randy@umcp-cs.UUCP (03/15/84)
This is addressed to male submitters to net.women.only. Did you notice what happened when the topic of "static cling" recently came up in that news group? Started out peaceful enough, but then some men jumped in to deride the whole idea (one even indirectly accused women of succombing to Madison Ave. brainwashing for believing that static cling even exists). Okay, so naturally the women involved have to stop to defend themselves and the whole thing begins to degenerate. Does this give you any hint as to why men were asked not to contribute to that group? Come on guys! There's nothing that prevents us from sitting back and watching. Keep your comments and gripes over here in net.women. -- Randy Trigg ...!seismo!umcp-cs!randy (Usenet) randy%umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay (Arpanet)
seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert) (03/19/84)
> (one even indirectly accused women of succombing to Madison Ave. > brainwashing for believing that static cling even exists). Whoever this was has never pulled synthetic clothes out of the dryer. Static cling is an easily reproducable occurance. Of course if you don't succumb to Madison Ave's idea that synthetic clothes are better than natural-fiber clothes... make mine cotton, -- _____ /_____\ I taught Walter Mitty everything he knows! /_______\ Snoopy |___| ____|___|_____ ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert
jbf@ccieng5.UUCP (Jens Bernhard Fiederer) (03/28/84)
Actually, it is possible to doubt the existence of static cling. I spent most of my youth in the tropics (with high humidity). None of the experiments involving static electricity I read in science books would work!!! I was amazed when I move to Rochester for college and actually EXPERIENCED static. Azhrarn -- Reachable as ....allegra![rayssd,rlgvax]!ccieng5!jbf Or just address to 'native of the night' and trust in the forces of evil.