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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: resolving an icky situation
From: cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 00:01:22 GMT
Organization: Dept of CompSci, U of Auckland

Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:
>> 
>> setting the ground rules is always a very good thing in a
>> relationship. People say that men and women can't be friends without
>> sex rearing its ugly head. And that is true to a certain extent, but
>> it needn't ruin a friendship if you are prepared to discuss your
>> feelings and work them out. Rather than jumping into bed.
>
>Reading this I feel like I am watching When Harry met Sally again.

It is a very Harry met Sally sort of situation. (Right down to me
disliking him intensely when we first met). Who knows whats going
to happen in the future? Right now I think the worst thing that 
could happen would be for us to have a 'romantic' relationship.
(not least because I'm already in one).

Right now I'm just real happy that we can be good friends, because 
he is a really neat person, and we get on really well together.

gotta run,

clare


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 masters and try to have a life at the same time"?   |  clare west
                 BigSis to Chris, Eric and Kristiina
                    Official Welcomer of the RFA
From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: romantic french phrases
Date: 12 Oct 92 23:26:51 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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HJ46@lafibm.lafayette.edu (Hey guys, I think I found one!) writes:

>In article <1992Oct7.214933.16800@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique) writes:

>>>> Voulez-vous couchez avec moi?        :-)
>>>>Which is:  Would you like to go to bed with me?

>Someone once asked my girlfriend's father this.  I think she wanted to
>feel the pride of having asked him (while his wife was standing right
>there) without facing any embarrassment.

>She didn't know he spoke french quite well.

Hmmmm.....I seem to remember an advert on the television for
yoguht(sp?) which had a similar line to the above in it....

-IE!

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From: mcsbc3ktp@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: First name
Date: 8 Oct 92 13:29:21 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

This is probably the wrong newsgroup to post this to, but you all sound like

kind and considerate people who won't give me a hard time.....what I want to 

know is.....who thinks the first name Kirk is nice/not nice....I have

suffered 19 years of Startrek jokes...(anymore will not be appreciate, I will

probably be inundated with them now!)....

Opinions welcomed......
 
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From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: expectations
Date: 7 Oct 92 23:50:53 GMT
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher

coates@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates) writes:

] jlane@Ingres.COM (Judi Lane) writes:
] |> 
] |> [well thought out discussion about relationships deleted for brevity -
] |>  if you haven't read it, I recommend it!]
] |> 
] 
{Lots of good stuff deleted}

] 	In any case, if you want to meet a partner who lives in the same
] region as you, the Internet is not the place to go - try a tennis club,
] or origami lessons.  After all, what could be more frustrating than
] meeting the right person, but one who lives in the wrong place.  Better,
] perhaps, to choose the best person who lives in the right place; all
] such choices are compromises, since none of us are perfect.

I have to disagree with the first sentence.  I found my PYM
via UseNet - AND because I wanted to get to know all the
people I write to - AND because I made the effort to go out
and meet the locals.  I wasn't LOOKING for a relationship, 
but when it showed up, I was in the right place.  It WAS,
or rather IS, however, someone who is geographically close
to me (relatively speaking).

CatWoman
From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: First name
Date: 12 Oct 92 04:45:51 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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mcsbc3ktp@dct.ac.uk writes:

>This is probably the wrong newsgroup to post this to, but you all sound like

>kind and considerate people who won't give me a hard time.....what I want to 

>know is.....who thinks the first name Kirk is nice/not nice....I have

>suffered 19 years of Startrek jokes...(anymore will not be appreciate, I will

>probably be inundated with them now!)....

>Opinions welcomed......
>


Well my friend, I think it is a great name, sure beats the heck outta
my name... and I have had to put up with 19 years of 'The Omen'
jokes...


-IE!

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From: kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: help me with me RFA title
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 08:49:11 +0100
Distribution: world               
Organization: Romantic Fire Association

cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:
>
> kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt) writes:
> >
> >I need your help finding a nice RFA title. I had several ideas
> >but the smartest one is:
> >
> >        Official Joker of the RFA.
>
> [joke deleted]
>
> Like the joke! (And I'm quarter Irish, so I'm allowed to :-)
>
> Sounds like an excellent title to me. Welcome aboard, Official
> Joker of the RFA.

Hi Clare,

fine that you liked the joke. I'm not quite sure if I should not
choose "Jester" instead of "Joker". I guess it fits better in
the castle idea. What do you think? And when hearing the word "Joker"
I allways have to think about the Batman movies where the Joker
was the bad one. And I'm not bad at all ;-)

> PS you made a post a couple of weeks back that I intended to
> reply to, but they changed the expires around here so it got
> deleted before I expected, As soon as I've sorted out my room
> I'll bring my german dictionary in and then we can get down to
> work.

Sounds great! I will think about some exercises for you :-) I believe
you will be a good student...

> PPS as I mentioned they've put alt on a 24 expire cycle so I
> may miss a few posts - apologies in advance.

It can't be too difficult to increase the expire for that one group...
And if you need some postings: Let me know, I nearly have an infinite
expire on ARC :-)

*hugs*

Kai (Official Jester|Joker of the RFA)

----
Kai Voigt, Werftstrasse 2, 2300 Kiel 14, Germany, +49 431 7297514
          I would if I could but I can't so I won't.
From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Balled Eagles
Date: 12 Oct 92 01:03:36 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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cowpatti@netcom.com (Patricia Mae Anthony) writes:

>In article <1992Oct7.210822.8240@netcom.com> tyger@netcom.com (Kitty in the Middle) writes:
>>>
>>>Dont know honey, but you are on mine!  =)
>>Here too, but then, CP *is* one of the hometown crowd...:)

>Not since I moved to a new neighborhood......

*grin*

>>>-BMIEB! (Get your mits OFF, my meat is exclusive property....)
>>    That's not what *I* heard! ;)

>Funny....it's what *I* heard.....

Oh, and what have you heard my dear CP? (Is this why I havent been
getting any mail??)

>>>	(Only *special* people are allowed to handle the goods!)
>>Define *special* .                  

>Damien.  That's the definition of *special*.

Awww....  *blush*    Thankyou  *cuddles*   *sniff*  =~)

>CowPatti

 -BMIEB!  (What did I do??)

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From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Castle (Evil afoot)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 07:59:24 GMT





It was a bright cheery morning in the Land.  The birds were serenading
the Castle inhabitants with their sweet songs.  A pair of ferret pups
wrestled in the field where the last battle had been fought.  The
grass was finally starting to grow back.

That winter had been particularly wet and rainy, perhaps Natures
attempt to wash away the blood that had been spilled.  There were
still some patches so charred by the Evil One that no grass would grow
for generations.  In other areas the grasses grew thick and tall in
its eagerness to cover the carnage that was left.

Wild flowers lay a carpet of colors rippling in the slight breeze,
competing with each other to see who's colors were the brightest.

Deep within the Castle, down to were the foundation meets the very
bedrock on which it is built a dark, visceral stain grows.  Bubbling,
oozing, seeping out of the very granite itself.

It starts out as just a speck if darkness.  Then one speck slowly
moves towards another, and another, slowly, inexorably drawn together.
Days pass and still the stain is no larger that the palm of a child's
hand, but it is growing.....


--
rip

On Feb 11, 1650 Rene Descartes walks into a bar.  The bartender asks,
"Would you like a beer ?" Rene replies "I think not" and vanishes.
-- 
rip

On Feb 11, 1650 Rene Descartes walks into a bar.  The bartender asks,
"Would you like a beer ?" Rene replies "I think not" and vanishes.
From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Balled Eagles
Date: 12 Oct 92 00:58:13 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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tyger@netcom.com (Kitty in the Middle) writes:

>>>>>>Checking to see if I've returned from the net.graveyard yet.
>>>>>>Am I here?
>>>>>Not on my terminal.
>>>>Nor on mine...
>>>Yeah....wonder why.....????
>>Dont know honey, but you are on mine!  =)

>Here too, but then, CP *is* one of the hometown crowd...:)

Hmmmm..... so are we gonna argue as to who turns up on who's terminal
more often??  =)

>>-BMIEB! (Get your mits OFF, my meat is exclusive property....)
>                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>    That's not what *I* heard! ;)

Oh, isnt it now.... well, you musta been hearing about my twin..
RuskkiiEagle.(hehehe)  

>>	(Only *special* people are allowed to handle the goods!)

>Define *special* .                  

Hmmmm...maybe not jest yet...

>Tyger (I felt like being difficult today...)

Sure...you just wanna know who the *special* lady is dontya! *grin*

 -BMIEB!  ( You will havta get up earlier than that Tyger to catch me
		 out!)

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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: Michel Goudeseune <marcelg@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: resolving an icky situation
Organization: ZOOiD BBS
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:57:31 GMT

Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
>cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:
>> 
>> setting the ground rules is always a very good thing in a
>> relationship. People say that men and women can't be friends without
>> sex rearing its ugly head. And that is true to a certain extent, but
>> it needn't ruin a friendship if you are prepared to discuss your
>> feelings and work them out. Rather than jumping into bed.
>
>Reading this I feel like I am watching When Harry met Sally again.
>
>Richard
>The RoadRunner


Hmm.  I should make a note of that.  I haven't seen that movie yet, but now
I'm curious how it ties into this thread.  Especially since I started this
thread!

Michel
Official Pronker of the RFA             marcelg@zooid.guild.org
From: f_thomas@csd.uwe.ac.uk (F Thomas)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: romantic french phrases
Keywords: french
Date: 8 Oct 92 16:10:42 GMT
Organization: University of the West of England, Bristol

Lisa Dominique writes:

[....]
>
>Yeah, Miles, I think you better hold off on that phrase till
>you *really* know each other!  :-)   But it's all I can 
>remember!  Maybe someone else can help you with something
>more appropriate.
>
>Any French Majors out there?
>
No but I'm A flat minor

<badum Tsssss>

Frank <RunningAwayAsFastAsALongRobeAllows>


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From: cowpatti@netcom.com (Patricia Mae Anthony)
Subject: Re: New Guy
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 02:31:03 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.205826.7307@sr.com> dks@srhqla.UUCP (Dave K. Sprow) writes:
>>Well - mine was sort of donated to me (Hello - Andy Michael).
>>I read and post to both a.r, a.r.c, and rec.pets.cats.  After
>>reading a post describing the cats I have, Andy suggested
>>I call myself the CatWoman.  So I did!
>>CatWoman
>
>Yes, and the world has never been the same since!
>David S.

Let's not minimize YOUR impact on our lives, Hairy Parent.

CowPatti
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From: HJ46@lafibm.lafayette.edu (Hey guys, I think I found one!)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: RE: How long has it been?
Date: 9 Oct 92 05:31:50 GMT
Organization: Lafayette College
Originator: news@lafcol

In article <1992Oct6.134605.16183@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mneeley@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark Neeley) writes:
>How long has it been since you were kissed by a member of
>the opposite sex?
>
> Mark (almost a year)

hmmm...let's see, 21 months, 2 weeks, two days, and about 6 or 7 hours.

That's not counting two pecks that were sentimentally friendly but
admittedly romantically meaningless.

Why?

--Jeffrey Boris (remember me anyone?)

P.S.  I *do* nibble on Clare's ear though from time to time.  She never
nibbled back though.  Oh well.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: RFA titles
From: cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 01:57:09 GMT
Organization: Dept of CompSci, U of Auckland
Keywords: hugs

In article <1992Oct12.160839.19973@bernina.ethz.ch> roth@sitter.ips.id.ethz.ch (Martin Roth) writes:
>cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Our Beloved Official Welcomer Clare West) writes:
>>Term is over, exams are looming, I need hugs!!!
>
>Have the huggiest ***HUG*** you ever had. And good luck for the exams,
>whatever they are...

thank you very much, improves my mood no end

>>-- 
>>     |                 &   Official Welcomer    &  My name is Inigo Montoya.
>>,--. |  --. ,--. ,--.  &      of the RFA        &      You killed my father.
>>|    | ,--| |    |--'  &  BigSis to Kristiina,  &            Perpare to die.
>>`--' " `--" "    `--'  &    Eric and Chris      &      cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz
>                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Sort of scary, your citation. I hope it _is_ a citation from a play or so and
>not what you really say.. (No, not your email address, the three lines above)

The three lines above are from one of the greatest movies ever made
_The Princess Bride_ - see it if you get the chance (try to get one
with subtitles rather than dubbed because a couple of the voices are
just marvelous)

>Anyway, you just proved that the "Never try to do a masters and have a life 
>the same time" (or similar, I don't remember the exact words) was wrong, or
>why did you drop it?

I dropped it because it was time to get a new sig, and well I seem to
have managed to have a life this year - whether I've done a masters as
well is still in the balance - I'll tell you in a month or so.

better go do some more swot 

*HUG* 

clare

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From: exujbl@exu.ericsson.se (Jerry Blackerby 214-907-7810)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Hugs
Date: 7 Oct 92 22:04:03 GMT
Reply-To: exujbl@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              The opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

Hi everyone,

Today's "Dear Abbey" in our newspaper had a nice poem I thought
everyone would enjoy.  I did.

HUGS

It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say, "I love you so"
Or, "I hate to see you go."
A hug is "Welcome back again,
And "Great to see you!  Where've you been?"
A hug can soothe a small child's  pain,
And bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug, there's just no doubt about it -
We scarcely could survive without it
A hug delights and warms and charms.
It must be why God gave us arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers;
And chances are your favorite aunts
Love them more than potted plants.
Kittens crave them, puppies love them;
Heads of states are not above them.
A hug can break the language barrier,
And make travel so much merrier.
No need to fret about your store of 'em;
The more you give, the more there's more of 'em.
So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today!

---

*hugs* to everyone.

Jerry
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From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: expectations
Date: 16 Oct 92 13:02:04 GMT
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher

coates@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates) writes:

] I knew that there was a Brisbane (different pronunciation) in the U.S.,
] but until now I didn't know where it was :-)

Doing better than I am - I can still only place your
Brisbane (pronounced Bris'bn, sorta, right?) on the
continent - but WHERE - no clue...

] Let me just generically disclaim that I *wouldn't* look in such a
] singles group (we don't have one anyway, I would think).  That's just a
] personal thing - I want to get over my broken marriage first, before
] worrying about *another* relationship.  Maybe in twenty years or so ...
] Anyway, it's not clear to me whether singles groups are an electronic
] manifestation of the old "bachelors and spinsters" dances, or just of a 
] bar without the smoke and alcohol.  I don't have any experience to say,
] though.

Wups - back up and regroup.  Probably was in another group,
but thought it was known here.  When I found drieux, I was
most definitely NOT looking for another involvement.  I
was looking for people to get together with and do things
with.  I looked for social groups doing things I liked.  I
checked the "hiking" groups for local hikes, the "biking"
groups for local bike rides, and so on.  I posted a notice
about wanting to get the "old fogeys" together to go see
the Doors movie and be enthralled or disappointed in a 
group.  I was NOT looking for a relationship.  My previous
one had been too close and too difficult, and I had just
suffered a (at that time still) rather disfiguring bicycle
accident - one month before my 20 year High School reunion.

I was also looking for folks to go to rock concerts with,
AND ballet performances.  Meeting drieux was the icing on the
cake - and when I went out of my way to meet him - it was
with the idea he would be the LAST person I'd be involved
with - he smoked, and was bizarre (he still is - and does -
but that's part of his charm).

Diana
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Subject: Re: expectations
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 22:52:35 GMT

coates@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates) writes:

] Actually, I agree that the best way to find someone is not to look for
] them, but as for your disagreement with my first sentence, I think I
] made an exception for LA.  At least, I am assuming that Ingres have
] their headquarters in LA, but you can tell me otherwise if I am wrong. 
Ingres?  LA?  I'm in the SF Bay Area - California, USA...

] Sitting here in Brisbane, I can't believe that the Internet is a good

Heh - when I first saw this, I was going to say "Well 
there should be no problem - Brisbane's close" and
then I realized you meant the one in Australia, not the
one in California...

] place to look, and I think that that applies for the bulk of cities in
] the world.  LA is not one of these cities.
] 	Anyway - I bet you never even *tried* origami lessons, did you
] :-) !

The thing to do is to check out your local groups.  I'm
sure there must be a "brisbane.singles", or something
of that sort.  We have "ba.singles" for the "Bay Area".
If there IS no ".singles" group - put in an RFD to have
one created!

If there is - do what I did.  Monitor the nodes that post
to the local group(s).  When you get so you recognize them,
look for THOSE folks in the groups you are interested in,
and see if you can get a local gathering together.  Also,
set up a "chat"/"Boink" using your local groups - or jsut
a local distribution of the a.r.c...

You'd be surprised how many folks you may find who are
lurkers!

CatWoman
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