HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Courtship Generic Algorithms
Date: 14 Sep 92 08:47:03 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Yes) writes:

>I'm not religious either, but if it's legitimate to fake
>confidence why not religious faith as well?

You need *some* confidence in order to be able to fake having more.
The same goes for religious faith, IMO.

--
Stef                 "What would *you* call the creation of the universe?"
stef@apple.com       "The Horrendous Space Klablooie!"             
                                                              - Watterson
From: wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Romantic Love or a Cure for Cancer (was Re: "want" vs "need" )
Date: 11 Sep 92 23:40:47 GMT
Reply-To: wjb@moscom.com
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford, NY
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Kiran Wagle (kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu) wrote:
: misrael@csi.uottawa.ca (Mark Israel) asks Diamond:
: >   Suppose you had a *choice* between finding a cure for cancer and 
: >having a family.  Which would you choose?  

How about a relationship with someone who had just found a cure for cancer? :-)
-- 
"Bless me, Father; I ate a lizard."
"Was it an abstinence day, and was it artificially prepared?"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Bill de Beaubien / wjb@moscom.com
From: wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Where the best posts come from
Date: 9 Sep 92 02:02:45 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford, NY
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Larry 'Purple' Hays (hays@TECHNET.NM.ORG) wrote:
: In article <4125@moscom.UUCP>, wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien) writes:
: >Hey, you never know.  Some of us are open to bribes.
: 
: I'll mail ya a lizard.  Green racer or horny toad?

Good question.  Hey Trygve, got any recipe books that have Lizard Lasagna or 
something equally possibly palettable?
-- 
"Bless me, Father; I ate a lizard."
"Was it an abstinence day, and was it artificially prepared?"
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: Re: Various ramblings...
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 02:06:38 GMT

In article <14490@auspex-gw.auspex.com> johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:
>In article <1992Sep5.084401.15310@zooid.guild.org> ross@zooid.guild.org (Ross Ridge) writes:
> 
>>I don't have any.  Money isn't very important to me, but food and shelter is.
> 
>How do you manage to pay for food and shelter if you don't have any money?

I don't attach any real importance to money except for satisfying the two goals
(1) to live without ever again worrying about having to work to support living
costs, with enough money (Emancipation, also called Retirement), and (2) to
travel anywhere or engage in any learning/research or business startup
activity without being encumbered by financial constraints and without having
to kiss up to someone else's ass (Economic Freedom).
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: misrael@csi.uottawa.ca (Mark Israel)
Subject: Re: Romantic Love or a Cure for Cancer (was Re: "want" vs "need" )
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Ottawa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 03:30:07 GMT

In article <kiran.715949040@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:

> Well gee Mark, if _I_ had a choice between having a happy relationship
> and finding a cure for cancer, I know which one I would choose.  
> I'd choose the one that would make me happier.

   So would I.  Finding a cure for cancer would make me happier.

> I am not here to serve the interests of the rest of the world.

   I have an altruistic component and a selfish component.  Which
prevails depends on the available choices.

> I regard my happiness and the happiness of those I care about as more
> desirable than the happiness of strangers.

   So do I -- other things being equal.  But if (with a cure for cancer)
I could help *millions* of strangers, other things would *not* be equal!

> Do you feel that ppl you love are in some way superior to ppl you
> don't love?

   Yes.  I know that in all *probability* there are people I don't love
who are just as good, but I don't know that any *specific* person is
just as good. 

misrael@csi.uottawa.ca			Mark Israel
Sunbeams brightly play, where Fancy's fair pavilion once is pight.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: buick@belay (Patrick D. Buick)
Subject: Re: Believe in youself, dammit! (was: Re: Singles Bar)
Organization: Belay Enterprises Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 01:31:26 GMT

In article <wiqZqB1w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Yes) writes:

>The moral?  Well, if there is a "trick to" math -- namely
>understanding it conceptually -- maybe there _is_ a trick or
>algorithm or formula or something for meeting women.  If there is
>I'd like to know what it it.  So if somebody knows, the way
>Willard Quine knew the secret of math and logic, I'd appreciate it
>if they'd tell.
>
>--
>Still Using Waffle 1.64!    | Wafffle, QEdit and Webster's
>                            | NewWorld -- one great menage a
>                            | trois!

You walked into this one.... ya have to understand them conceptually.
What is the concept of a woman?  Of a relationship?  Is it quantifiable?
:-) :-) :-)

PS: I think relationships fall on a continuum from 
Haven't Met ---------------------------------------- Significantly Relating

It is a matter of degree.... you start with acquaintanceship,
become friends
work up to good friends (here is where trust etc. is grounded)
become best of friends
become more than friends (Romantic Relationship)
become married and begin again.. :-)  [Just kidding....]

This isn't a game, and MOTOS are not the prizes.  It is a matter of
life.  Like yourself, enjoy your life and surroundings... put some
spice/pizzazz into your everyday existence..

'Nuff preaching..
Patrick
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From: lsmith@deci.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Sex & Moose & Wolf
Date: 15 Sep 92 23:22:59 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The Little Squids of the Poor

Sorry. I haven't been paying attention. Shouldn't this Subject line be
"Sex & Moose & Squirrel?"
--
     Lance "William Blake?" Smith     |   "Bring me my bat of burning gold!
         (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)          |    Bring me my pine tar of desire!
 "The Cat. He walked by himself, and  |    Bring me my glove! O clouds unfold!
    all places were alike to him."    |    Bring me my fastball of fire!"
From: martinc@grover.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: "We're all normal here"
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:23:37 GMT
	<1992Sep15.042006.4392@csi.uottawa.ca> <dlzn=zp.aahz@netcom.com>
	<1992Sep15.144814.8944@cs.yale.edu>
Organization: UNC Department of Computer Science
In-reply-to: loosemore-sandra@CS.YALE.EDU's message of 15 Sep 92 10:48:07 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.144814.8944@cs.yale.edu> loosemore-sandra@CS.YALE.EDU (Sandra Loosemore) writes:

   aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine) writes:

      >> Welcome to soc.singles. We're all normal here. 
      >   Yeah.  Problem is, we want to be tangent.
      I'm sorry, Mark, I think that was a little too obtuse.

   Some of us have more acute sensibilities.  

Oh, Sandra, you know all the angles.

   Do I detect sines of
   another pun war?

It's all a matter of degree.

   It's enough to make my hair curl.

Ain't life grad?
--
Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu/(ne crm@cs.duke.edu) 
O/Dept. of Computer Science/CB #3175 UNC-CH/Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175
H/3611 University Dr #13M/Durham, NC 27707/(919) 419 1754
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"I am he who walks the States with a barb'd tongue, questioning every
one I meet,/Who are you that wanted only to be told what you knew
before?/ Who are you that wanted only a book to join you in your
nonsense?"  _Leaves of Grass_ xxiii.4.
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Fall classes have started
Keywords: satire
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:17:08 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Sep15.115413.16611@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> ron@turing.toronto.edu (Ron Wessels) writes:
|Hi.  My name is Ron, and I have a question for this board.  Why is it that
|women always prefer jerks to us nice guys?  Every time I've gotten involved
|with someone, she always leaves me for some other guy who treats her really
|rotten.  Why is that?

Ron, you are one sick puppy. [1]

1. no offense to Snoopy.

|
|Anyway, I'm a SWM 32 ISO SWF for companionship and possible relationship.
|Email me if you're interested.  Thanks.
 
You wouldn't happen to be from Las Vegas would you?
|
|[ Feeling particularly fecal agitative today ].
|

Try Preparation-H.

-- 
+==========================================================================+
| John Fereira     | Auspex Systems | "Auspex does not share my opinions.  |
| johnf@auspex.com | Santa Clara CA |  So Why am I still working here?"    |
+==========================================================================+
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: smith@comm.mot.com (Jeff Smith)
Subject: Re: What knockers!  Crreak.
Organization: Motorola Land Mobile Products Sector
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 14:42:13 GMT

In article <18kf7uINNpap@agate.berkeley.edu>, jbecker@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jane Becker) writes:
|> In article <1992Sep7.025433.429@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz writes:
|> >Help me out here, guys (and girls).
|> >
|> >I've had guys stick their elbows out purposely to brush my tits as I walk past. 
|> >How can they possibly get off on elbow contact?  The last I heard the elbow was
|> >not an erogenous zone and it's rather painful to collide with one with your
|> >spongy bits!

|> Who do you think you're fooling?  I hate that kind of pretense.  I think 
|> I'd almost prefer they just plant a hand on my breast and squeeze...
|> it would undoubtably be more enjoyable for the both of us... of course
|> they run a substantial risk of getting slapped though!  Seriously guys,
|> what are you thinking when you do this?  Enquiring minds (well, mind, at
|> least) want to know!

Who said we were thinking? It's...all genetic!

I meant they!  THEY were thinking!  Not me, no, never...honest...

jds

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                               * Health and knowledge and wealth and power,
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From: mlb@CISCO.COM (Marcia Bednarcyk)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Cooking for 1!
Date: 5 Sep 92 01:04:42 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.211925.7609@odin.corp.sgi.com>, lana@magenta.corp.sgi.com (Lana Mountford) writes:
|> This, to me, is probably the second worst thing about not being in a
|> relationship.  I --++**LOVE**++-- to cook, have a fairly substantial 
|> cookbook collection, and live near some incredible fresh goodies
|> (fish, veggies, etc.).  I entertain about one weekend a month (small
|> dinner parties, mostly), and that's fun.  The rest of the time, I cook
|> and freeze a lot.  At least, I have the chance to experiment on my own.

I *love* to cook for myself! I get to make food exactly the way I want it
to be, use only the things I like, present it in any way I desire, and toss
it with no one annoying me about wasted food or whatever if I don't like it.
I don't feel that I have to serve it to someone else to have it be worth my
while: if I am not worth it, then who is?

Also, when cooking for myself, I can splurge on many things I couldn't really
afford to serve to a large party, and in that way I get to experiment a lot
with what I like and what I don't like. It's a lot easier to throw out 1/4 lb.
of scallops you accidentally turned into rubber than 2 lbs....

It also makes such failures a lot less noticeable. I do my practicing in
private, and then when I have folks over for dinner it looks easier (and it
is easier because I've done it before!).

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marcia Bednarcyk                                        ADDRESS: mlb@cisco.com
"Sweaty Snugglebunnies."
"... the meaning of life is to be happy, try not to hurt people, and hope
you fall in love."
From: dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Yes)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 14 Sep 92 12:47:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: depsych.VDD4qB1w164w

pw@panix.com (Paul Wallich) writes:

> In article <eaP2qB1w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> dy@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Dr. Y
> >aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine) writes:
> >> In article <1992Sep12.123111.948@access.digex.com> huston@access.digex.com
> >> >Humans, being mildly polygynous as evidenced by sexual dimorphism, are
> >> >going to exhibit male competition for females.  This does not have to
> >> >mean that males will fight.  Competition can take the form of elaborate
> >> >displays to attract the interest of females.  This is what keeps Porsche
> >> >dealers in business.
> >> 
> >> Hmmmm.....what about the females who buy Porsches?
> >
> >Alfred Adler called it "the Masculine Protest."  They want some of
> >the perks males have, which is one of the motivations for the
> >women's movement.
> 
> Are you sure it isn't "piston envy," and having despaired of
> finding a man who will give them them rpm's they want, they
> decide to acquire same themselves? (Eventually this interpretation
> requires reconceptualizing an infant as a substitute car; I leave
> that as an exercise for the reader.)
> 
> paul

Positive.  Cars are obsolete as a penis substitute.  Sometime
between 1981 and the present the automobile became an appliance,
like a toaster or a telephone. It's been replaced by the computer
for intelligent people and by the gun for stupid people.  The new
things are MIPS envy and the search for the perfect Magnum.

--
Still Using Waffle 1.64!    | Wafffle, QEdit and Webster's
                            | NewWorld -- one great menage a
                            | trois!
From: aaron@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Date: 10 Sep 92 08:46:22 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Emma Williams (ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie) wrote:
: 	Well, this would further support the theory about the sexual
: hormones (pheronomes).  Presumably, you would be releasing them in
: abundance if you have just had sex and therefore would attract others
: to the smell without them realising why.  Moose do it!  Why do you 
: think theyr put musk in perfumes and aftershaves! ;>

	I've noticed on occasion that I have been attracted to a woman
	despite apparently other more physically and emotionally attractive
	single women about. I always put it down to pheremonal attraction.


		Aaron Turner 		aaron@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Subject: Re: What knockers!  Crreak.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 23:03:26 GMT

In article <18r6rtINN4ia@skat.usc.edu> tarra@skat.usc.edu (Frat Boy) writes:
>In article <1992Sep11.214610.9753@fid.morgan.com> sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart) writes:
>>
>>You've just never had your elbows treated properly.  Most people I
>>know have only one erogenous zone, which includes the elbows.
>>
>Gee Seth,
>	With all of your intimate knowledge of the female body and everything
>else for that matter, why don't you start documenting your fabulous life and
>either write a best seller, or for those of us with less exciting lives, maybe
>a weekly magazine.  You could describe your conquests and all the bird trivia
>you know.  A modern day Cliff Clavin if you will.

I don't know about you, Frat Boy--if Seth's remark truly seems that 
extraordinary to you, then you must have led a very sheltered (and
probably very boring) life.

Trygve   (Incidentally, Seth's observation wasn't gender-specific.) 
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
Subject: Re: Tallllll women....
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 10:45:29 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.024604.29893@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>Well, that depends how tall the women are who do the complaining!  From my
>perspective (6'), 5'8" isn't very tall.   From the perspective of someone
>who's 5'2", however, I'm sure you're quite impressive.

Well.  How is 6'2" from your perspective?

Personally, I'd love to be intimidated by a woman who towers over me in
height (without her heels on), wearing heels to furher the disparity.
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
Subject: A FAQ and lurkers
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 18:28:46 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 <1992Sep5.052613.25333@dg-rtp.dg.com> morton@cali.rtp.dg.com writes:

>Admittedly having no clue, but gathering that "lurker" means
>a " read only " network user .. ??  Is there a glossary somewhere ??

'Fraid not.  Is it time for a FAQ?  It might save some questions.
I might even be able to be coaxed into throwing some stuff together
for one.  All you oldsters, howl at once, now :-)

For the questions below, I think we need new terms.  Here are
my ideas.

>What is the accepted phrase for someone who does not post, but
>emails directly , in response to posts ?

I propose "narrowcaster," but "lurker" still applies fairly well.

>Also , in the event anyone is feeling prolific, what is the word for
>completely unsolicited and absolutely out of line , sometimes
>incoherent email , in response to posts ?

I propose "noise bursts," or "doofus-o-grams."

Rob T
--
Rob Thurlow, thurlow@convex.com
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?		- Sandy Denny
From: jmd@bear.com (Josh Diamond)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: chemistry / love at first sight : fact or fiction?
Date: 15 Sep 92 00:50:39 GMT
	<ewillims.716209493@unix1.tcd.ie>
	<1992Sep11.225901.23925@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
	<ewillims.716296120@unix1.tcd.ie>
Organization: Bear, Stearns & Co. - FAST
In-reply-to: ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie's message of 12 Sep 92 11:08:40 GMT


trygve and emma converse:

   >>>>	You mean we'd only get brief sensations out of it, Trygve????
   >>>>	Ahhhh!  Too bad!  How disappointing!;>
   >>
   >>>Well, I suppose that all would depend on whether or not you were able to
   >>>persuade me to take off my briefs. 
   >>
   >>	"Persuade"????  Surely you jest?:>

   >Not into mere persuasion?  You're more the dominatrix type? 

	   No, no!  I meant I wouldn't *have* to persuade you as you 
   would be only too eager to fall out of them! :)

This reminds me of the first time me and my SO hopped into the sack.
We really liked each other, and had a feeling about where things were
headed, but weren't insistant upon it.  Then one night she offered me
a BackRub(TM) and, well things progressed a little beyond just back
rub.  Things were proceeding at break neck pace -- we were down to our
underwear by now.  Unfortunately, I was terrified. I really didn't
want to mess this up.  So I said so: "Hey, are you as terrified as I
am?"  That definitely broke the tension -- she was.  We leaughed for
15 minutes.  Then I just got up and whipped those shorts right off,
and so did she.

Over the hump, so to speak... :-) :-) 



					Spidey!!!


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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Subject: Re: Cradle Robbin?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:06:16 GMT

In article <29134@hydra.Helsinki.FI> taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina) writes:
>In <lasi5hINN8r4@news.bbn.com> dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
>><nose in air, snotty sniff>  I will ignore any scandalous and unfounded 
>>accusations, thank you very much.  My sweetheart is 26.
>
>He was born in 1966?  1966 was a very good year. :)

Oh yes, give me those elevens!  1955 has my vote ...  :-)

-Nance
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att!ihlpk!colucci            _.>/               | Stay fit for life.
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: leg shaving
From: parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 10 Sep 1992 02:23:08 GMT
Reply-To: parks_typ@med.wcc.govt.nz
 <1992Sep9.195412.23057@gvl.unisys.com>,<1992Sep9.210732.10084@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
NNTP-Posting-Host: blade.wcc.govt.nz

In article <1992Sep9.210732.10084@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, weird@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (john.t.erhardt) writes:
>If he really thinks he shaves because of road rash, he must really 
>crash a lot.  


Please pardon my ignorance, but as someone who's obviously come in halfway
through the discussion , what's road rash?





Rachel

"Supergoof"

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Rachel

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From: martinc@grover.cs.unc.edu (Charles R. Martin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Help. Please?
Date: 7 Sep 92 15:14:39 GMT
Organization: UNC Department of Computer Science
In-reply-to: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu's message of 7 Sep 92 11:17:21 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.111721.7030@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark) writes:

   >	She has hurt me before.  Really bad.  Yet, like some demented moth, I
   >fly suicidally towards the flame.

   After class (while everyone is still there) take her in your arms,
   pressing your bodies tight against one another and give her a long
   and passionate kiss.  Several minutes later, after you're both done
   kissing, say to her "If you want more where that came from, you know
   where to call me."

   This, Mr. Moth, will truly test your resolve in buzzing the old flame.

Not to mention letting you find out if she's been studying karate in her
spare time.
--
Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu/(ne crm@cs.duke.edu) 
O/Dept. of Computer Science/CB #3175 UNC-CH/Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175
H/3611 University Dr #13M/Durham, NC 27707/(919) 419 1754
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"I am he who walks the States with a barb'd tongue, questioning every
one I meet,/Who are you that wanted only to be told what you knew
before?/ Who are you that wanted only a book to join you in your
nonsense?"  _Leaves of Grass_ xxiii.4.
Newsgroups: soc.singles