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From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Officer and Gentleman...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 03:13:54 GMT

In article <phantasm.726011484@vincent1.iastate.edu> phantasm@iastate.edu () writes:
>
>Greetings Richard...
>
>Also to you rip...

Hi there!

>I would like to comment on this chivalry thread with something from The
>Knights' Code...
>
>     ...At whatever you are working, try to win honor and a name for honesty.
>     Never break your promise.  Maintain the honor of your country with your
>     life...

Sounds familiar somehow....

>and with an excerpt from the Articles of War (1872):
>
>     Any officer who shall behave in a scandalous manner, unbecoming
>     the character of an officer and a gentleman shall be CASHIERED.

This sounds familiar also....

>It appears that we have crossed over from chivalry to honor in this
>discussion... And sad to say, war has progressed so far as to make modern
>day dealings with the enemy no longer an issue of honor as they were in the
>past...

Well, war is the same as it always has been.  Two sides get together,
one side decides that the other has something they want, so they try
to kill them to get it because the other side doesn't want to give it
up.

>Richard, you wrote:
>
>> There are Gentleman's virtues that wouldn't help them being a good officer
>> when dealing with the Enemy. Such as politeness, courtesy, fairness,
>> honesty, kindness and mercy.
>
>Today, perhaps very true... To my mind, also very unfortunate...

But by their very nature, the enemy doen't diserve to be treated this
way.  They are, after all, the enemy...

>> Does this mean that only complex people will succeed in the armed forces??
>
>No person is less than complex...
>
>As for you rip... I cannot think of better qualifications for being an
>ObedientSlave than being a leatherneck... Someone must be very pleased...

So then I take it you were a Marine at one time?  Or maybe a 'Slave'?
And yes, Mary-Ann is *very* pleased thank you very much.

>Give my regards to Tempus, and his boss...
>
>phantasm

Tempus, the EternalSoldier, funny you should bring his name up...
and next time I am at the Unicorn, I'll let him know you asked about
his health...

rip
-- 
Grab reality by the balls, and squeeze...
                                        Tempus
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 01:48:29 GMT

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

>In article <1992Dec24.062942.15122@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>>Lisa Mae <AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:

>**deleted stuff**

>>>*Ross, the problem is that this phrase does not sound like you. And I meet
>>>Rip in person, so I know what hidden meanings can be found in his words.
>>>You can be very suggestive in your own way, you just have to develope your
>>>own style. *hug*
>>
>>See Rip, I told you!! :-)

>Well, I guess we will have to do something for your reputation...
>Hmmmm....  Let me think what has worked for me in the past?  Oh, yeah!
>Hey everyone!  Did you all know that ross does incestuous things with
>sheep?!  He even ties them up first!..... in his playroom!
>(there, that should get the ball rolling....) :-)

Gee - thanks, mate!!
So much for being a nice guy...  NG[TinaMarie]...  :-(
Ofg course... everone knows that Rip taught me all the techniques..
His vast experience in the subject helped me get it right first time!  :-)

>>OK, lets try this then....
>>
>>Sweet Ariel, would you like to come over here to my house...
>>and I'll cook you some dinner, and we can drink some wine and snuggle
>>in front of my log fire.... and I'll promise to be very quiet too!  :-)

>Hey, blade!  Isn't sweet Ariel too young to drink in most states?

Ah - shut up Rip!!
We weren't going to drink in most states... just in front of my fire.
(Unless you are talking about most states of dress/undress *grin*  )
Besides... the younger, the better... *Naughty Grin*

>>>*smile* Let's see, I'll start with this pose...on...then I'll try partly on,
>>>then ..... *grin* Boy, this really looses it's effect when no one is here
>>>to see it.  Well, maybe if you just used your imagination. ;)
>>
>>Hooo boy!!!  Its not losing its effect over here, Ariel!!
>>Try on the stuff in the other cupboard, too!  :-)

>Now LisaMae dear, you put those clothes back on!  It's time for
>bed...  Here let UncleRip read you a bedtyme story!  Brewhahahahaha!!!

No - she took them off for me.. and I like her much better that way!  :-)

Besides, sweet Ariel may be young - but I think she is sensible enough not to
let 'UncleRip' read her anything in bed!

Ross
Official Personal Bodyguard to Lis, the Good Romantic Witch
***********************************************************
From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Australasian chat
Date: 30 Dec 92 08:59:27 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.2

Well here I am sitting in Canberra and who should be coming up to see
me in this most "unhappening" place but Ross Mair. It's what we might
call the mini-mini-australasian chat of 92/93.

I'm sure you have all seen many of Ross's posts. I'm really looking
forward to meeting him. He has corresponded with me often in email,
helping me get through the rough times I've been going through over
recent months. He has even tried to understand how I can be so sad
here separated from my love when I am so lucky to have someone to love
at all. And of course he's right - I am very lucky to have found
someone to love who loves me with the same intensity. It's early days
yet (2 months next week) but we already knew each other well before we
fell in love. Which as some of you know was not an easy, trouble free
occurrence. But it was worth the pain and soul searching to finally be
able to be happy with Edouard. And in between the tears of being
apart, we are very happy. Now that being together again is in sight
the tears are gone and anticipation and hopes of what is to come
replaces them. I am looking forward to spending the next year with
Edouard, getting to know him even better, growing together and sharing
our love for each other.

Happy New Year everyone,

I hope your New Years are as bright as mine promises to be.

I guess that's my waxing-lyrical for 1993 over with ahead of time,
thanks for listening.

*HUGS* to all,

clare

--
usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 
                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au

only 9 days to go...
From: wmcgillivray@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (santa knight)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: happy holidays
Date: 23 Dec 92 22:21:08 GMT
Reply-To: wmcgillivray@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: oavax.csuchico.edu

In article <28941@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, 154s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mona Hatfield) writes:
>In alt.romance.chat, wmcgillivray@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (santa knight) writes:
>>HO, HO, HO!  Merry Christmas everyone ... and a Happy New Year.
>>May your days be brighter
>>May your step be firmer
>>May your eyes be clearer
>>May your head be higher
>>May your cares be lighter
>>May your life be happier
>>May your goals be nearer
>>May your love life be warmer
>
>Since I am unable to say it better
>or with more sincerity,
>please allow me to just say this,
>			D*I*T*T*O
>With   *warm fuzzies*            and
>		 *HUGS GALORE*
>Happy Holidays

Thank you, dear lady ...

Your compliment is deeply appreciated.

It is not often that I get a chance, or am able
to express the feelings that are within me.

Again ... thank you

<*Deep bow*>

<*HUG*>










SK
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: What a great group!!!!!
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 12:10:29 GMT

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

>jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter) calls:

>>rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) shares: 
>>>I wonder where everyone else is? No women to flirt with... :-(
>>>Only your Julie - and I can't flirt with you - you keep mentioning someone
>>>called Steven... wonder who he is??
>>
>>Oh, you mean my protector, my best friend, my main squeeze, the sexiest man
>>ALIVE?


>hmmm? Did someone call?

>:)

Excuse me while I go to the corner and puke!  :-)

Aren't they great!

Ross
Official Personal Bodyguard to Lis, the Good Romantic Witch
***********************************************************
From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Holiday Greetings!
Date: 24 Dec 92 22:55:46 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.2

Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>The subject line sez it all. Happy Holiday everyone. Whatever you are 
>celebrating. (i.e. Christmas or Hannukah(sp?) or JustNewYear) Oops.
>Sorry, forgot to include Winter Soltice. Anything else that should be
>celebrated which I haven't included here? Well, just add them yourself
>to complete 'em.

OK I will. I celebrate the Summer Solstice.

*Christmas HUGS*

clare

--
usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 
                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au

only 14 days to go...
Organization: Masters student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Date: Fri,  1 Jan 1993 21:07:46 -0500 
From: Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
	<1992Dec31.183607.22710@sequent.com>

rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
> In article <1992Dec31.123032.637@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ros\
> s Mair) writes:
> >bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon) writes:
> >
> >>In article <1992Dec30.005249.10520@sequent.com> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Tayl\
> or) writes:
> >>>In article <1992Dec29.014829.5410@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu \
> (Ross Mair) writes:
*********some deleted to save space************
> But how can you know that somewhere, way back on the family tree there
> wasn't some lonely sheep herder with a whole flock of lovely ewes?
> 
> >>>Ooooooo....!!!   A pedophile!  I like it!
> >
> >>I'm sure there's a lower limit...
> >
> >Exactly,.. how old is sweet Ariel??
> >I'm sure she's old enough - given what she's told me....
> 
> Oh, she's old enough to know... *Believe* me!

Know what? Pedophilia? Or sheepherd with flocks of lovely ewes?? Wait a
sec, Rip. Are you saying that Ariel practices pedophilia with a flock of
lovely ewes?? 

RickI, the RoadRunner
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 14:19:12 GMT

In article <1992Dec24.062114.10921@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>Lisa Mae <AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>
>
>>>Ross:
>>>>I know, I'm justtoo nice.... *pout, Ross suffers another bout of NGS*
>>>>Just coz *I* don't wear women's underware!!!!!  :-(
>
>>*I think we all like you better that way....not wearing women's underware.
>
>>*smile* *hug*
>
>Oh Gee, thanks! A lady who appreciates a *real* man..  *smile*
>*HUGS*
>
>(Ross looks north-west: Get a load of that, Rip!!   :-)  )

Well, if you remember, it originally just Blade and drieux that had on
the women's underwear.  Everyone just assumed that I did anyway, I
have no idea why....  But I will say that the best thing to keep you
legs warm while out tromping around in the snow is a good pair of
nylons....

Besides, she *never* said that she didn't prefer us other guys in
women's lingerie!  I think I look quite stricking in a teddy....

rip
-- 
Epperson's law:
        When a man says it's a silly, childish game, it's probably
something his wife can beat him at.
From: peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au (Clare West)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Materialisation (Was:Re: another combined posting from Clare)
Date: 25 Dec 92 01:12:35 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.76.2

rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>The lady with a net.identity.crisis (clare west) writes:

>>rip writes:

>>>I knew!  I knew!  Just because my sense of humor is...  shall we say
>>>different, don't mean I ain't got one.

>>too right. might be handy to put a :-) in sometimes especially
>>when talking to stupid australians tho.

>Oh Right! Thanks a lot Clare!! Who's side are you on anyway??
>*Mumble mumble. Bloody Kiwis - come over here and think they own the place!*

I'm sure you know quite well whose side I'm on. Mine. Anytime the
'merkins do something silly I'll join you in saying how stupid they
are :-)

>>>thanks clare, for sticking up for me.... *hug*

>Half your luck Rip! All I get is insults! And I didn't even mention sheep! :-)

Oh, poor little Ross, I'll have to make it up to you when you get up
here to sunny (can you see the sarcasm dripping yet, It's Christmas
day and its raining :-() Canberra.

>*HUGS* for Clare - despite it all

*HUGS* for Ross - cause he's such a nice guy

clare

--
usually cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz but currently peterw@coombs.anu.edu.au 
                                         or rgl@adfa.oz.au

only 14 days to go...
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: boatman@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Boatman)
Subject: Re: happy holidays
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:54:43 GMT

Lisa Mae <AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> gives Holiday cheer:


>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

>*HUGS* to everyone.
>*KISS* on the cheek to all the men I know.
>*SMILE* because I like to sometimes.

>*grin*
>Lisa Mae
>(Ariel/Lady Elizabeth)

*blush* Cy humbly bows and thanks the Lady for
her holiday wishes.

-Todd / Cy



-- 
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          
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: bacon@mtu.edu (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: Chocolate...: )
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 04:50:54 GMT


hey! you're not lurking anymore! what happened??

>> RED ALERT...
>> RED ALERT...
>> KLINGON BATTLECRUISER OFF THE PORT BOW...
>> ****************************************************************************
>> [...]
>> Sean Roberts (working a romantic fire into the story)
>Klingon's at a romantic fire! This is something I have to see! *chuckle*

what the hey.
everything else has shown up...
*waves wand of VR*
*two Klingon battlecruisers show up and hover nearby*

>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."     |
>+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------/

-bacon
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Re: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 19:58:54 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <1992Dec17.163220.29378@sequent.com> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>In article <92Dec16.065628.28857@acs.ucalgary.ca> verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:

>>>Anyway, always wanted to get up to Calgary for the Stampede...
>>>course, I wanted to hit Prince George too.... *sigh* someday.
>>
>>MA grins at her slave and thinks of bucking bronco... "Yeahaw!!!
>>Ride em cowboy!!!!"
>
>"Oh, I got the spurs and she's got the saddle,
>We'll get together and ride, ride, ride...."

MA smiles with delight and goes easy onthe spurs, don't want
tomark up my slave :)

>rip(rake me baby! rake me!)

SNUGSANDAPPLIESDISINFECTANTTOTHOSESCRAPS

Mary-Ann

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Mary-Ann Verwey                    Hold on to the shining moments in times
verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca             of darkness, they will pull you through
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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Re: Oscar for most insane Newsgroup!
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 17:12:48 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta
Keywords: Bizarre

In article <1992Dec17.161335.27726@sequent.com> rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) writes:
>In article <92Dec16.064646.17984@acs.ucalgary.ca> verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:
>>Smiles at Rip and pulls his tether towards a door intent on
>>rewarding such devotion and prompt response to her orders... "I'm
>>very please my slave... very very pleased!"
>
>*pant* *pant*  woof!

MA slides her fingers through Rip's hair and smiles at him with
promise shining in her eyes...

>>Grins wickedly at Rip as she closes the door behind them.
>
>*gulp!*

From behind the closed door sounds of mischievious giggles and
laughter can be heard....

>>>>Seriously Joel.. welcome and I hpe you have fun and laugh along
>>>>with us :)
>>>
>>>So who has time to laugh.... ;-)
>>
>>You don't have much that is for sure... I'm pretty demanding :)
>
>Yeah, but that's why I love ya so much!!!  *smooch!*

MA smiles softly at her slave and gives him a tender kiss... 

That's a good boy... Shall we continue? ;)

SNUGS

Mary-Ann
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Mary-Ann Verwey                    Hold on to the shining moments in times
verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca             of darkness, they will pull you through
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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Best Place for a Sunset...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 22:26:56 GMT

In article <93Jan01.205536.16615@acs.ucalgary.ca> verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey) writes:

**bunch deleted**

>>Tied up in the busy sense, Rip.
>>I don't use ropes!  :-)
>
>Ahhh but I do Ross, nice silken cords ;)

Wait!  You have *silk* ropes?!  But why do you just use the itchy,
scratchy ones that give me rope burns.... oh, I see....

*THANK YOU!*

rip(MA's thankful Slave..)
-- 
Why bother building any more nuclear warheads until we use the ones we
have?
Organization: Masters student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 15:26:07 -0500 
From: Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: A Brief Visit From...

DaGypsy makes an important announcement:
>I wish i could find just the right way to say this... i want something
>clever or romantic... or something as cute as everyone seems to think that
>we are... but then that would probably make all of us sick... so i will say
>quite simply that i wish i could see myself through Ken's eyes so that i
>could believe that he hasn't made some sort of mistake... the really good
>news is that Ken and i will have the rest of our lives to come to terms
>with that diffrence in perspective... Ken and i have decided to get
>married, and we celebrated Christmas by telling our respective families... 
^^^^^^^^(this is the important word)

Wow! Congratulations to the two of you. When did you get married? Did you
get married first before you're affianceed?

RickI, the RoadRunner
Deciding sillines is the order of the day.

Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Subject: Re: Romance and Divorce ...
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:01:41 GMT


Our news has been flakey, so I'm just getting
the tail end of this thread - I have another
(possibly) take on this situation.

I think you need to examine how long after
the SPLIT rather than the DIVORCE for a time-
frame question.  Anyone who was around here
this summer will remember that my divorce
became final last August.  But I split UP
with my ex NINE YEARS ago!  During the first
year after the split, I was not involved
with anyone - but I HAVE been since then.

My reasons for waiting so long were varied,
but mainly that my ex left the area about a
year after the split-up, and it would have
cost money I did NOT have to find him to
sign papers.  The first year I was not
in the emotional state to deal with the idea.

I got it done last (this?) year because I
am finally BUYING some property which could
have had claims made on it - and I had the
available cash for an attorney.  

But just because I did not have the piece
of paper did not mean I was going to get
back together with my ex.  His appearance
on the scene anytime after that first year
or so would have saved me money...

Bottom line, I did not need the piece of
paper to consider myself "actively involved"
(it was my EX's idea, and I should have known
better), and likewise I did not need another
piece of paper to consider myself "actively
UNinvolved".  

My two bits, for what it's worth...

CatWoman
From: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: After-Christmas Blues
Date: 28 Dec 92 19:15:20 GMT
Reply-To: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

Well, after a hectic four days of having *fun*, I'm back at work.  No family
in the Albuquerque area, so I just hung out with friends and got a little
drunk - just enough to feel good.  All in all, a restful, fun Christmas.

I miss my family, and they miss me, but life is a series of compromises...

--------------------
Sean Roberts
"I got the after-Christmas blues..."
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat