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From: gmack@denelvx.UUCP (Gregg Mackenzie)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: What Do You Do?
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Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 00:44:22 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 27 00:44:22 1985
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> (small gripe follows)
> Why is this in net.singles?  Is social conversation considered a
> skill solely for application to potential romantic partners?  For
> that matter, why all the discussion of constructive logic and
> reasons to study calculus?  Some people seem to think that anything
> a single person might do is subject matter for net.singles.
> (end of gripe)
> 
> 				Matt Crawford

Well, Matt, would you believe that both of these discussions have their
roots in the same original discussion?  Somehow, we got to discussing
important characteristics for SOs.  This led to a discussion on the value
of intelligence, whereupon, someone asked "Where can I meet 'non-techies'?"
while, at the same time, a discussion ensued on "How do you define 
'intelligence'?"  From these, we got "How do you explain to a non-techie
what you do for a living?" and "Does calculus teach logical thinking?"
Hence, we have the subjects, "What do you do?" and "Why take CALC?"

Actually, the evolution of these discussions was much more involved than
this.  I merely used a time-lapse terminal to speed things up.  

What's more, the original discussion took place in either April or May,
I can't remember which since entering the Twilight Zone causes me to 
lose all concepts of time, dimension, and reality.

Gregg Mackenzie
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