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Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1983 15:46
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1983 15:46
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* Condensation of topics in net.misc (December 9, 1983)
As seen by Pete LaMaster ihnp4!houxh!pvl
The Cabbage Patch Dolls: Why do people like them? Answer seems to be:
the unique design of each doll, the adoption papers and the birthday card.
"Walking to the Left in England" expanded to include the use of eating
implements: forks appear to be used differently in different countries.
In addition, it was asked whether tilting of the head during kissing
exhibited the same regional left/right differences.
Arguments for and the announcement of the new net.celts newsgroup.
The results of the previous survey asking for sites which were involved
in ocean-related work.
Also: Four Christmas posters (artwork), explanation of Kosher as being
ritually clean as opposed to "only" physically clean, an observation
that New Hampshire never legally adopted the 55-mph speed limit so
70 mph is generally accepted, a call for the collection of humorous
"famous last words," a reference for the Turing language, and discussion
of the bias exhibited in history lessons (slanted toward the country
of residence).
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gummo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!decvax!harpo!gummo!ber From: ber@gummo.UUCP (My full name is probably too long, but maybe not.) Newsgroups: mod.ber Subject: net.misc Message-ID: <907@gummo.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Dec-83 10:46:24 EST Article-I.D.: gummo.907 Posted: Thu Dec 15 10:46:24 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 16-Dec-83 16:13:55 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany Lines: 26 Approved: ber@gummo.UUCP