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Mon Sep 7 18:34:19 1992
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 92 18:34:01 -0400
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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bjaspan (Barr3y Jaspan):
DEAR MISS MANNERS -- If one person is outside a door and wants to go
inside, just as another is inside wanting to go out, which one should go
through the door first?
GENTLE READER -- They should both stand there, gesturing, until it
starts raining, at which time the person on the outside should be
allowed to enter first.
DEAR MISS MANNERS -- I attend a lot of luncheons and dinners on behalf
of my company. I also enjoy chewing gum a lot.
Consequently, I'm often faced with the problem of taking the gum out
of my mouth at the dinner table or having to swallow it, which I do not
like to do.
What is the proper etiquette for disposing of gum at the dinner
table?
GENTLE READER -- Oh, just stick it onto a table leg like everyone
else.
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If you want a certain thing
you must first be a certain person.
Once you are that certain person,
obtaining that certain thing
will no longer be a concern of yours.
-- Zen proverb.
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glenn (William Glenn Zeng):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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jcbourne (Juliet C Bourne):
1. find a job so i can pay the rent
o interview on wednesday (yay!)
2. get my thesis published somewhere
3. continue research on my thesis
4. read lots of sf&fantasy :-)
o mostly recently read: _Seventh Son_ by Orson Scott Card
o currently working on: _Stand on Zanzibar_ by John Brunner
5. write short stories about my summer
o partial story (very dry): ~/canyon
address: 2145 Wightman St. #19, Pittsburgh PA 15217
phone: (412) 422-8161
LOTD: "The Nightingale" (lyrics by David Lynch)
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The nightingale / It said to me / There is a love / Meant for me
The nightingale / It flew to me / And told me / That it found my love
He said one day / I'll meet you / Our hearts will fly / With the nightingale
The nightingale / He told me / One day / You will be with me
The nightingale / Said he knew / That your love / Would find my love one day
My heart flies / With the nightingale / Through the night / All across
the world
I long to see you / To touch you / To love you / Forever more
Quote: "If I had a nickel for every cigarette your mom smoked, I'd be dead."
(Donna to Laura in _Twin Peaks: Firewalk with Me_)
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jefft (Jeff Tang):
"I'm Todd, the Baptist!"
--- Crow, "Viking Women and the Sea Serpent"
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kagraves (Kenneth A Graves):
Selections from
Article 3590 (1 more) in rec.humor.funny (moderated):
From: zoo@cygnus.com (david d `zoo' zuhn)
Subject: Job Interview pointers....
I was on the interviewer side of a job interview for the first time a
few days ago, and in preparation I asked many people for help and
advice. I received a set of sample questions from a best friend in a
previous life.
"You have a large network of Suns being used by secretaries for word
processing in FrameMaker. Which GNU packages would you install for
your own entertainment, and how would you justify them later?"
"How much of your workday would you waste by reading news?"
"Recite the GNU Manifesto."
"How well do you program under the influence of hard drugs?"
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lsc (Lecture Series Committee):
LSC Movies for the weekend of Sep 11 to Sep 13
FREE Sneak Preview!
Tue. Sep. 8 Sneakers [???] 26-100 8pm
Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd and Sidney Poitier lead an all-star cast
in this thriller.
Registration Day
Wed. Sep. 9 Wayne's World [PG13] Kresge 7 & 10
A serious, intellectual look at---NOT!
Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) are catapulted to stardom
when unscrupulous network producers give their local television show a
shot in prime time. The network, the world, and possibly the fabric
of space-time itself will never be the same.
Fri. Sep. 11 Hook [PG] 26-100 7 & 10:30
Peter Pan (Robin Williams) actually did grow up, and turned into a
very boring lawyer. When Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) kidnaps his
children, Peter must follow them to Never-Neverland, where Tinkerbell
(Julia Roberts) and the Lost Boys try to teach him how to have fun.
Fri. Sep. 11 Gilda (1946) [???] 10-250 7:30
A man is picked up by a bisexual casino owner and soon becomes manager
of the casino. Sparks really start flying when he is assigned to
bodyguard the casino owner's beautiful wife, who just happens to be an
old flame. Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford star in this piece of classic
Hollywood film noir.
Sat. Sep. 12 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle [R] 26-100 7 & 10
You leave the kids alone with the nanny in order to have a nice quiet
night out eating dinner, but the nanny (Rebecca DeMornay) turns out
to want nothing more than to make you the most miserable person on the
face of the Earth. Don't you hate it when that happens? Also
starring Matt McCoy and Annabella Sciorra as the unfortunate parents.
Sun. Sep. 13 Driving Miss Daisy [PG] 26-100 7 & 10
Based on the Tony-award-winning play, this film follows Jessica Tandy
and Morgan Freeman as an aging Southern widow and her chauffeur who
come to understanding and friendship over several decades. Also
starring Dan Aykroyd. Winner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best
Picture and Best Actress.
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pshuang (Ping-Shun Huang):
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Plan: not sprain any more body parts this year.
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Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 19:30:03 EDT
Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
From: zoo@cygnus.com (david d `zoo' zuhn)
Subject: Job Interview pointers....
I was on the interviewer side of a job interview for the first time a
few days ago, and in preparation I asked many people for help and
advice. I received a set of sample questions from a best friend in a
previous life.
All credit or blame for the following truly belong to Brian R. Smith
(brsmith@cs.umn.edu), and is reproduced here by permission:
"How do you work in a team situation when all the other team
members are fools and idiots?"
"How well do you program under the influence of hard drugs?"
"Have you ever beaten or killed a co-worker?"
"Give me a rough estimate of the maximum dollar amount that you've
stolen from each of your previous employers."
"Do you object to bullwhips in the workplace?"
"Emacs or vi?"
"You have a large network of Suns being used by secretaries for word
processing in FrameMaker. Which GNU packages would you install for
your own entertainment, and how would you justify them later?"
"You see a wounded puppy bleeding and whimpering on the side of the
road while you're running to work to fix a downed computer that tens
of users are waiting for. Do you let the puppy die?" "Why not?"
"How much of your workday would you waste by reading news?"
"Recite the GNU Manifesto."
"How many clients (30% diskless, 60% dataless, 10% /var/spool/mail
only) can a Sun 600MP server serve simultaneously, and what relation
does this have to angels and pinheads?"
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