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- From: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
- Subject: Re: personals
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.151636.21481@smsc.sony.com>
- Sender: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
- Organization: Sony Microsystems, San Jose, CA
- References: <1992Jul22.220119.5285@Princeton.EDU>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 15:16:36 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul22.220119.5285@Princeton.EDU>, ernesto@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Teodoro Ernesto Gelabert) writes:
- |> The question is about personals (as in ads) are they considered not
- |> appropriate for posting or are they allowed here?
-
- Well, I personally don't have a problem with it, and I wish you all the
- success in the world. I read alt.personals for one day, and decided it
- was a real waste of resources.
-
- I have recently become interested in personal ads, which are very
- common out here. There is a TV show dedicated to them on one of the
- local channels (KOFY) and a section on the local Classified cable
- channel dedicated to personals and pictures. I tend to be very busy on
- weekends, so I don't spend a lot of time looking for a partner (though
- if I had a partner, I wouldn't be so hell-bent to be busy on weekends),
- and responding to a personal ad seems like it would be an interesting
- possibility. The biggest advantage is that you don't have to speculate
- about someone's status based on appearance (particularly the appearance
- of the left ring finger).
-
- One thing I find about myself from some of these ads is that I have the
- "Triple Crown of problems" for a man: I'm fat, bald, and have a beard.
- I hadn't expected that last one to be a problem, but it does seem to be
- specified at times. Still, I wouldn't want someone who considers
- any of these to be a major stumbling block in a relationship (though
- I have to admit that the last two are pretty high on my list of no-no's
- for the perfect woman for me ;-).
-
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- ..."I take my arms and I wrap them around my art." - F
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