HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: clever@torsqnt.tor.sequent.com (Cathy Cleverley)
Subject: Re: Oh, no! Statistics! Run!! :-)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems (Canada) Ltd.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:19:41 GMT

tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:

>>
>>Is Denver friendly to everybody?  Does every person get spoken to by
>>passers by on the street?

>Though I haven't done a formal study, I don't see why not--in fact, 
>before it came up on soc.singles, I'd assumed that this was typical
>behavior everywhere. 

>] someone who'd be a compatible mate, but you might never connect,
>] unless you live in Trygve's universe. :-)

>A good universe it is too--the last time I rode a bus was years ago, but
>I recall that the woman sitting on the other side of the aisle started
>up a conversation with me which was a good thing, since after we'd talked
>for a while, I realized that she was from out of town and had managed to
>get north and south reversed and we were speeding away from her destination.

>Trygve 


There was an article in the Toronto Star the other day in which a Star reporter went onto the streets and pretended to be lost to see how many people would help him out.  I'm happy to report that Toronto seems to be a parallel universe to Denver as he was helped out by practically everyone.  One couple was from Ohio but they were also very friendly and helpful - except they put him onto the 
wrong subway train :_)

Cathy 
clever@sequent.com

PS  How do you pronounce Trygve?
From: diamond@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Abrams)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 4 Sep 92 00:30:31 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

In article <14455@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:

	(description of cute "dinner date" costume deleted)

That sounds amusing.  I should look around for some singles places, but
I've been so busy!  I've only been here for a few weeks, so I'm still hoping
I'll just run into people here at the university.  I'm not really focused
so much on meeting available persons of the opposite sex, just on meeting
fun people I can talk to without having to spend long-distance money.
(Or be logged on! :-))

>I'll have to agree with Kiran.  I got a kick out of the comments about the
>tequila sunrises and the ex.  You've already shown a sense of humor which,
>for me, would go a long way to making an enjoyable dinner companion. 

Awww.  So, what city are you in? :-)

>+============================================================================+
>| John Fereira            "Is that all you ever think about?"                |
>| johnf@auspex.com                                                           |
>+============================================================================+

				--Diamond
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: Ross Ridge <ross@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: Can we can the suck-up bit?
Organization: ZOOiD BBS
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 07:19:01 GMT
Keywords: encourage friendship?

tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:
>Now that I think about it, I have to admit that I've never even once had
>someone, male or female, object to my opening a door for him or her (not
>even my radical lesbian feminist friends).  

I've gotten that cold stare, the one that says "I can open my own door,
jerk, and you're not even attractive."  But I never had it go beyond
that, as I quickly counter with my own cold stare, the one that says,
well it's not really printable.  

							Ross Ridge

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From: cfg@cray.com (Cindy Glass)
Subject: Re: Hark tis it the wind.
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: 1 Sep 92 08:14:29 CDT

In article <1992Aug27.235422.28044@panix.com> pw@panix.com (Paul Wallich) writes:
>In article <1992Aug27.152445.9256@walter.cray.com> cfg@cray.com (Cindy Glass) writes:
>>"Cindy's Cat House" and "Jim's House of Campers" (both on one interstate
>>exit) - now, there is a tourist trap, if I've ever heard of one! :)  Of 
>>course, there will have to be signs and gimmicks at *LEAST* 3 states/provinces
>>away!!  (ie. "Wall Drug", "Ruby Falls", "House on The Rock", "Corn Palace",
>>"House of Mud".  Every state has one - what's yours?!?!?)
>>
>>Unfortunately James, I don't want to be near *ANY* interstate - nor do 
>>I want a tourist trap.
>
>Don't mean to butt in here, but Cindy, why don't you want a tourist
>trap? Do you have any idea how many more tourists there would be,
>overrunning everything, if it weren't for tourist traps?

I _DO_ have an idea of how many tourists would be overrunning everything!!
Let somebody else 'deal' with them - sure, they pay the bills, but it
doesn't mean that I want a year round contact with them!!

>Of course, if you were under the impression that James was talking
>about one of those Hav-A-Hart kinds, I can see you point.

What kind is this?

>If you come to the East Village, it's particularly important
>to watch out for the leg-hold traplines, as the locals don't
>check them all that frequently (albeit many's the squatter
>would go hungry if it weren't for fricasseed eurotrash...)

Thanks for the warning!  I'll be on a watch out for those!!

>paul      don't live there

Cindy
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Subject: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Originator: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu
Reply-To: gds@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Organization: too funky
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 19:48:36 GMT

In article <wyanndc.aahz@netcom.com> aahz@netcom.com (Aahzmandius) writes:
>In article <1992Aug25.151319.13394@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:
>>I don't know about you, but I don't have a hard time weeding the happy
>>peaceful content people from the stoic advice-givers in this group.
>>It's VERY easy.  One group speaks from hypothetic conclusions; the
>>other from life. 
>Well, golly-gee willickers, I guess I've never been alive.  I'm sure the
>ProblemOlderWoman will be terribly disappointed.

Out of curiosity, why did you respond to Nance in this way?  I don't
recall her, or anyone else for that matter, identifying you with the
stoic advice-givers.  Besides, as long as you're happy, what do you
care what anyone else thinks?  Let your life be a model for others to
follow if they so choose.

--gregbo
From: sms@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (steven.m.stein)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Trip to KOKOMO, INDIANA
Keywords: Things to do !
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:02:38 GMT
Distribution: in
Organization: AT&T


Will probably be heading out to Indiana this Wednesday till Saturday
or Sunday.  Since I will have some time to myself, it would be nice
if anyone can recommend good places to eat, fun places to go.  If
you would like to join me, just let me know.  

San Diego was great.  Sorry I did not contact those people who offered
to get together, but I did not have as much spare time as I had hoped.
Business comes first, unfortunately.

I will probably be back to the San Jose area Sept. 11 for a few days.

				Steve
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: probst@fraser.sfu.ca (Scott Probst)
Subject: Re: Film suggestions welcomed
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:33:50 GMT

In article <14438@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>
>I don't recall if these were aus film either though I always think Austrailia
>when recalling "The Gods Must Be Crazy" and "The Gods Must Be Crazy II".  They
>are also extremely funny, the social commentary is quite prominant and the
>much can be learned from these documentary style films about tribal culture. 
>
okay, okay, being from australia i can't but help notice that the middle
of the kalihari does not much resemble anywhere i have seen there. nor do the
bushman resemble aboringines, or boers aussies or jo'burg sydney. hell...
but i did like the first one, too.

scott.

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: Re: Powerful forces of nature conspire
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:00:38 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <ewillims.715260022@unix1.tcd.ie> ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:

>In <thurlow.715104771@convex.convex.com> thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow) writes:

>>(sigh)  Nice ode to winter; it makes me glad to think I'll be back
>>in Edmonton, a place that has a real winter, for Christmas :-)

>	May I come too, please? :)

I'm sure my sister wouldn't mind a bit, but beware!  My parents might just
want to adopt you! :-)

Rob T
--
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Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?		- Sandy Denny
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: walter (Walter Lego)
Subject: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Followup-To: soc.singles
Reply-To: nobody
Organization: Twisted Pair Inc.
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 21:53:22 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.201637.21564@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:
>
>Here we go again, as could be predicted:  Point/Counterpoint.
>

Hmmm... I was going to draw a picture for you. But from your responses,
I see that you are beyond the point of rational thinking. So I suggest you
go back and read the thread when you have calmed down enough. I wasn't 
picking on you any more or less than you were picking on Rich. Your
experiences with life may have made you independent but it seems to have
made you a lot more than that.

You seem to have developed the notion that you can damn well say anything
to other people or about other people and yet when you are challenged
or someone disagrees with you, you go back to playing the "victim". You 
have shown this behavior on the net more than once and to me it looks 
extremely ugly. I believed that you were someone that had thoughtful things 
to say and be willing to consider the alternate viewpoints. But, I was wrong. 
Good luck with all the baggage you seem to be carrying.

						Walter

What disclaimer?
From: taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Why do the lurkers / so furiously lurk together?
Date: 29 Aug 92 09:22:50 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki, Finland

In <4059@moscom.UUCP> wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien) writes:

>It is kind of amazing that somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 person in 3000 
>in the U.S. reads this group.  Heck, that's probably more than watch some TV
>shows :-)  Does this count towards Warhol's 15 minutes?

It's less than 1/3000.  This is an international newsgroup.  I'm also
sure that a lot of subscribes don't really read this newsgroup but
rather browse it sometimes.

Juha
-- 
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From: stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Mea Culpa
Keywords: cynical net.veterans
Date: 1 Sep 92 19:05:52 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

enigma@halcyon.com (Matt Luders) writes:

>aahz@netcom.com (Aahzmandius) responded:
>>9.1 on the Suckup Scale.

>Kiran Wagel chimed in:
>>No, Aahz, this is an easy ten.  You better recalibrate your SuckUpMeter.

>*sigh*
>No good deed goes unpunished.  Apparently, I haven't been reading this
>newsgroup long enough to know that you must never, *ever* compliment a
>member of the opposite sex.  My humblest apologies.  It won't happen again.
>Just call me the global village idiot.

Matt, you needn't give in so easy. We know that what you wrote really 
wasn't a suckup.  I mean, you didn't use the word 'perky' even once.

--
Stef                            Carpe diem (fish for ten cents)
stef@apple.com                                  --Usenet Oracle

                                (After all, if you _were_ seizing the 
                                 day you wouldn't be sitting in a dumb 
                                 office somewhere glugging out of a mass-
                                 produced coffee mug with some methadone-of-
                                 the-masses slogan on it.) -- pw
From: rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Rockies (was: Las Vegas)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 23:26:24 MDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Wild Rose Refugee Camp

schock@flip.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Craig-Richard Schock) writes:

>In article <1992Aug25.212538.27393@zooid.guild.org> Ross Ridge  
><ross@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>> Bah, I'd take Northern Ontario (or even any place north of Barrie), over
>> the Rockies.  I've never understood the appeal of mountains like that,
>> they're so dead and lifeless.
>
>Which Rockies did you go to cause the ones I live by are wonderful! :-)

Craig! Pipe down!! Put a cork in it, man!

<ahem>

Yes, Ross, you are exactly right.  Dead and lifeless.  Colder than the
hubs of hell, and that's just our summer weather.  There's no culture
here either, we don't even have Oley and Tina jokes like those great
folks in Minnesota.  No single women, just stodgy married folks,
single men, and scared sheep.  (And you were wondering what this thread
had to do with soc.singles....) There's no appeal here whatsoever.

(Touron season is almost over, I can hardly wait.)

-- Ray

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: aahz@netcom.com (Aahzmandius)
Subject: The suckups of Dawn
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 18:36:38 GMT
Organization: Bill 'n' Opus for Prez

In article <1992Aug29.125914.18314@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:
>In article <kiran.715078940@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
>>Is is sucking up if it happens to be the truth?
>>
>>For example, if I suggested that someone was lovely and talented, and
>>cute, and PERKY even, and it were true, would I be sucking up?
>
>Might you be referring to a Miz Hardin by any chance there??

Woo, woo.
-- 
                         --- Aahz (the *other* Dan Bernstein)
                             @netcom.com 

Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6

So much Astroglide.  So little time.
From: lana@magenta.corp.sgi.com (Lana Mountford)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Date: 31 Aug 92 22:25:05 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

In article <1992Aug29.101439.29846@dg-rtp.dg.com>, morton@rtpnet06.rtp.dg.com (John R. Morton) writes:
|> Whenever we fall off the path and go stumbling around , we immediately
|> proclaim ,"My Life Is For ME... I'm important.. I must make me happy,
|> nobody else willl... !!! !"

Well, that *is* about the size of it, isn't it?  If I depend on someone
else for my happiness, I'm putting a helluva burden on him, and doing
myself an injustice.    Depending on someone else for my happiness says
I'm an "incomplete" person by myself.  Sorry, but I don't buy it.  :-)

|> Well, by inspection, that's obviously selfish, and even if you can't
|> handle inspection, it's still selfish...

It was through "inspection" (self-inspection, that is) that I discovered 
that I truly hold the key to my own happiness.  You may call it selfishness;
I call it realism.

|> I heard someone recently say,"This is the ME generation, I don't 
|> make excuses!"  Well, OK, but the truth is, it's the MTV generation,

I've never watched MTV, and have no plans to do so.

|> it's the " do good in school and your personality will somehow follow"
|> generation....   admit it !

I finished school some 20 years ago, and did quite well, thank you.
However, I never drew any correlation between my academic performance and
my "personality," except perhaps the fact that my personality (quiet,
somewhat serious, passionate, etc.) probably helped me in some respects
as I majored in piano performance (requires long hours *alone* practicing).
This seems to be the reverse of your claim, that academic endeavors shape
one's personality.

|> Knowing this, it should be obvious that something as intense as SEX,
|> is out of the question.....

Oh, PUHLEEEEZ!  I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here (that
academic performance influences sexuality? that the idea that one *can*
make oneself happy has a detrimental impact on libido?).  

|> That was for the 60's dudes, and will be again for the 2000 dudes,
|> but you guys .... forget it !

Now I'm really confused.  Are you saying that sexuality and sexual expression 
are only "for the 60's dudes, and will be again for the 2000 dudes ..."?  
Hold onto your hat, pal -- I'm a "60s dude" (actually, a "dudette").  And 
based  on the "younger" guys I've dated, I'd say you're flat wrong!  ;-)

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From: intrigue@milton.u.washington.edu (Angelwing)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: SOC.SINGLES
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:44:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug31.154436.19762
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <71@cnmhnet.UUCP> keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP (keith garrard) writes a
most amazing suck up: 

>	A little note though, the most interesting posts come 
>from "Angelwing".  She is a hot babe!

Keith Keith ...all heresay, hon.

Angelwing - Best wishes to your bride, btw

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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: Ross Ridge <ross@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: Please Help Me!
Organization: ZOOiD BBS
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 06:21:32 GMT

chinj@acfcluster.nyu.edu writes:
>I just turn single.  Right now I'm in a very depressed state of mind.
>A friend of mine told me about this newsgroup and said I could meet
>some interesting live people here that are nice and careing.

Your friend is very cruel.

							Ross Ridge

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From: hillnr@hamlet.uncg.edu (Norman Hill)
Subject: Re: Where the best posts come from
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 21:58:06 GMT

>Okay next Question: Do women remember slights and small insults and hold them
>against the insultor for longer than men? Are women more easily insulted
>than men? 

I think women are more apt to "store up" things to bring up in an argument or
discussion at a much later time.  (This as with all generalizations has plenty
of holes and could be easily flamed - I would rather you ignored it or commented
rationally - pointing out that this is a generalization is not necessary - anyway
it is what was asked for!)  My mother used to do this a lot.  I think we all do it
some and remembering history is not always bad but dredging up irrelevant crap is
quite annoying.  We must remember that people have the capacity to change and 
therefore allow our perceptions of others to change.

>Is this where I'm supposed to put the smilies?

Yeah, as good as anywhere I suppose.  Here are few, keep some and share a few
with others!

 :) ;-) <:=) :-)} <:-P :) :) :) :) :O ;) :) ;)  *chuckle*

-- 
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UNCG, Greensboro, North Carolina          Voice: (919) 334-3338

"Nothing is easier than fault-finding.  No talent, no self-denial, no brains
 are required to set up in the grumbling business."   -Robert West
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Subject: Intelligence vs Smart Alec (Was: Various ramblings...)
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:34:09 GMT

I think I have found an example of the difference.

The original comment was:

"Since it seems we're going to have an early Fall,
maybe there will be some draught relief this year".

Possible response #1:

"No, not really. Typically an early wet season leads
to a short season and then a dry winter".

(this said in a tone of voice of "I know what I'm
talking about, and I'm never wrong" )

Possible response #2:

"There's also the possibility that it could be an
early, short season, and a dry winter".

(this could have been the response - but WITHOUT the
"I'm always right" tone of voice).

Needless to say, response #1 is what happened in the
conversation - and it is the reason I don't tend to
talk to the person much, because just about everything
I say gets negated.  It's never even given any
consideration - and this attitude can be VERY irritating.

To use your intelligence without appearing overbearing
or being a "smart aleck", is to give the OTHER person 
some consideration in a converation.  Even if they say
"It's Raining", when there is no rain in sight, instead
of contradicting them, you can ask where the raindrops
are.  And again, tone of voice is important - a condescending
tone or sarcastic tone won't help - sound interested.

(rambling thoughts sure to inspire a LOT of contradiction...)

Diana
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: Re: Finding Romantic Partners (long)
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:26:16 GMT

In <1992Aug26.043916.8202@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode) writes:
>>	I've found it helps even more not to be wearing anything at all!

>Hmmm...I think we need to conduct careful experiments to determine which
>technique is the most effective.  How's about you show up at my laboratory
>wearing nothing at all and I'll be there without my sweater and we'll see
>what happens?
	
In article <ewillims.714822159@unix1.tcd.ie> ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) writes:
>	laboratory???  Isn't that another word for your dungeon??
>Don't you chain people up in your dungeon? (*GRIN*)
>
>>Trygve   (I'll provide plenty of chocolate sauce.) 
>	
>	Hmmmm.....maybe I'll come after all!:>

I don't think anything as elaborate as a lab is needed to perform these
experimentations.  All we need is a single clamp.  Or twins  (*pavlovian grin*)
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