HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: Venkatachalam Aruna  (Affable)
Subject: Re: Tall Tales from Hell -- Icarus. [Possible cascade]
Followup-To: alt.cascade
Reply-To: aruna@tree.egr.uh.edu (Venkatachalam Aruna)
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 02:55:48 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.200325.8776@colorado.edu> paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU  
> 2] Go rub your face in a used bidet stool,
>    get rid of that awful taste,
>    quench your burning thirst for liquid waste,
>    after that stay bottom-fused and sedate cool.
     drafter,over his eyes, don't pull the wool.

1] Okay, Icarus, your bait "Possible cascade" was taken.
2] Follow-up is set to alt.cascade.

Cheers,
Venkat
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venkat@menudo.uh.edu                  | If it comes back, it is yours.
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From: anand@taj.rice.edu (Anand Dabak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Life of Guru Nanak
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:03:22 GMT
Organization: Rice University, Houston

In article <31AUG199215442078@utkvx3.utk.edu> raj@utkvx3.utk.edu (S. KANAKA RAJ) writes:
>
>	I thought it would promote a better understanding among people who
>follow different faiths if we know the lives of the spiritual saints of all
>those faiths. After all each one of them realized and practiced only one
>doctrine: that is knowing the Unknown. But we who are half-baked fight among
>ourselves nullifying the effort of those giants. Let us take the noble ideas
>from all corners, no matter who utters them and let us respect each other's
>belief during the period that we have been allowed to stay on this earth and
>in this cage of flesh.
>
>	If there is enough interest, I will post the life of Shri Guru Nanak.


I am very interested in knowing.
				anand dabak
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: trivedi@curie.uchicago.edu (Anil Trivedi)
Subject: Re: Buddhism a part of Hinduism ?
Organization: Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 06:37:35 GMT

In article <1540@eagle.ukc.ac.uk> av2@ukc.ac.uk (A.Varshneya) writes:

 > What about Krishna, Parashurama, Rama, Nrisingh, ...
 > did each of them start a new religion of their own ?

I think it would be best to approach such questions in realistic terms.
For example, taking Krishna in your list, it would be pointless to
debate whether or not "He started" a new religion.

Today, someone worshipping Krishna is unlikely to consider himself to be
of a separate religion. Someone else, even if he is worshipping Rama or
Kali, is unlikely to reject or even challenge that. This state of affairs 
constitutes a visible reality.

It is *plausible* that one day some group could arise which worships
Krishna but rejects any bond with the rest of Hinduism completely. In the
beginning there could be confusion and bickering. However, if this state
of affairs persisted and the group evolved of its own (helped perhaps by
geographical separation as well) then after a while, like it or not, we
would have a new religion for all practical purposes.  Of course,
*Hindus* would continue to worship Krishna in their own ways.

That is what happened in the case of Buddhism. 

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.portuguese
From: abl@cybill.inesc.pt (Antonio Leal)
Subject: Re: Origin of the word 'caste' (was Re: Fair and lovely: Remember that face cream ?)
Organization: INESC - Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores, LISBOA. PORTUGAL.
	<1992Aug23.160250.14535@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
	<1992Aug26.195828.19779@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 22:53:07 GMT

banerj@sundagger.lerc.nasa.gov () writes:
>
> [speaking of "pa~o" (bread)]
> I'm curious to know if the Portugese word, spelt with a ~
> over the a, is meant to have that vowel "nasalised" or is the nasalisation
> a Bengali corruption?

It's nasalised, indeed - that's what the tilde (~) is signaling.
The "a~o" diphtong is fairly common in Portuguese.  It sounds
somewhat like "aum", if pronounced as a single syllable.

--
Antonio B. Leal		| IST / INESC
+351.1.310 0300		| R. Alves Redol 9, 1000 Lisboa
abl@inesc.pt		| Portugal
From: puvvala@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Ravi Kiran Puvvala)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Looking for Mr.Ashwin Nagaraj IIT BOMBAY (1987-91) MECH
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:05:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: ennews.1992Sep2.160512.26184
Distribution: usa
Organization: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Hi
	I am looking for my friend Mr. Ashwin Nagaraj an
	IIT Bombay clad who did his mechanical engg during
	1987-91. Anybody who knows his whereabouts please
	mail me at sgupta@enuxha.eas.asu.edu

Bye
Subramanya			sgupta@enuxha.eas.asu.edu

--
Ravi Puvvala
		950 S.Terrace Road #D366
		Tempe AZ 85281
Voice:
From: ngopalas@ho19.eng.ua.edu (Nath S. Gopalaswamy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: I will close you by my ices --[ The Tiger Cascade ]
Date: 26 Aug 92 22:42:06 GMT
Organization: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

In article <1992Aug26.214804.3519@colorado.edu> paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Icarus) writes:
>>>>>>>>>I will close you by my ices.
>>>>>>>> I will lose you by my dices.
>>>>>>>  I will kill you with my spices.
>>>>>    Hi willki, you with mices ?
>>>>>    No Vepal, that would be crises.
>>>      No pal, begone, that suffices.
>>       Adieu, to you and your vices.
>        Farewell then to fame's avarices ?
         Is there no end to your artifices?

Nath.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.women
From: crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD))
Subject: Re: looking for ways to meet opp sex
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 16:32:01 GMT

In article <POPAT.92Aug28120731@image.mit.edu> popat@image.mit.edu (Kris Popat) writes:
>
>
>No, Ed, I've seen quite a bit of frank, honest criticism of things
>Indian in this newsgroup.  The reason you're not "appreciated" is not
>that you are an outsider, or that you discuss "options presented by
>other societies."  The reason is much simpler.  Your postings tend to
>be rude and inflammatory.  As a result, you've lost any credibility or
>good will you might have had, and, perhaps unfortunately, even if you
>now post soemthing reasonable it will probably not be well received.
>You've brought it on yourself, and should not expect anything
>different.
>
>Kris Popat
>MIT Rm E15-355  Cambridge, MA  02139

Again too many hours of watching "Oprah" and "Sally Jesse..." in MIT's
TV 'research' program has led you to believe that you are a qualified
psychoanalyst.  Well if you have been reading SCI for a while, as you
alluded to  with "I've seen quite a bit of frank, honest criticism of things
>Indian in this newsgroup" then you should know that I've already been
psychoanalyzed by people with credentials ranging from 'Medical Resident'
to 'Idle Idiot,' with most of the analysts falling into the latter category.
Now there is one more in the bunch.

BTW is Kris short for Krishna or Christine ??

Ed

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Subject: Re: Sati is for our good!!
Keywords: sati - not desirable
Reply-To: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 21:12:02 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.025309.25202@massey.ac.nz> J.Ainikkal@massey.ac.nz (J. Ainikkal) writes:
>Force is not always physical(Am I repeating myself?). If I was
>brainwashed from birth to think that I will go to heaven if I
>burned myself with the passing away of my SO, then I do not have

Brainwashing is a strong word here.  It is a belief.  Just as everyone
who is religious believes in hell and heaven. And God(s)...
corruption is decay. and decay is a natural phenomenon.  You are
a reasonable person to understand what I say (though I see that you
like messing around [like me!])...

Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)


>to be physically forced to jump into the pyre. I can accept your
>above 3 definitions of sati (Using todays morality) - but jumping
>into a pyre was an act of the past - In today's world - a very
>'ignorant' act.
>
>
>>Or,  are  you,  being  Indian,  using  an Indian word in a
>>Western sense?  And if so, WHY?
>
>>Rohit Parikh
>
>John Ainikkal
>'Aotearoa' - Land of the long white cloud.
From: sankar@caip.rutgers.edu (ananth sankar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Profile of Suresh Doki
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:12:26 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

Species: Possibly human, considering he can type..some gorillas and chimps
         can do this too.
Intellect: Nil...this is evidenced by the lack of information conveyed
           by his ramblings. Looks like he randomly hits the keys...gorillas
	   and chimps do this too...and this weakens the species
	   classification above and makes one lean in favor of him being
	   one of these apes. The name, Doki, also sounds like a typical
	   Gorilla name ( to those other offended Dokis, read a Doki
	   posting referring to names)
Psyche:  A real sorry specimen. Probably is an ABCD who was spurned by
	 all girls he tried to befriend, or possibly a Desi trying to
	 emulate ABCDs with similar results as above. Clearly crying out
	 for help. I recommend he desist from posting in SCI, asking
	 for companions, and, instead, become a member of some cult
	 for idiots like him. Gorillas and chimps are better of in this
	 respect...most are known to be quite happy apes..no psycho problems
	 in general.
Nickname: Dicky

............Thaaliyaan.......
From: KONDARED@PURCCVM.BITNET
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: A Question About "Swastik(a)"
Date: 29 Aug 92 08:15:08 GMT
 <1992Aug27.195822.14900@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
 <1992Aug27.205712.15760@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Purdue University

In article <1992Aug27.205712.15760@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
nsridhar@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Natarajan Sridhar) says:
>>............................................................. Thus it
>>goes against the forces of nature and hence leads to destruction.
>>        Probably, Hitler borrowed it from Hinduism, but he got it wrong.
>
>Gawd almighty ! This is the 3rd time I've seen this thread on SCI.
>Maybe it should me accorded a FAQ status, along with:

  Best piece of sircasm i've seen on the sci (i'am not an active scier though)

>
>1. What do FAQ, BTW, IMHO, RSVP and USA stand for ?
>2. What is the correlation between the shiva-linga and a phallus ?
>3. Arranged vs Love marriages: What's up with them ?
>4. Where was Sonia spotted most recently ?
>5. Does anybody know a good travel agent I could contact here in Romulus, NY?
>6. George and Susan Chacko: siblings or not ?
>>
>**sridhar**

  Also how about adding one more topic to your list. one that has many sciers
  interest of late -

7. Masturbation. Does it reduce (or is it increase?) ones intelligence?

                           -sashidhar


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From: susanc@rice.edu (susan chacko)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Indian Recipes.
Date: 2 Sep 1992 13:48:18 GMT
Organization: Rice University


Cooking is a very creative process. One could write a complete
opera about it: the opening aria when the appetite is just 
trembling on the edge of excitement, the compelling quest for 
the perfect recipe, the romance of the aromatic elaichi, the 
sensory assault of fresh dhania, the tension of the missing 
tomato, the agony of oversalting, the diverging roads of wild 
experimentation and dependable imitation, and finally, the 
grand harmonious finale of aroma, appearance, and flavour.

One could write a Hindi film script just as well --- the ingredients
are much the same. 

In this spirit, I proffer the following recipe, shamelessly stolen
from the venerable lady whose name appears at the top. It's an
inducement to creative variation.

Mridula's Grandmother's Masala Stew
-----------------------------------

(Veg, non-veg, or egg)

Meat or veg - 1 lb. Or six hard-boiled or scrambled eggs.
Onion - 1 in thin slices.
Onion - 1 in thick slices.
Ginger - 2" piece finely chopped
Green chilis - 4
Garlic - 10 cloves, sliced
Dhania powder - 2 level Tbsp.
Red chili powder - 2 tsp.
Haldi - 1/4 tsp.

Cinnamon - 1" piece	|
Cardamom (elaichi) - 3	|
Cloves - 3		| powdered together
Saunph - 1 tsp 		|

Water - 1 cup
Tomatoes - 2 (optional, add for variation)
Chopped dhania or curry leaves - 1 cup
Cream or coconut milk or milk - 3-4 oz.
Oil - 3-4 oz.
Salt to taste

Heat oil. Add thinly-sliced onion and fry till golden brown. Add the
thickly-sliced onion, coriander, chili powder, haldi, ginger, garlic,
and the cinnamon-etc. powder and fry a little. Add meat/veg/eggs and
salt and cook till done. Finally add milk or cream or coconut milk
and simmer for 5 minutes. Mix in the chopped dhania.

{This is good with the meat or veg. I haven't tried the egg variety,
but it sounds intriguing. If using curry leaves, I would add them at
an earlier stage than the chopped dhania. M's grandmother thinks in
ounces, apparently --- you're on your own if you need to convert it
to more familiar measuring systems).

Susan.

p.s I have a recipe for appams, but it's untried; and rather terse.
If you're moderately acquainted with the technique, I'll mail the
recipe upon request.


--
Mail from this account is forwarded to susan@vger.niddk.nih.gov
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
From: jakhan@IASTATE.EDU (Javed A Khan)
Subject: Re: RSS ( a reply to fundamentalists)
Reply-To: jakhan@IASTATE.EDU (Javed A Khan)
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 14:05:16 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.074952.15464@tamsun.tamu.edu>, gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu (Gopal
Agrawal) writes:
> In article <1992Aug30.174120@IASTATE.EDU>, jakhan@IASTATE.EDU (Javed A Khan)
writes:
> 
> |> IMO the issue can be tackled in two ways :
> |> 
> |> 1. The govt. arbitrates or negotiates a settlement between the two sides.
...
> |> 2. The "muslim leadership" volunteers to hand over the mosque over to the
RSS....
> |> 3. The VHP-BJP-RSS combines gives up the claim on the BM and negotiates
with...
> |> 4. The court determines the likelihood of a temple having been demolished
to...
> 
> 
> 
> But the best solution is : NUKE THE GODDAMNED SITE. :-)


I really wish that it were possible to do that.


> 
> regards,
> --   
>    ______ ______ ______ ______ __  |\/\/\/|
>     ____/  __  /  __  /  __  /  /  |  \  /|   LIFE'S COMPLEX - IT HAS 
>    / __   /   /  /   /  /   /  /   | (o)(o)   REAL & IMAGINARY PARTS  
>   /   /  /   /   ___/  __  /  /    C      _) 
> _____/ _____/ __/   __/ __/ ______/ | \___|  
> E-mail - gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu       |   /   All Std. Disclaimers apply.



--Javed.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: manu@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Njan)
Subject: Re: looking for ways to meet opp sex
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 22:54:51 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.012026.2003@lowton.rn.com> mark@lowton.rn.com (Mark Powell) writes:
>
>In article <1992Aug22.074306.15658@access.digex.com>, gulati@access.digex.com (Raj K. Gulati) writes:
>> Hi,
>>   A few of my friends including myself, are wondering about what
>>   is the best way to meet indian guys and gals (ie opposite sex)
>						      ^^^^^^^^^^^
>Now come on, are you really that paranoid?
>
>>   here in the U.S. Some of us would want to pursue just a rela-
>>   tionship, others are inclined towards immediate (or arranged)
>>   marriages. Any suggestions?
>
>Jesus. How about going over and talking to them like the human
>beings that they are? You people really are the worst. Your
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Are you talking about Indian women? That question-mark really fooled me.
Anyways, don't let them women see you.. might be fatal!

>>   Please send all flames to gulati@access.digex.com.
>Mark Powell

Njan
From: banerjee@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: The Top Twenty Schools
Date: 3 Sep 1992 15:02:32 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: phad.hsc.usc.edu

In article <1992Sep3.135035.17665@news2.cis.umn.edu> crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD)) writes:
>>money from the NIH, NSF, DOE and the Dept. of Defense.
>>
>>3.  U Wisconsin, Madison
>>5.  U Minnesota
>>6.  Stanford *
>>8.  U Michigan, Ann Arbor
>>10. Columbia *
>>11. Harvard *
>>12. U Pennsylvania *
>>13. UC Berkley
>>
>>Samit
>>
>I'll bet that those elitist Ivy-league and Bay-area schools are ticked off
>to be beat out by a couple of Midwestern "hic" schools.
>
>Ed
>




You are probably right, although if you consider funding from the NIH or NSF
alone, some of these schools do come out tops.


Also breakdown of the money, discipline wise, shows up the 
strenghts of the Bay area schools in Engineering and computer sciences.
If there is sufficient interest, I could post that list.


What amazed me was the absence of Caltech from that list. Any plausible
reasons?



Samit
From: fafat@usc.edu (Vijay Fafat)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: latest on cow front
Date: 31 Aug 1992 19:16:00 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

 Aruna Cidambi writes:

In article <1992Aug30.221505.3955@news.Hawaii.Edu>, vijay@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu (Vijay Fafat) writes:

|> This should also curb Dr. Cowlaji who's known for his humongous (Aruna's
|> copyright:) appetite for grass - he chews grass almost as fast as he moos

"humongous" is listed in the dictionary, u mindless illiterate ;-). (and i

My serene and gentle self, hardened by deep meditation I learnt ever since
I embraced the Cowhai faith in Hawaii, refuses to get fazed at this personal
attack ... (Charge mode ON) ... BY AN INSOLENT AND BRAINLESS COW FROM
NORTH COWROLINA WHO DARES TO SPEAK AGAINST DR. DUNG AT THE COWNVENTION WHEN
COWSPEAKERS ARE BANNED FROM THE COWNVENTION BY THE FEMINAZIS .. FUME.. MUTTER.
   Ahhh, now that I have cowmpleted my meditation to cowlm the self :), I
proceed at a cowsual pace : " baby dear, there's a littttil difference between
cowpyright and dictionary-listing .. Perhaps I cowld give you private tuitions..


swear i saw "illiterate" in the dictionary, when i looked for it. Its not 
George Chacko's copyright, incase your n/herdy "knee" jumped to that
conclusion:-))


No, kid, "Illiterate" is herder Njan's cowpyright :). Chackooo perfected "senile" :)
  

Some profound queries the esteemed cowterie:

a) Why are the "TWOS" (Balaji only copyrighted "ONES":)) of the bovines
discriminated based on gender of sender? (more explicitly - b.s and c.dung:))

    Like begets like :) bull is to shit as cow is to dung :)

b) Why is it that even in bovines the females are so "productive" (note: not
reproductive alone:-)) while the males bullishly remain unproductive?

      Bulls have more eTHicaCY :) than cows :)

c) Cowry -- is this evil prevalent here too?

Since I'm afraid that my mooing may not be heard in the cowmotion (also cows' motion ;-)) at the cownvention, i demand answers now. 

     Your wish is our cowmand, "lady" :) Dr. Cowlaji and Dr. Dung "satisfy"
every cow ;-)
 
hee hee:) :)

   Dr. Dung's copyright :)

aruna.
______________________________________________
Neither a bully nor a coward be.
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Cowtcha Gangster
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From: joshi@aspentec.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Seeking roomate for aparment in Cambridge, MA.
Date: 1 Sep 92 23:07:15 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Aspen Technology, Inc. Cambridge, MA.

Roommate/s needed:

Spacious, sun-filled apartment with unique, attractive
architecture: high ceilings, oversized windows, exposed 
brick walls and columns!  

Two large bedrooms with generous closet space and two FULL
bathrooms

Large living room and dining area (partly furnished)

Modern fully applianced kitchen

Individually controlled central heat and air

Wall to wall carpeting

Parking, laundry facilities available

5 mins walk to MIT, 2 mins to T, restaurants, etc.

Rent: $630/pm per person + utilities 

Interested? Please call Bashar at

494-7452 (Day)
494-9239 (Eve)

-----------------------------------------------------
Amol Joshi                         
Aspen Technology, Inc.      Process Modeling Technology
251 Vassar St.              for a Competitive Advantage
Cambridge, MA 02139.
(617) 497-9010            email: joshi@aspentec.com
From: karnik@kilo.cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: A brief, nostalgic history of SCI ! (Was : Re: Swastik(a))
Date: 28 Aug 92 22:00:32 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

In <1992Aug28.195851.2529@samba.oit.unc.edu> Veeramany.Sthanumurthy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Veeramany Sthanumurthy) writes:

>>	"Imran vs. Kapil" or "x+1 syndrome" or "sc/st reservation"
>>	or "Sridevi vs. some_babe" or some such thing  degenerate 

>I guess nobody really cares for the FAQ file - maybe it should
>be in several parts.

	I checked the FAQ - sadly, there's nothing about 
"Sridevi v/s some_babe". So what would you put in there ? :-)

>Sthan.

--
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Dept. of Computer Science,      | Email: karnik@cs.umn.edu
University of Minnesota         | Tele : 612-339-5350 
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