ackanomic Digest Saturday, March 20 1999 Volume: 04 Issue: 076 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: K 2 Subject: Acka: Vernal Equinox Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:09:21 -0500 (EST) According to the little calendar in front of me - the vernal equinox is today (Sat 20th March) yet it appears no proposals are due tomorrow... oh well - maybe it should be "one public list of predictions about all the proposals which will have their voting period end on the next day or the first day therafter on which proposals are due" K 2 ------------------------------ From: Thierry Joffrain Subject: Re: Acka: *ping* Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:25:45 -0500 (EST) Pretty quiet these days... CnH ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:53:38 -0500 (EST) Burn the Witch (TEFKA Wild Card) Wild Card BLMP rufus JT rufus else...if /dev/joe else...if JT ThinMan K 2 LaaLaa IB Random determination coming shortly... -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ From: dice-admin@pbm.com (Dice server) Subject: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:56:34 -0500 (EST) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Dice rolls requested by: Towsner Rolls also sent to: ackanomic@ackanomic.org # 1 rufus # 2 Wild Card # 3 else...if # 4 K2 No. of sides on every die: 4 No. of dice for every roll: 1 No. of dice rolls requested: 1 No. of rolls per line: 1 3 Information on the dice server: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! Replies to dice-admin@pbm.com vanish into a seldom-read mailbox. For instructions on using the dice server, send a message with subject "help" to dice@pbm.com, or see http://www.pbm.com/dice/ The dice server is provided by: Shadow Island Games http://www.pbm.com/ ================================================= ** NewHoo Web Directory ** An army of editors surfing the web for you! http://www.NewHoo.com/ ================================================= Original message follows: > From tows@earthlink.net Sat Mar 20 15:56:21 1999 > Received: (from smtp@localhost) by xkey.com > id PAA15027 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:56:21 -0500 > Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net(207.217.120.85) by xkey.com via smtp (V1.3) > id sma015025; Sat Mar 20 12:56:15 1999 > Received: from [168.191.57.93] (sdn-ar-001mabostP157.dialsprint.net [168.191.57.93]) > by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA13085 > for ; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:56:08 -0800 (PST) > Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:56:08 -0800 (PST) > Message-Id: > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > To: dice@pbm.com > From: Towsner > Subject: Acka: Evil Math Troll > > #P ackanomic@ackanomic.org > #S 4 > #D 1 > #R 1 > #C 1 rufus > #C 2 Wild Card > #C 3 else...if > #C 4 K2 > #T Acka: Evil Math Troll > > -- > -Henry Towsner > > > > Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and > enjoy it. > -Logan Pearsall Smith > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.7 iQCVAwUBNvQLfT8NitsTFjcVAQFwWwP/cO81cKUbFccqT/yh4jcXWUICKJuonKKX s008CFLQvU2iiarL8K2GQfSXp/EvRN+eoHctOu/H299TvaPceeFsYDtTEXeuQ5r8 qTOKbgGBde0J9C32LRc7nuwCEDu34gvB59rVfL1PmGvjDzEhfOzUuWoOjH16FAxG dOp1kYYqPSA= =09yn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Acka: MRD Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 16:02:57 -0500 (EST) I submit MRD 1, with the following EXPANSION-delimited text. EXPANSION Mathematics shall be defined as the study of words and their meanings. EXPANSION A Conscientious Scholar Hearing is called. The legal votes are "Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life" (accept) and "I have a degree in Pure Maths!" (reject) -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Student From: Joseph DeVincentis Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 16:28:34 -0500 (EST) I become a student (paying the SHF to do so) and name the major of Treasure Hunting. /dev/joe ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Acka: Student From: Joseph DeVincentis Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 17:26:21 -0500 (EST) I wrote: > I become a student (paying the SHF to do so) and name the major of > Treasure Hunting. I don't think this actually worked. I go to the Ackanomic University. Now, I become a student (paying the SHF to do so) and name the major of Treasure Hunting. /dev/joe ------------------------------ From: Matt Miller Subject: Re: Acka: MRD Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 18:58:43 -0500 (EST) "I have a degree in Pure Maths!" On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Towsner wrote: > I submit MRD 1, with the following EXPANSION-delimited text. > EXPANSION > Mathematics shall be defined as the study of words and their meanings. > EXPANSION > > A Conscientious Scholar Hearing is called. The legal votes are > "Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life" (accept) > and > "I have a degree in Pure Maths!" (reject) > > -- > -Henry Towsner > > > > Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and > enjoy it. > -Logan Pearsall Smith > > > > > ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Observer Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:09:45 -0500 (EST) Carrie Schutrick (tanistissa@yahoo.com) has asked to join Ackanomic as an observer. Please join me in welcoming him/her. --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: office nominations over Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:31:44 -0500 (EST) The nomination period for Trinket Harfer, Rule Harfer, and Registrar has ended. Rufus and myself were the only nominees for Trinket Harfer and for Registrar. I appoint Rufus to both of those offices. Please update any web pages as appropriate. IdiotBoy and myself were the only nominees for Rule Harfer. I appoint IdiotBoy to the office of Rule-Harfer. --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: office nominations over Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:33:05 -0500 (EST) On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, JT wrote: > IdiotBoy and myself were the only nominees for Rule Harfer. I appoint > IdiotBoy to the office of Rule-Harfer. > Does this I have to actually read the proposals? IB ------------------------------ From: David Scheidt Subject: Re: Acka: office nominations over Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:37:52 -0500 (EST) On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Matt Miller wrote: :On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, JT wrote: : :> IdiotBoy and myself were the only nominees for Rule Harfer. I appoint :> IdiotBoy to the office of Rule-Harfer. :Does this I have to actually read the proposals? : :IB No you only need to apply their effects to the rules, a good AI ought to be able to do that, no problme rufus ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Re: Acka: office nominations over Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:42:52 -0500 (EST) On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Matt Miller wrote: > > IdiotBoy and myself were the only nominees for Rule Harfer. I appoint > > IdiotBoy to the office of Rule-Harfer. > > > > Does this I have to actually read the proposals? Only when they pass :) --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: "Gavin M. Doig" Subject: Re: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:15:27 -0500 (EST) ># 3 else...if > > 3 > else...if has found Gretchold the Evil Math Troll (or however it was spelt), the map for which was what I announced when I buried it. BLMP. ------------------------------ From: "Gavin M. Doig" Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 4125 Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:15:27 -0500 (EST) >#vote 4125 61 > I am calling a Public Health Emergency on rufus for the above quoted message. I am the Undergraduate Med Student for this hearing. Valid responses are "Yes, why just yesterday e posted a letter to eir aunt!" "No, e, uh, meant to do that." Reply to Burn the Witch. Actually, you'd be better to reply to me. BLMP. "stale" they call it. ------------------------------ End of ackanomic Digest V4 #76 ******************************