HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: stu1d46@bmerh255.bnr.ca (Erik P. Trounce)
Subject: Re: Hello
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 15:29:47 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.145409.1449@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> coop4y44@bnr.ca (Robb Keayes) writes:
>>(is there really a University of Waterloo?  Why would ANYONE want to name an
>>institute of higher learning after an ABBA song?)   
>>--
>>Dave Angus                     +         "Kundalini wants his hand back"
>>dnwangus@flash.lakeheadu.ca    +
>
>Well, ABBA was half female, and since Waterloo falls somewhere below this 
>(approaches 0 actually), maybe it was a calculated move to try to boost
>their pathetic image.
>
Anyone who's ever been to H20loo realized that we were named after what falls
from the ski 365 days a year there.  And as Robin Williams once said:  'It's
hot and wet...That's nice if you're with a lady, but it's not nice if you're
in the ECE223 Lab' (slightly modified)

Besides, the number of women in my class approaches 0, but I don't hang out
with my class.  Rec'ers are much more fun (and much more female).

It's school bashing time!!  :-)
I can't believe that this was started by someone from Lakehead.  Now what the
hell is a Lakehead???  Is that where Capt. Canoehead is from?
Oh no! I feel sick, I think I'm going to guuuueeellphhh!!  (sound of me puking)

Well that was fun, see you later.  (Check out those Maclean's ratings!!)
Erik.

Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: amdunn@mongrel.UUCP (Andrew M. Dunn)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: A. Dunn Systems Corporation, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 03:45:49 GMT

In article <rjg.720890870@wesley> rjg@doe.carleton.ca (Richard Griffith) writes:
>
>Hey, would you guys mind keeping it down.


Not!

I prefer to keep it up.


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Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: veen2976@mach1.wlu.ca (veenstra christopher)
Subject: Re: Sorry what were you guy's talking about?
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:18:50 GMT

>In article fong@apl.ists.ca (Alex Fong) writes:
>>I thought I heard something interesting being discussed,
>>sorry my mistake.
>>
>Well, we _were_ having a conversation, but since we were gossiping
>about you we had to stop when you started to listen.
>
Think he's gone yet?

Chris Veenstra
veen2976@mach1.wlu.ca

Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: myhui@bnr.ca (Michael Hui)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa, Canada
Distribution: ont
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 20:53:26 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.190128.6468@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> jsmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Julia Smith) writes:
>You could do that.... but it would be wrong...

We are starting to sound like a rehash of the Democratic National Convention.
Richard Nixon said "but that would be wrong ..." w.r.t. his involvement in Watergate.
-- 
Michael MY Hui  ~{~}  myhui@bnr.ca  Ottawa Canada
From: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: 7 Nov 92 09:00:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 

From: doug.hewko@synapse.org

RG.I don't know where, or how you are reading this, but this is a NEWSGROUP
  .(I hate capitals for emphasis, but hey it works) not a conference.
  .Small technical detail.

RG.Somewhere there should exist a "Charter" for this newsgroup. Actually as this
  .is not a global newsgroup and was probably just created within the ont.
  .hierarchy on principal, the soc.singles charter probably applies with
  .notes that this is for local discussions by people in Ontario.

RG.However, curently it is a vacant newsgroup -> no traffic. As such this group
  .is open for exploitation. In the anarchy that is USENET we can do what we
  .want with the newsgroup. No one was using the group, we were all subscribed,
  .as we found out when the first new post was made.

Oh boy! Since I was the first person in a while to post something in 
this area, can we rename this the "Doug Hewko" conference?  <g> Just a 
humble thought....  

On to more serious topics...  This is one of many conferences/areas 
that the BBS I am on accesses.  Like you, I am calling from Ottawa.  I 
guess you are a graduate student at Carleton U?

If nobody objects, what is the difference between a "newsgroup" and a 
"conference"? And how could someone tell the difference by reading 
messages in a message packet?  (I find it natural to call everything 
that has messages in it a conference... )

               Doug
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Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: amdunn@mongrel.UUCP (Andrew M. Dunn)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: A. Dunn Systems Corporation, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 92 22:49:37 GMT

In article <pSjXr*lI3@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca> hugh@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca (Hugh D. Gamble) writes:
>For me, this group is notable as home of the long standing and fun
>TARTS outings. Someone organized dinner at an interesting and
>inexpensive restaurant in Toronto and people who eat food, single and
>otherwise, collect for an evening of being sociable.

Speaking of which, it's got to be just about time for another one,
don't you think?

Any ideas?

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Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: rjg@doe.carleton.ca (Richard Griffith)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: Dept. of Electronics, Carleton University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:10:23 GMT

In <9.2875.uupcb@synapse.org> doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko)  writes:
>Wow! There are people here! I'm amazed.  Uh, before I say anything I 
>shouldn't can anyone clarify exactly what this conference is for and 
>about?  Over here it is listed as "ont.singles", but I found that does 
>not mean much.

I don't know where, or how you are reading this, but this is a NEWSGROUP
(I hate capitals for emphasis, but hey it works) not a conference.
Small technical detail.

Somewhere there should exist a "Charter" for this newsgroup. Actually as this 
is not a global newsgroup and was probably just created within the ont.
hierarchy on principal, the soc.singles charter probably applies with 
notes that this is for local discussions by people in Ontario.

However, curently it is a vacant newsgroup -> no traffic. As such this group
is open for exploitation. In the anarchy that is USENET we can do what we
want with the newsgroup. No one was using the group, we were all subscribed,
as we found out when the first new post was made.

So what do we do now?
Enjoy.
From: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: 9 Nov 92 07:32:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 

From: doug.hewko@synapse.org

RG.We could be typically Canadian
  .    ``So hows the weather? EH.''

RG.Or we could seek a higher purpose.
  .I am seeking a higher purpose. If you find one, let me know.

I don't suppose by higher purpose you mean something like:
    "So, how's the family, eh?"

               Doug
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 . 1st 1.01 #574 . I can resist everything except temptation. (Oscar Wilde)
From: jsmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Julia Smith)
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: 7 Nov 92 19:01:28 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

In article <1992Nov7.005619.10283@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs911172@ariel.yorku.ca (JOHN A. VINK) writes:
>
>Does that mean that we can start posting binary files (in uuencoded
>format) and stuff like that?
>
You could do that.... but it would be wrong...
From: hugh@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca (Hugh D. Gamble)
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 19:57:13 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Phaedra V

In article <9.2875.uupcb@synapse.org>, Doug Hewko writes:

> not mean much.  Case in point, there is another conference with the 
> name personals (forgot the prefix), which one would conclude it is for 
> personal ads.  It is not.  That conference is about multiple 
> personality disorders.  My guesses on this conference is that it is a 

No, all the "personals" newsgroups are indeed for personals (except
for ont.personals.whips.and.rubber.chickens which has a secret
charter). Someone was putting you on. Check if the message in
question was cross posted to net.leg.pullers.

> singles forum (likely a support group thingy) which is transmitted 
> across Ontario. 

I'm not sure "support group" describes it, but it does give us bored,
lonely techies and students a place to say "is this group alive?" :-)

For me, this group is notable as home of the long standing and fun
TARTS outings. Someone organized dinner at an interesting and
inexpensive restaurant in Toronto and people who eat food, single and
otherwise, collect for an evening of being sociable.

-- 
# Hugh D. Gamble  UUCP: hugh@kink.UUCP  Domain: hugh@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca     %
# AMIX: HGAMBLE  bix: hgamble  voice: +1 416 267 6159                        %
#    "I'll just tell them you eat good pussy."                               %
# -- Gennifer Flowers talking to President Elect Bill Clinton                %
From: bdb@becker.GTS.ORG (Bruce Becker)
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: 9 Nov 92 03:13:47 GMT
Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario

In article <rjg.721190532@ro> rjg@doe.carleton.ca (Richard Griffith) writes:
|[...]
|Or we could seek a higher purpose.
|I am seeking a higher purpose. If you find one, let me know.


	I imagine that many who post here are seeking
	a *lower* purpose  8^)


-- 
  ,u,	 Bruce Becker			Toronto, Ontario
a /i/	 Internet: bdb@becker.gts.org	Uucp: ...!web!becker!bdb
 `\o\-e
 _< /_	 	DO NOT TAUNT HAPPY FUN BUSH - H. R. Perotnoid
From: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: 12 Nov 92 10:39:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 

From: doug.hewko@synapse.org

...Erik P. Trounce writes....

EP.Well that was fun, see you later.  (Check out those Maclean's ratings!!)

The Maclean's ratings mean nothing. Quoting the CHARLATAN;
"  According to Ann Dowsett Johnston, editor in charge of Maclean's
univeristy project, abstentions by certain universities ultimately
affected their rating.
  'They were put at the bottom of the list because it would be unfair
to give them the average,' said Johnston.
  For each categorical omission, a university was given the lowest
score in that category.
  The Universite du Quebec's Montreal campus refused to answer the
questionnaire because school administrators felt the questions were
'inappropriate.' The university, which has campuses all over Quebec,
returned the questionnaire, but without its biggest member
participating.  It was ranked in last place among medium-sized
universities."

Professors at Carleton (now #6 out of 12 <g>) are using the survey as
an example on how not to design a survey.  But then I guess this might
be too advanced for people from a university named after an ABBA song..

Now let's see this flame war really heat up! <g>

               Doug
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 . 1st 1.01 #574 . Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. (Bacon)
                                                                                                         
Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: coop4y44@bnr.ca (Robb Keayes)
Subject: Re:Hello
Organization: Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:54:09 GMT

>(is there really a University of Waterloo?  Why would ANYONE want to name an
>institute of higher learning after an ABBA song?)   
>--
>Dave Angus                     +         "Kundalini wants his hand back"
>dnwangus@flash.lakeheadu.ca    +

Well, ABBA was half female, and since Waterloo falls somewhere below this 
(approaches 0 actually), maybe it was a calculated move to try to boost
their pathetic image.

(Maybe I can start a flame war... :)


Robb
From: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: 8 Nov 92 15:00:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko) 

From: doug.hewko@synapse.org

HD.In article <9.2875.uupcb@synapse.org>, Doug Hewko writes:

> not mean much.  Case in point, there is another conference with the
> name personals (forgot the prefix), which one would conclude it is for
> personal ads.  It is not.  That conference is about multiple
> personality disorders.  My guesses on this conference is that it is a

HD.No, all the "personals" newsgroups are indeed for personals (except
  .for ont.personals.whips.and.rubber.chickens which has a secret
  .charter). Someone was putting you on. Check if the message in
  .question was cross posted to net.leg.pullers.

<g> Well, I did notice that the contents of their messages did 
correlate to their claim......

               Doug
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Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: stu1d46@bmerh255.bnr.ca (Erik P. Trounce)
Subject: Re: Hello
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 18:52:17 GMT

In article <41.2875.uupcb@synapse.org> doug.hewko@synapse.org (Doug Hewko)  writes:
>The Maclean's ratings mean nothing. Quoting the CHARLATAN;
>"  According to Ann Dowsett Johnston, editor in charge of Maclean's
>univeristy project, abstentions by certain universities ultimately
>affected their rating.
>  'They were put at the bottom of the list because it would be unfair
>to give them the average,' said Johnston.
>  For each categorical omission, a university was given the lowest
>score in that category.
>  The Universite du Quebec's Montreal campus refused to answer the
>questionnaire because school administrators felt the questions were
>'inappropriate.' The university, which has campuses all over Quebec,
>returned the questionnaire, but without its biggest member
>participating.  It was ranked in last place among medium-sized
>universities."
>
>Professors at Carleton (now #6 out of 12 <g>) are using the survey as
>an example on how not to design a survey.  But then I guess this might
>be too advanced for people from a university named after an ABBA song..
>
>Now let's see this flame war really heat up! <g>
>
>               Doug
>
Nothing?  Come now, the survey may have been flawed in many ways, but at least
someone is finally trying to judge the universities on some unbiased basis.
It'll take a while to get the bugs out, but the information gathered this year
cannot be completely ignored.

As to some universities not answering all of the questions:
           maybe the survey was a bit too complicated for ABBA fans?  ;-)

BTW: "44 of the 45 universities surveyed answered virtually the entire
      questionnaire." - quoted from Macleans's, Nov 9, 1992, p.23

More University bashing:
   Wilfred Laurier - the high school down the road.
   Ottawa University has an engineering program?????  well, not really.

Check out those (Waterloo) Warriors. NOT! <- I can make fun of my school too
Erik.

Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: cliffg@gjetor.geac.com (Cliff Goldstein)
Subject: G'day, eh
Organization: Somewhere just north of Steeles
Date: 6 Nov 92 16:15:24 GMT


     Anybody out there be interested in going to a taping of CBC's
"KIDS IN THE HALL".  They're currently taping downtown in Toronto
Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Drop me a line.  Ciao.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Cliff  Goldstein                           cliffg@gjetor.geac.com
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                                  .
From: hugh@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca (Hugh D. Gamble)
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 16:42:19 EST
Organization: Phaedra V

In article <1992Nov06.232552.6406@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, Yue-shun Ho writes:

> What is TARTS, by the way?

Toronto and Area Restaurant Touring Society.

It used to be a cute acronym, I thought so anyways, years ago. Last
time around several people mentioned that they thought it was
offensive and not conducive to good turnouts, especially in the
context of a "singles" newsgroup. So there were lots of other proposed
acronyms, none of which stick in my mind, and we had a good turn out.

So before we have another one, lets collect a list of proposed new
acronyms, hold an organized vote, and settle on a new official name
that is fun, but innocuous (dare I say even P.C.).
 
-- 
# Hugh D. Gamble  UUCP: hugh@kink.UUCP  Domain: hugh@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca     %
# AMIX: HGAMBLE  bix: hgamble  voice: +1 416 267 6159                        %
#    "I'll just tell them you eat good pussy."                               %
# -- Gennifer Flowers talking to President Elect Bill Clinton                %
Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: yho@bmerh2.bnr.ca (Yue-shun Ho)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Reply-To: yho@utcs.utoronto.ca
Organization: Toronto, Ontario
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 23:25:52 GMT

In article <pSjXr*lI3@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca> hugh@kink.PhaedraV.On.Ca (Hugh D. Gamble) writes:
>
>For me, this group is notable as home of the long standing and fun
>TARTS outings. Someone organized dinner at an interesting and
>inexpensive restaurant in Toronto and people who eat food, single and
>otherwise, collect for an evening of being sociable.
>

That's what ba.single does.  (ba stands for san francisco bay area.)  They
  organise bicycle trips, occasional net.parties, weekly social dance/
  dinner, etc.

What is TARTS, by the way?

yue-shun, toronto, ontario


Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: wool8657@mach1.wlu.ca (john woolsey 9209 U)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:37:34 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.171852.2570@bmerh85.bnr.ca> myhui@bnr.ca (Michael Hui) writes:
>In article <1992Nov08.224937.29984@mongrel.UUCP> amdunn@mongrel.UUCP (Andrew M. Dunn) writes:
>>Speaking of which, it's got to be just about time for another one,
>>don't you think?
>
>And turn it into a face to face flame fest? I'm a strong Clinton supporter.
>Are you?

You support that drug smoking hippie who cheats on his wife. Now that is the
morale fibre that I want taking the head in the states. From a purely
Canadian perspective I am sure that we will do much better with such a
pansy, and there will be some nice spin-offs like less acid rain. I would
hate to have a job in the states though. That is kind of like having a job
in Ontario right now. The government is doing everything possible to fix the
world at the expense of your job or freedom.
Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: rjg@doe.carleton.ca (Richard Griffith)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: Dept. of Electronics, Carleton University
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 02:42:12 GMT

In <1992Nov7.190128.6468@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> jsmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Julia Smith) writes:

>In article <1992Nov7.005619.10283@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs911172@ariel.yorku.ca (JOHN A. VINK) writes:
>>Does that mean that we can start posting binary files (in uuencoded
>>format) and stuff like that?

Why here? There are proper places for that with the correct audiences.

The trick with a vacant newgroup is to find a purpose that is not currently
taken by any other group.

We could be typically Canadian
    ``So hows the weather? EH.''

Or we could seek a higher purpose.
I am seeking a higher purpose. If you find one, let me know.
Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: myhui@bnr.ca (Michael Hui)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa, Canada
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 17:18:52 GMT

In article <1992Nov08.224937.29984@mongrel.UUCP> amdunn@mongrel.UUCP (Andrew M. Dunn) writes:
>Speaking of which, it's got to be just about time for another one,
>don't you think?

And turn it into a face to face flame fest? I'm a strong Clinton supporter.
Are you?
-- 
Michael MY Hui  ~{~}  myhui@bnr.ca  Ottawa Canada
Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: cs911172@ariel.yorku.ca (JOHN A. VINK)
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 00:56:19 GMT

In article <rjg.720976223@pulaski> rjg@doe.carleton.ca (Richard Griffith) writes:
>However, curently it is a vacant newsgroup -> no traffic. As such this group
>is open for exploitation. In the anarchy that is USENET we can do what we
>want with the newsgroup. No one was using the group, we were all subscribed,
>as we found out when the first new post was made.
>
Does that mean that we can start posting binary files (in uuencoded
format) and stuff like that?

JAV


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| John A. Vink                         | File Not Found.          |
| cs911172@ariel.yorku.ca              | Should I fake it?  (Y/N) |
| john.vink@f318.n250.z1.fidonet.org   |                          |
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Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: fong@apl.ists.ca (Alex Fong)
Subject: Re: Sorry what were you guy's talking about?
Organization: /usr/spool/news-lib/organization
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 00:26:57 GMT

I was just getting up to go when I happened to
hear my name mentioned...

-- 
ALEXANDRE Y. FONG - bitnet: fs300256@YUSOL.york.ca/internet: fong@apl.ists.ca
Department of Physics, York University/The Institute for Space and Terrestrial 
Science (ISTS) [Standard disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are stri-
ctly my own]. "If all things were fair and equal, most people would disagree."
Newsgroups: ont.singles
From: dagibbs@quantum.on.ca (David Gibbs)
Subject: Re: Hello
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 19:16:45 GMT
Organization: Quantum Software Systems

In article <1992Nov11.145409.1449@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> coop4y44@bnr.ca (Robb Keayes) writes:
>>(is there really a University of Waterloo?  Why would ANYONE want to name an
>>institute of higher learning after an ABBA song?)   
>>--
>>Dave Angus                     +         "Kundalini wants his hand back"
>>dnwangus@flash.lakeheadu.ca    +
>
>Well, ABBA was half female, and since Waterloo falls somewhere below this 
>(approaches 0 actually), maybe it was a calculated move to try to boost
>their pathetic image.

You have the right idea, but the wrong polarity.  In fact UofW wasn't
named after the ABBA song, but the other way around.  UofW bribed ABBA
to name the song after them in an attempt to boost their popularity,
and give the impression that their might be females there.  Of course
anyone who has attended UofW would know better.

-David Gibbs
(dagibbs@quantum.qnx.com)
From: dnwangus@flash.LakeheadU.Ca (Dave Angus)
Newsgroups: ont.singles
Subject: Re: HELLO??
Date: 8 Nov 1992 05:04:19 GMT
Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada

How about using this group as an All-Canadian version of talk.bizarre ??
Get some good flame wars going, wacky cascades, short shameful confessions,
like this one: "I voted YES on the referendum".

Dave


(is there really a University of Waterloo?  Why would ANYONE want to name an
institute of higher learning after an ABBA song?)   
--
Dave Angus                     +         "Kundalini wants his hand back"
dnwangus@flash.lakeheadu.ca    +