HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Just wanted to say hi
Date: 6 Sep 92 12:09:33 GMT
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher

hwyman@next05cville.wam.umd.edu (The Hwyman) writes:

] Hi ARC!!!  I'm back.  I hope everyone had a great summer.  Mines  
] could've been better.

Hello!  Welcome back...

CatWoman

(who also welcomes back Andi, and just welcomes all the ones
who are new around here, and apologises for not doing so 
personally - got stuck with a project at work, and wetware
is getting upgraded, so I couldn't get to it for over a 
week!)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: swalter@nyx.cs.du.edu (DreamWeaver)
Subject: Re: ARCtopography
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 04:44:30 GMT


(Julie comments)

> Nice to see you again, DreamWeaver...*Hug*

And ... its nice to be back ...

-DreamWeaver

Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: smm@rodan.UU.NET (Steve Mansfield)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: a song for the RFA
Date: 9 Sep 1992 10:00:13 -0400
Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net

In article <robg.715999869@citr.uq.oz.au> robg@citr.uq.oz.au (Rob Geraghty) writes:
><ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
>| >yeah, how about composing a song for RFA?
>robg@citr.uq.oz.au inscribes:
>| Hmmm... Sounds like a good idea.
>
>So how about it, folks?
>I'll need all the amusing details you can possibly dredge up

But I thought we already had a song.....

From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli
We will....

(To the tune of <insert song here>)


>;-)

>The success of this song depends on you, the RFA, so start mailing
>*now*!!
>
>Rob
>Official Journeyman-Harper of the RFA
>
>ps Lurkers are welcome to contribute if they want - this is anonymous,
>   remember? ;-)
>
>--
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Rob Geraghty                         | Time, flowing like a river
>robg@durian.citr.oz.au               | Time, beckoning me
>CITR                                 | APP

Yoda						yoda@triryche.uu.net
The Keeper of the Romantic Side of the Force
and Official Green Light Spotter for the Secretary
to the President of the RFA.
===============================================================================
Feel the breeze, time so near you can almost taste the freedom.
  There's a warm wind from the South.  Hoist the sail and we'll be gone
    By morning this will all seem like a dream...
			Queensryche - Anybody Listening
From: dars@joplin.biosci.arizona.edu (David AR. Sanders)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: New Prez of the RFA
Date: 11 Sep 92 21:08:49 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Biotechnology, Tucson

In article <1992Sep11.181927.1476@mixcom.com> kkwwkk@mixcom.com (TA Shaw) writes:
>
> Ye Old Sex Slave sez:

Shouldn't that be "The Goode Doctor" ??
(see, I don't *always* pick on you, Stevie :-) )

>>*sigh*...wimmin, can't live with 'em, can't live without them. :)
>I thought it was:
>Woman, can't live with them, can't use them as a hammer.

What about "Women, can't live with them, can't use'em for scientific
experiments "  ?

Or " ........., can't sell'em for parts ? "

Or.... OOoooopss, who left that closet door open ?? ;-)

**SLAM**

tSP
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: RFA member/title list
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 17:34:15 GMT

In article <BuA3zy.6xH@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Julie Malone <jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
>
>Well, I finally found my RFA member/title listing.  Its pretty outdated, so
>anyone who has been added since this list was done, please email me at:
>
>	jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
>
>(neat way to get mail, huh?)
>
>And I will update the list and reproduce it.  Thanks....
>
>----
>Lis -- Madame President
>Ender -- Her Secretary
>Jane, his wife...
><just kidding>

Lis - The Good Romantic Witch of the RFA....  :-)

YOU ARE the PREZ now JULES !!!!    *chuckle*

It's all these wedding plans....I know.... It's all
gonna be *just* wonderful!  Trust me!  *Hugg*


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: hoff@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Wildfire)
Subject: Re: Lonely cat free to good home
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:33:07 GMT

evie@rodan.UU.NET (Evie Allen) writes:

>In article <1992Sep9.223504.1@sscl.uwo.ca> carl@sscl.uwo.ca (Carl Kaufmann) writes:
>>with someone I have been e-mailing for over two months but had
>>never met before and already I miss her.  :-(  Catching up on ARC

>You are the person I need to talk to.....I've been e-mailing this
>guy for 2 months now and we are meeting at the end of the month...
>how did it go?  I'm so nervous...I need suggestions!

>Bladette

>TIA

I know the feeling.  I met a close friend that I've been talking to on
email for over a year this past weekend.  (Actually, it's closer to two).
Talk about nervous....He had sent a picture, but he said it wasn't that
good.  And he was right, he's cuter than he gives himself credit for ;)
I went with my SO, who was also a close friend to this guy, and another
friend of mine.  It actually went quite well.  He's from New Mexico,
but he's working in the neighborhood that I'm originally from and so
when I went home we "did lunch".  It was great!  I've had some meetings
before where you just kind of sit around and feel uncomfortable, but i 
felt like I'd known this guy forever.  My suggestion is keep an open 
mind, take a deep breath, and relax. 

And then start a food fight *MASSIVE evil grin*

			-Wildfire-
who's thinking about joining the RFA so she can OFFICIALLY start fires.....
(the unofficial pyro)



 And the seeds of love were sown   <>                   -Wildfire-
 And nurtured with desire          <>             hoff@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
 And when they started to grow     <>           lmh44500@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
 They grew like WILDFIRE!          <> Disclaimer:  Who ME?!?!?! (innocent look)
From: exujbl@exu.ericsson.se (Jerry Blackerby 214-907-7810)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Acceptance Speach
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:35:54 GMT
Reply-To: exujbl@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.

In article 8BA@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu, jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Malone) writes:
>coates@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates) shares: 
>
>>Ugh, I'm not sure that I understood this law properly.  All that
>>happened when I tried was that the lips went all tingly from the static
>>on the screen.  And my tongue curled.  Are you *sure* this is the law?
>
>I'm quite sure that's the law....because I made it up! :)
>
>And...uh....Tony....I would suggest that you try it with a human as opposed
>to a computer screen.  Taste better and is more fun.  Trust me.
>
>
It SMARTS!  I am glad I wasn't the only one to make that mistake.
Even my *magic wand* glowed after that episode.

Julie, I wish you had posted this sooner.

Jerry

==========================================================================
|| Jerry Blackerby 214-907-7810 (w) ||    Practice random kindness and  ||
|| exujbl@exu.ericsson.se           ||    senseless acts of beauty.     ||
==========================================================================
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: New Prez of the RFA
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:20:14 GMT


Hello to all you folks in the Romantic Fire Association
and all in ARC-Land....  I'm here to announce the new
President of the Romantic Fire Association.  After tallying
all the votes, we have come to a definite winner.

        The New President of the RFA is

            Ms. Julie Malone !!!!

**Applause**  **Applause**   **The Crowd Yells "Speech Speech"**

Lis, The Official Good Romantic Witch
of the Romantic Fire Association
Like a Diamond, Her Life has Many Facets

p.s.  Heaven is a *Hug* and a *Smile*
      the Joy of Music and the Beauty of Silence
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: coates@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates)
Subject: Some serious words to the Prez ...
Organization: Physics Dept. The University of Queensland
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 01:29:53 GMT

Well, it has come to my attention that a certain un-named President of
the RFA has been referring to her favourite squeeze (Popeye?) as her
"Sex Slave" (no, I meant "Salty :-) ).  This simply cannot go on. 
Speaking as the self-appointed saviour of the down-trodden masses of the
RFA, and someone who just likes to dress up in armour occasionally, I
think that our president *must* show leadership in this burning issue.

	Steven!  Whatever happens, you must not let Julie (oops, named
her accidentally :-) ) take advantage of you during this coming
honeymoon period, lest she leave you with a seriously deflated ego. 
Stand up for yourself, and remember that you can wear the pants some of
the time yourself!

	Now, if only Julie had instead called Steve her official "Sex
Therapist" ...
					*hugs to all* *squeak*
							Tony.
[Knight Defender of the Grail of Human Dignity]
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Distress Call
Keywords: Suddenly, the moon blows up.
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 00:36:09 GMT

In article <9SEP199216084304@bestsd.sdsu.edu> regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY) writes:
>In article <1992Sep9.041827.17514@wam.umd.edu>, hwyman@next05cville.wam.umd.edu (The Hwyman)    writes...

**bunch of stuff deleted**

>>It's getting late but I don't think I'll be able to sleep much.  And
>>if I do, I hope I don't remember my dreams.  They won't be pleasant.
>>Well, another nice guy bit the big one.
>Oh, don't say that!  I believe that nice guys always finish first,
>eventually ...

I am really sorry about this Liz, but this statement here struck a
sour cord with me.  I know that you mean well in saying this.  One of
the cyclical discussions that shows up in most of the newgroups that
deal with people relations is the 'NiceGuy' syndrome.  One of the
things that is always bemoaned is that 'NiceGuys always come in last',
the guys say this, and then some female type says something like you
said, with the 'eventually' thrown in for good measure.  (I am hoping
you don't take this personally, as I like you...) It is that one word
that always sets me off.

Now, tell me, and I know alot of people out there will have opinions
about this.  Why is it that 'NiceGuys' always seem to have to
finish last?  Is it because basically most 'NiceGuys' are shy and not
noticed?  Do they just not want to intrude on other people?  All this
while the 'Jerks', the loud, obnoxious ones, (gee, that sounds vaguely
familiar....), are getting the attention, and the chicks?

I've heard both sides of this argument many times and basically I
have come to the conclusion that most of the 'NiceGuys' are perpetual
whiners, and unless they can crawl out of there shells, they will
always be last.  Until they feel they want to take charge of thier
lives and get what *they* want, no one is going to hand it to them on
a Silver Platter.

Well, enough of this....  Personally I would not put HWY in this
catagory, and you probably weren't trying to.  I think rather he,
like most of the guys in this group, is just a normal loving person
who has had a nasty experience.  Blahblahblahblahblah.....

Sorry I ran off at the mouth like that, it just struck a cord, like I
said...


rip
From: jlane@Ingres.COM (Judi Lane)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Part Two of "Dryads' Dailiness"
Keywords: Nymphette
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:14:49 GMT
Reply-To: jlane@Ingres.COM (Judi Lane)
Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501

In article <1992Sep8.224935.6871@mlb.semi.harris.com> smccoy@dw3g.ess.harris.com (Scott McCoy) writes:
>Jason in the Hood whines:
>|>Paul T Taylor offers:
>|>>Judi Lane attempts to besmerch the Hooded ones reputation:
>|>>>  I'd love to!  But rip might be allergic turkey feathers and WD-40.
>|>>>  (I know *you* aren't! 8^) <another sneaky snicker>)
>|>
>|>There! See!! Notice, ARC'ers, that she claims to *know* I am not
>|>allergic to turky feathers and WD-40!  In fact, I _am_ allergic
>|>to WD-40!  Proof that all these insinuations are, infact, allegations
>|>with nothing but inuendo and falseHoods to support them!
>|>  I tell you...  I need a good slander lawyer.  Is there an Offical
>|>Lawyer for the RFA?  Do we have methods to _deal_ with dryads like
>|>her, who think they can just up and besmerch any Hooded ones 
>|>reputation and honor???
>|>
>
>Hmmm...me thinks the Hood doth protest too much!  :-) Besides, I didn't 
>know that Jason *HAD* a reputation which besmerching would damage!  He 
>is, however, from all accounts honorable.  :-}

   hahaheeheehahaheeheeheeheehahahaheeheehahahahahaheeheeheesigh


>Actually, Jason, you got yourself into this mess, get yourself out!

    ditto

>|>>Turkey feathers and WD40?  I'm not allergic to either one, but make
>|>>that lime-green jello and Crisco, and you got yourself a deal!
>|>
>|>Hmmm... well, it's obvious that _he's_ not worried about his reputation!
>|>
>|>>>    Oh.  Are you volunteering yourself for a little demonstration 8^)??
>|>
>|>SEE!!  THREATS TOO!!  HELP!!!
>|>
>
>Wimp!  Take your jello and cooking oil like a man!  :-)

    double ditto!


>Hey, I missed my chance with Judi for breakfast!  If you're
>not goin' to do some home-cookin' with her, I'm sure someone
>else will!

     Ooooh, what a sweet little kitty cat!!  Would you like
     some sweet warm cream to lap up?  8^) (Nuts.  The ice in my
     cherry coke melted again!)  

>:-)
>
>Sounds like these kids need to join the food fight!
>
>BTW, I'm still stuck the ARCafeteria floor...I could use a
>little help myself, ARCmaidens!

	The Dryad pushes aside her *dulldulldull* text on instructional
	design strategies and tactics, and runs to CC's aid!  "I'm
	coming, CC... I'm coming!!"  But before the OPD can even
	make it out of the lobby, she's pounced on from all sides by
	overworked sex-starved system admins, who heard her cries of
	concern for CC and jumped (sorry) at the wrong conclusion.
	"No no no... that's not what I meant!  No I don't do it with
	long slow wait states!  Whaddaya mean what's my decompression
	ratio??  HELP!  NERD ALERT!! NERD ALERT!!  Somebody get these
	bitbrains off me!!  Aaaaeeeeeee..."
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-)
Subject: Re: New Prez of the RFA
Organization: OFSA
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:05:56 GMT

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

>>Julie suggests:
>>>>>How 'bout President's Official Sex Slave...;)
>>>>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>>Julie
>
>>>>Lis agrees:
>>>>That's EXCELLENT, Prez Julie!!   I'll second that title
>>>>for Steven!!    :-)
>>>>Lis, The Official Good Romantic Witch
>
>>Scotto agrees too:
>>> I'll third it!
>>>f
>>>Scotto,
>>>Unofficial Cowboy of the RFA
>
>>Steve yells:
>>What the hell IS this? SEX SLAVE????!!! I ALREADY have an official
>
>
>Ahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhhahahahaha!!  
>Wonder how long it would take you to see this. 
>**The Good Romantic Witch rolls with laughter**

*sigh*...wimmin, can't live with 'em, can't live without them. :)

>>position in the RFA as the Official Fireside Sex Advisor...I would not
>
>Thus you should make a very nice SEX SLAVE!!   with all that
>knowledge and experience and everything.  *grin*

*sigh* again...

-- 
Spirituality is what is inside : religion is humankind's vain attempt to
express it outwardly.
From: ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: New Prez of the RFA
Date: 8 Sep 92 17:20:52 GMT
Organization: OFSA

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

>Hello to all you folks in the Romantic Fire Association
>and all in ARC-Land....  I'm here to announce the new
>President of the Romantic Fire Association.  After tallying
>all the votes, we have come to a definite winner.

Yes, there were quite a few people that DID vote, imagine that! I was
amazed at the number of voting type letters I got. Of course, not
EVERYONE voted, can't beat the apathy, y'know. Blade didn't vote so we
are gonna mail him an anaconda disguised as a scarf...*smirk*

>        The New President of the RFA is
>
>            Ms. Julie Malone !!!!
>

	Yes, by a wide margin too...Ender got quite a few votes also
but I think the feminist supremacy types were more motivated to vote.
*grin*

>**Applause**  **Applause**   **The Crowd Yells "Speech Speech"**

	Yeah , c'mon babe, uh..I mean Ms. Prez, let's hear a speech.

HEY!!! Since Julie is now the RFA president, does that make me First
Dude? (thanks for teh phrase to Ender).

Steven - fiance to the new Prez.
-- 
Spirituality is what is inside : religion is humankind's vain attempt to
express it outwardly.
From: bz687@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (E. Andi Woods)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Hi there......
Date: 14 Sep 1992 14:42:20 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bz687@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (E. Andi Woods)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, jon@ccl.umist.ac.uk (Jon Wells) says:

>Hello there all you out on ARC. I've been reading this group for sometime
>and decided that I'd let you know that I'm here.....

I for one am glad to see another face... :) course i am not around 
much anymore... :)

>Actually, the main reason for this is that I have just split up with my
>fiancee', and would really appreciate a few of those oh-so-lovely-looking
>HUGS to make me feel a whole lot better.

You know, when i first posted it was because a serious relationship 
had ended as well... the people here are wonderfully supportive... 
and by making yourself known, you have just aquired all kinds of 
friends all over the world. :) 

As far as the hugs are concerned... far be it from me to turn down
a plea so close to my most recent request for the same thing... 

*hug**HUG**hug**HUG**hug**HUG**hug**HUG* 

i hope that is enough to last out the day... email me if you need more.

>It would be really nice if some kind people would e-mail me and tell me
>that life could be worse, and that it is still worth living. I feel really
>low and cut up right now.....

Life is MOST assuredly worth living... believe me i know exactly how
you feel but what you really need right now is...

1) friends who are willing to listen and support...
2) *hugs* and other displays of affection...
3) distraction... :)

>How about it?

well... you have probably gotten more of 1 and 2 than you had thought 
possible... we all love doing this sort of thing... now for 3

*The Gypsy gives her new friend another hug and then slips her hands
down to his side and begin's to tickle him... *

*smile* 
*hug*

*hugs* to all

Andi 
Official Gypsy of the RFA 
Moving on... as usual...
-- 
|   "If I must die, O let me choose my death...        |Editor's note:
| ...thy lips on mine like cupping glasses claspe,     |This .sig is subject
|let our tongs meete and striue as they would sting... |to change with out
|from _Surrey's Plea to Diamante_        -Thomas Nashe |notice...
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Malone)
Subject: Re: title for Steve
Organization: Salter, Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:18:02 GMT

ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) shares: 


>I shoulda known that maryann would unlurk long enough to say
>this...*groan*

Yeah....and it only cost me....oh...nevermind...;)

***************************************************************
Julie Salter (just trying it on for size)
President, Romantic Fire Association
Former PR Agent for Blade (guess he's on his own...OH DEAR!)
***************************************************************
Organization: Central Michigan University
Date: Sunday, 13 Sep 1992 05:00:27 EDT
From: David Martin <32BWQQP@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: stuff

From: regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY)
>But I was, dear. I just ignored it for the sake of the post. I am
>officially almost half a dog year older than you are (that was just to
>confuse the felines out there!). That's the equlvalent of the lifetime
>of 1,742,097,789,423.546 fruit flies.
Ah ... you were taking artistic license *grin*.
My mother wouldn't let me have a dog when I was a kid ... how much is a
dog-year, in human-year terms?

Why? Hadn't you had your shots? (er... sorry rip, having an identity
crisis I guess) [shifting back into his normal nice guy mode] A dog
lives seven times as fast as a human, so they have seven times as much
fun at once, er, no, they age seven times as fast. Unlike felines
who just cough up bigger hiarballs and get crankier till you wish they
only had one life.

And how long did it take you to calculate the fruit-fly equivalent? ;)

While we're on the subject of artistic license, I see you have a lot
of poetic faith. I envy you. I have none, and I haven't the faintest
how long a fruit fly lasts!?!? Sorry! You trusted me, and I took
advantage of your trust. BWAAAAAAaaaaa!!!!! (told ya rip was right)

>!Well, Elizabeth, since I also can't stand the sight of violence,
>!I will be right behind you every step of the way...
>!mua hua hahahahahahahahahaha
>!Blade
>RRRRRRRrrrrrrrrr arf arf arf arf!!!!
Gee ... a protector ... thank you *smile*

An I don't cough up hairballs either!!!
>From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
>!Ok, this is my *final* offer.  One candle lit dinner of spaghetti with
>!my special homemade sauce, warm fresh from the oven sourdough bread,
>!and a good Chianti.  Soft music, ala Mike Oldfield and Manheim
>!Steamroller.  Dancing, and afterward a sensual massage with warm oils
>!lightly scented with sandlewood...
>!rip(oh yeah, and 58 dratmas!)
>SOLD! I'm not hard to get along with!
Wow, Rip ... you have a solid acceptance ... I'm sure you and this young
man will be very happy together ... *grin*

does this involve any French kissing?


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