Subject: Ackanomic Digest V2 #21
From: [email-masked] (Ackanomic Digest)
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Ackanomic Digest       Saturday, March 22 1997       Volume 02 : Number 021

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 07:42:01 +0000 (BST)
From: Matt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: I've just been to the players' web page

I am creating a trinket, called The Machine That Goes *blurp*, worth A$20. 
It looks like a metal box that farts occasionally. Inside it is a pile of
wooden spoons, the number of which is equal to 1 less than the number of
players of Ackanomic. I am burying this trinket as a treasure, and I
reveal the following which is vaguely connected with the corresponding
map: 

IF, AND ONLY IF this cycle *** * ****** **** ** *** *** ******* **** ***,
THEN the Player That Is Malenkai shall win the cycle.

Today is Friday, the 21st day of March, in the Year of Our Lord 1997, and
the Machine That Goes *blurp* Went *blurp* sometime last week. Since I
have been scholar, the Machine has gone *blurp* 5 times.

Bascule
Scholar of *blurp*

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 22:44:25 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Douglas Adams 

Well,

I met the man.  He read my work, he read his work, he read 11 other peoples
work and he commented on it.  And then the boring stuff was over and he
took questions for an hour and a half.

/dev/joe: 6*9 doesn't equal 42.  It was originally a arithmatic error and
no one caught it.  He says, it absolutely positivily not a joke in base 13.

Robert Sevin: Douglas Adams is full of harf, though i didn't have time to
adequately explain the concept (is there ever enough time?).

Everyone: I asked abvout ackanomic and he said (he's a very big internet
user) that he had actually looked at the ackanomic webpage (as well as
subers nomic page) iun the past.

And oh yeah, he noticed that Micheal Chriton wrote John O'Conner in Rising
Sun (the book) as Sean Connery too :)

snowgod
ask me and I'll tell you.

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 22:58:18 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: New Player (Mentor: CnH) 

We have a new (well, not really) player in Ackanomic.  Would everyone
please give a warm ackanomic welcome and a huge round of applause to Andy
Swan <[email-masked]>, or, if you prefer to call him by his Ackanomic
name (and who wouldn't?), Simon Marty Harriman.

Oh yeah, Calvin N Hobbes has been selected as his mentor

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:11:45 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Ackanomic: This is not an IRC message 

I am on IRC right now (wait, don't stop reading yet mohammed) but there is
no one there with me.  I find it odd that just when I finally have the free
time to do something fun, everyone deserts me.  It's a plot, isn't it?

snowgod :)

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 05:48:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: I've just been to the players' web page

> I am creating a trinket, called The Machine That Goes *blurp*, worth A$20. 
> It looks like a metal box that farts occasionally. Inside it is a pile of
> wooden spoons, the number of which is equal to 1 less than the number of
> players of Ackanomic. I am burying this trinket as a treasure, and I
> reveal the following which is vaguely connected with the corresponding
> map: 
> 
> IF, AND ONLY IF this cycle *** * ****** **** ** *** *** ******* **** ***,
> THEN the Player That Is Malenkai shall win the cycle.
> 
> Today is Friday, the 21st day of March, in the Year of Our Lord 1997, and
> the Machine That Goes *blurp* Went *blurp* sometime last week. Since I
> have been scholar, the Machine has gone *blurp* 5 times.

Oh, mighty scholar of *blurp*, may I intrude here and hazard a guess
that what the Machine That Goes *blurp* is trying to tell us is:

IF, AND ONLY IF this cycle has a number that is odd and greater than one,
THEN the Player That Is Malenkai shall win the cycle.

?

breadbox
scholar of *ping*
and so much more

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 14:20:30 +0000
From: "Matt" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: I've just been to the players' web page

> Oh, mighty scholar of *blurp*, may I intrude here and hazard a guess
> that what the Machine That Goes *blurp* is trying to tell us is:
> 
> IF, AND ONLY IF this cycle has a number that is odd and greater than one,
> THEN the Player That Is Malenkai shall win the cycle.
> 
> ?
> 
> breadbox
> scholar of *ping*
> and so much more

Congratulations breadbox, most learned student of *blurp*. The
minutes you spent tackling this most arduous of puzzles did not pass
in vain. I have been most impressed with the persistence and tenacity
you have so consistently displayed, so much so that were it within my
power I would bestow upon you the honoured qualification of BBlp.
Instead, you have discovered the location of the Wondrous Machine
That Goes *blurp*. The treasure map read as follows:

The first player to post a public message containing the words "IF,
AND ONLY IF this cycle has a number that is odd and greater than
one, THEN the Player That Is Malenkai shall win the cycle" shall find 
the Machine That Goes *blurp*. Unless it was their second try.

Bascule
no longer
Scholar of *blurp*

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 09:11:03 -0800
From: Stephen McCulley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CSRR

I am appointing myself acting CSRR officer.
I am appointing myself acting CSRR officer.

Strider
Strider
President
President

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 13:26:23 -0500
From: Randy Hall <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Mad Scientist

I found the voting results for the Mad Scientist election
in a mailbox at work, if anyone is interested.

Malenkai
==========================================

IdiotBoy
- --------
/dev/joe
Mohammed
Lestrade
ThinMan

Ludwig
- ------
Ludwig

Vynd
- ----
Vynd
IdiotBoy

Ackers
- ------
snowgod

Narf
- ----
Narf
Malenkai

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 13:31:11 -0600 (CST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Acka: Auctions

I bid A$110 on the electronic potato and A$125 on the plunky monkey wrench.

/dev/joe

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 14:17:13 -0600 (CST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Acka: Locations

I have gone through all my saved "locations" mail, and updated the list of
locations.  As far as I can see, no rule specifies a location for any
trinket, nor allows for one to be specified, so all such messages as
"I am leaving a little jug of wine at snowgod's beach cottage" have been
ignored.

I believe this is the current list of locations:

All players are in their homes, all unowned entities are in the treasury,
and all other entities do not have a location specified, except as follows:

The Machine That Goes *ping* is in breadbox's house
snowgod is at the Museum
fnord and Niccolo Flychuck are at the Hall of Elders
Mohammed is at the Castle on a Cloud
/dev/joe is at the Tower of Bandwidth
ThinMan is at snowgod's beach cottage
IdiotBoy is at Acme Labs
mr cwm is at the Library
Strider and Jammer are at the Band Shell

I also note that Calvin N Hobbes's house (with him in it) has fallen off the
face of Ackanomia, and Zone 23 (haunted by undead 23 Skidoo) attempted
to break loose but the undead/haunted rules don't allow it.

/dev/joe

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:56:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: New Political Party

This message is to announce the creation of the Benevolent AcKanomic 
Economic Reconstruction Party. (For easy popular usage, we may be referred
to as the BAKER Party.

1) By this Charter the Benevolant AcKanomic Economic Recontruction Party is
hereby declared to exist. 

2) Name: Benevolent AcKanomic Reconstruction Party 

3) Any Player with in interest in supporting fundamental change to the
economic system of Ackanomic may apply for membership in the party by
expressing such desire to any current member. 

4) No player shall be permitted to join the Benevolent AcKanomic
Reconstruction Party without the consent of all current members.

5) The party shall have a leader designated as Dozen.

The Founding Members of BAKER are:

IdiotBoy (BAKER's Dozen)
Narf
Strider

Strider shall be our Swinger in Party Chess.

That is all.

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:37:16 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Locations

> Mohammed is at the Castle on a Cloud
	I go to my home.

- --Mohammed

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:41:07 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Auctions

	I bid A$ 125 on the Electronic Potato.

- --Mohammed

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 18:09:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Voting Results

Am I the only person on the digest version of Acka-Voting?

Everyone is ranting/raving for HOURS before I see my first set of results.
I guess it's good.  Keeps me somewhat quiet.

IB

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 18:37:26 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Auctions

On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Jason Orendorff wrote:

> 	I bid A$ 125 on the Electronic Potato.
> 
> --Mohammed
> 

I bid A$140.

                            - Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:10:09 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Trinket

I am creating a trinket called the "Earth".  Its value is A$1.
It is a small, round, blue-green sphere, and is mostly harmless.

Malenkai

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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 03:30:11 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Niccolo Flychuck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: New Political Party

On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Matt Miller wrote:

> 
> The Founding Members of BAKER are:
> 
> IdiotBoy(BAKER's Dozen)
> Narf
> Strider
> 
> Strider shall be our Swinger in Party Chess.
> 
> That is all.
> 

I believe current rules make formation of Parties slightly different now.
However, if this turns out to be kosher than this means that Strider is no
longer NAP Swinger, since a NAP Swinger can't be adopted by a Party, and
that the NAP Swinger's Office is vacant.

Niccolo Flychuck
Chess-Umpire

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:29:00 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Treasure Hunting

> In hopes of saving my Gadgets, I am creating a treasure consisting of the 
> Silver Key. I am burying this treasure
> with a map that says "The silver key will be found by the first players wit 
> two or more entities who wants to
> possess, and wants to love it, and hug it, and call it george." 

I possess 2 or more entities.  I want to possess, love, hug, and call
the Silver Key george.  I really truly do.

Malenkai

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:23:35 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 356 Appeal Verdict

The Supreme Court has overturned CFJ 356 to FALSE.  The Justices
were Mohammed and Acting Justice ThinMan.  

The Justices have failed to penalize the original judge, however, and
by rule, should do so, for 1-10 points.

Clerk of the Courts
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Supreme Court's Comments:

The Court upholds ThinMan's reasoning.

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 18:28:37 -0800
From: [email-masked] (fnord)
Subject: Acka: Belidn's getting some new stitching

I am hereby exercising my privilege as Beldin's Tailor to modify
Rule 940.

I hereby Change the word 'wearer' to the word 'owner'.

fnord

- -- 
Michael J. Thomas                              [email-masked]
"Opinions are falling like drops of rain"  In that case, I'm in a downpour!

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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 22:03:55 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Financial

Now that organizations can own things, I will be keeping their
balances in the finance log (available on the url posted yesterday).

Malenkai
Financier

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