Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site tekigm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekigm!lovedav From: lovedav@tekigm.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Words from an Osseous Edifice Message-ID: <107@tekigm.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jun-84 22:13:28 EDT Article-I.D.: tekigm.107 Posted: Thu Jun 14 22:13:28 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 03:31:14 EDT Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 79 Being new to the net, I spent an enjoyable bunch of hours getting acquainted with some of you last night. I'm not sure I am qualified to present my views to this august grouping, being unrepentently interested in MOTOS, less than certain of the correctness of my own well cherished biases, and "traditional" in many of my views, but I figured:-) "What the heck, at best I can clam some troubled waters with my vast experience and penetrating insight, or my name isn't Lucifer Ordinal Vedev." Where to start. Well leaping right in: Never data a secretary you work with. sHe'll be somebody else outside of work and if things get serious, a continual sore point when, due to the inevitable fickleness of the breed, things fall through. After all, what motivated person would be a secretary anyway? Figure that whatever you say, it *will* be taken seriously, parsed according to a set of rules totally alien to your own, and when all else fails, obstinantly misunderstood. Remember, Murphy bears a resemblance to a vacuum cleaner, but is more tolerant then a MOTOS. I have no personal interest in gaiety. Though I was rather fond of my ex- sister-in-law and her wife, any comments made would be gratuitous. On to gross pomposity: Christianity is not universally important, 'tis only the basis for all Western culture. As long as people believe in God(s), tHey exist(s). Disregard at own risk. Personal beliefs reserved. A long term commitment (be it formal and called marraige, or informal and called living together) should offer opportunities for growth, immortality, and development of a sense of purpose difficult to otherwise achieve. If children are to be involved, various considerations as to the welfare of said progeny dictate a pooling of resources so as to guarantee support and inheritance. One way to accomplish this is through massive support of the legal system as we know it. Alternately, $25 and a few minutes of time also works. It seems relatively easy to make a friend a lover. It only involves converting a few illusions into knowledge. But breaking up is harder to do. You ever successfully unlearned anything? I've not. Forgotten with time, but never unlearned. :-) My sympathies to you heavily burdened women of the world. It must be hard dealing with us self righteous men, who can do naught else but to demean women to support our own fragile egos. Being a male is actually quite simple, allowing vast opportunities for finding new and better ways to degrade the weaker sex. (-: Vast rivers of odious brown goo flow over them that think so. Could intelligent humans declare a truce so as to guarantee that stupidity doesn't become a Darwinian selection criterium? Wherefore shall I find another pompous comment? Ah yes: Never knock desperation. It's a great impetus to self-inspection if somewhat mocking. I've met intelligent women, and I've met sensible women. The only intelligent, sensible women I've met were married or facsimile. Why is that, I wonder? I must retract the above statement, at least tentatively. It's my side of the fence speaking. I tolerate more from a MOTSS, since I've no particular interest in trying to live with one, but the same follows. Felicitations to Chuqui, who may be an exception to the above rule. To the rest of you, who knows? Typical CS brats, 'pears to me. Flames welcome, since we don't get net.flames. Avidly awaiting even the most miniscule notice. Indubitably Dave Hiltner tektronix!tekigm!lovedav P.S. Why lovedav? Explainable, but nonsensical. Beg!