Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxa!ajf From: ajf@pyuxa.UUCP (A Figura) Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles Subject: Ann Landers Survey Message-ID: <1117@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 17:17:28 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxa.1117 Posted: Fri Jan 18 17:17:28 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jan-85 04:16:42 EST Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.women:4144 net.singles:5467 [ 72% of USENETTER's prefer a hug to a bug - Jeff S makes up the other 28%] Since I'm getting tired of the seemingly endless discussion of: the social merits (or lack thereof) of pornography, and whether I should cross the street to avoid a paranoid person :-), in net.women, and: whether we should nuke Jeff S. :-) in net.singles, I think its time to start a new discussion. I'm sure everyone has heard of the Ann Landers survey, where 72% of the women who responded said that they'd prefer "just a hug" to sex. (Total of >90000 responses). How about it, netters (male and female)? - Which do you prefer: 1) Sex, 2) a hug, 3) reading Ann Landers, 4) none of the above (for Jeff :-) Did Jerry Fallwell and friends stuff the ballot box (again :-), or is this some new (or not so new?) trend in America's sexuality? Maybe the observations of profound social change, reported by others in net.singles, are more widespread than even previously thought! Al F (...!{ihnp4,pyuxww}!pyuxa!ajf) (I have nothing against a hug, but...)