Subject: Ackanomic Digest V2 #30
From: [email-masked] (Ackanomic Digest)
To: ackanomic-digest

Ackanomic Digest        Monday, March 31 1997        Volume 02 : Number 030

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 21:04:03 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFCJ 132 (ThinMan) 

>
>
>snowgod, the Gaoler, has not performed these duties.  Perhaps our Gaoler
>has lost touch with the Gaol, and from within its walls, he will be in a
>better position to do so, or at least get reacquainted with the Gaol and
>acka's tough on crime custom, something his prisoners have not
>experienced ;-)
>
>Suggested Penalty:
>
>3 days in Gaol for the Gaoler

Oops!  I was thinking I didn't have to do this because the senators were
never convivted (by CFCJ).  Looks like I was wrong.

good show, Malenkai.

snowgod

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 21:02:16 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Vending Machine 

>> The Vending Machine is complete.  I am starting an auction for it
>> now.  Could be useful if you have a Vending Machine Add-on.
>	I bid A$100 for this.
>
>-- Mohammed

I bid A$400 for this vending machine.

snowgod
beating them to the punch.

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:09:22 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Vending Machine

> I bid A$400 for this vending machine.
> snowgod
	You don't have that much money, I don't think.

- -- Mohammed
supposedly keeping track of this stuff

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 01:08:55 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  chess:  my move (fwd)

Niccolo Flychuck wrote in a private, forwarded message:

> In the thread in which I am the (None Yet) Swinger, I am purchasing a new
> Party Chess Piece of type Demon.  Demons cost A$15, I believe.  My move is:
> 
> Place Demon at r18
> 
> --Mohammed

I never logged this as Financier.  I probably looked at the to list
and figured that it could not occur on the acka-chess list, and then
forgot about it.  In any case, if this transaction occurred as specified
in the rules, the Financier should log it.

Malenkai

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 01:13:17 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Vending Machine

Phil Ackley wrote:
> 
> >> The Vending Machine is complete.  I am starting an auction for it
> >> now.  Could be useful if you have a Vending Machine Add-on.
> >       I bid A$100 for this.
> >
> >-- Mohammed
> 
> I bid A$400 for this vending machine.

This bid is invalid as snowgod does not have that
much cash.  The current high bid is A$150 by Narf.

Cheif Cheese
on IRC now

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 21:19:14 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Vending Machine 

>> I bid A$400 for this vending machine.
>> snowgod
>	You don't have that much money, I don't think.
>
>-- Mohammed
>supposedly keeping track of this stuff

Hmm... I thought this would leave me with A$40 something dollars, but what
do I know? :)

snowgod

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:14:41 -0800
From: [email-masked] (John Martin Lotz)
Subject: Acka: Undead page

It's updated

does anyone have a listing of when Strider. Lestrade and Ludwig
joined.  If someone could send me the information I'd appreciate it

Thanks
Jammer
Undead Harfer

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 21:30:19 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: SFG Internomic Edition 

SFG Internomic Edition
Volume 1, Issue 3

PUMPKIN PATCH PASSES ETP RULES

Pumpkin Patch nomic recently passed a series of ETP rules similar to the
ones proposed in Ackanomic.  If Ackanomic's proposal passes, the roadblocks
to Pumpkin Patch become a trade partner should be miminal.

DR WEST TO ARGUE ON BEHALF OF ETP

Tune in Tommorow

CALVIN N HOBBES HOUSE FLOATS BY AGORA

Reliable sources in Agora have reported seeing the house of Calvin N Hobbes
pass by their nomic on the way to infinity.

SNOWGOD DELUGED BY REAL LIFE

and apologies for the low quality of this issue.

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:37:39 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  new cgi

Those of you with WWW access might wish to try out

http://www.cbu.edu/~jorendor/acka/props.cgi

which is an automated list of all pending proposals, with the text of 
each proposal (and its author, the date it was submitted, etc.)  This is 
guaranteed to be absolutely, insanely up-to-date all the time.

The proposal texts are converted to html at runtime.  The conversion isn't
bad, but it isn't perfect either.  (The only error I saw was in Calvin N
Hobbes' proposal to divide the Financier's jobs, the program globs several
sections together where they're obviously meant to be separate.  There are
probably others.)

- -- Mohammed

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 01:37:30 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: SFG Internomic Edition

SFG Internomic Edition wrote:
 
> SFG Internomic Edition
> Volume 1, Issue 3
> 
> PUMPKIN PATCH PASSES ETP RULES
> 
> Pumpkin Patch nomic recently passed a series of ETP rules similar to the
> ones proposed in Ackanomic.  If Ackanomic's proposal passes, the roadblocks
> to Pumpkin Patch become a trade partner should be miminal.

If Ackanomic's proposal passes, the roadblocks to to scamming should be
minimal.  In fact, 'Round the Earth's sources have learned of a scam
brewing in anticipation of its passage.

ROUND THE EARTH
special warning issue

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:44:01 -0600 (CST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Re: Acka: Undead page

> does anyone have a listing of when Strider. Lestrade and Ludwig
> joined.  If someone could send me the information I'd appreciate it

Strider joined Jan 2, 1997, 17:18 EST.
Lestrade joined Dec 9, 1996, 01:10 EST.
Ludwig joined Jan 31, 1997, 19:00 EST.

/dev/joe
(joined Mar 26, 1996, 18:33 EST... wow, a year of acka)

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 01:46:01 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 366 (snowgod)

snowgod has been chosen.

Clerk of the Courts
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 366
  Subject: Voting on the Web
Initiator: Mohammed
    Judge: snowgod (selected Mar 30, 1997, 01:46h EST)
Judgement:

Statement:

If the Tabulator were to set up a WWW page that would allow voting players
to send votes to him via CGI, and the page had some sort of authorization
feature that would help ensure that players could only cast votes on their
own behalf, then votes cast through the web page would be as valid as
those cast via private e-mail.

Mohammed's Reasoning:

Rule 106 (Voting on Proposals):
> Voting Players may vote either YES, NO, or PRESENT on each proposal, by
> sending their vote to the Tabulator.

It doesn't specify a medium, therefore CGI looks legal to me.  The reason
I bring this up is that this is very feasible.  I just want to make sure
it's 100% legal before I put it out there.

(Actually, since it is the sending and not the receiving of the vote that
matters, it looks like a player could vote through snail mail, and as long
as it reached me before the unretractable-error deadline, we'd have to
unwind the game state fifteen times a week.)

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 09:56:17 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka:  chess:  my move (fwd)

In that case I'm gonna have to CFJ this, mostly because I need to know.

Niccolo Flychuck

On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Malenkai wrote:

> Niccolo Flychuck wrote in a private, forwarded message:
> 
> > In the thread in which I am the (None Yet) Swinger, I am purchasing a new
> > Party Chess Piece of type Demon.  Demons cost A$15, I believe.  My move is:
> > 
> > Place Demon at r18
> > 
> > --Mohammed
> 
> I never logged this as Financier.  I probably looked at the to list
> and figured that it could not occur on the acka-chess list, and then
> forgot about it.  In any case, if this transaction occurred as specified
> in the rules, the Financier should log it.
> 
> Malenkai
> 

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 02:11:25 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 367 (snowgod)

snowgod, again has been chosen.  My die has a tendency to do that,
for some reason.

Clerk of the Courts
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 367
  Subject: Summoning Demons
Initiator: Niccolo Flychuck
    Judge: snowgod (selected Mar 30, 1997, 02:12h EST)
Judgement:

Statement:

Mohammed purchased a Demon

Niccolo Flychuck's Reasoning:

This is one of those 'need to know' CFJs.

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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:24:54 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka:  chess:  my move

In the thread in which I am the (None Yet) Swinger, I am purchasing a new
Party Chess Piece of type Demon.  Demons cost A$15, I believe.  My move is:

Place Demon at r18

- --Mohammed

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:32:24 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJs 366 and 367 

I am accepting judgement on P366 and decline judgement on P367.

snowgod
overworked, underpaid and $25 short after making photcopies.

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 01:36:35 -0600 (CST)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Acka: Spelling Bee

I thank breadbox for finding these minor errors in the rule set.
The Spelling Bee is flying!

Rule 205: Section 6e: insert period at end.

Rule 221: Section (1): insert period after "claimed under this Rule".

Rule 222: paragraph 8: change "the little Lamb" to "the Little Lamb".

Rule 251: paragraph 3: insert period after "previously registered
		       under that Ackanomic name".

Rule 253: under duties:
          section 2: replace "upon the new players request" with
		       "upon the new player's request".
	  section 3: insert period at end.
	  first paragraph after duty 4: insert period at end.

Rule 311: section 1a: insert period at end.

Rule 380: paragraph 1: replace "EDT(-0400)/EST(-0500)]." with
		       "EDT(-0400)/EST(-0500).]".

Rule 405: Section (viii): replace "it it" with "it is".

Rule 409: Section (b) subsection (vii): insert period after
                      "email address of their Mentor".
	  Section (e): insert period at end.

Rule 415: Section II: replace "declatation" with "declaration".

Rule 419.2: paragraph 6: replace "judgdment" with "judgement".

Rule 425: Section I: replace "I he does not" with "If he does not".

Rule 512: Section 1: replace "mimsy entity" with "mimsy entities".

Rule 516: Section 6c: replace "honer" with "honor".

Rule 670: Section 9: replace "that Frobozz Magic Medal Company" with
		     "the Frobozz Magic Medal Company".

Rule 709: replace "9))" with "8)". [fixing the numbering of a list]

Rule 710: Section 5: subsection f: insert period at end.

Rule 711: insert period after "3) The player is not on vacation".

Rule 724: Section 5: replace "constitute and admittance" with
		     "constitute an admittance".
	  Section 8: capitalize the first word.
	  Section 9: replace "renig" with "renege".
	  Section 10: replace "precedent" with "precedence".

Rule 726: Section III: insert period at end of first sentence
                      (after "NAP Swingers").
	  Section III.A.8: replace "thie" with "this".
	  Section IV: replace "If A Swinger's" with "If a Swinger's".
	  Section V: replace "performeed" with "performed".
		     replace "posseses" with "possesses".

Rule 728: Section 2c: replace "receive Swingpoint by section" with
		      "receive Swingpoints by section".
	  Section 4a: insert period at end.

Rule 901: paragraph 3: replace "one extra points" with "one extra
		       point".

Rule 917: replace "an type of entities" with "a type of entity".

Rule 941: paragraph 1: replace "none-tradable" with "non-tradable".
	  paragraph 3: replace "posses" with "possess".
		       replace "posseses" with "possesses".

Rule 1125: paragraph 1: replace "at most on Bartender" with "at most
			one Bartender".

Rule 1131: Section I: replace "incompetant" with "incompetent".
		      replace "ambigous" with "ambiguous".
	   Section II: replace "clander week" with "calendar week".

Rule 1209: Section V: insert period at end.
	   Section VII: replace "may be name" with "may be named".

Rule 1213: Section B: insert period after "(this action is only
		      permissible in the first round)".

Rule 1215: Section 2: replace "considered to have forfeit" with
		      "considered to have forfeited".
	   Section 4h: replace "considered to have forfeit" with
		       "considered to have forfeited".

Rule 1301: Section 3d: insert period at end.
	   Section 3g: insert period at end.
	   Section 4e: replace "the the" with "then the".
	   Section 8c: insert period at end.

Rule 1303: Section 1: insert period at end.
	   Section 2: replace "reffered" with "referred".
	   Section 3: replace "Synod, At" with "Synod, at".
	   Section 5a(i): insert period at end.
	   Section 8: replace "A Organization" with "An
		      Organization".
		      replace "Organizations. for" with
		      "Organizations. For".
		      replace "each Organization receive" with "each
		      Organization receives".
	   Section 10c: insert period at end.
	   Section 10d: replace "TLO are considered" with "TLOs are
		        considered".

Rule 1309: paragraph 3: replace both occurrences of "it's" with "its".

Rule 1320: paragraph 1: replace "occured" with "occurred".
	   paragraph 2: replace "panicing" with "panicking".
			replace "occurance" with "occurrence".
			replace all (3) occurrences of "it's" with
			"its".
	   paragraph 3: replace "inneligible" with "ineligible".
	   paragraph 5: replace "permited" with "permitted".

Rule 1321: paragraph 1: replace "Deep In" with "Deep in".
		        replace "at lest" with "at least".
	   paragraph 2: replace "it's" with "its".

Rule 1502: paragraph 1: replace "approve the request are not" with
			"approve the request or not".
	   paragraph 2: insert period after "isn't)".

Rule 1519: paragraph 2: replace "in item's size" with "an item's
		        size".

Rule 1803: change the title from "ad hoc comittees" to "ad hoc
	   committees".
	   replace all (21) occurrences of "comittee" with
	   "committee".

/dev/joe
Web-Harfer

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 02:41:32 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 367 (breadbox)

CFJ 367 has been reassigned to breadbox.

Clerk of the Courts
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 367
  Subject: Summoning Demons
Initiator: Niccolo Flychuck
    Judge: snowgod (declined)
2ns Judge: breadbox (selected Mar 30, 1997, 02:41h EST)
Judgement:

Statement:

Mohammed purchased a Demon

Niccolo Flychuck's Reasoning:

This is one of those 'need to know' CFJs.

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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:24:54 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka:  chess:  my move

In the thread in which I am the (None Yet) Swinger, I am purchasing a new
Party Chess Piece of type Demon.  Demons cost A$15, I believe.  My move is:

Place Demon at r18

- --Mohammed

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:45:46 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Internomic SFJ 6 decision 

Ackanomians,

Much delayed ambassaatorial work follows.  SFJ 6 was judged false by the
Pumpkin Patch Nomic.  Attached is their reasoning.

SFJ 6
>I submit the following statement for Internomic Judgement:
>
>"A Liaison can not act in Internomic on behalf of eir member Nomic unless
>said action is permitted by the rules of the member Nomic."

>>From the Office of the GR@PE,
>
>My fellow Internomicans,
>
>Pumpkin Patch does hereby rule FALSE on SFJ 6.
>
>As I am trying to beat the clock on another real-life deadline, I can't
>take the time myself to write a brief. However, I'm including a copy* of
>a brief prepared by another Pumpkin Patch citizen, bob tyler. If anyone
>would like to read our (Pumpkin Patch's) lively and highly entertaining
>SFJ 6 debate, e-mail me ([email-masked]) and I'll gladly forward
>the highlights. It was, if you'll pardon the pun, all over the court.
>
>Oh yes: expect a passionate dissenting opinion from our own Dr. West
>forthwith.
>
>Thanks for your understanding and patience,
>
>-BKruse, GRAPE
>
>*the pumpkin patch rules false on isfj 6.  After carefully considering
>the various issues involved our patch is divided.  However the clear
>consensus is that if a liason acts for their nomic it is the
>responsibility of the member nomic to self police their liason's
>actions.  We feel that a vote of true would allow a nomic to repudiate
>their liason's actions and cause untold confusion and disruption.  If
>there are concerns that a liason may act inappropriately we believe a
>separate rule ought to be passed which allows for a short period of time
>within which a member nomic can speak up in internomic and undo what the
>liason has done.
>

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:48:24 -0900
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Internomic Proposal Results 

Ackanomians,

Attached are proposal results for Internomic P328, 328 and 329.

P327 and 328 (both proposed by ackanomic failed).  Thring commented while
voting no on the gaming proposal (328) that they felt it neeed more
consideration before implentation.

P329 introduces Micronomic II as a voting member nomic of internomic, with
Pascal as its liason.

snowgod
Ambassador

Proposal 327 results: P327 fails.
>
>Agora abstains
>Pumpkin Patch Nomic votes FOR
>Thring votes AGAINST
>Ackanomic votes FOR
>
>Proposal 328 results: P328 fails
>
>Agora votes AGAINST
>Pumpkin Patch Nomic votes FOR
>Thring votes FOR
>Ackanomic votes FOR
>
>Proposal 329 results: P329 Passes
>
>Agora votes FOR
>Pumpkin Patch Nomic votes FOR
>Thring votes FOR
>Ackanomic votes FOR
>
>snowgod
>moderator
>

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 10:54:22 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Internomic Proposal Results

On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Phil Ackley wrote:

> Ackanomians,
> 
> Attached are proposal results for Internomic P328, 328 and 329.
> 
> P327 and 328 (both proposed by ackanomic failed).  Thring commented while
> voting no on the gaming proposal (328) that they felt it neeed more
> consideration before implentation.

While I fully intend to resign soon from the GamesMAster position, I'll be
more than happy to receive their imput on this.  It is my understanding
that Thring have a sub game culture of their own, and I believe they have
much to contribute to this.

 > 
> P329 introduces Micronomic II as a voting member nomic of internomic, with
> Pascal as its liason.
> 

The more the merrier

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 03:50:36 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Phoebe & Phil 

What's this I see before me, pointing the way to my bathroom door?  

Oh, it's just Phil's little matchbox.  But where's Phil?  Perhaps he decided
he doesn't like it here and has bolted for home.

I am currently tearing apart Acme labs looking for Phil.  And in the process,
I have discovered several things I forgot I had laying around and I've
decided I can use them to put together a new gadget, with the following
blueprint

<garsh, I hope I do this right.  It is, you know, my first one...>

Blueprint for the metalic bug detector
The metalic bug detector is a box, just larger than your average sized
matchbox.  When the owner of a metalic bug detector rubs it, much as Aladdin
rubbed his lamp, one of the following events, randomly determined, happens.

Event A One of the metalic insects that inhabits Ackanomia immediately
teleports, with matchbox home, to the metalic bug detector.  The owner of the
metalic bug detector may open it up and take possesion of the insect, just as
if they had received it another way.  For the purposes of this gadget, an
entity or trinket is a metalic insect if it is identified as being both
metallic and an insect, either a generic insect or a specific type, species,
genus or other such nomenclature of insect, in the rules or in the
description of the entity or trinket when it is created.

Event B A player is chosen randomly from the set of all players who currently
have a metallic insect.  The Metalic insect detector instantly teleports to
their house and becomes theirs.

Event C 1 million real insects invade the owners house.  The house may be
cleared out by the Ackanomic Extermination Company, should such a company
exist.  The price for extermination is A$100, payable to the Ackanomic
Extermination Company.  Until such time as the Ackanomic Extermination
Company clears out a bug infested players house, no player may enter that
house.  Any players in a bug infested house at the moment it becomes infested
must leave.  There is no time to grab any possesions on the way out the door.

I expect I will finish this blueprint soon and begin building just such an
artifact.

Narf
Archeologist. 

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 16:56:00 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka : Resigning as GamesMaster

I am resigning my position as GamesMaster.

I believe that all existing G&C are now on the Web-Page. Some of the logs
are accessible from Ackanomic's home page. I've got copies of most of the
rest of the digests. 

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 10:50:24 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Earth Auction

The earth auction is over.  You can call me Al wins with a high
bid of A$112.  Let me know if this is the wrong format; I could not
remember where the log file is.

Mar 30 10:49 EST: -112 A$ You can call me Al: Earth Auction
Mar 30 10:49 EST: +112 A$ Malenkai: Earth Auction
Mar 30 10:49 EST: +earth You can call me Al: Earth Auction
Mar 30 10:49 EST: -earth Malenkai: Earth Auction

Chief Cheese

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 10:53:44 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 367 Verdict

CFJ 367 has been judged TRUE.

Clerk of the Courts
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 367
  Subject: Summoning Demons
Initiator: Niccolo Flychuck
    Judge: snowgod (declined)
2ns Judge: breadbox (selected Mar 30, 1997, 02:41h EST)
Judgement: TRUE

Statement:

Mohammed purchased a Demon

Niccolo Flychuck's Reasoning:

This is one of those 'need to know' CFJs.

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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:24:54 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka:  chess:  my move

In the thread in which I am the (None Yet) Swinger, I am purchasing a new
Party Chess Piece of type Demon.  Demons cost A$15, I believe.  My move is:

Place Demon at r18

- --Mohammed

breadbox's Reasoning:

On March 9, the Postmaster made the following change to the Postal
Code (as part of Postal Code Change 101):

  Before the period at the end of the sentence beginning with
  acka-chess@wilma, insert ", purchases of party chess pieces, and
  trades involving only Party Chess Pieces and Ackadollars."

thus the sentence in question became:

  acka-chess@wilma may only be used for actions in Party Chess,
  purchases of party chess pieces, and trades involving only Party Chess
  Pieces and Ackadollars..

which is how it read on March 19. Therefore the transaction quoted
above did in fact adhere to proper procedure. In absence of further
evidence to the contrary, I conclude that it was completed
successfully, and that the statement of this CFJ is true.

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:50:08 -0600 (CST)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: bot

There's something new at http://www.cbu.edu/~jorendor/acka/  .

Check it out; it *should* be able to mail you a password which you can 
then use to get in and see your votes.  The votes are the only thing 
available right now; it's pretty much the equivalent of #current.

I have no idea how this looks.  The only browser available here is lynx.  
I haven't even attempted to adjust the widths of the columns in that 
table, so unless Netscape is a lot cooler than I ever knew, the columns 
will all be the same width and it will look preposterous.  But, it's a 
start.  Lemme know what you think.

- -- Mohammed

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:10:10 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: Goose 

I am paying the treasury the requisite A$200 to get rid of this goose around
my neck.  It has already eaten half of my front lawn.

Narf, -$200,goose removal fee

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:23:42 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: Purple Key 

I have decided that I want the purple key back, just in case someone needs to
be rescued from jail, and is willing to pay for my services.  I have
therefore followed the instructions on my map, decoded and shown below for
all to see...

if someone deciphers this text and privately mails me a translation before
the crystal chalice is removed from the rule set, e shall find the purple
key.

In decoding it, I discovered a typo... it's hard to proof read your work when
your fingers are deliberately one row off....

Narf.

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:39:36 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka:Purple Key 

Upon completing a difficult day of digging, I pull the purple key out of the
ground and head home, only to find, to my great surprise... a certain goose
once again munching on my grass.

Heavens to Mergatroid!!  I exclaim....  Shaking my head sadly I trudge back
into Acme labs, but not after kicking the goose and telling it to quit eating
my grass.

Narf

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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:43:54 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: acka: Purple Key 

The purple key has just been transfered to Niccolo Flychuck, in accordance
with the rules.

Narf
Holder (again!!!) of that @##(%*)$@ goose.

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:06:25 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Trinket

I am creating a trinket called the Bronze Umbrella, with a value
of A$5.  It is a small umbrella, like the sort found in slushy drinks,
and is said to protect Amber Banana Trees from Acid Rain".

Malenkai
join us on IRC

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:22:46 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: Da Godfather's Morning Line 

Well here it is... the long awaited first ever opportunity to gamble with the
Narfalones.

Remember, no bet is official until I ack it, and then it's only official if
the Narfalones have the money to cover the bet.

Here it is

MLB opening day, Dodger's are playing at the Phillies.  I'm giving 5-1 odds
on the Phillies.  What that means is every dollar you bet on the Phillies
will pay 5 dollars if they win, every 5 you bet on the Dodgers will pay 1 if
they win.

I don't deal in small chump change, so if you bet on the Dodgers, make sure
you bet in 5 A$ increments, capiche?

Da Godfather.

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 05:31:10 +0000 (BST)
From: Matt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Da Godfather's Morning Line

> MLB opening day, Dodger's are playing at the Phillies.  I'm giving 5-1 odds
> on the Phillies.  What that means is every dollar you bet on the Phillies
> will pay 5 dollars if they win, every 5 you bet on the Dodgers will pay 1 if
> they win.
> 
> I don't deal in small chump change, so if you bet on the Dodgers, make sure
> you bet in 5 A$ increments, capiche?
> 
> Da Godfather.

DOH! Does this mean I can't get odds on Manchester United to win the
Premier League?

It's gonna be very difficult for me to bribe the match referees in the
states :)

Bascule

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:30:39 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Da Godfather's Morning Line

da Godfather wrote:

> MLB opening day, Dodger's are playing at the Phillies.  I'm giving 5-1 odds
> on the Phillies.  What that means is every dollar you bet on the Phillies
> will pay 5 dollars if they win, every 5 you bet on the Dodgers will pay 1
> if they win.

I'll bet A$10 on the Phillies.

Malenkai

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:36:20 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Da Godfather's Morning Line 

In a message dated 97-03-31 00:34:13 EST, you write:

> DOH! Does this mean I can't get odds on Manchester United to win the
>  Premier League?

Alas, da Godfather does not feel qualified to post odds on British Soccer.

>  It's gonna be very difficult for me to bribe the match referees in the
>  states :)

That's ok, that's MY job.

Da Godfather

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:42:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Da Godfather's Morning Line 

In a message dated 97-03-31 00:37:34 EST, Malenkai wrote:

> I'll bet A$10 on the Phillies.

I ack this.

Da Godfather.

Note:  That eats up almost all the available cash.

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:49:52 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Potato/Aliens

1) Red Barn has found the magic potato and is beldins tailer.

2) The aliens rolled:

1776
701
756

None of these are rules.

Malenkai

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:53:09 -0500
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: President

The presidential nomination is over.  The following candidates
has volunteered.  Good luck to all the candidates -- you can vote
by replying to this message:

breadbox
IdiotBoy
Malenkai
snowgod

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:58:57 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: President 

Before I cast my vote, I want to know what the 4 candidates are going to do
about the growing problem that organized crime poses.  It is a menace to our
society that must be stopped!  So hop up on  your soap box and let's hear it.

Narf

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