HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: hollombe@polymath.tti.com (The Polymath)
Subject: Re: Gasoline Taxes
Organization: The Cat Factory
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 00:43:33 GMT

In article <8ezJy1600awB8UJ1BL@andrew.cmu.edu> Mark Beirne Lively <ml5a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
}>  "I was just listening to Evening at the Improv and they said that people
}>are being caught using inflatable dolls to look like there is more than one
}>person in the car so the driver can use the Car Pool Lane ! I think its
}>in Los Angeles ! 'Honest Officer, she's just a little tired. Thats why her
}>mouth is yawning open !' Gee, I wonder what the fine is for this..." DJ.
}
}I've heard stories about blow up dolls and Mannicans.  But there is one
}that I heard about which takes the cake.  It happened in virginia I
}belive.  Someone had 3 cadavers in the car with him. and the cops still
}gave him a ticket I believe!

I remember at least one case of a pregnant woman claiming to be two
people.  I don't recall whether she got away with it.

The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, M.A., CDP, aka: hollombe@polymath.tti.com)
Head Robot Wrangler at Citicorp
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.   (310) 450-9111, x2483
Santa Monica, CA  90405
From: JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jay Brandt (Thyra))
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: More elections, a victory?
Followup-To: alt.callahans
Date: 6 Nov 1992 21:10:02 GMT
Organization: University of Oregon, Architecture
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aaa.uoregon.edu

In article <Nov05.055336.56426@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>,
arsmith@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Alan Smith) wrote:
> Big Al puts down his glass, undrunk.
> 
> The victory was NOT complete.
> 
> Big Al.  Ft. Collins, CO.

Thyra walks over to Big Al. "Too true. The measure that succeeded in
Colorado was not as strongly worded as Measure 9 in Oregon, but was no less
hateful, as I understand it. Damn! Why can't people learn to live together
peacefully?"

"Hug?"

Purrs,
Thyra
.
From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Gasoline taxes
Date: 5 Nov 92 05:22:31 GMT
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <1992Nov4.153219.25219@ra.msstate.edu>, jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce) writes:
>    "Actualamente, much of the cost of gas here in the US is Federal
>taxes, which goes for highway construction.

Um, that federal gas tax is also used to fund things like the new light rail
system they're building in Los Angeles.
From: ajm@wag.caltech.edu (Abner J. Mintz)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: A Ramble about Halloween Weekend
Date: 5 Nov 92 19:24:11 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: seurat.wag.caltech.edu

Liralen writes:
>It was very nice to just sit indoors, light a fire in the woodstove, and
>have inside be cozy and warm while I worked on yarn for John's family
>(Christmas is going to be a slew of Mobieus scarves) and on some blue silk.

Let's see ...  Moebius scarves hanging in front of the fireplace.  Moebius
scarves hanging in chains off the tree.  Moebius scarves hanging on walls as
bunting.  Moebius scarves used as ribbons on packages.  Moebius scarves
burning cheerily in the fireplace.  Roast moebius scarf for dinner!

*evil grin*

>I also spent an hour or two raking leaves.  With all the wet, the leaves
>were soaked and heavy and took a lot more work than when they're dry.  They
>also managed to soak my pants and socks and shoes.  Sorta miss
>Poughkeepsie, I think... when the leaves were crisp and light for a while,
>and a pile of them raked together could actually be jumped in and flung
>about without getting completely soaked.  Grin. 

Jumping into large piles of moebius scarves?

>It was raining hard, Sunday night, just before the game.  And, as usual,
>part of my brain was going, I *really* don't want to play in the rain, I
>*hate* playing soccer in the mud and the rain, while part of me was
>shivering in anticipation of delight.  Laughter!  Shows you how far *I*
>have gone into playing soccer to think of running around in the rain and
>mud as a 'delight'.  Giggle...

Use moebius scarves as an artificial surface on top of the mud?

>Anyway, before we left, I had on the top of my thermal underware, my
>soccer shirt, shorts, shin guards, long socks over the guards, my shoes, a
>pair of fingerless gloves and a windbreaker. 

Don't forget a moebius scarf.

>I also packed a pair of
>sweat pants, a dry t-shirt, a sweatshirt, a towel, and an Aladdin
>insulated 32oz mug with hot tea.  

Yup.  She forgot the moebius scarf.  =8)

(Liralen describes her soccer game, in which her husband John pulled a
hamstring.)

Moebius scarf bandages?  Told you you'd need one!

*chuckle*  Bad Abner, no doughnut!
From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Where Poppies Grow.
Date: 11 Nov 92 13:03:06 GMT
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi


  "Thank you Didi !" DJ. Then you see Dreamy Jim walk over to the chalk-line
 with a glass of ice water in his hand. And he says,

    "Good-Bye Arty. See you again some day."

   <chug>

   <toss>

   <CRASH!>

   "To a good friend !" Linda and Robbie.

    <CRASH!>   <CRASH!>

-- 
 Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM - Gulf Park Campus 
             jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu  Disclaimer: Standard.
                     "Kill the Wabbit ! " Elmer Fudd. 
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: dgreen@jarthur.claremont.edu (David Green)
Subject: Re: God and Science:  The Ramblings of The Nightstalker
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:41:21 GMT

This posting reminded me of two things: the references to Christianity's bad
track record in dealing with scientific minds brought to memory the line:
"An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it."

And the discussion of Newton and Einstein,
"The world was hid in darkness and in night;
 God said, 'Let Newton be!' and all was light.
 The devil, seeing this, cried out, 'What ho!
 Let Einstein be!', restoring status quo."  (badly paraphrased, more than
					     likely :)
-- 
dgreen@jarthur.claremont.edu		        	   David "Mishael" Green
		    Have you scritched your local Furry today? 
************************Who ordered the muon? -- I. I. Rabi*********************
  I have not been appointed Judge, Jury, or Executioner by God.  Just witness.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: rowanf@crc.ricoh.com (Rowan Fairgrove)
Subject: Re: So long & thanks for all the fish.
Reply-To: rowanf@crc.ricoh.com (Rowan Fairgrove)
Organization: RICOH California Research Center
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 16:05:39 GMT

Stumpy sez goodbye and:
>   "And now I think the thing I'd like more than anything else is a big
>Callahans style group hug."
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Rowan Fairgrove
From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: God and Science: The Ramblings of The Nightstalker
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:54:31 GMT
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi

Mark Beirne Lively <ml5a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>	"I've been listening to all of this and I have a few things to
>interject random scattered thouhgts."
>the begining of time you reach a root caust the Motis Prime.  The thing
>which caused all following things to happen, This is God."
>	Bear says as he points at the lines of chalk covering the floor.  Then
>he blows down at the floor and a huge cloud of chalk dust flys up
>obscureing everything in a fine white cloud.  "Or maybe not..."

     "Yup, I agree with you on this one ! How about a nice glass of ice
   water to wash that drink down with. I'll buy, " DJ.

-- 
 Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM - Gulf Park Campus 
             jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu  Disclaimer: Standard.
                     "Kill the Wabbit ! " Elmer Fudd.
From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Invisible Feathers
Date: 12 Nov 92 14:05:51 GMT
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <1992Nov12.050846.26377@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>, aaron@space.ualberta.ca (Aaron Humphrey) writes:
=Chip Olson@somewhere.out.there (olson@husc8.harvard.edu) wrote:
=: If I recall correctly, it's newsgroup_name@ucb.berkeley.edu, replacing 
=: the .'s in the name with _'s, so in our case, alt_callahans@ucb.berkeley.edu
=: would get here.
=
="I recalled that it would be alt-callahans@ucbvax.berkeley.edu; '-' instead of
='_', and ucbvax instead of ucb.  But I could be wrong, too."

According to Nick's Allabout, it's a hyphen, not an underscore.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: ablanch@physics.su.OZ.AU (Shonias)
Subject: Almost a return...
Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 10:45:11 GMT

Slowly, and rather hesitantly a vaguely familiar form (to some at least)
starts to form near the bar. It is dressed in greens and silver-grey, but
somehow doesn't look solid. Undaunted by this lack of true existence she
asks Mike for a wooden mug of mead and despite all likelihood, places a
solid silver coin on the bar and picks up the mug.

Shonias looks at the patrons from about two weeks in the past, the time
dilation effects associated with fourth year have caught her up, but she
has a request for the people of the Place. 
"Earlier in the year Kateri and Didi posted a few poems about love and
marriage. I saved them because I was looking for some interesting things
for my own wedding. That is getting close now, and I have to discuss the 
service with the minister in about a week's time. What I wanted to ask
was if anyone has any passages or poems about love and marriage, I would
really appreciate it if you could send them to me, email please since
I won't have time to catch up in here before then.

"I hope to be back in the present in a few weeks, but for now, unfortunately,
I must just ask a favour and leave."

She smiles, drinks the mead and returns the mug to the bar, picks up
a couple of coins and fades out completely.

Shonias Q'Tari

--
*******************
Is this real?
I like the feeling.
If I'm wrong,
Who am I deceiving?
*******************
From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: It's too serious in here . . .
Date: 5 Nov 1992 05:35:49 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: world
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <brumby.720889112@nella9.cc.monash.edu.au>, brumby@nella9.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara) writes:
=>> StM becomes intrigued enough to execute the command "DIR/GROUPS/ALL a*.s*.b*"
=>> from within his newreader program, and gets the following result:
=>> 
=>> alt.sex.bondage
=>> alt.sport.bowling
=>> alt.sport.bungee
=>> alt.support.big-folks
=
=   "Well, a similar search here got me another couple, some of which are
=only joke groups since the news people here don't seem to have much time
=for deleting joke groups. They seem to have the time to censor certain
=groups though, including the one under discussion I suspect."
=
=>Thyra wipes her eyes with one paw and thanks StM for a good laugh. "Sorry
=>StM, you still haven't guessed it. You don't apparently have access to the
=>newsgroup we are talking about (unless Big Al and Liralen and I are on
=>radically different wavelengths). There's at least two others that are on
=>my news server and not on your list."
=
=   "Heh. What are you going to do if we're *all* talking about different
=groups here? Anyway, I don't have access to the group I'm thinking of
=anyway. Really." (So how do I know that some former callahanians have
=posted there?)
=

Well, connecting to a different news server I find that there are also groups
called alt.sex.bestiality and alt.sex.boredom.

=
=>"Gee, it's -fun- being an enigma. But then we felines are known for being
=>inscrutible, neh?"
=
=   "Hey, Big Al said, 'If you know, don't tell'. I'm sure he had a reason
=for saying that." :-)

But I DON'T know.  I'm just speculating.  Now I could, of course, try
subscribing to these groups and looking for Big Al's return address in there.
From: pierceha@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Heather Pierce)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: I made it!
Keywords: Heather Pierce
Date: 13 Nov 92 03:55:49 GMT
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle


 I finally found Callahans!  It feels wonderful to be here.  I some incredible
 hunk rubbing my back <how like Callahans, eh?
                                         Heather
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: sjane@bmers248.bnr.ca (sjs)
Subject: Re: Economics and the Environment
Organization: Irrelevant, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 12:56:18 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.023117.10071@midway.uchicago.edu> eeb1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
[lotsa stuff on avoiding the "tragedy of the commons" deleted.]

>"Anyway," she continues, "I think a lot of what should be done to try
>and help the environment is to make companies pay for the damage they
>do.  I don't mean that in any vindictive sense; it's simply a fact
>that modern industry harms the environment and I'm not angry at
>industry for doing it within reason.  But one has to make the people
>who do the damage pay for doing it in order to discourage the damage;
>this is called 'internalizing the costs' and I've never yet heard an
>economist argue against it."  Beth pauses.  "And if I did, I'd
>distrust the economist instead of the principle of 'internalizing the
>costs'."  She shrugs.  "Anyway, people want to have more things
>recyclable: make the producers pay for the garbage disposal and/or
>recycling cost.  Recycling is cheaper; they'll pass the cost on to the
>consumers, the consumers will buy more recyclable goods.  If you want
>to discourage disposable goods and encourage disposable goods for
>aesthetic reasons as well - I do, though not to as great an extent as
>many - make the produers pay half again the garbage disposal cost
>and/or only two-thirds the recycling cost.  Or twice and half, or
>three times and a third ... whatever encourages recycling enough.
>This works better than outright bans, because there are bound to be
>times when disposable goods are the only alternative."

Hmmm.. difficult... make the producers pay for garbage disposal... but in the
case of excess packaging, some of the package is mandated by the government in
the interests of safety.  There was a big hoohaa here when the grocery stores
came out with bulk food in big bins; the consumers like the cheapness, but the
government stepped in and said they weren't safe -- we must have tightly 
wrapped, sealed, packaged goods to prevent bacteria & dirt from getting in.
So, if the producer must pay for garbage disposal, I suppose it should pay for
safety somehow too.  Then it would have to balance the two.  Fun!

sjs
--
It's not irrelevant; it's a hippopotamus.   sjane@BNR.CA
From: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Speaker-to-Minerals)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: FOOD FIGHT !!!! (Re: Subject change: politics)
Date: 12 Nov 1992 00:45:46 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: world
Reply-To: lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <brumby.721477460@nella5.cc.monash.edu.au>, brumby@nella5.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara) writes:
=   Hey, if the brumby gets covered by enough of this mess to start making
=his hair fall out, would that make him a piebald?

Well, if that happens, we can get some body paint and turn you into a pinto. 
Might want to reinforce the gas tank, though.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: youngj4@aix02.ecs.rpi.edu (Jeffrey 'Taldin' Young)
Subject: More returns...what goes around comes around..
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 05:28:27 GMT


A voice comes out of the dark shadowy corner of the
fireplace, one that hasn't been heard yet again for 
quite some time. 

"Glass of spiked apple juice, Mike."

And more felt, but not heard: << Big bowl of chocolate milk for me. >>

Mike grins, and stops cleaning a glass.  "Figured you'd be waking 
up about now, Taldin.   Nice to hear your voice again."

Firelight reflects off of silver rim glasses, a chair
slides across the floor as a quiet raven-haired youth stands.
It seems like he's been sitting quietly there for a long time,
for all that he and the very large blue mound behind him haven't
budged much of an inch...Beige hat is pulled low over the 
eyes, and the grey feather looks rumpled, but fairly new.
A stray gust of November wind from under the door 
swirls his grey cloak about him, as the young man 
strides to the bar to collect his drink.  "I know.  They can't
keep me away forever, you know.   And besides, it might be
my last time here, for this. "

"You remember, then.   Goes without saying, drinks are on the
house t'day.."

"Can't forget.  And why should I? This is the Place.  Where
 everyone still knows your name.   And doesn't care about your
 fame, or what you are or aren't."

<< Big or small, short or tall, sane and proper, or off the
  wall.. >> 

The youth grins at the big blue Dragon.  "Well put, Sudrith."

<< Thank you.  You going to stop being confusing now and clue
  the world? >>

"Just the bar, Suds."  He nods, and brings the bowl of
  milk over to the dragon, and toes the line, sipping 
  quietly at his drink.  The glass empties, and tension builds.

Taldin grins enigmatically.  

"THREE!"
 
>>> CRASH!!! <<<

-Taldin and Sudrith

-- 
TTTTT AA    LL DDDD   II   II NN      "I don't believe in a religion
   TT  AA   LL DD  D  II   II NNNN      that doesn't believe in me."
  TT  AAAA  LL DD   D   II II NN NN        Taldin The Blue Unicorn
 TT  AA  AA LL DDDDDD IIIIII  NN  NN          youngj4@pawl.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: alaric@sti.com (The Renaissance Man)
Subject: Re: Four Word Stories
Organization: Software Transformation, Inc.
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 02:54:26 GMT

In article <1e158iINN9vs@agate.berkeley.edu>, c188-cr@po.berkeley.edu (Chua Hak Lien) writes:
] Paul Echeverri writes:
] >"How about this:  Dream, Delirium, Death, and Desire, without recurring
] >to Neil Gaiman's _Sandman_ mythos and without representing these forces as
] >actual entities  (As overwhelming universal forces, ok; just don't give 'em
] >dialogue).  I'm looking forward to seeing it.  Maybe I'll set it to music :)"
] 
] A 50 word attempt:-
] 
] Even though she is here with me, she still haunts my sleep.
] Her body is temptation made flesh, my Sandman's gift.
] I know she wants me alone. 
] I clasp her cold hand to my face, and ask her to stay. 
] I know she will. She has nowhere else to go.


Alaric waits, until it becomes clear that no more is forthcoming.

"Ah, excuse me," he asks at last, "but...  where *are* those four words?  I
 don't see even one of them used here."

Then a thoughtful look passes over his face.

"Maybe I'll give this one a try myself," he muses.  "A hundred words,
 though.  Fifty isn't enough room."

He sits and thinks for a few minutes, then recites:

   "I played the Game today, just as I did yesterday and the day before.
   I gambled my body, my life, on a set of gossamer wings and my skill at
   judging the winds.  What desire pushes me to this?  Is it simply to
   attain the Dream, to fly like the birds without mechanical aid?  There
   is a kind of delirion in flashing only feet from the concrete towers,
   and Death awaits the racer who skims a mere inch too close.  It's a
   long, long fall, on broken wings.

   "But I will fly again tomorrow..."



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From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: SJ&TCS
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:58:57 GMT
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi

In article <1992Nov12.142424.25583@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov> rich@theophilus.msfc.nasa.gov writes:
>Now I have to really look for some Spike Jones so my children will have
>some cultural knowledge of his work.  They've seen all the Ernie Kovacks
>stuff I can find, as well as the Three Stooges--
>--troll

   "I saw somewhere, can't remember where, about 2 years ago someone
was selling a video tape of Spike Jones and the City Slickers. It was
about an hour long... PRM or PBS catalog i got two weeks ago is selling
a set of Ernie Kovaks tapes. They looked through 700 hours(!) of his
stuff and made up about 7 tapes. They want $99.995 for them..." DJ.

-- 
 Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM - Gulf Park Campus 
             jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu  Disclaimer: Standard.
                     "Kill the Wabbit ! " Elmer Fudd.
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: HE 
From: conrad@kryton.UUCP (Konstatin Kalikanzaros)
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 23:13:22 PST
Organization: Paradox Alley F&SF BBS 805-492-8789

        HE is about a rather large white shark (charcarodon megalodon)
Inspired by a short story of the same name (author at present unknown).
A shark reasearcher is drawn to a small atoll in the pacific by a tooth
thought to be a fossil but dating as mere years old.  The tooth is 11
inches at the base and 18 from base to point.  The natives say it came
from HE.

	HE
	--

My dugout slides from sandy shore as I leave to dive the reef
silently through the water slips a fin, below it tremendous teeth
at first my mind is wonder filled by creatures bright and dark
but something makes me look above the shape that flits must be a shark

yards of grey white skin go past 60 feet at least maybe more
a yawning mouth and dark beady eyes panic grips me now for sure
but i am frozen by the sight of a killing machine said to be extinct
a single tooth is a forth my height majesty that feeds by instinct

slowly like my bubbles i rise to gape at massive muscles rippling
balefully it stares right back jaws agape upper teeth a flexing
circling till it makes it's run straight for my frail and human form
missing by mere inches my heart restarts again stae of mind is far from norm

HE has taken other prey a 15 foot tiger shark stirred by my musing
it barely shows out the side of his mouth his teeth HE's hardly using
once more the yards of skin go by grey white and full of remora marks
In all my days of diveing reefs watching fish and teasing sharks

None have shaken me to my very core as HE was able to do 
his mere presence like a religous experience.  to a few
other people that know this shark is long gone and dead
I say go to this reef and feel the power of HE who is not dead


conrad
C&C


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