HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: Combined Report on the Australasian mini-Chat
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 02:20:03 GMT

rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:

>rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:

>>>So, if it wasn't male or female underwear, just what *kind* of
>>>underwear aren't you wearing?
>>
>>He just doesn't get it - does he!!

>OK!!  Thank you very much for pointing that out!!  You don't have to
>rub my nose in it!  *sheesh!*

I'm sorry Rip - I wouldn't give you the pleasure!
I'm not rubbing your nose in my underwear, no matter how much you beg. :-0

>>*NO* underwear whatsoever.....

>I sure hope you don't try to zip you pants up to fast....

No zips here.. they were board shorts....

>>Just a very tight pair of lime green short belonging to Clare's brother.
>>(The choice of dry clothes was not wide, but I was thankful for anything
>>dry, regardless of what it looked or felt like!)

>Was Clare's brother aware of this?  Are you sure they were Clare's?

No, Clare's bro wasn't aware of this. I guess that's his problem!
No- they weren't Clare's. She wore skimpy burgundy colored shorts. :-)
I would never have got into those!

>>>are long lost family or something.  You meet, hug, and you go about
>>>like you all grew up together.... 'S great!
>>
>>Definately - it was great! I couldn't believe we got on so well, esp
>>given that meeting new people can terrify me!

>But these aren't new people!  Well at least they aren't really
>strangers...

Yeah - point taken. :-)

--
Ross
Official Personal Bodyguard to Lis, the Good Romantic Witch
***********************************************************
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From: deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert)
Subject: Re: A quick thank you
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 23:38:44 GMT

In article <1993Jan6.194801.17753@mips2.ma30.bull.com> longo@claude.ma30.bull.com (Leslie Longo) laments...
>
>Hi all,
>
>I am yet another lurker.
>
>I've been lurking in arc for quite some time now (since August I think).
>
>Why have I decided to unlurk you wonder...well, I'll be losing my job
>and also this account at the end of the week, so I'll be without net 
>access and I wanted to thank you all for making my life a little bit
>brighter. :)   Just reading arc has lifted my spirits many times when I
>needed it over these past months.  You are a great bunch of people, and 
>don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :)
>

Sorry to hear about loosing your job and net access, but there are public
access computer sites, some are even free! The only free public access
unix account I know of NYX. If you have any sort of unix account with
telnet capability you can reach them at  nyx.cs.du.edu and if not, you
can phone their BBS at:

Nyx phone numbers: (2400 bps) 871-3324 (3 lines) -4824 (4 lines)
                   (1200 bps) 871-4812, -4770, -4772  (300 bps) 871-4803
                   (9600 - HST/V.32:) -3323 (V.32:) -3319 -3326 (PEP/V.32) -4771

I'm sure that there must be some other public access site closer to you.
Hope this helps.


>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.
>
>*Hugs* to all :)
>
>Hoping to get net access again soon, but until then a lurker in spirit only.

Take care, and hope you delurk again soon,
    Robert

-- 
/-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------\
| Robert N. Deviasse            |"The things that are not easily attained,    |
| EMAIL: g2devi@cdf.utoronto.ca |    are the things we cherish the most."     |
+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------/
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From: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter)
Subject: Re: Holiday blues
Organization: Salter, Inc.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:14:48 GMT

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

>>> why is 30 such a dreaded number?
>
>Because it was so LONG ago!! *shudder*
>
>Creaky Steve

Now, darlin', we have learnt that age don't matter none in stuff that
counts! ;)

Heck, I'm looking forward to 40!  30s have been great! :)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Julie Salter<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
            President, Romantic Fire Association
  Wife of the Official Fireside Sex Advisor..AKA: Steven Salter
"Look into my eyes...you will see....what you mean to me......"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>email: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Thursday, 7 Jan 1993 16:12:40 EST
From: Donna Foster <IO92143@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Where did you meet your S.O.
 <1993Jan7.160955.7883@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com>

Well, we met one night on RELAY (BITNET's version of irc), and we yelled
quotes from _Good_Morning_Vietnam_ at each other. Love at first sight,
dontcha know... :-)
-----------------
"Everything is necessary, Eng."

Sarek of Vulcan
a.k.a. Garrett Fitzgerald

Sarek@world.std.com
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From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: Wilt thou be my guide?
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:28:56 GMT

In article <phantasm.726520749@vincent1.iastate.edu> phantasm@iastate.edu () writes:
>> The Good Romantic Witch is so deeply touched by phantasm's
>> words....   She continues to sit with him and she begins to
>> tell him about some of her many past adventures in ARC-Land.
>>           ** Bewitching Huggs**      
>Lis...
>
>I am pleased, and indeed bewitched...

:-)

>I would gladly stay and listen to you spin your tales... Or is there a way I
>can convince you to show me ARC as it can be seen only through your eyes, maybe
>from the skies above as a passenger on your enchanted broom?

Sounds like a reasonable request to me!  I have been known to
give tours now and then, on special requests.... 

>So many people have introduced themselves to me, and suggested places that I
>should see, and I would like to visit them all... Do you have time to whisk
>me away and give me a brief tour? We could continue to speak on the way...
>Enchanted as well...
>phantasm

I'd love to take you on a tour.   Just let me know where you
would like to begin!   In the meantime, I'll be flying around,
greeting newbies, and showering GMRDust; If you want to hop on
the back of my broom, you can cruise around with me!! 

The GRW waits patiently for Phantasm's reply....    :-)

           ** 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
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From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: anti-happy people attack ARC
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 03:43:51 GMT

In article <93007.102124IDJMW@ASUACAD.BITNET> <IDJMW@ASUACAD.BITNET>(just me) writes:
>I'm not anti-happy! You always tell me i'm not happy unless i'm
>miserable! So that makes me happy, right?? right?????

'You', you who?  Being un-happy does not make you miserable.  It just
means you don't have anything to be happy about at the time.  You
will only be miserable if you want to.  If you refuse to see that
there is reason to be happy, if you cann't find *anything* worth
being happy about.  Then, you will probably be miserable.

>Jo (I can't believe i'm posting in here)
>(alias Toots)
>(thrice burnt and too chicken to be romantic)

You probably aren't the only one, but you did take a first step, you
are opening up...  It takes some courage to do that.

rip
-- 
Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant
intelligence.
                -- Henrik Tikkanen
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From: puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude)
Subject: Re: Oh Puter, Its Chat Time!!!!!
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:34:53 GMT

	2 of my favorite women...
 jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter) writes:
|lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique) shares: 
|
|>Hope you can make it there Puter!!   Bring PuterGal!!
|>She'll have a great time too!!  
|
|Yeah, but I've see a picture of this lovely apple of Puter's eye and it 
|would be a good idea to have an armed guard near her at all times!

*blush* Golly! Actually, ya can skip the guard. I do just fine at keepin'
my all on her body. I mean... er... uh...

	*BONK*

I knew that was comin'...

|Especially considering that once again, the guys are out numbering the girls!

Ya mean the guys can count higher? WOW!!!

|Come one ladies, what better time to meet 15 or so romantic single guys!

Uh, make that 14. I'm taken.... OH! You mean... uh... er...   *BONK* damn

-- 
(Puter is a deranged individual at puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com)
This one's got a lot more, uh, 640K that it can memorize.
				-- CVN cable TV shopping channel
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From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: the obligatory new years stuff
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:19:58 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.142010.6850@e2big.mko.dec.com> pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan) writes:
>|>I can't write. I'm an engineer. it's in the contract.
>Since when did being an engineer have any effect on a persons literary skills?
>If you didn't have to write as an engineer, no-one could ever learn what you've
>done, and the worlds sum total of engineering knowledge would probably consist
>of realizing that wood floats in water...  :)

Actually I'm not even an engineer, I'm only trained as one.
(I still think like one. But it's not what puts bread on the table.)
And I avoid writing wherever possible. Gimme a keyboard any day. :)

>Don't sell yourself short, bacon.  Everybody's got unsuspected talents; yours
>might be writing.  Give it a try, OK?  I know that I didn't think I could write
>until I tried.  Maybe I'm no John Ford or David Brin, but I think I've got
>something to say to the world.

OK, how about, I choose not to write. And in general I have very little 
to say.

-bacon
"who comes to slay the dragon, come to watch him fall? making arrows out of
pointed words, giant killers at the call..."
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From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: A guided tour...
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:59:42 GMT

In article <phantasm.726770315@vincent1.iastate.edu> phantasm@iastate.edu () writes:
>I spoke with the GRW before:
>>> I would gladly stay and listen to you spin your tales... Or is there a way I
>>> can convince you to show me ARC as it can be seen only through your eyes,
>>> maybe from the skies above as a passenger on your enchanted broom?

>And she replies:
>> I'd love to take you on a tour.   Just let me know where you would like to 
>> begin! 
>> The GRW waits patiently for Phantasm's reply....    :-)

>I have been invited to visit the Strawberry Fields in the vicinity of the
>ChocoVat... Perhaps we could start there...
>phantasm

Sounds like a good place to begin.  Of course we'll have to 
stop in and visit for a little while.... Taste a strawberry
dipped in chocolate.  Doesn't that sound good, Phantasm?
I'm so hungry....   I haven't had time to read every single
post, so I'm not sure who all is there, but we'll certainly
find out.  

Just mount my Golden Broom and sit behind me.  The Good Romantic
Witch holds the Broom steady as Phantasm gets on.... "The
biggest thing to remember is to hang on tight!!  So wrap
your arms around my waist like this," .... "Yeah, that's good."

"Phantasm, you are gonna love taking off on My Golden Broom.
The initial feeling of flying thru the air so freely is 
overwhelming, so smile, laugh, scream (but not in my ear), 
as much as you like, cause here we go....Hang on!!" 
**** Swoooooooooooo-sh ****    

The GRW and Phantasm fly around through the sky and head
towards the Strawberry Fields and Chocolate Vat.  "Look
down there, I think I see it....  We're going to land soon,
so hang on extra tight!"    They encircle the Fields and
ChocoVat....waving to the other ARC-ers who are already at
the ChocoVat....   Coming in for landing!!   *Swoooooo-sh*
*Ker-Plunk*    :-)     *cool*   

We're here!!   Hi Everybody!!   This is Phantasm, we are
traveling ARC-Land so Phantasm can get more acquainted with
everything and everyone.     **Lots of Warm Huggs**

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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From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: Guy troubles - They Can Be fixed you know...
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:45:37 GMT

In article <C0I52F.6so@mach1.wlu.ca> maci9154@mach1.wlu.ca (macivor dawna) writes:
>In article <1993Jan6.223945.15676@mtu.edu> bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) writes:
>>In article <C0FtAB.AIG@mach1.wlu.ca> maci9154@mach1.wlu.ca (macivor dawna) writes:
>>>>Being a Guy is NOT what it use to be....
>>>So what in the world do all these debatable points have to do with the
>>>problem I'm having?  Am I missing the point or something?  I'm totally lost!
>>>Smiles,
>>>  Dawna =)
>>I think you'll find that we don't know what the point is anymore. :)
>I wish someone could have warned me....    =)

it's these darn free spirits running around here, ya know...
they keep mucking up the works. :)

-bacon
just looking out on the net
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: boatman@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Boatman)
Subject: Re: Who's car was that?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:41:12 GMT

puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) sicks PuterGal on Todd:

> boatman@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Boatman) burns my rubber...
>|puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) sinks: 

>	Gee, thanx!   :)

>|Don't do it Jeff, I've seen Puter's car, it is great for hauling workstations 
>|but as for sailing..... how long can you tread water?

>Hey, what you saw was PuterGal's car. Two-hundred and forty of tire-burnin'...

(Excellent Tim Allen impersonation deleted)

Sorry Mrs Puter, I didn't mean anything....*BONK*.....ouch, I didn't know
she could do that across the net.  Puter, is that what you mean by
backdoor?


-- 
Todd                              |  "The Wheel of Time weaves the Pattern
boatman@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu       |   of the Ages, and uses men's lives
The Official Detective of the RFA |   as thread" - Robert Jordon
From: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Trademark..
Date: 11 Jan 93 15:18:16 GMT
Reply-To: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


(Tina Marie!) writes:
|>In article <1993Jan9.230450.21207@mtu.edu>, bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) writes...
|>>But I don't have a TinaMarie...
|>> 
|>
|>	Very true..very true....But I am available to be borrowed, if you 
|>really need me....:)

OH, NO, YOU DON'T!!!

I'm not done with you yet, my pretty...

Seriously though, good to see you back, TM.  I've missed you...  :-)

------------------
Sean Roberts
Ready for another story...
From: darren@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: unhappy attack ARC
Date: 11 Jan 93 10:54:50 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1993Jan9.052104.5798@sequent.com>, rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
> 
> yeah, you are right, there may be a better group out there for you
> and idjmw, but for me, I think I will stay around.  I have met alot
> of really good people here, people who have helped me out in tough
> time, people who make me laugh, and people who I can make laugh.
> 
> Just stick around, let yourself get to know the other people in the
> group, you may be surprised.  And I think the crack about prejudice
> and bigotry was alittle harsh...
Hear hear, Rip!
And now we're going to spin the prejudice and bigotry wheel for the day-
Here it goes *spin*, just a reminder for our audience, the wheel has ten
segments ranging from 1 to 10, ten means we have to be REALLY prejudiced
and bigoted for the day.
Okay Rip, you throw the dart.....*pause as Rip lines up*
OH, my goodness. What a terrible shot, you missed the wheel COMPLETELY!
You all know what THAT means? We can't be prejudiced or bigoted at all 
today, we'll just have to be really HAPPY instead!
> 
> 
> rip(just one man's opnion)
> -- 
> Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant
> intelligence.
>                 -- Henrik Tikkanen
-- 
(I do love your sig, rip!)
Ghandalf(just another opinion)
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From: sprattli@azores.crd.ge.com (Rod Sprattling)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat,soc.singles,alt.romance
Subject: Re: Guy troubles - They Can Be fixed you know...
Date: 7 Jan 93 20:16:48 GMT
Reply-To: sprattli@azores.crd.ge.com (Rod Sprattling)
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center

In article <1993Jan5.231954.625@wetware.com>, drieux@wetware.com
(drieux, just drieux) writes:
|>peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West) writes:
|>] maci9154@mach1.wlu.ca (macivor dawna) writes:
|>] 
|>] >I've been reading this group for a while and everyone seems so nice, I'm
|>] >hoping someone could help a bit.
|>] 
|>]  Welcome to ARC, the happiest place on the net.......at least we try to be
|>
|>The point is open to debate.....
|>
|>As for a guy who is trying to figure out where he is going,
|>try and look at it from his perspective.....
|>
|>In a simple world one could clearly just be a guy,
|>and just do guy things....
|>
|>Now one has to decide a whole rack of issues....
|>
|>.....
|>
|>10. Does she really use the Wrong OS? And will we be able to
|>form a compatible network solution that does not require
|>major investment in trans architectural intervention....
|>{Oh God, Ask me about this one....}

Be careful.  Her "wrong OS" may be the right OS for this point in
her life.  The sturm und drang of DOS builds character and a
superlative sweat ethic; with this strength and discipline the
Seeker can use slick Mac tools to flick through work tasks where
someone not so trained would simply orbit, glazed-eyed and toy-struck,
around all the GUI eye-candy.

|>
|>drieux
                                                        
Roderick Sprattling		| No job too great, no time too small
sprattli@azores.crd.ge.com	| With feet to fire and back to wall.





 
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From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Re: Holiday blues
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 23:35:11 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <robg.726498653@citr.uq.oz.au> robg@citr.uq.oz.au (Rob Geraghty) writes:
>verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:
>>rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>>>How about 18 Deg here in rainy Melbourne??
>
>18C! *shiver*

Well we got teased here in Calgary, seemed like ti was going to
warm up and the temps just dropped again.... 

>>Still much better than the balmy -20C we have here... yep.. the
>>temperature when up! *MA jumps with joy and shivers*
>
>-20C!!!! <the harper's teeth chatter>

MA laughs and gives the harper a nice wool blanket to keep him
warm and a hot cup of tea :)

>Think I prefer 30C  (86F) and electrical storms to watch in the
>evenings... :-)

Oh most definitely :)

>>Okay... excuse the ignorance but what is a 'jumper'?
>
>Pullover, sweater, knitted wool thingummy, cardigan (sort of ;)

Thanks Rob :)

>I don't think he was referring to anything to do with bungy ropes...
>Mind you, after the thread about slaves elsewhere...

MA grins wickedly and looks at Rip...
>>Snow... you want snow!!!
>>MA grins evilly and packs together a huge snowball and throws it
>>at Ross... "Here... snow!"
>
>Yah!!!  Snowball fight!!!

MA throws one at Rob too :)

>On second thought, I'd prefer a nice long hug, Mary-Ann.
>*WARMQUEENSLANDSUMMERHUGS*

MA snugs Rob and smiles happily...

Mary-Ann
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verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca             of darkness, they will pull you through
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From: darren@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: The life in your man! was Re: Holiday blues
Date: 11 Jan 93 10:45:47 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <93Jan09.050456.28080@acs.ucalgary.ca>, lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca (Tina Lastuka) writes:
>  
>    Some things get better... some things get worse... watch
>   out for 32... sexual peak and all that.. 20 year old boys
>   start looking appealing... 
> 
>    Huggles!
> 
>    Tina
ooh ooh. what about 23 year old MEN? We can climb that peak together!
We're supposed to have passed our peak by now but I'm still trying to
find the mountain...now where did I put my oxygen mask?
> 
> 
> -- 
>           **********************************
>           * TINA THE HAPPY LITTLE OPERATOR *      lastuka@acs.ucalgary.ca
>           **********************************
> 
-- 
Ghandalf (a cross between Ghandi and Gandalf, they got mixed
          up during re-incarnation.)
Phew, it's cold on this peak by myself.
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From: kkwwkk@mixcom.com (TA Shaw)
Subject: Sheep's It or Dung To Meet You
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 03:03:04 GMT


virgin wool: n. an ugly sheep

BDC
-- 
  May I walk in beauty.  Make my eyes      | TA Shaw          |        oOO 
  ever behold the red and purple sunset.   | shaw@mixcom.com  |  _____ OO 
  Make my hands respect the things you have+------------------| (_/-\_)..
  made, and my ears sharp to your voice - Chief Yellow Lark   | ==(0).
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