Conference hydra::dejavu

    
    
    Is this person clothed or not?
    
                      Deb ;-)
    
    
    

    Hi, Lorenzo --
    
    I guess if I were the only living being and suddenly I saw _another_,
    for the very first time, without warning, I'd probably jump a foot!
    
    Actually, as the Only Inhabitant All My Life, finding anybody else,
    no matter what gender, would be a startling (to put it mildly) thing.
    
    Of course, it also depends how old I am at the time as to what
    I'd do next.  If I were very young (not that used to being alone),
    I'd try to make friends.  If I were older, I might be more cautious
    (fear of the  unknown).
    
    It might take some time after we got acquainted before the whole
    business about opposite genders might have any meaning.  Some things
    have to be learned.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.

Mark Twain documents the first meeting of the sexes in the
diaries of Adam and Eve. 

Very thought provoking, their trying to comprehend the meaning of
right and wrong, good and evil, and death--never having experi-
enced them.  Apart from the philosophical questions posed, among other
things Eve even tries to solve the puzzle of how the milk gets into 
the cow.

Believe the two diaries were published separately, and previously
unpublished sections of Adam's and Eve's *autobiographies* appear
in MT's "Letters from the Earth," edited by Bernard DeVoto. 

MLG
      

    This question is really very general...but if I would probably run
    over to him and hug him...then faint...Then I would start to make
    more of us...

    Re:1
    
      However your little heart desire him to be 8-)
    
    Lorenzo
    

    I would say something like, "You sure look familiar, do you come
    here often?"
    
    
    ;-)
    
    -Arthur

    re: .1 (Deb)
    
        Whatever he's wearing (or not) can easily be changed!  ;-)
    
    						Carla
    

    
    
    But Carla....didn't you get a 'mental image' of meeting a member
    of the opposite sex, for the first time...with no clothes?
    (eeeek!)
    
                  Deb
    
    Curiosity killed the cat, you know!
    
     

re; < Note 702.8 by CSC32::WOLBACH >

>    Curiosity killed the cat, you know!

Yeah...but did he die with a smile on his face?!?!?! ;-)

    re: .8 (Deb)
    
    >>	...didn't you get a 'mental image' of meeting a member of
    >>	the opposite sex, for the first time...with no clothes?
    
    	Really, Deb, you should know by now that my visualizations 
    	always border on the chaste!
    	
    	Seriously, as Steve mentioned it could well depend on one's 
    	age.  At this point I'd be cautious yet hospitable.
    
    						Carla
    

    re: -.1
     
        Chaste?  I think you meant to say that your visualizations
    always bordered on the chased!  (Poor Carla, always running...
    well, at least it's one way to maintain a youthful image.)
    
    But surrealously, if it were me suddenly thrust upon a woman for
    the first time, I would of course notice the lack of hair on the
    face, the "odd bumps" and shriller voice ('cuz she'd no doubt be
    screaming louder than I would be.)  If she were nude, I'd notice
    what caused the bumps ("extra skin") and I'd also notice that she
    would be missing things that *I* had.  I do not know about sexual
    arousal...Steve may be correct about that one.  Fortunately, I
    don't have to play this game.  I think reactions in the present
    day are far more entertaining.
    
    Frederick
    

    
    
    Gee, my "present day" reactions are (still) occasionally
    similar to my projected "first time" reaction! 
    
                          DK
    
    (hint:  thesignificant word was 'eeeek!')
    
    

    Re: -12
    
    	Try closing your eyes!   (:>
    
    
    
    Bob 
    
    
    
    

    
    
    	since i would be around animals quite a bit i would most likely
    consider it as another animal however... following what mankind
    has done in such instances when rare finds are found...i would most
    likely...
    
    	A.kill it
    
    	B.use it
    
    	C.worship it
             
    	D.all of the above
    
    but instead of choosing one right off i would first worship it till
    i was sure that it could/couldn't hurt me. Then threaten it to see
    if i could domionate/kill it. i would then use it as i saw fit
    untill the day i woke up and realized that being able to kill something
    does not always mean you have power over it. At this time i would
    a)laugh that silly idea out of my head  or b)possibly consider
    the thought of treating the other as an equal and accept it. If
    i then chose "b" i consider that as choosing "D" from the above.
    A wrapping of all the emotions of A,B,and C together.
    
    sincerly
    
    foot in mouse.

    .14 is great!!!!!
    
    (Are you a teacher?)
    
    (Actually, it's not too far off from present day dealings between
    the sexes.....:-) )
    
    Maureen

    
    re: 14,15,
    
    "teacher?" depends on what you wish to learn. :-}
    
    possibly it's not too far off from the history of dealings between
    the sexes.
    
    mouse
    

    Re: .9
    Curiosity killed the cat, but reasurance brought it back.
    
    I would watch from a distance. First!!!!