Re: Lame NewsGroups-Feminists'


"Andre Lieven" <dg411@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Jill (perspicacious@xxxxxxxxxx) writes:
> > On 27 Oct 2005 18:31:29 GMT, dg411@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andre Lieven)
> > wrote:
> >
> >>Jill (perspicacious@xxxxxxxxxx) writes:
> >>> On 27 Oct 2005 02:19:35 GMT, dg411@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andre Lieven)
> >
> >>>><shrug> We're all different people, and that too, is a Good Thing.
> >>>>But, I would appreciate, at some time, having a shot at explaining
> >>>>the topic to you, and why it mattered and matters, in Real Life.
> >>>
> >>> I'd like to meet you and your SO sometime, too, even if we had to
> >>> discuss the space program. <g>
> >>
> >><bg> Well, in the 90s, at one con in Boston, I did a solo presentation
> >>on the history of the Soviet space program. I had an hour. I did it well
> >>enough, and not a few of the audience asked me enough followup questions
> >>that we did a second hour, outside of the panel room.
> >>
> >>But, I'm good with a few other topics, too... And, we do get around.
> >>We're in Rochester, in a couple of weeks. Philly in mid December...
> >
> > Unfortunately both of those places are a long way from where I live.
>
> Well, e-mail me, and we'll see whats possible. We do travel around some.
>
> >>> Who knows maybe someday we'll get the opportunity to meet in Real
Life.
> >>
> >>I'd like that. I'd like it if it were also possible to gather together
> >>a good collection of the fine regulars on this happy newsgroup together,
> >>such that we could all discuss as much as we wanted to, and not limited
> >>to soc.men topics.
> >
> > Maybe that's something to shoot for in the future possibly in 2 to 3
> > years? I think we could really pull it off given enough time and
> > planning.
>
> Agreed. Call it " soc.men.con ". <g>
>
> I'd be happy to do what I can to help make it come to pass.

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