oaf@mit-vax.UUCP (Oded Feingold) (08/16/85)
The Greenberg algorithm:
1) Compare woman's personality to her usual personality
2) Is it about normal? If yes, then jump out of loop
3) Is she acting weird for no apparant reason?
4) If there does seem to be a reason, then jump out of loop
5) Is she irritable? Does she post nasty things to the net
on discussions that are already played out? Does she
use coarseness when she doesn't have to? Is she looking
for any opportunity to jump down someone's throat?
6) If no, then leave loop
...etc
Consider a woman exposed to Ross Greenberg's scrutiny and unable
to escape while he executes this algorithm. A vunder he's still alive
to tell about it.
The validity (Sunny Kirsten's favorite word) of this algorithm
tracks the validity of PMS in general. Thank goodness he hasn't met
Adrienne Regard, who goes around armed. [*BANG* *BANG*, nope, topic's
still alive, *BANG* -- aahh -- *BANG* (insurance)].
(This time Sophie Quigley isn't mentioned, see?)
> Now, try to be nice, huh?
In your case that's a challenge, Ross. Tuff vun.
[Yes, I feel better now.]--
Oded Feingold MIT AI Lab. 545 Tech Square Cambridge, Mass. 02139
OAF%OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA {harvard, ihnp4!mit-eddie}!mitvax!oaf 617-253-8598