HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: michael@gandalf.moria (Michael Haardt)
Subject: Re: Older Woman/Younger Man - Changed Mind
Reply-To: u31b3hs@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Michael Haardt)
Organization: Moria
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 23:58:37 +0100
Return-Path: <u31b3hs@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>

In article <1992Aug12.173004.907@bnr.ca>, gandalf!Lucky (Me) writes:
> I just wanted to let everyone know in the Net I decided to
> to continue to see my SO.  You made me realize that I'm
> not ruining his life by continuing our relationship. He was 
> delighted (to say the least) that I have changed my mind.  

Oh, that is so good to read :-)  What else can I say?

> One draw-back though, he is moving 3,000 miles away!  In
> the interim, we will continue to communicate back and forth.
> Several people have mentioned to me that long distant romances
> don't last.  I'll take my chances.

Perhaps they don't last, but I am willing to find out.  My SO is quite a
few thousand miles away and it is now 5 months since we are together.  I
am so happy that we are happy in love and it grows each day.  There are
lots of nice little things you can do.  I never can't open her letters
fast enough when I come one and find one :-)

Congratulations and best wishes!!!

Michael
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:36:08 GMT
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher

HJ46@lafibm.lafayette.edu (Carrot cake it is, then.  So be it.) writes:

] >smccoy@dw3f.ess.harris.com (Scott McCoy) shares:
] >
] >>I believe women do not receive enough flowers from their
] >>men, that champagne, chocolate, and jacuzzi's are a good
] >>thing, and that John Cleese is the funniest man alive!
] 
] Ok, get this: my girlfriend doesn't like live flowers because they die,
] she can't have champagne because she's not 21 (heck, she'd not even 20
] for another 12 days), she can't have chocolate because sugar is a no-no,
] chocolate has caffeine, and unsweetened chocolate tastes like crap (not
] that I'd know), and (and this is the one that hurts me most, I think)
] she just doesn't care much for British humor.

Easy.  Silk flowers - or a potted (stop that, LF, you know
what I mean) plant - they even have miniature roses that are
fun.  Lots of folks here don't drink - either the de-alcoholized
champaign, or better yet, sparkling cider (which comes in a
champaign-like bottle), and a pair of crystal flute-type 
champaign glasses.  Given the right mood - I'm enough of a
chocaholic to eat even unsweetened cooking chocolate, but it
is NOT a necessity - berries in dipped in cream for something
special - or any good fresh fruit.  A box of perfect strawberries
that you've chosen yourself is just as good as a box of chocolate.

I imagine there are enough non-British comedians to fill a few
years of time...
 
] Granted, the jacuzzi is a good idea, but she was just in one a few
] days ago.  Unfortunately, I was 3,000 miles away at the time.

Jacuzzi dunks, like showers, are something you CAN do more than
once - and it's more fun with two - so when you're there, or she's
with you - do it again!
 
] Any suggestions?  What should I do?

Find her toy tanks?  Worked for me...  8-)

CatWoman
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 17 Aug 92 15:08:37 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Aug12.221806.960@exu.ericsson.se> exujbl@exu.ericsson.se writes:
>In article 488@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu, jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Malone) writes:
>>Well, folks, Dan is asking for a role call...good time for it with all the
>>newbies....
>>
>Hi everyone,  I'm from the Dallas, Texas area.  I am the sleight-of-hand artist
>(as in Magician/Prestidigitator/Conjuror/Thaumaturgist/Wizard and other 
>lesser mentionable names).  Normally more of a lurker, but still here.
>
>Jerry

The Good Romantic Witch is off on a joy ride when she
suddenly spots her friend, Jerry.   She swoops down and
lands her Golden Broom near him.   "Hi Jerry!"  *Big Hug*
Then she waves her Golden Wand thrice and suddenly Jerry
is showered with her new blend of SilverSerenityMajiqueDust.

Take good care of yourself!   * Bewitching Huggs *

Lis, The Good Romantic Witch
President 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
From: kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re:  Look through your window
Date: 22 Aug 92 08:30:31 GMT
Organization: World Violation, Inc.

grendel@canetoad.UUCP (Rage y Romance) writes:
> In article <1992Aug19.212555.13211@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com> puter@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) writes:
> >>davol@twinheadmeiko.co.uk (David Wilson) writes:
> >>>
> >>>Why not lift your eyes from the screen. Is there a 
> >>>window in your room ? What can you see ? Tell us 
> >>>about it. 
> 
> Well. That's what I see out of my window.

You all see soo interesting things when looking through your window.
I just see the local dockyard with lots of cranes on it. They build
huge ships and some workers are walking there but I can't see anything
very interesting.

Kai (still don't know why posting this..)

---
Kai Voigt         !  Roses are red,
Werftstrasse 2    !  Violets are blue,
2300 Kiel 14      !  You think this will rhyme
Germany           !  But it ain't gonna.
From: lf@barkley.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Question for Julie and Steve
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:20:18
Organization: Fiends' Guild of ARCland
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In-reply-to: HJ46@lafibm.lafayette.edu's message of 18 Aug 1992 21:32:51 GMT

JeffH boggles:
>Jules claims:
>>Well, Jeffrey, when my most handsome fiance tells the entire world that I
>>have the body of a 20 years old at the age of 33 (which is not true),
>It's not true?  You're *not* 33???

No.  I think she's trying to say that she looks her age, which [LF
hurriedly ducks a FlyingPan] isn't a bad thing at all, no sirree.  And
I commend you on your honest...er...FalseModesty.  [LF runs out the
KitchenDoor, closely pursued by a Horde of AirborneUtensilsAnd-
SharpKitchenImplements.]

>Oh.

HALP!  8-)

Lexi(Can'tKeepHisMouthShutIfHisLifeDependedOnIt)Fiend
From: 154s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mona Hatfield)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Wedding Past
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:27:53 GMT
Expires: 25 Sep 92 04:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: 154s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mona Hatfield)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

Some of you expressed an interest in hearing about my renewal of wedding
vows after tens years of marriage.  I will be presumtous enough to post
it, if it offends, please e-mail the flames (sorry, rather down right
now, which is why I'm posting, maybe I'll feel better)
************************************************************************
Lady Elaine stood ready at her Mother's door, dressed in a victorian
styled gown of the palest pink with a white lace overlay, poofed (yes
it's really called poofs) at the bottom with pale pink ribbons tied
in bows.  In her hair, which is long and dark, she wore pink roses as
it cascaded in curls down her back.

She and her ladies-in-waiting were anxiously scanning the road for signs
of her carriage (yes a real horse-drawn carriage).  *Finally* it arrived,
decorated with white roses and lillies.  The coal black steed had never
looked more regal.  It seemed he must of known what a special day this
was.

The ladies all seated themselves in the open carriage, no mean feat
considering the voluminous size of their gowns.  As she rode down the
familiar rodes, she waved to those who had come out to see her off.
 As they pulled up in front of the church, she asked for a glass of
port.  Having fortified herself, she proceeded into the church.

Her son, 12 years of age, walked her up the aisle, pronouncing his blessing
upon the union, her father being dead these same twelve years.  Walking
up the aisle Lady Elaine appeared cool and crisp, however, once she
looked upon her husband, she emitted a loving glow.  He stood straight
and proud in the uniform of Service to his King and Country.  Her brother
stood at his side, further signifying the family blessing.

The ceremony was brief, thank the heavens, and the two of them Sir Stalwart
and Lady Elaine, turned and were pronounced man and wife in the eyes
of God after ten years of marriage under the laws of the King and state
(which was held in secret, but that's another story).

The wedding feast was a grand affair, family and friends had ventured
for many miles and some had endured great hardship to help celebrate
this occasion.  The food, the music, the dancing, the NIGHT. . . .
************************************************************************
***HUGS***   ***HUGS***   ***HUGS***
Hope it didn't bore ya'll to tears
Mona
aka Lady Elaine
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 02:54:55 GMT

In article <17AUG199213045319@bestsd.sdsu.edu> regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY) writes:
>Ms. Julie Malone responds:
>>dem21178@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Dan Montroy) shares:

**SomeStuffDeletedToPreserveTheAllMightyBandwidthWithoutWhosePresenceN
oneofUsWouldBeHereInTheFirstPlace,BlessedBeTheNameOfTheBandWidth**

>Hi, people ...
>  Excuse me for lurking last week.

No Probs!

>I took a little week-end trip into VR
>(a Muck, actually), and it's turned into a vacation from *the nether
>world*.  Eeek!

Oh, I don't know... I been there afew times.  Kind of liked it
actually, except I caught a cold...  So actually it was kind of a
VirtualHell then....?

>Anyway, my name is Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzy/any variation thereof, and I live in
>the City of Lost Angels, in the state That Refuses To Pass Its Budget (!)

But that would ruin the record of the EmperialistLackyDogs that run
the state!

>..  I'm also ARC-Librarian-in-training, and I'm totally single and
>available (except for some guy on some Muck who wants to TinyMarry me ...
>hellacious ...). Welcome to ARC, Dan!

You figure out how to use Kermit yet?  'Use Kermit".... Hmmmm....
Sounds like the DomiLis might have some competition.  How are you
with a whip.....?

rip(WhipMeBeatMe,MakeMeWriteBadChecks)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: roth@sitter.ips.id.ethz.ch (Martin Roth)
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Keywords: discussion about life, arc and other ThingsOfInterest
Organization: ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 10:08:18 GMT

In article <...> cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) writes:
>Well, I'm sure we can find someone who cares if that's what you
>*really* want :-)

Hmm, I didn't find out what you imply with this one.. 
Finding someone who cares (and (or?) I can care for, see [1] for further discussion
on this subject) certainly is something I'd *really* want. [no smiley here!]

Literature:
[1] Carson McCullers: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (if I remenber correctly - it's
been a long time since I read it).

(Yes, I'm writig a report, how did you guess?)

In that very article cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) also hopes:
>> did I "have a life" ...?
>
>I certainly hope so. Why don't you tell us about your life now, and
>then you can do it agin in six months time and we can do a comparison
>and determine how much studying for a masters has lowered you quality
>of life?

Not even a part of a smiley here, so I must take this for serious ?!
My life (besides studies) mainly consitsts of music, which I like _very_
much. I play trb and keyboards, main styles between jazz, funk, rock, 
blues. I love to listen to (almost) everything from classics to [whatever
you consider to be the 'other' end of this scale]. 
My life up to now rather lacks romance. Probably this was the reason to
look at a.r.c, although I don't expect to find it here.

Now, what's my 'quality of life ranking'? Juge now, on a scale from 0 to 10!

And finally, cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West) goes:
>*HUG*
*hug* back. If only these net.hugs were not that virtual...

-Martin
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Martin Roth                  | "That was my Lo," she said, "and these are
email: roth@ips.id.ethz.ch   | my lilies."  "Yes", I said, "yes. They are
finger: roth@sitter.ethz.ch  | beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!"       vn
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[don't trust the "from:" line. I know it's wrong. Use the adr in the sig]
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Thursday, 13 Aug 1992 22:13:24 EDT
From: Donna Foster <IO92143@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
 <LF.92Aug12220337@barkley.berkeley.edu>
 <1992Aug13.165111.6061@iscsvax.uni.edu>

       Hi all!! :-) I guess since this is a roll call, I should speak up. I'm D
onna, Fiancee to Garrett Fitzgerald (Sarek) the Official Diver of the RFA. I at
tended the BeaChat '92, but haven't posted much. When I'm at home, I'm a studen
t at the University of Maine. Right now, I'm working in RI as a nanny/housekeep
er. So, I haven't had many chances to read ARC this summer. I'll try to read an
d post more when I get back to school. *HUGS* to all!!! Oh, BTW, are there any
other Eeyores out there?


                          Donna :-)

P.S. 'Chelle, I work in the library at school shelving more than my share of bo
oks, and I don't envy you one bit!!! :-) Good luck getting the mess all straigh
tened up!! :-)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: puter@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude)
Subject: More names
Organization: None, today. Thank you.
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1992 14:38:24 GMT

 pm3_norr@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (Paul Norris) calls me Ralphy... sheesh!
>Puterdude bewails what's on his:
>}Gosh, why did my Dad have to be named what he was named? And why did
>}he bestow upon me the priviledge of carryin' on that name?  WAHH!!
>
>}Ralph F. Bischof, Jr.           puter@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com
>
>But Ralphy, nobody round here knows you as that - to us you're
>Puter, plain and simple.  That's one of the joys of the net.

That's Ralphie, thank you!  :)  Everyone says the Christmas movie (gosh,
the name escapes me! SexySec, more coffee, please!) with the main character
named Ralphie who wishes for a Red Ryder Air Rifle is patterned after me...
	But, you're right. There are a LOT of people that only know me
as Puter. And that includes a bunch here in this city.

>Just out of a state of curiosity - what does Putergal call you?

Is that state in the union? ;)  I thought about this...  Mostly she just
calls me hun, honey, and sugar. She also calls me at work. (GROAN) There
are other pet names, but she introduces me as Ralph. 

	Oh, the joy of havin' a name that conjures up so MANY
stereotypical images!   8-]

>Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.
>                                            --  Charlie Brown

Wasn't it Snoopy that enjoyed peanut butter pizza and choclate
root beer?

-- 
Puter	puter@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com	.sig by Generic Labels
(Put irritating title here)		(Put phone # here.)
(Put obnoxious quote here. Please make it as long as possible.)
From: jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Malone)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: I'm BACK!!!!
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:56:33 GMT
Organization: Salter, Inc.

woodwick9526@iscsvax.uni.edu shares: 


>hi all.  I am back!!!   Did anybody miss me?  

You bet we did!  Hi Woody, welcome back!


>Well, while I was away I had the 
>priviledge of droping 20lbs.  And gaining a really cool tan.  ( In case if
>anybody wanted to know)

I can tell, you look good!


>                        Well, gotta go get packed for a power vacation.
>and then off to college i go.....
>                        Yuck.

Keep in touch!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
 Julie Malone...AKA...		}   "I don't know much.......
 Grasshopper 			}   but I know I love you.
 PR Agent for Blade		}   That may be, all there is....
 Member: Romantic Fire Assoc.	}   to know."
 FUTURE MRS. JULIE SALTER	}   
 "I will pledge my heart to you }		Email Welcome
 ....forever."			}	jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
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From: lf@barkley.berkeley.edu (LexicographicalFiend)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
Date: 18 Aug 92 23:33:53
Organization: Fiends' Guild of ARCland
	<LF.92Aug17143931@barkley.berkeley.edu>
	<18AUG199213024171@bestsd.sdsu.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: barkley.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu's message of 18 Aug 92 21:02:00 GMT

LizzyDeLibrarian (got it right *this* time 8-) remarks:
>LF connives:
>>DizzyLiz surprises:
>>>(except for some guy on some Muck who wants to TinyMarry me...
>>>hellacious...). 
>>Hmmmm...hope I can gain net.access back home, so I can possess your
>>eldest TinySon.  Muahahahahahaha...8-)
>It would be funny, if the guy hadn't mentioned the same thing a couple of 
>days ago ...

Wait, he warned you about my plans?  He knows me too well...wonder who
he could be...[LF suddenly realizes he hadn't kept track of all his
duplicates manufactured during the last NightOfTheARCloner...]

Or are you alluding to the recent WASP (WoodyAllenSexualPerversion)
controversy?  If so, allow me to reassure you that I do *not* practice
pedophilia, not even in net.life.  8-)

>>Lexi(PuttingWhatCouldBeHisLastDaysToBadUse)Fiend
>That does it!  That's the last time!

[LF's eyes widen in amazement.]  Wait a sec!  I've never even *been*
near you, whaddya mean "that's the last time"?!?!  8-)

>It's about time I told you: We're gonna miss you, you fiend ...

Aw...I'm gonna miss so many people, I probably won't remember
everybody's name.  Time to make a list and check it twice...8-)

>Good luck in Singapore ...

Thanks, DizzyLiz.  Just before I left Singapore 4 years ago, I told a
friend that my sponsors didn't know what they're in for from me.  I'm
still saying it...8-)

>*goose-resistant hug*

[LF wraps his arms around DL in a big...]

       HHHHH     HHHHH     UUUUU     UUUUU       GGGGGGGGGGG
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U      G...........G
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U     G....GGGGG....G
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U     G...G     GGGGG
       H...HHHHHHH...H     U...U     U...U     G...G
       H.............H     U...<GOOSE>...U     G...G   GGGGGGG
       H...HHHHHHH...H     U...U     U...U     G...G   GGG...G
       H...H     H...H     U...U     U...U     G...G     G...G
       H...H     H...H     U....UUUUU....U     G....GGGGG....G
       H...H     H...H      U...........U       G...........G
       HHHHH     HHHHH       UUUUUUUUUUU         GGGGGGGGGGG

[DL jumps backward, looking puzzled.]  Any time someone sez something
related to me is impossible...8-)

Lexi(Me,Impossible?Nope...Incorrigible,Certainly)Fiend
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: ender@shiva.UU.NET (Pete Walsh)
Subject: Re: Just to let y'all know
Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 03:52:10 GMT

Julorama sez:
|> ender@shiva.UU.NET (Pete Walsh) shares: 
|> 
|> >hwbtrllylngstrngfwrdscntnngnvwlssvynpnctn(lkthcmmjstskppd)btwthprnthssndfcrs
|> >tchncllyspkngvrythngsspllngmstk!
|> 
|> Ender, hon, I think you got your fingers on the wrong keys....

Gee...  you were right!  Thanx for the tip!

|> Its ok..*hug*  Happens to the best of us...

*HUG*
 
|> &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
|>  Julie Malone...AKA...		}   "I don't know much.......
|>  Grasshopper 			}   but I know I love you.
|>  PR Agent for Blade		}   That may be, all there is....
|>  Member: Romantic Fire Assoc.	}   to know."
|>  FUTURE MRS. JULIE SALTER	}   
|>  "I will pledge my heart to you }		Email Welcome
|>  ....forever."			}	jmalone@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
|> &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

					._______________________________.
-- Ender				|				|
Secretary to the President of the RFA	|	PARTY 'TIL SHE'S	|
CoHost of the ARC/RFA BeaChat '92	|	      CUTE!!		|
Dino/Grace's Big Bro and Official Poster|_______________________________|
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor)
Subject: Re: Just to let y'all know
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 00:55:07 GMT

In article <Bt9s7J.C1G@uunet.uu.net> ender@shiva.UU.NET (Pete Walsh) writes:
>|> |> >|> >Jasonzied - can'tthinktodaybecauseofsolittlesleep<sigh>
>|> |> >|>              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>|> |> >|> There! The StringOfWordsVirus has mutated to a evennastyerstringofwordswithnocaps-
>|> |> >|> togiveanyhintsvirus! The ultimate challenge to decipher... I'd prefer the CapsVersion,
>|> |> >|> or I have to get up an hour earlier to read all the ARCnews.
>|> |> >|>
>|> |> >|> -Martin
>|> |> >
>|> |> >Of course, reading a stringofwordsconcatenatedalltogetherwithoutspaces comes somewhat
>|> |> >more naturally if you're a good German speaker :-) .
>|> |> >                                                                    Tony.
>|> |>
>|> |> Notonlythatbutafterreadingabunchofdreiuxpostsitbecomessecondnature....
>|> |> Iunderstandheisstillissearchofthe1000letterwordIsuredowishhimluckinthi
>|> |> snobleindevertobecomealegendinhisownmindbycomingupwithsomethingthatnoo
>|> |> nehaseverdonebefore,courseIsupposethathereisnoharmintryingisthere?
>|> |>
>|> |> rip
>|>
>|> It's getting yet worse - no caps, no spaces, *and* spelling mistakes
>|> (if you didn't notice in the original posting, why not have a look
>|>  now? :-) )
>|>                                                     Tony.
>
>hwbtrllylngstrngfwrdscntnngnvwlssvynpnctn(lkthcmmjstskppd)btwthprnthssndfcrs
>tchncllyspkngvrythngsspllngmstk!

MTHR!!

rp
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Role Call Now!!!!!!!
From: cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 08:05:44 GMT
Organization: Dept of CompSci, U of Auckland
Keywords: unlurk now!

roth@sitter.ips.id.ethz.ch (Martin Roth) writes:
>
>P.S., especially for Kai (don't even try to understand):
>Hallo! Ich scheine der Einzige zu sein, der Deinen Clare-Joke 
>verstanden hat. Leider fand ich ihn nicht besonders lustig....
>Nur die Tatsache, das fuer einmal _ich_ etwas verstanden habe und
>alle anderen _nicht_, "makes me *smile*". Or *grin*, rather.

this is worse than talking about me behind my back - talking about me
in front of me but in German!

perhaps I'll have to get my german physicst down from upstairs to
translate for me.

clare

-- 
Oh, why didn't I listen when they said "Never do a   |  cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz 
 masters and try to have a life at the same time"?   |  clare west
                 BigSis to Chris, Eric and Kristiina
                    Official Welcomer of the RFA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: george@tessi.com (George Mitchell)
Subject: Re: fiendish sigs
Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Distribution: world               
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:51:41 GMT

Sarek@world.std.com (Garrett Fitzgerald) writes:
>In article <kai02221920710195230@depeche.toppoint.de> kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt) writes:
>>Kai Voigt        ! The idea of a meta-font should now be clear. But what good
>>Werftstrasse 2   ! is it? The ability to manipulate lots of parameters may
>>2300 Kiel 14     ! be interesting and fun, but does anybody REALLY NEED a 
>>Germany          ! 6 1/7 point font that is one fourth of the way between
>>+49 431 7297514  ! Baskerville and Helvetica?  (Donald E Knuth)

>Is that Knuth, or Hofstaeder? I seem to recall it from Metamagical Themas....
>--------------------
>"This sentence no verb."

Douglas Hofstadter has certainly helped publicize TEX and MetaFont
through his Metamagical Themas column in Scientific American, but
they are Donald Knuth's work.

-- George (BookmanBoldSwashBuckler) Mitchell (george@tessi.com)