ackanomic Digest Tuesday, March 16 1999 Volume: 04 Issue: 072 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "James McGregor" <9720137@tiree.sms.ed.ac.uk> Subject: Acka: vacation Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:54:54 -0500 (EST) I change my state to vacationing (for a period of 40 days). Euphrates ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:20:02 -0500 (EST) The nominees for Evil Math Troll are: Wild Card rufus else...if JT K 2 Reply to this message to vote -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:26:43 -0500 (EST) >The nominees for Evil Math Troll are: > >else...if According to rule 6-5-10, it is good form to elect idiots to the position of Evil Math Troll. Noone in Ackanomic has better demonstrated a lack of mathematical ability than I. Didn't I propose the stock market? Wasn't it my proposal which created the bridge auction? Alone among the candidates, I have qualified myself as the least mathematically competent player, and for this reason, I ask for your vote. -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ From: David Scheidt Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:31:46 -0500 (EST) On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Towsner wrote: : According to rule 6-5-10, it is good form to elect idiots to the :position of Evil Math Troll. Noone in Ackanomic has better demonstrated a :lack of mathematical ability than I. Didn't I propose the stock market? :Wasn't it my proposal which created the bridge auction? Alone among the :candidates, I have qualified myself as the least mathematically competent :player, and for this reason, I ask for your vote. harumph. I did CS because the math department wouldn't have me. A department populated by geologists, photographers and fighter pilots wouldn't take me just because I cant do rithmatic. Not my fault I only have three toes. vote rufus, ------------------------------ From: David Scheidt Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:32:15 -0500 (EST) :rufus ------------------------------ From: "Gavin M. Doig" Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:01:49 -0500 (EST) > According to rule 6-5-10, it is good form to elect idiots to the >position of Evil Math Troll. Noone in Ackanomic has better demonstrated a >lack of mathematical ability than I. Didn't I propose the stock market? >Wasn't it my proposal which created the bridge auction? Alone among the >candidates, I have qualified myself as the least mathematically competent >player, and for this reason, I ask for your vote. > If you change your name to "Burn the Witch", then I'll vote for you. BLMP. ------------------------------ From: Jonathan David Amery Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:06:39 -0500 (EST) On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Gavin M. Doig wrote: > If you change your name to "Burn the Witch", then I'll vote for you. > > BLMP. I change my name to "Burn the Witch", Wild Card. -- Jonathan D. Amery, http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html ##### Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing Silly Agenda Hats. o__####### Holding the Silver Key to the Vault. \'####### Standing between the light and the dark, the candle and the flame. ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:09:21 -0500 (EST) On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Jonathan David Amery wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Gavin M. Doig wrote: > > > If you change your name to "Burn the Witch", then I'll vote for you. > > > > BLMP. > > I change my name to "Burn the Witch", Heh.. I'd object to this, but it's just TOOO amusing :) therefore I Ack this name change. --JT -- [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Machine that Goes *ping* (else...if) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:24:11 -0500 (EST) Slakko failed to post the truth in time. The machine has appeared to else...if in a dream. He has 7 days to post the disguised truth. --JT -- [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Potato (two-star) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:27:36 -0500 (EST) I just realized that I forgot to distribute the potato last monday. (a week from yesterday) It is however an automatic occurance and therefore did in fact go to two-star at that time with /dev/joe getting the Tuba. --JT, doing the potato again in a second. -- [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Potato (IdiotBoy) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:28:40 -0500 (EST) Yesterday, IdiotBoy gained the Potato Two-star therefore got the Tuba. --JT, now up to date -- [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Time for a change of pace Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:42:44 -0500 (EST) I announce my intention to resign from the following offices. Rule-Harfer, Trinket-Harfer, and Registrar. I will nominate for these offices during the upcoming nomination period. However, I will give any of them to people other than myself who nominate for them. I now announce the beginning of nominations for the offices of Rule-Harfer, Trinket-Harfer, and Registrar. --JT -- [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: Matt Miller Subject: Re: Acka: Potato (IdiotBoy) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:12:22 -0500 (EST) I chew the Magic Potatoe. It tastes vaguely quail-like this week. IB ------------------------------ End of ackanomic Digest V4 #72 ******************************