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From: rafferty@cmu-cs-edu1.ARPA (Colin Rafferty)
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Subject: Re: Collected Communication 101
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Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 09:38:11 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 13 09:38:11 1985
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>     The question is, the desire to walk up and meet this person is stronger
> in me than if it were someone that held no visual mystique for me.  So, how
> much of it is my individual prejudices toward one type of woman, and how
> much of it is real longing to meet the person?  Is one more valid than the
> other?  Does it matter?  It's probably something not worrying about, and
> it would be much more expediant to follow up on my feelings, however socially
> unacceptable they are, but again, it's difficult.
> 
> 					- Tim Bessie

Have you ever noticed that you can start up a conversation with someone who
has no "mystique", especially if she is very far from your ideal beauty, but
not with that raving beauty (5' 8", brown hair, blue eyes, 120 lbs.).

When you're in the bookstore, you can make innocent comments to the so-so
looking lady next to you, but when it really counts, when that absolutely
perfect woman (maybe 122 lbs.) is next to you, not only can't you think of
anything witty, but you have trouble even looking in her direction.

We're talking, I have absolutely no spine.

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            Colin Rafferty { Math Department, Carnegie-Mellon University }