back, why not just
> >stay unlurked, rather than *delurk*ing and *enlurk*ing. I thought about
> >it and I did think it was a bit rude.
> 
> I didn't think it was rude. I just thought it, well, different. Well, actually,
> I didn't really think about it at all.
> 
> >But now that you mention it again, I do miss my "trademark". Too late to
> >turn back now. I guess I'll have to think of another one.
> 
> why not?
> 
> -bacon
> TM-less
  ^^^^^^^
That's not really true. The VR magic wand is your trademark.


puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) remembers
>  deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert) writes:
> 
> |But now that you mention it again, I do miss my "trademark". Too late to
> |turn back now. I guess I'll have to think of another one.
> 
> I don't think so. I kinda miss it, too...
> 


Thanks both for the support but it really is too late to turn back.

Let me explain.

I originally thought that I was just going to post a only few things every
now and again, so the *delurk*-*enlurk* seemed appropriate. But then I got 
sprinkled by the Magique Dust and since then, to paraphrase in BORG-speak

	Lurking became irrelevant,
	Resistance became futile,
	I became assimulated into the ARC:-)

	Now where's some chocolate for me to assimulate? *grin*

I thought of returning to the *delurk*-*enlurk* trademark but I don't have
as much enthusiam for it since it isn't appropriate now.

I have an idea for a new trademark, but that'll have to wait a month or so
(I'm too busy now). But until then, I'll have to stay plane ol' me.


-- 
/-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------\
| Robert N. Deviasse            |"The things that are not easily attained,    |
| EMAIL: g2devi@cdf.utoronto.ca |    are the things we cherish the most."     |
+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------/
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude)
Subject: Re: anti-happy people attack ARC
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 16:31:06 GMT

 bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) wishes...

|wait!!!
|I'm not totally romantic!!

Uh, right! Well, you did say "totally"...

-- 
(Puter is a deranged individual at puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com)
A diplomat is a man who can convince his wife she'd look stout in a fur coat.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: repost of that silly story
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:16:56 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.184906.9861@cs.nott.ac.uk> pcxsws@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (S.Ward-Smith) writes:
>>if word of this ever gets out my image will be ruined
>`Fraid it is much too late for that now.
>We all know now that its just a front.

little do you know.

-bacon
From: lf@marooned.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: The life in your man! was Re: Holiday blues
Date: 10 Jan 93 08:33:55
Organization: Fiends' Guild of ARCland
	<93Jan08.022858.22678@acs.ucalgary.ca>
	<93Jan08.100528.27505@acs.ucalgary.ca>
	<93Jan09.050456.28080@acs.ucalgary.ca>
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In-reply-to: lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca's message of Sat, 09 Jan 93 05:04:56 GMT

TinaDaHLO sez:
>    Now if only the man under 30 was experienced as the
>   man over 40!  SIGH!!!

It ain't age, hon, it's the frequency that counts.  8-)

>   Some things get better... some things get worse... watch
>  out for 32... sexual peak and all that.. 20 year old boys
>  start looking appealing... 

Glad I'm past *that* stage.  8-)

LexicographicalFiend, Pundis Horrendis Aevi
  Official ReallyGrossDittyWriter of ARCland and DirtyMindedApe
  Bro to Rip, 'Chelle, HotDi, Miche and Sarek; SpiritualBro to Lis
  24, Virginal, And *PROUD* Of It, People!  8-)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Re: QUESTION....
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 93 11:05:13 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <93005.151311IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET> <IDMLH@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>Ok...here's a question that maybe someone can answer:
>
>IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE, WHAT IS ROMANCE?

Hmmmm, uhmmmm.... hmmmm.... good question... I imagine romance
has a different definition for everyone.

Romance to me is a lot of things, holding hands, a soft look, a
tender or hot kiss, long walks in the fall with leaves crunching
underneath your feet. A picnic by a waterfall with the sun
shining through the lofty tree tops. Uhmmm it's telling the one
you love they look fantastic, or wearing his favourite perfume,
or him wearing your favourite cologne. A flower on a pillow,
dancing close, him or her doing something just for you cause they
want to... but mainly romance is in the heart, it's a feeling
that is special and precious and hard to find. It's a warmth that
envelops you when you love someone dearly... I see romance very
clearly seen between Steve and Julie Salter... they are so
romantic :) 

Probably not a good definition of romance but it's how you
percieve it yourself I think, it's your own image of it... 

SnUgS

Mary-Ann


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From: deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert)
Subject: Re: Its Chat Time!!!!!
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 07:00:18 GMT

ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) is surprised:
> Julie Salter <jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> invites:
> 
> > 	<<<WE'VE DECIDED TO HOST ANOTHER ARC/RFA CHAT!!!>>>
           ^^
> 
> WHAT?!!!??? 
  ^^^^

Hmmm... Since Steve was apparently not part of the original decision, who is
the other person referred to in to "we"? Has our president developed multiple
personalities, or is this the royal "we" (e.g. we are not amused)?

> 
> > Yes, that's right, call us crazy, but we decided it would be fun to have
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well, that settles it. It must be multiple personalities! Now the question
is: "Is the world ready for multiple Julie's?"


> > 	- You're afraid we would be really gross in front of everyone
> >	- You're afraid we wouldn't be gross enough
> 
> We will try though if there is enough money passed around...heh heh
> heh.

What are you going to do?

> 
> > 	- You are a figment of our imagination and invisible
> 
> Quite possible knowing some of the ones in this group...:)

Hmmm... If you're real and I'm imaginary, then this really is a "complex"
life isn't it?:-)

> > 	We have a house, so everyone can stay with us for free.
> 
> but..but...FREE?..awww honey....

Why not? The best things in life are free! *grin*

> Heck, we can climb trees and hanglide off them if ya want! That would
> be neat.

Neat? Well I suppose so, but if you land the wrong way, you could leave
quite a mess. *splat* 8-O


Take care,
    Robert
-- 
/-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------\
| Robert N. Deviasse            |"The things that are not easily attained,    |
| EMAIL: g2devi@cdf.utoronto.ca |    are the things we cherish the most."     |
+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------/
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: Its Chat Time!!!!!
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:14:27 GMT

In article <C0r7C0.Gx7@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter) writes:
>bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) shares: 
>
>>>To be totally honest, we had to take turns showering, so I 
>>>suppose I should have woke up sooner.... but when there are
>>>strange noises in the night, it is hard to go to sleep.
>>>*chuckle*

>>On second thought, I think I'll rent a hotel room. I need my sleep.

>WHAT!  And miss all the fun?  

Yeah....Julie is right!!


>Actually, Lis must be exagerating.  I think the house was quiet by 11:00....
>except for a few folks who were camped outside our bedroom door talking
>for a few hours. *Julie leers at Lis* *teasing wink*


Julie!!  You're telling on me....  *chuckle*

I was trying to remember who was up chatting with me till
3:00 am....There was Mary, and Adrian, and Erin and me....
Adrian was on a different time zone and wasn't tired at all!
I think he said it was midnight his time or something.  

Often I wish I could have bottled that feeling from that Chat.

       *sigh*

Lis, The Official Good Romantic Witch
and Honoured Former President
of the Romantic Fire Association

p.s.  Heaven is a *Hug* and a *Smile*
      the Joy of Music and the Beauty of Silence
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