HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: rec.humor
Subject: Re: Plagarism?
Date: 14 Dec 1992 21:24:58 GMT
Organization: Univ. Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

In article <Bz97sE.57J@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> mechalas@expert.cc.purdue.edu
(John Mechalas) writes:
>   Hey Andy, why don't you tell us about the Falkland Islands?

Well, I'm not Andy, but...

"A Mexican newspaper reports that bored Royal Air Force pilots stationed on the
Falkland Islands have devised what they consider a mervclous new game.  Noting
that the local penguins are fascinated by airplanes, the pilots search out a
beach where the birds are gathered and fly slowly along it at the water's edge.
 Perhaps ten thousand penguins turn their heads in unison watching the planes
go by, and when the pilots turn around and fly back, the birds turn their heads
in the opposite direction, like spectators at a slow-motion tennis match. 
Then, the paper reports, "The pilots fly out to sea and directly to the penguin
colony and overfly it.  Heads go up, up, up, and ten thousand penguins fall
over gently onto their backs".


                                        -- Audobon Society Magazine

David Gutierrez
drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu

"Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard

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Newsgroups: rec.humor
Subject: Re: More Puzzle
From: tumidity@netlink.cts.com (Joel Garry)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 16:53:35 PST
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

sundaram@me.uta.edu (Ravi 'Kity Bum' Sundaram) writes:

> 
> >   In article <1992Dec14.194648.19327@bmerh85.bnr.ca> coop1d11@bmerh301.bnr.
> >   >Jesus Christ, a Catholic Vampire, a locksmith and a dromedary enter the 
> >   >one Thursday afternoon to buy a package of Rothman's.  A beautiful young
> >   >attempts to get the camel to lay down but fails.  She walks off in a huf
> >   >asks the clerk for some Rothman's and a 44-piece socket set.  What was t
> >   >color of the pharmacists left elbow?
> >
> >In article <1992Dec15.011229.2206@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> ece_0273@bigdog
> >   The pharmacists left elbow is RED.  This is because all pharmacists
> >   stand on a really high platform making them have to look down on the
> >   customer.  The pharmacist had been bending over the counter all day to
> >   help people, so they were red from being rubbed raw.
> >   --
> >    Christopher Aguilar			Yo camino por la vida,
>  
> 
> 	No it is Green.
> 
> 	Why?
> 
> 	Why not?
> 
> Ravi

Because elbows look like golf balls!

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From: Robyn_Clark@mindlink.bc.ca (Robyn Clark)
Newsgroups: rec.humor
Subject: Christmas Joke
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:36:55 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

...DAMIT Rudolph, I said, "The Schmidt house!!!!!!!!"
From: djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (David Pritchard)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Liability (was Re: CDSS Group Directory)
Date: 14 Dec 92 12:28:50 GMT
Reply-To: djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Distribution: world
Organization: SNARC

>The Directory  also gives suggested itineraries for dance gypsies - travel
>from dance to dance, starting point to destination.  Membership in
>CDSS provides the Directory, a newsletter and magazine, Members 
>Address and Phone List (*tell* them if you don't want your phone # 
>published), a Sales Catalog (with members discount), priority admission
>to CDSS summer camp programs, liability insurance for callers, AND 
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

WHAT?

Does this mean that if I fall over and damage my ankle during a
dance then I should be suing the caller?  

Do these people live on the same planet as me?

--
Dr David J. Pritchard		
Electronics and Computer Science	tel	(+44 703) 592722
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From: photo@ccmail.orst.edu (Peter Freeman's Research Group)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Dance Notation
Date: 17 Dec 92 18:55:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: ccmail.photo.40.724618519
Organization: Chemistry Department, OSU, Corvallis, OR  97331-4003
NNTP-Posting-Host: photo.chem.orst.edu

I do have a system called Romanotation which was given to us by Theodor 
Vasilescu for folk dance.  All of his dances are written in it, and other 
dance instructors use it as well.  At first I was a bit overwhelmed trying 
to use it, since it looks like hieroglyphics.  I did use it to go over a 
dance I learned from him, and it really has the moves covered.  He has a 
system for every part of the body.  I don't know where you can find this.  
It is written in 3 languages, Romanian, French, and English.  If you really 
need a copy send me your address to: Hatlevis@ucs.orst.edu.  
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: zielke@hemlock.nrl.navy.mil (David Zielke)
Subject: Where did Glen echo move on Friday nights.  
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
Distribution: rec
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:34:59 GMT

Did this dance actually move to the community center in Alexandria, VA?
If so, could someone give me directions?

David Zielke
zielke@fozzie.nrl.navy.mil
From: photo@ccmail.orst.edu (Peter Freeman's Research Group)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Internet Address
Keywords: Rick Speer
Date: 19 Dec 92 01:06:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: ccmail.photo.41.724727201
Organization: Chemistry Department, OSU, Corvallis, OR  97331-4003
NNTP-Posting-Host: photo.chem.orst.edu

Hey Rick, I have been trying to post to you, but it keeps bouncing back.  
Thanks for the tip on Jaap's workshop.  I just listened to Mark & Carole 
down in Eugene a couple weekends ago-their group played at our little 
minifestival at OSU.  More to say, but I need a better internet address.  
Susie,  Hatlevis@ucs.orst.edu.
From: 71155.174@CompuServe.COM (71155,174@compuserve.com)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Death of a Dance?
Date: 18 Dec 92 05:15:55 GMT

TO:>INTERNET:folk-dancing@cs.pitt.edu



             Black Mtn. Festival Musician's "Day In Court"
                      Includes Bomb Scare Episode

Wednesday, Dec 16th:
     Musicians and other interested parties were surprised Wednesday
during a District Court trial at the Buncombe County Courthouse in
Asheville. Police took Allan Saums from the courtroom, where he faced
multiple bad check charges. Many of these checks were written to
musicians for performances at this year's Black Mountain Fall Festival.
Outside the Courthouse, police and firefighters had roped off an area
around Saums car, where the reported "bomb" lay under the seat. The
bomb was reported to police by a man who had ridden to court that
morning with Saums, and was a witness in Saum's case. He claims to
have discovered the "bomb" when he went back to the car to either
get or leave his briefcase.
     Saums, with his reputed CIA background, claims the "bomb" was his
idea of some sort of joke - no more details are available. The "bomb"
was actually a group of flares, bound with electrical tape.
     The court case continued. Saums got a 10 year sentence, suspended
on condition that he make restitution for the checks within specified
time.
     The "bomb episode" made the front page of today's Asheville
Citizen Times, with a picture of Saums surrounded by a group of
police. The story did not include Saums name, but referred to him as the
"owner of the bundle" and owner of the car where it was found.
The paper says "Police on the scene did not have the man's name". The
paper did quote an explosives expert police had called to the scene; "It
would have worked well as a practical joke on somebody".


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From: spiegel@song.bellcore.com (Murray Spiegel)
Subject: Re: Liability (was Re: CDSS Group Directory)
Organization: Morristown Research and Engineering
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 13:28:05 GMT

|> >to CDSS summer camp programs, liability insurance for callers, AND 
|>                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> Does this mean that if I fall over and damage my ankle during a
|> dance then I should be suing the caller?  

|> Do these people live on the same planet as me?

Unfortunately, this is a real concern.  While not justified, dance leaders
have been sued.  

Someone in our local group urges anyone to purchase rather inexpensive
"umbrella" insurance, as it's called in the US anyway, because he once
was named in a suit when someone was injured while he was leading a
folk dance (not our regular group; he was invited to lead elsewhere).

You've heard the stories about homeowners getting sued by burglers falling
through skylights and the such?   This stuff gets ridiculous, of course...
While these suits are not likely to be successful, insurance against 
someone sueing you isn't something to disregard without thought.
From: CT.CXK@forsythe.stanford.edu (Carol Kersten)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: WHY DANCE?
Date: 17 Dec 1992 13:35:04 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu

I have not been reading the "Why Dance" comments except the last
few, so I hope this isn't too repetitive of former comments, but it
is certainly a fascinating question why some people love one type of
activity and others love another.

I love to dance, and so far have done primarily Scottish Country
Dancing and Ballroom dancing (and regular old free form rock).
Certainly, an important part of the attraction is the bringing
together of movement and music.  There does seem something primeval
about the need of many of us to move to music.  Fitting that
movement into an interesting, and sometimes challenging combination
of moves which are in harmony with the music can be wonderfully
satisfying.  Certainly, the pleasure I find in dancing is marred
when my partner and I are not dancing in time with the music--it can
then almost become a battle because of the innate need to move in
time, not at cross purposes with, the music.

I believe that there have been different forms of dance in most
societies and cultures over centuries and longer, so there is
certainly some fundamental chord movement to music strikes.

A non-dancer I was talking with said he thought that if dancing made
you feel graceful, that might be one of its attractions.  He said he
didn't feel graceful dancing, but does feel graceful kayaking, and
that happens to be the activity he loves.

I know that for some men who do Scottish Country Dancing, a part
of the appeal is the technical patterns and combinations of
figures used in the dances.  Any new dance devized presents a
challenge in making the figures flow one to another and having the
figures take the right number of bars for the dance to come out
right.  It becomes a mathematical puzzle.

The fact that dancing not only has an intellectual challenge and is
invigorating and good exercise, but also can include a pleasant, but
not too threatening, social element adds to its appeal.

Occasionally when I dance to something like Polka or Viennese
Waltz, I feel a bit like I'm flying--a wonderful kind of freedom and
escape from our everyday earthbound selves.

It is interesting that so often people have such trouble
understanding why others don't love the same activity they do.  My
Dad can't understand anyone who doesn't love to sail, there are lots
of people who are fanatical about skiing, hunting, fly fishing, and
countless other pastimes.  I guess a large part of the explanation
must be inborn talents, inclinations, and capacities for perceiving
different types of experiences and activities.

By the way, I think the disproportionate number of men who comment
in this column is clearly explained by the number of men vs. women
who are interested in and active on computer networks.

Carol Kersten
carol.kersten@forsythe.stanford.edu
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From: graziano@ravel.udel.edu (Lisa Marie Graziano)
Subject: dancing
Organization: University of Delaware
Distribution: us
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 16:48:17 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing,soc.culture.celtic,pdx.general,sqnt-public.msgs
From: rose@sequent.com (Lori Rose Malczyk)
Subject: Irish New Year's Eve Ceili Party!
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Distribution: pdx
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 18:26:40 GMT


  Reel in the New Year with the 1st annual Irish New Year's Eve Ceili!

		9-2am, December 31st 1992
		Portland Police Athletic Association
		618 SE Alder
		Portland, OR

		Admission $7/in advance, $9/at the door

  Step practice 9-9:30.  All dances walked and talked through.  Live music 
  provided by:
		Randal Bayf (Strayaways)
		Skip Parente (Touchstone)
		Peter Yeates (Full Shilling)

  Bring a potluck salad, appetizer or dessert to share.  Champagne
  will be available for $1/glass.

  For more information or advance tickets call Kevin at 629-0913 or
  Mary at 281-2894.
	 
-- 
Lori (rose) Malczyk
rose@sequent.com
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Re: Unusual Scottish Country Dance
From: bssbr1ejm@dct.ac.uk
Date: 11 Dec 92 15:26:55 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

I think the one you are thinking of is the Dashing White Sergeant or the
Eightsome Reel.  Unfortunately, they are too complex to describe here.  They
are really popular dances so you will find them in any Scottish Country Dance
Book.

Elizabeth Macfarlane
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: jg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Jim Garrett)
Subject: dancing in the Auburn, Al. area
Organization: School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
Distribution: umn umn mpls al usa na world
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:16:51 GMT

Does anyone know of any dancing to be done over the holidays
(Dec. 18 to Jan. 1) within 1 hour's drive of Auburn, Alabama?

	-Jim Garrett
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
From: djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill)
Subject: Macworld contras?
Organization: Florida State University
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 17:38:21 GMT


Does anyone know when and where contra dances are held in the San
Francisco Bay area?  I'd specifically like to find dances between
Jan. 5 and 14th.  I'd also like to know about irish or international 
folk dances.

Thanks in advance.
David
.
From: 71155.174@CompuServe.COM (71155.174@compuserve.com    (willoughby))
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Death of a Dance?
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:15:53 GMT

TO:>INTERNET:folk-dancing@cs.pitt.edu

The following is taken from the Asheville Citizen Times - Friday, Dec. 18

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

           Festival owner put in jail for being uncooperative

     The owner of the Black Mountain Festival is in jail Thursday after
pleading guilty Wednesday to worthless check charges and failing to pay
state sales tax.
     Allen Saum, 36, of Black Mountain, had been charged with writing 15
worthless checks worth over $13,000 and three counts of failing to pay
state sales tax.
     He was initially given a 10-year suspended sentence, five years
probation and required to pay about $20,000 in restitution within 90 days
and released.
     But on Thursday Saum was uncooperative in providing information to
probation officers and was jailed, said Assistant District Attorney John
Brooks. He will appear back in District Court Friday to see if the judge
will change his suspended sentence into prison time.
     Saum is still awaiting trial Jan. 12 on the felony charge that he
rented a car and never returned it, although it apparently was found
later, according to police.
     Saum was the driver of the Toyota that caused the bomb scare at
the county courthouse Wednesday, according to Saum's attorney, Bill
Biggers.
     While Saum was awaiting trial, Saum's passenger, a witness in the
case, spotted what appeared to be several sticks of dynamite taped
together underneath the front seat and reported it to police. Asheville
Police cordoned off the area and called an expert to examine the bomb.
     The bomb turned out to be flares that Saum, hustled out of court,
said was a practical joke.
     Saum bought the Black Mountain folk music bar McDibb's and the
Black Mountain Festival in 1991 from David Peele. Peele declared Saum
in default on his payments soon after and sued for the money.
     McDibb's is still closed and its future uncertain. McDibb's was
padlocked for a short while by the state Department of Revenue until
Saum worked out a payment plan.
     Over the two years Saum owned the regionally-popular folk festival,
it was generally successful. But in October, Saum was unable to pay
most of the performers during the first weekend and had to cancel
the second weekend of the festival.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Several dance musicians are among the unfortunate folks holding
worthless checks from Saum and the festival. If any of you subscribers
to the folk-dance group know of musicians who are interested parties,
they might appreciate your clipping and printing this article, and 
passing it on to them.
     The status of next years festival is still uncertain. Local 
gossip is that David Peele (mentioned in the article) may try and revive
the event.


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From: lgolder@hoh.mbl.edu (Linda Golder)
Subject: Re: Dance Gypsy
Organization: Marine Biological Laboratory
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 15:06:55 GMT

In article <13961@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (David Pritchard) writes:
> 
> I have seen this term used in this newsgroup a few times.  
> Recently I was `accused' of being one by an American aquaintance
> over here on a Teacher Exchange programme.  Should I feel insulted?
***(stuff deleted)***
> Dr David J. Pritchard		
> Electronics and Computer Science	tel	(+44 703) 592722
> University of Southampton		fax	(+44 703) 593045
> Southampton SO9 5NH			email	djp@uk.ac.soton.ecs (UK)
> United Kingdom					djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (World)


I have considered myself a "dance gypsy" for the past two years, and no,
it's not an insult.  My personal definition for the term:

     A dance gypsy is anyone willing to travel to a dance location
     for more total round-trip time than total dance time.

For example, I am a dance gypsy when I travel for an hour & forty-
five minutes *each way* to a three hour dance (8pm - 11pm).

Attending local dances is wonderful and requires minimal travel time.
But, for those of us who like to sample other dance communities, or who
want to dance more evenings per week, travel becomes necessary.

"Dance gypsying" becomes more fun when you can travel with other gypsies
to a distant dance... there's plenty of time to talk & get to know fellow 
dancers at a relaxed pace (breaks are always too short for real conversation,
and ends of the contra line are usually catching their breath before plunging
in again).

- Linda Golder   (lgolder @hoh.mbl.edu)

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From: thoburn@ki1.chemie.fu-berlin.de (John Thoburn)
Subject: Unusual Scottish Dance
Keywords: SCD
Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 15:24:59 GMT

The unusual figure described by Hugh Goldie sounds like
the last figure of Major Ian Stewart (Book 35, #4),
although its not 100 % clear from his description.  I
can also remember doing the dance several years ago in
San Diego (hi, Hugh).

John Thoburn,  thoburn@ki1.chemie.fu-berlin.de
From: photo@ccmail.orst.edu (Peter Freeman's Research Group)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Women on the network
Date: 17 Dec 92 01:46:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: ccmail.photo.39.724556806
Organization: Chemistry Department, OSU, Corvallis, OR  97331-4003
NNTP-Posting-Host: photo.chem.orst.edu

Hey-we're (women) out here.  I read an article about Internet last weekend 
in the Oregonian.  If I remember correctly it started out as a scientific 
venture.  There are less women in science, which is maybe why there are less 
women responding here.  If you notice, my address is Pete Freeman's group 
which is a research group at OSU in chemistry.  There is a definite need for 
more women in science, but there sure is still a lot of blatant 
discrimination in the university setting.  It perpetuates itself further 
down the road, unfortunately.  

Enough on that subject.  This is a dance newsletter afterall.  To respond to 
why dance?  I only started folkdancing in the past year and a half, and it 
gives me enormous pleasure.  I have had no athletic or dance training, and I 
was amazed at how quickly I could pick it up.  It's a great way to play.  I 
get a wonderful sense of accomplishment learning some difficult Romanian or 
Bulgarian dance.  It is also a way to be touched in a non-threatening way-
which is very important for women, by the way.  I realize now why the best 
men dancers in the village would be so attractive...a strong, competent (and 
I must stress the latter) lead is wonderful in a couple dance.  It is also 
quite exciting to watch men stomp and dance to something like Zborenka.  It 
is so strong and masculine.  (I often like doing men's dances too, but 
Zborenka just seems out of place for women.)  I also love the music-anything 
you can think of, Balkan to Scandinavian.  It is a way to connect with other 
people-to have a sense of community.  There is a real energy dancing in a 
line with an entire room of people.  Well, here's to dancing.  I'll never go 
out with a man again who doesn't, if that's any incentive!   Susie
From: djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (David Pritchard)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Dance Gypsy
Date: 15 Dec 92 11:35:20 GMT
Reply-To: djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Distribution: world
Organization: SNARC

I have seen this term used in this newsgroup a few times.  

Recently I was `accused' of being one by an American aquaintance
over here on a Teacher Exchange programme.  Should I feel insulted?

I guess, like the term `hacker' it depends on who uses it - but
any `definitions' which can be provided will enable me to decide
whether to kick him at the next dance, or to buy him a beer.


--
Dr David J. Pritchard		
Electronics and Computer Science	tel	(+44 703) 592722
University of Southampton		fax	(+44 703) 593045
Southampton SO9 5NH			email	djp@uk.ac.soton.ecs (UK)
United Kingdom					djp@ecs.soton.ac.uk (World)
From: connell@staff.tc.umn.edu (       ???)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: Dances in the Twin Cities?
Summary: ?
Keywords: Dance
Date: 12 Dec 92 17:16:59 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

Greetings Dancers,

	I am looking for folk dances in the Twin Cities that are open to
the public. Any information about such events would be appreciated!

~a
			connell@staff.tc.umn.edu
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