Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site tove.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!genrad!grkermi!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!tove!dsn From: dsn@tove.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Opening Lines Message-ID: <232@tove.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Jun-85 20:35:40 EDT Article-I.D.: tove.232 Posted: Tue Jun 11 20:35:40 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Jun-85 00:26:46 EDT References: <5894@ucla-cs.ARPA> <403@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: dsn@tove.UUCP (Dana S. Nau) Distribution: net Organization: U of Maryland, Laboratory for Parallel Computation, C.P., MD Lines: 26 In article <403@unc.UUCP> fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) writes: >In article woods@hao.UUCP (Greg) writes: >> >> I think the most effective opening "lines" are not "lines" at all. I am >>assuming here that by "line" you mean a standard line to use on anyone. I >>personally doubt if such lines would be effective in starting anything more >>than a one-night stand (if that). Truly good "opening lines" are appropriate >>to the given situation and person, or, more likely, the conversation that >>is taking place at the time. > >So why don't you set up a few hypothetical situations, and then give >the readers some sample opening remarks that would be appropriate. >Alternatively, you could post some rules of thumb on how to decide >what sort of opening remarks would be appropriate, given some situation. > >What you've told us so far is of no help at all. > > Frank Silbermann Oh, come off it! Your request for "sample opening remarks in hypothetical situations" completely ignores the point he's trying to make. -- Dana S. Nau, Computer Science Dept., U. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 ARPA: dsn@maryland CSNet: dsn@umcp-cs UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!dsn Phone: (301) 454-7932