Subject: Ackanomic Digest V2 #162
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Ackanomic Digest       Wednesday, June 25 1997       Volume 02 : Number 162

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:19:04 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Mad Hatter (CnH)

CnH has been selected mad hatter for CarsesraC

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:29:00 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Krykek (Karma)

Karma has been selected as Krykek for the abduction that occurred
on 6/23.

The 6/16 abduction report is also due.

Hopefully that unambiguously describes the Krykek situation, after 
last night's confusion :)

Malenkai

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Date: 24 Jun 1997 19:46:16 CST/CDT
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: assorted actions 

Since my previous offer of them has timed out, I once again offer four
BV's to two-star.  If he does not accept them this time, I am still
willing to give them to him upon request, but this will be the last
public offer.

#transfer Guy Fawkes, two-star: 4 BV's

Also, since my offers to sell them have timed out, I am destroying all
MoF Tickets remaining in my possession.

Thirdly, I am drinking, frinking, poting, and otherwise partaking of
snowgod's RHG juice from Malenkai's vase.  The rules specify that RHG
juice is potable, though they do not regulate who may drink it.  The
also are silent on regulating the use of Trinkets as beverage containers
Both of these, then are unregulated, unprohibited, permissible actions.

Guy Fawkes

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:41:56 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 417 (two-star)

two-star has been selected.  Not been picked for a CFJ lately?  Make
sure you'r not on the CFJ ineligibility list.

Clerk of the Courts
Wearing a headache
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Call For Judgment 417
  Subject: Posthumous Voting
Initiator: Mohammed
    Judge: two-star (selected Jun 24, 1997, 20:41h EDT)
Judgement:

Statement:

In determining whether a proposal passes or fails, votes cast on the
proposal by players who subsequently left the game are considered
along with the other votes on the proposal.

Mohammed's Reasoning:

This comes up because You can call me Al voted on a few proposals and
then left the game.  When the proposals were finalized it turned out
Yccma had cast a potentially deciding YES vote.  If this is TRUE,
Yccma's votes count and the proposals in question are accepted.

Rule 106 says:

As soon as possible after a proposal's prescribed voting period ends,
the votes on that proposal shall be posted publicly. The proposal is
then accepted if a quorum has been achieved and the required number of
YES votes were cast on the proposal.

No mention is made of players, undead, or registration.  It has been
mentioned that Wayne never counted posthumous votes, but the rules
have changed significantly since those days.

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:46:26 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: assorted actions

> Thirdly, I am drinking, frinking, poting, and otherwise partaking of
> snowgod's RHG juice from Malenkai's vase.  The rules specify that RHG
> juice is potable, though they do not regulate who may drink it.  The
> also are silent on regulating the use of Trinkets as beverage containers
> Both of these, then are unregulated, unprohibited, permissible actions.

2147 + 166 = 736.25*pi, more or less :)

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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 03:51:20 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Alphabet RFC

y

On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, Aaron Humphrey wrote:

> > > I plead ignorance.  I have only the vaguest memory of a few Hebrew
> > > letters--the three in the title, and I thought that Z***N was another.  If
> > 
> > Actually it is, the seventh letter to be exact. But it is also Hebrew for
> > 'dick' 
> 
> I did look it up, and in my dictionary it gives the meaning as "weapon".

Your dictionary obviously uses proper Hebrew. That sense is considered a
bit archaic.

> Hmmm...  :-)  I can only imagine the inconveniences caused by having a
> letter of one's alphabet with a rude connotation.  :-/

It's a context thing.

> 
> > If there were more letter names in there, I would have assumed coincidence
> > immediately. 
> 
> Next time I'll use DALETH.  :-)
> 
> > > it was not, then I apologize unreservedly.  And if it is, and is still
> > > somehow rude, again, my apologies.  Nothing was aimed specifically at you;
> > > Greek letters are too common, and Hebrew is the only other alphabet I know
> > > where the letters have actual names.  A thousand, thousand apologies.
> > 
> > I was only semi-offended, semi-amused.  Otherwise I would have written you
> > privately first.  
> 
> Oh, good.  It's hard to tell these things over email somehow.  That's why I
> sprinkle liberally with smilies.
> 
> 
> - --
> - --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.terranet.ab.ca/~aaron/)
> Song In My Head--Sophie B. Hawkins:Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover
> Current Book--Sheri S. Tepper:King's Blood Four
> Why do words suddenly appear every time you are near?
> 
> ------------------------------
> 

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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 03:53:35 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2160 (fwd)

On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Jason Orendorff wrote:

> Uri sent this to me privately (by accident I guess):
> > On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, Acrobot wrote:
> > 
> > I'm indifferent about the others, but I think this one has value and I'd
> > rather keep it. If it weren't for the inclusion of this one, I'd vote
> > present.
> > 
> > Niccolo Flychuck
> > 
> > > > Repeal R2101
> > > 
> > > [ Too much work and it simply isn't fair (I'm poor and that's fine). Plus
> > > there are blatantly easy way to get around it, given more paper work, so
> > > it's justuseless ]}}
> 
> 	I must say Istrongly disagree.  The rule is useless and
> a bit irritating for exactly the reasons indicated.
> 
> - -- 
> Mohammed
>
I don't think it's useless, it implements one of the forms of the
redistribution of wealth. One far from ideal, but workable, and better
than nothing.

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 18:18:58 -0700
From: **Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: assorted actions

[email-masked] wrote:
> 
> Since my previous offer of them has timed out, I once again offer four
> BV's to two-star.  If he does not accept them this time, I am still
> willing to give them to him upon request, but this will be the last
> public offer.

I accept. I meant to accept before, but I forgot. sorry.

**two-star

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 18:22:26 -0700
From: **Alexandre Muniz <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 417 (two-star)

Malenkai wrote:
> 
> two-star has been selected.  Not been picked for a CFJ lately?  Make
> sure you'r not on the CFJ ineligibility list.
> 
> Clerk of the Courts
> Wearing a headache
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Call For Judgment 417
>   Subject: Posthumous Voting
> Initiator: Mohammed
>     Judge: two-star (selected Jun 24, 1997, 20:41h EDT)

I accept this cfj.

**two-star

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:40:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Krykek (Karma)

On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Malenkai wrote:

> Karma has been selected as Krykek for the abduction that occurred
> on 6/23.
> 
> The 6/16 abduction report is also due.
> 
> Hopefully that unambiguously describes the Krykek situation, after 
> last night's confusion :)

OK, someone had to say it...  It's spelled Krykec.  Well, actually, I
think they spell it Krycek on the show, and the only person I've ever
heard of with that name spells it something like Kraijeck (a tennis pro,
won Wimbeldon last year).

                                 - Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 18:51:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: assorted actions

>> Thirdly, I am drinking, frinking, poting, and otherwise partaking of
>> snowgod's RHG juice from Malenkai's vase.  The rules specify that RHG
>> juice is potable, though they do not regulate who may drink it.  The
>> also are silent on regulating the use of Trinkets as beverage containers
>> Both of these, then are unregulated, unprohibited, permissible actions.
> 
> 2147 + 166 = 736.25*pi, more or less :)

Furthermore, 166 + 2147 = 850*e. (Well, it's close.) More to the
point, what does pi have to do with chess piece face's illegal chewing
of the Ackanomic Gumball? Abolishing penalties on a defeated proposal
is clearly a Big Herring. This is in fact a commendation of Robert
Sevin, but the Parade was already held a long time ago. Jukkasjarvi
Cheez-Whiz 15699885701, indeed! (1383451325.5*pi*e, btw.)

Finally, I am travelling to Azerbaijan, and playing the Chartreuse
Malenkai while doing so.

breadbox

PS: SIGMA!!!

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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:33:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Samizdat Publication

UNCERTAINTY SEIZES ACKANOMIA!

[Associated Samizdat] In the land of rules,
Heisenberg is the new king. Uncertainty is the
new watchword in Ackanomia as threads continue
to unravel.

* By far the most significant split swings on
the knife of CFJ 402. Though not a Paradox,
nonetheless Malenkai's latest Cycle Win
dangles from the decision that awaits this
document. Originally decided in his favor, it
was unsurprisingly appealed to the Supreme
Court, where it languishes. Their decision was
overdue as of last Saturday.

Immediately after the due date, ThinMan,
Ackanomic's Praetor and, more importantly
Acting Justice for the vacationing mr cwm,
went on vacation himself. At press time it was
uncertain if mr cwm had yet to resume his post
or if Malenkai himself, as Speaker, would be
permitted to stand judgement on his own CFJ.

* There are currently no less than SIX cases
on the Supreme Court's docket. This is a
record that has only been allowed to happen
once before, almost a year ago. During that
time there were as many as ten different
threads, multiplying the work of the
Functional Officers beyond calculation and
causing reality to take on an uncomfortably
fuzzy cast.

This time around, the various Harfers have
only publicly admitted to having identified
three distinct threads. However, in at least
one of those threads, the amount of points
needed to win is the lowest it has been since
the first month of Ackanomic's existence.
Robert Sevin's recent sweep at the voting
booths have rocketed him to first place, quite
possibly putting him in a position where he
could not only reach the Magic Number with the
lowest score in history, but also cause an
entire Cycle to be played out within a thread
split!

* As the players attempt to follow the trebled
times they find themselves in, the effect of
the strain can be seen throughout the
activities of Ackanomia's everyday business.
Duels and Politeness Moons crop up and break
through the cement that holds the game
together. Quite likely another fad of
Witchhunts will soon follow, if history is any
indicator.

Is a similar strain in evidence in the
Ackanomic Court, the place where resides the
only players that can begin the untangling of
the game? Unable to determine the status of mr
cwm, and knowing from prior attempts that
Malenkai would refuse to talk to "mudrakers
who hide behind sanctioned unaccountability"
[not a direct quote --legal dept.], we
attempted to interview Justice breadbox.

* breadbox answered his door on the twentieth
knock. "Who is it this time?!" he screeched,
flecking yours truly with inky spittle.
Unkempt and feral-looking, he added: "I told
the others everything I know already, and I'm
not going to repeat it again! Can't you see
I'm busy?" He then slammed the door in our
faces, and after half an hour we determined
that no amount of knocking would convince him
to answer it again.

Since he quite rudely gave us no opportunity
to explain our reasons for visiting, we felt
completely justified in bugging his home.
However, this proved to be of only slightly
more value, as most of what we recorded were
only the sounds of a keyboard being
manipulated (sometimes in an apparently
creative fashion). The only "speech" we
managed to capture seemed to be mainly
mutterings intended for his own ears, and one
brief monologue to an answering machine. What
we could glean is transcribed herewith:

"Piece of [expletive] .... Oh, thanks for
nothing! What the [expletive] is THAT supposed
to mean? This is completely ambiguous! What am
I supposed to do with [expletive] this?
[expletive] it!? .... Who wrote THIS
[expletive] part? Whoever it is, I'm gonna
kill em if I ever get the [expletive] outta
this mess .... [unintelligible] ... Holy
[expletive], non sequiter or WHAT?! No wait,
didn't I see that mentioned earlier? Where's
the [expletive] notes I made last night?
.... Oh, creeping [expletive] on a
[expletive]. This isn't gonna work.
[expletive]. This is HOPELESS! [expletive]!
... [previous expletive repeated several times
with varying inflections] ... I'm back to
square one on this ... Oh, [expletive]. That
does it. Where's the phone? ...
[unintelligible] ... [expletive], he's never
home when you need him .... yada yada yada,
come on .... mr cwm!  Hey! This is breadbox!
Where are you? I'm [expletive] stuck! I TRIED
xyzzy, and it said that nothing happens! What
[expletive] gives?!"

At this point, breadbox apparently threw the
phone down and fell onto his couch, where we
found him face down, asleep and muttering,
when we stopped by later to retrieve our
microphones.

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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:07:27 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Space Program/New Blueprint

=From rule 2094:

> Acka will now have a space program. All scientist must work to find
> a moon and land a player on it. Moons are objects in the Universe
> but not on either side of Acka, and defined as such by the rules.

As required by the rules, and being a Scientist, I am contributing to
the effort.  I am creating the following Blueprint which will cost
one processing chip:

Malenkai
Wizard
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Silver Spaceship

The Silver Spaceship is a spaceship.  It is also a mechanical gadget.
Its top section looks like a large balloon filled with hot air, with
ropes dangling down from the balloon-like section and attached to a
basket-like section beneath the balloon-like section.  There are 
heavy bags of a silicon dioxide-like substance tied to the 
basket-like section.  The balloon-like section is decorated by 4
horizontal bands: 2 chartreuse bands followed by a yellow band, 
followed by a chartreuse band.  No part of it is silver in color.
There is room for one person in the basket.

An unbroken Silver Spaceship may be launched by its possessor, provided
e is in the Wilds of Ackanomia (these things make too much noise), by
publically posting an original piece of poetry or lyrical composition
of at least 5 lines that contains the words "They", "Might", "Be", and
"Giants" anywhere in its text, and by posting any other text as required
by the rules for spaceship launch, and by unambiguously naming a
location defined by the rules to be a Moon or Planet.  Upon doing do,
the player is transported to the Location named, and the Silver Spaceship
becomes broken, unless the poetry used in the launch was a sonnet.  The
Poet Laureate shall be the final authority as to whether the poetry used
qualifies per above, or was in fact a sonnet, if the question is raised.

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