From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!npoiv!hou5f!ariel!vax135!floyd!trb
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: Re: arwens birthday
Article-I.D.: floyd.1424
Posted: Fri Apr  8 15:00:54 1983
Received: Sat Apr  9 04:43:24 1983
References: qubix.201

Yee hah, here's everyone talking about how mature a person is Lady
Arwen, about how it's the rare person under 25 who has the least bit of
humility, etc.  I'm under 25, have been all my life.  I'm one of the
most humile folks around, everyone knows that.

It is pretty hard to infer much about how a person reacts in a live
situation just by reading their netnews.  I'd bet that Lady Arwen is
quite unassuming in >real life<, but I've noticed that there are hordes
of her fans who seem so interested in meeting her.  I suppose it has to
do with the fact that her pseudonym is a light and airy "Lady Arwen,"
rather than say, simply "Arwen" or "Fred."  We have a weak spot in our
minds for a mysterious beautiful lady.


I'm tired of people associating social grace with age.  I think the old
saw applies:  "Once a lout, always a lout."  Age doesn't have a whole
lot to do with it.  I realize that in isolated instances people change
their ways, but that isn't the normal case.

I went to talk to a fifth grade class about a year ago on the subject
of computers.  The people in that class were about 11 years old.  It
was a typical bright bunch of kids, some more obnoxious than others.
There was one young lady I noticed who had every bit of social grace
that I would expect from a well mannered adult, so much so that she
left a lasting impression.  Judging by the number of uncouth grownups I
see, I think that I can safely say that age isn't a major factor in
civilized behavior, especially by the time a person is 17.  Rowdy 17
year-olds don't become genteel 30-year olds.

	Andy Tannenbaum   Bell Labs  Whippany, NJ   (201) 386-6491