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From: randy@elk.imagen.com (randy scofield)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Kiran Wagle
Date: 25 Aug 92 20:27:33 GMT
Reply-To: randy@elk.imagen.com (randy scofield)
Organization: imagen

>kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
>
>Survey time! Hey lurkers, why do you lurk? 
>
Because we do.

If I offend someone, I will have to spend a bunch of time in a flame war.  That would
not seem very productive.  So I usually just sit back and watch.  I will often 
respond in email if I have somthing I want to share.  I just do not have the time available.
But I do appreciate those that do have the time.  There are lots of insights and opinions
expressed here, that are often relevent to my life.

Randy
-- 
Disclaimer:  Disclaimer?  In this newsgroup?  You don`t think I mean it do you?
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: sjulstad@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Michael Sjulstad)
Subject: Re: Desperation (was Re: Commitment--The C-word?)
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:51:25 GMT

I have to agree with Max.  I've been in both situations, a marriage
where I felt not only the "want" but also that I "needed" this person,
and a 6 month romance that I just really "want".  The marriage
was a very good relationship for many years -- some of my
happiest, but when it fell apart, I really fell hard with it.  That was
a year ago.

I'm now finding that there are relationships that I have that are
just as great, and I enjoy being with those people, (one woman
in particular) but I don't need her.  I want our relationship and 
truly do enjoy spending a lot of time with her.

I'm cautious, when one gets hurt badly, one learns to adapt and
perhaps distance a bit, the amount of damage one can take.  Also,
I think I'm finally starting to enjoy my independance, even though
I really want this relationship.

Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: sms@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (steven.m.stein)
Subject: SAN JOSE, Calif. (Scotts Valley to be exact)
Keywords: any volunteers ?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:52:10 GMT


Indiana has been postponed, but replaced with San Jose.  (I know
I was just in San Diego last week, why didn't I stay?  Too long
to explain, plus no one probably cares).

I will be arriving on Thurs. Sept. 10 and leaving Sun. Sept. 13.
I will be working on Fri. only, so the rest of the time is mine.

So, any suggestions on where to go and what to see are welcomed.
Anyone interested in getting together and socializing, sounds good.

Email or phone:  (609) 639-2264		Steve

				see you there
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: michele@dgbt.doc.ca (Michele Guillet)
Subject: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Organization: The Communications Research Centre
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 02:41:59 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.211554.5168@zooid.guild.org> ross@zooid.guild.org (Ross Ridge) writes:
>michele@dgbt.doc.ca (Michele Guillet) writes:
>
>>I have been living alone since I can afford it and there are a lot of things
>>I like about living alone. I have a house and a dog and have never been married
>>or in a bad relationship.
>
>'Course the question is, have you even been in good relationship?

I have been in good relationships not great but ok, I have trouble in making
them last. I don't think I am very good at romantic relationships.
I have very good at friendships cann't win at everything.


-- 
Michele Guillet 			The Communications Research Centre 
3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K2H 8S2	tel:613-998-2384
Internet: michele@dgbt.doc.ca	
Xref: sparky soc.singles:24055 soc.women:16003
From: gds@LA.TIS.COM (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: soc.singles,soc.women
Subject: Re: Where the best posts come from
Date: 1 Sep 92 00:12:52 GMT
Followup-To: soc.singles
Organization: Trusted Information Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

In article <1992Aug31.235720.1075@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu writes:
>In article <la4pdaINNl25@news.bbn.com> dhardin@spcink.bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
>>Isn't anybody going to mention any men [as sources of good posts]?
>No.  Absolutely not.  A man's proper role is to be subordinate, to be
>in constant awe whilst the women speak, and to kneel before and
>worship one of the many goddesses, such as yourself, who rule this
>network.

This isn't soc.women.

:-) :-)
From: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Lurkers...
Date: 26 Aug 92 22:17:46 GMT
Reply-To: gds@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner)
Organization: too funky
Originator: gds@oahu.cs.ucla.edu

In article <1992Aug26.211408.5056@news.acns.nwu.edu> drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Marianna Max) writes:
>I believe that if someone is interested in increasing their volume of email
>they usually say so in their sig or something, if they don't advertise this
>then you take your chances and are pretty silly if you take offense if
>someone doesn't answer you.

I remember way back in '81, I used to wonder why some people got such
nifty email, and I didn't.  I found out that in order to get mail, you
have to send mail (or post), to make your presence known to others
with whom you'd like to correspond.

However, if you really want to increase your volume of email, have
yourself added to big-internet@munnari.oz.au, or
sun-managers@ra.mcs.anl.gov.  I hear those mailing lists sometimes
clear 200 messages a day.

--gregbo
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: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 10:16:39 GMT

In article <BRUCE.92Aug26161342@suprenum.supr.scm.liv.ac.uk> bruce@supr.scm.liv.ac.uk (Bruce Stephens) writes:
>>>>>> On 26 Aug 92 09:42:39 GMT, ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams) said:
>> (trygve lode) writes:
>
>>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?
>> 	
>> 	laboratory???  Isn't that another word for your dungeon??
>> Don't you chain people up in your dungeon? (*GRIN*)
>
>Sounds colder than a laboratory.  I hope trygve doesn't let people get
>cold.  (Perhaps you should take a sweater after all.)

In fact, Emma,  I strongly suggest you put on your regular winter attire. :)

(clamp :))
From: taina@cs.Helsinki.FI (Juha Taina)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: The Dawn of Suckups (Was: Re: Bananas)
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:06:55 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki, Finland

In <1992Aug31.144853.15553@news.acns.nwu.edu> drmax@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Marianna Max) writes:

>I second this big time. It is not necessarily pleasant to think that there
>is someone out there with a "special" interest in me when I don't have any
>idea who they are. Not a good way to get to know someone in my opinion.

When I was 14-17, I sent every year an anonymous Christmas card to my
romantic interest.  I realized it much later that what I thought was
something really romantic might have been really scary to her.  I
never told her about the postcards.

Juha

-- 
Juha Taina | taina@cs.helsinki.fi | Phone: +358-0-708-4247
From: wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Cooking for 1!
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:29:55 GMT
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford, NY
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

trygve lode (tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu) wrote:
: Easilly solved--pop on down to the store someday when you're in more of
: a cooking mood and buy great quantities of foods that can be prepared
: ahead of time and make them all at once.  Things like lasagne and stuffed
: pasta shells freeze quite well when uncooked and you just mix up a half
: dozen pans of the stuff at once and freeze--then when you're in the mood
: to eat them after work, you pull one from a freezer, stick it in the oven,
: and set it for "time bake."  Or, you can make really quick stuff like 
: fettucini Alfredo, stir-fry, or various Mexican dishes.

That might just work, though my normal oven doesn't have a time bake feature.
On the other hand, I rarely eat before 9 or 10 at night anyway.  Interesting,
interesting.
-- 
"Bless me, Father; I ate a lizard."
"Was it an abstinence day, and was it artificially prepared?"
-------------------------------------------------------------
Bill de Beaubien / wjb@moscom.com 
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: ewillims@unix1.tcd.ie (Emma Williams)
Subject: Re: Las Vegas
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 15:52:32 GMT

In <ZekgqB5w165w@wildrose.infoserv.com> rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink) writes:

>>rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink) writes:
>>>Now, shall we check the fit on those lycra tights?
>>
>Besides, some women just don't look their best in lycra tights.
>Followups to alt.lycra.exploding ....
		
	Well what do you suggest they wear?  Nowadays the majority of 
tights have at least 4% lycra in them to keep a neater fit than 100%
cotton tights.  It isn't the tights, it's the legs underneath...if a 
woman has truly hideous legs ( very very rare!) then she should just 
not wear mini skirts, but she can still wear tights under longer skirts!
In fact if she doesn't then she is going to freeze in winter!
From: neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Net.Women
Keywords: good looking cute beautiful etc.
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:09:14 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <1992Aug21.080902.19047@dg-rtp.dg.com> morton@rtpnet06.rtp.dg.com (John R. Morton) writes:
>>>>>I friend of mine and are are having a dispute as to whether there
>>>>>are actually any good looking net.women that read this news group.
>>>>>Any suggestions as to how this dispute could be settled?
>
>	On a network... good looking is a text-only thing... a whole
>	new dimension, complete with punctuation, syntax, and PC.
>	There are no faces, no bodies, no cars, no houses, just words.
>	So , you've read the words, and still are not situated as to
>	who is good looking and who is not. Get closer to the screen,
>	wrap the modem cord around you.... do something !
>	BUT DON"T EVER CONFUSE THIS WITH REAL LIFE !

Definitely not.

Real life is a Hypercard stack.

 :-)

Neil
                         
P.S. So what's your 'UserPreferences' level ??? (*GRIN*) [1]

[1] (C) 1992 Em@soc.singles

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From: liz@prc.unisys.com (Liz Loquacious)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Seesters, I want the seesters.
Date: 28 Aug 92 14:42:50 GMT
Followup-To: soc.singles
Distribution: na
Organization: Paramax Systems

In article <1992Aug27.224643.27430@watson.ibm.com>, Larry Margolis <margoli@watson.ibm.com> writes:
|> In  <1992Aug26.124728.16686@cbfsb.cb.att.com>  jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton) writes:
|> >
|> >  Might they have any sisters, my good man?
|> 
|> You want seesters?  How about a pair of twins and a third sister, all
|> blonde, Irish, built, and over here making money as exotic dancers?

No Larry, I think I have the perfect sisters for him.  They're Irish, they're
both tatooed and they go for the Harley type.  Of course the younger one has
a problem holding down a job and she's been known to steal her boyfriends cars
and disappear across state lines so she might resemble a MealTicketDreamer too
much for him if he hasn't gotten over that attraction but the older one has 
some redeeming qualifications.  She's been tossed out of bars for smashing 
people on the face with beer mugs.  Charming, don't ya think!

Liz Loquacious - the sister w/o the tatoo
From: rray@lookout.it.uswc.uswest.com (Randy J. Ray)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Tallllll women....
Date: 2 Sep 92 22:23:25 GMT
Organization: US WEST Communications, Inc. -- Denver, CO

In article <tvkn3!c@lynx.unm.edu>, blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.) writes:
> Ahh, sigh.
> Was watching one of the syndicated talk shows (Montel Williams). They was
> talking to, sigh, tall women. There was one 6'9", one 6'3", and 2 6'2" women.
> They was complaining they can't find good tall men. 
> 
> Me? I was screaming here on the other side of the screen 'YO! Over here!'
> 
> sigh.
> r. (6'4", btw :)
> 

Coming back to the office from lunch, I passed an attractive woman who was only
about 1/2" shorter than I. I looked... no heels. Flats. The lady was 6'2" or 
better, and wearing sandals! *sigh*

Randy
6'3"
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I'd rather talk religion with Charles Manson than discuss ethics with Congress.
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From: rawdon@cabrales.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Rawdon)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:17:06 GMT
Reply-To: rawdon@cabrales.cs.wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Dept., Madison, WI

In <Q4D6TST@netmbx.netmbx.de> rickk@netmbx.netmbx.de (Rick Kuhlbars) writes:
>In article <1992Aug25.130303.9137@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug24.212416.4644@odin.corp.sgi.com> lana@magenta.corp.sgi.com (Lana Mountford) writes:
>>>I discovered that if I was going to be happy, I'd have to make MYSELF happy
>>>by making choices that were right for me, and not try to live according
>>>to someone else's script.  That realization changed my life, very much for
>>>the better!  :-)

>>Thank you Lana.  Very much.

>Excuse me, but one would think that this would be standard procedure, but
>it isn't. Try looking for a woman that thinks along the lines above.
>Seems that every woman you meet opens up along the lines of "mold me the way
>you like."

Well, maybe every woman that *you* meet...

>	    While I appreciate this open systems approach in computers
>it does not fit into my personal life.  I have my goals in life (which do
>include things you can only do together) just like every other person and
>a woman that has her clear path can be an excellent partner in life (and
>vice versa of course).  Problem is, these type of woman are hard to find.

Not in my experience.

-- 
Michael Rawdon			      rawdon@cabrales.cs.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department, Madison, WI

An inferiority complex is when you realize that everyone has better problems
than yours.
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Mea Non Culpa
Keywords: everybody happy
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:24:31 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <71931@apple.Apple.COM> stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones) writes:
|
|**puzzlement** Like I said, it's getting more and more difficult to tell 
|apart suckups and insults around here. It sounds as if you are calling me a
|vampiric volcano. :-)

Volcano's don't suck.  They blow.

>Should I hand you an encyclopedia or take off my clothes?  :-)
 
What a great opening line.  Can I use this sometime?

-- 
+============================================================================++
| John Fereira            "Is that all you ever think about?"                |
| johnf@auspex.com                                                           |
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: dfair@octel.com (Donald Fair)
Subject: Re: Commitment--The C-word?
Organization: Octel Communications Inc., Milpitas Ca.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 23:43:06 GMT

>
>It would be the same for a man in my position.  You marry someone who does
>not intend to contribute to the family income, she becomes dependent
>on you and as the years pass she will be that much more removed from the
>work environment and that less likely to want to return to it.  If you
>got into this situation voluntarily, you should realize that if one day you
>decide not to be married to her anymore you're at least partly responsible
>for helping her trot off on her own and get established in another lifestyle.
>

	Sorry, Nancy, but the current laws don't allow a man to get
	a divorce just because a woman will not get a job.
	However, these are grounds for a woman to leave a man.
	This is one where cross comparing does not work well.
	A man can marry a working woman and find that she was
	looking for an early retirement plan. He then wants out
	and has to pay. Even if his reaction is immediate.
	You see men have to work. Women work because they want
	too.(according to the law not reality)
	The male is still the provider and the security in american
	law. So when a man marries he is facing the chance that
	he will be stuck supporting her no matter what.

	Of course the number of men who just walk off and dump the
	family is still disgustingly high and the above is in no
	way a statement that I believe the current situation is
	better for men than women or visa versa. The bottom line
	is that there are bitches and bastards out there and you
	should take care. As far as men being less likely to 
	commit than women I have never seen this to be the 
	case. It depends on too many factors to be simply
	resolved. Though it does allow people to use the old
	stereotypes and all the old phrases.
	Being a technodweeb I desided to consult the great
	god Unix by invoking the holy spirit manpage.
	I typed:
	man women
	and low and behold Unix answered:
		No manual entry for women.
	That explains a lot. Maybe unix should be spelled
	with an "E".

-- 
_____________________________________________
Donald H. Fair       Software Sanitation Eng.
dfair@octel.com     "They're all small when 
standard disclaimer  They're blue." papa smurf 
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Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: rock@medch.b17a.ingr.com (Chris Hudson)
Subject: Re: Lurkers...
Reply-To: rock@medch.b17a.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:28:53 GMT

In article <kiran.714903998@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
>On the other hand (shamless confession time: this story contains an
>untruth.  But a good story is always better than a true story.)  When
>I was not so new, I saw a post from a newbie, who had just become a
>single mother and was complaining about stretch marks. I thought
>perhaps she needed a bit of sympathy, so I dropped her a line "It's
>not so bad..."  Of course, (this is the other hand, after all) she
>never wrote back.  Well, this newbie survived her welcome by Dan, and
>went on to become a regular.  I wrote her again. And again, "I liked
>yuor .sig"  This time, she wrote back, and has become a dear friend.
>(She later said that only three people wrote her about that first
>post, and those three have become her best correspondents.) 

If this is who I *think* it is, I answered that first post, too.  However, she
*did* write back, though that time I don't think I answered back (correct me if
I'm wrong - you know who you are...).  Later on, though, she replied to one of
my posts and since that time we've written each other again and again.  She even
gave me some advice on a gifts for my new nephew.  And, (I don't know if she
knows this or not) she also has an open invitation for a caving trip AND dinner
if she ever makes it to this part of the country.

Chris Hudson

PS - I was a lurker when I first got on the net....  I still don't post as often
as some others, but it is definitely worth it.
From: dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: Where the best posts come from
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:32:10 GMT
Reply-To: dhardin@spcink.bbn.com (Dawn Hardin)
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

In article <-xhn_lp.barry@netcom.com> barry@netcom.com (Kenn Barry) writes:
>Sheba's the best poster in the newsgroup (though she doesn't post
>enough).

Isn't anybody going to mention any men?  How about the sensitive james
dutton?  Or Steve Swann?  Or James Nicole?  Or.... whoops, I guess it's 
a waste of time to suck up to the men, huh?

Dawn
Newsgroups: soc.singles
From: jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (james.j.dutton)
Subject: Re: Hark tis it the wind.
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:36:46 GMT

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?!?!?)
 
Well I'd start with about 5 billboards per mile. A close up shot of me
smiling with every other tooth missing. Red pigtails rigidly standing out.
I'd get my peppermint pantyhose pressed (image is everything) not to
mention fashion rules the roost. I'd have a moon pie in one hand in
the other hand would be a minnie carhenge replica. Bubbles leading from
my mouth would say, what else:
Trust me. Tryg's a doctor.
 
>
>Unfortunately James, I don't want to be near *ANY* interstate - nor do 
>I want a tourist trap.
>Cindy :)

Well. Well. Well. or Well, well, well. Well water. Aren't we little miss
the world stops for me. You can't stand in the way of progress. I'm
afraid we'll have to bulldoze that soup shack. Next we'll(for the
betterment of mankind) fill in that nasty crystal clear lake and put
up a ton of cement looking condos. I'll be needing customers for my
beaters errr... That car is you. Shall we take a spin around the block?
 
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From: gswst@gl.pitt.edu (Gary S. Wachs)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Texas Connections Needed
Date: 2 Sep 92 01:08:08 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh, Electrical Engineering


Hello Folks,

I'm moving to Austin for the Fall (Sep-Dec) for work.  

It will be my first time in Texas and I'm the nosey, adventurous type, 
so it would be a big help to establish some friendly contacts in advance.

So, if you're gonna be around, write!


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From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
Subject: Re: WHERE THE BEST POSTS
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 19:09:16 GMT

In article <4166.1787.uupcb@spacebbs.com> mike.mcaulay@spacebbs.com (Mike Mcaulay) writes:
>barry@netcom.com writes:
>
>-> Sheba's the best poster in the newsgroup (though she doesn't post
>-> enough).
>Here here!  Flash and finesse.  Her posts make my toes tingle.

Somebody should've defined "best" ...

-Nance
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