Subject: ackanomic digest V2 #245
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ackanomic digest        Sunday, August 10 1997        Volume 02 : Number 245

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 00:02:29 -0400
From: [email-masked] (Chuck S Smith)
Subject: Oops.

I meant to send this to just the new guy, but I messed up and sent this
to all of you.  Go fig.  I'll get the hang of this eventually!  :-)

Nice to meet all of ya,
	Chuck (Whiz)

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I love cats...they taste just like chicken.

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 00:01:43 -0800
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OUCH!!

At 6:05 PM -0800 7/22/97, Malenkai wrote:
>> I'm calling a Public Health Emergency against /dev/joe for sending
>> out those collected messages to the public mailing list.
>
>The valid responses are, "Yes, why just yesterday e posted a letter to
>eir aunt!" and, "No, e, uh, meant to do that."

Were the results for this public health emergency ever released?  I can't
seem to find them.

Mr. Lunatic Fringe

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 09:35:00 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OUCH!!

> Were the results for this public health emergency ever released?  I can't
> seem to find them.

Yes they were released and he was found to be infected.

Malenkai

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 15:50:16 -0400
From: jordan james <[email-masked]>
Subject: re acka bot

I can't access the bot when will this be fixed, or is it just me?
- - Karma 

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 15:56:20 -0400
From: jordan james <[email-masked]>
Subject: re acka cfcj

Chuck sent a statement to a player which was supposed to be
Private but wasted bandwith by sending it to everyone
Now his 'apology" was smug and pompous and he eats cats
I believe he should have a sentence laid on him like a sincere 
Apology without the carniverous cat eating comparison in the repentance
- - Karma

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 17:25:01 -0600 (MDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: re acka cfcj

> Chuck sent a statement to a player which was supposed to be
> Private but wasted bandwith by sending it to everyone
> Now his 'apology" was smug and pompous and he eats cats
> I believe he should have a sentence laid on him like a sincere 
> Apology without the carniverous cat eating comparison in the repentance

Karma, karma, karma.  Were you never a new player?  Do you never remember a
time when you may have lacked in the social graces?  How about a time when
the entire mailing list got to see the email you sent to your mentor,
Malenkai?

I am hereby calling a Politeness Moon on Karma.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--John Mellencamp:Human Wheels
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
When an eel bits your leg, and the pain makes you beg, that's a moray...

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 17:26:51 -0600 (MDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: re acka bot

> I can't access the bot when will this be fixed, or is it just me?

Well, since Chaos has left the game, I guess he didn't feel it was his
responsibility to keep it up.  You'll have to wait until there's a new one
put up by whoever takes the Promoter/Tabulator offices on a long-term
basis.  breadbox and Techno have both expressed an interest in doing so.

In the meantime, just email your votes to Malenkai, and access proposals at
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/acka/props.html, which is what I
have for while I'm Acting Promoter.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--John Mellencamp:Human Wheels
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
The only way to travel is to get someplace

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 18:40:39 -0600 (MDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Doing Good Works

I am donating 40 BPYou can call me Al, 61 A$, and an Amber Banana to
the Temple of Azpiazu.  As the Church Founder, I declare that the Church
graciously accepts this donation.

I am also declaring Chaos to be a Saint of the Church of Azpiazu.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Indigo Girls:Closer To Fine
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 18:50:19 -0600 (MDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Scores

Here are the current scores 'n' stuff:

ACKANOMIC PLAYER SCORES - Cycle 16

The Magic Number is 239

ThinMan has had the Magic Potato and
Antimatter has had the Great Tuba
since Aug 4 23:04 EDT

Alfvaen has had The Great Trombone since Sun, 1 Jun 1997 22:12:37 -0600.
Harfmeister: Malenkai.  Harfy props: none
Current Streak: 6 (2253-2258)

1997 Tornadoes: March 20, 8:55 EST; June 21, 4:20 EDT;
September 22, 19:56 EDT; December 21, 15:07 EST.

breadbox has the tweaked widget of yendor.

Current Scores:

Score   Ackanomic Name    Status Real Name
- -----   --------------      1234 -------------
52      Malenkai             A   (Randy Hall)
40      Niccolo Flychuck     A   (Uri Bruck)
23      /dev/joe             A   (Joseph DeVincentis)
21      Guy Fawkes           A   (Robert Shimmin)
18      breadbox             A   (Brian Raiter)
15      Rex Mundi            A   (Gavin Doig)
15      mr cwm              AV   (Eric Murray)
14      Techno               A   (Jerome Herrman)
12      Robert Sevin         A   (Mitchell Harding)
12      Vynd                 A   (John McCoy)
6       Karma                A   (Jordan James)
5       Alfvaen              A   (Aaron Humphrey)
2       two-star             A   (Alexandre Muniz)
0       AZTEC GOD            A   (Jesse Czaja)
0       Ace Rimmer           N   (Gregory McClune)
0       Atilla the Pun      AI   (Micah Smukler)
0       Ben                 NP   (Benjamin Good)
0       CarsesraC           AIi  (Jeroen M.W. van Dijk)
0       Darth Vader         RIi  (Clair Viglione)
0       Red Barn            AV   (Daniel Knapp)
0       Whiz                NP   (Chuck Smith)
0       norpan              NP   (Martin Norb&auml;ck)
- -3      fnord                A   (Michael J. Thomas)
- -4      Calvin N Hobbes     AI   (Thierry Joffrain)
- -7      ThinMan              A   (John Bollinger)
- -10     Dread Pirate Roberts Ag  (Hank Turowski)
- -13     Antimatter           A   (Ross Morgan-Linial)
- -18     Mr. Lunatic Fringe   A   (Phil Ackley)
- -28     Voting Gnome         N   (Ed Graham)
6       Chaos                D   (Jason Orendorff)

Status:
Column 1: N=New R=Returning (for Pending players)
Column 1: N=New R=Returning A=Active n=Non-voting (for Vacationing players)
Column 2: A=Active, P=Pending, N=Non-voting, V=Vacation, I=On Ice, D=Dead
Other columns: g=Chartreuse Goose, f=Frobbed Widget of Yendor,
       i=Involuntary (last put-on-vacation)

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Song In My Head--Indigo Girls:Closer To Fine
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
Check it out now and you'll probably get what you were just going to find.

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 20:51:49 -0400
From: jordan james <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: re acka cfcj

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From:	Aaron V. Humphrey [SMTP:[email-masked]]
Sent:	Sunday, August 10, 1997 7:25 PM
To:	[email-masked]
Subject:	Re: re acka cfcj

> Chuck sent a statement to a player which was supposed to be
> Private but wasted bandwith by sending it to everyone
> Now his 'apology" was smug and pompous and he eats cats
> I believe he should have a sentence laid on him like a sincere 
> Apology without the carniverous cat eating comparison in the repentance

Karma, karma, karma.  Were you never a new player?  Do you never remember a
time when you may have lacked in the social graces?  How about a time when
the entire mailing list got to see the email you sent to your mentor,
Malenkai?

I am hereby calling a Politeness Moon on Karma.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--John Mellencamp:Human Wheels
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
When an eel bits your leg, and the pain makes you beg, that's a moray...
Maybe, but I never drag a cat in (pun if you Want) and things 
Are a little dry right now so why not?
- - Karma

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 20:58:04 -0400
From: jordan james <[email-masked]>
Subject: re acka offerings

I pray on the little wooden ship #4 and donate it to the great church
Azipazu of which I am a proud member.
- - Karma

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 21:07:57 -0400
From: jordan james <[email-masked]>
Subject: re acka Canine's tattoo parlor

Techno purchased a tattoo therefore canines should be listed as
Having 100A($)
- - Karma (seeing Alvfaens page for the first time all updated Ttup!)

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 17:40:55 -0800
From: Phil Ackley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OUCH!!

>> Were the results for this public health emergency ever released?  I can't
>> seem to find them.
>
>Yes they were released and he was found to be infected.
>
>Malenkai

Ah.  Hmm.  For the sake of wasting bandwidth (come on people, send some
messages - this isn't Thring! :), then, was a perscription ever written?

Mr. Lunatic Fringe

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 19:46:03 -0600 (MDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: re acka Canine's tattoo parlor

> Techno purchased a tattoo therefore canines should be listed as
> Having 100A($)

Looking back in the Entitylog, I find that Techno's tattoo purchase is
listed way back on July 21st, while Canine's Tattoo Parlor only came into
existence on Aug 3rd.  If you want to transfer the A$100 you got from
Techno to the Parlor, then go right ahead...but you have no obligation to.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Don Henley:The End of The Innocence
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
If I could change the future, I'd change the past instead

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 22:18:45 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OUCH!!

> Ah.  Hmm.  For the sake of wasting bandwidth (come on people, send some
> messages - this isn't Thring! :), then, was a perscription ever written?

No.

Malenkai

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 22:15:45 -0400
From: jordan james <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: re acka Canine's tattoo parlor

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From:	Aaron V. Humphrey [SMTP:[email-masked]]
Sent:	Sunday, August 10, 1997 9:46 PM
To:	[email-masked]
Subject:	Re: re acka Canine's tattoo parlor

> Techno purchased a tattoo therefore canines should be listed as
> Having 100A($)

Looking back in the Entitylog, I find that Techno's tattoo purchase is
listed way back on July 21st, while Canine's Tattoo Parlor only came into
existence on Aug 3rd.  If you want to transfer the A$100 you got from
Techno to the Parlor, then go right ahead...but you have no obligation to.
OK ferget thetransfer
- - Karma

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Don Henley:The End of The Innocence
Current Book--Terry Pratchett:Small Gods
If I could change the future, I'd change the past instead

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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 23:12:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Phoebe (Vynd)

I stood on the elegant main balcony to the Vulcan Palace, smoking a cigar
and stroking my white cat.  Far below, I could see the players of
Ackanomic going about their daily buisness.  All was much the same as
it usualy was, for now.

My cigar was finished, so I started up another one.  Lost in thought, I
felt about my robes for some matches.  I drew out a box, and started
poking around inside for some.

"Ahem!" said a small but nonetheless extremely testy voice.

I did a double take.  "Why, it's Phoebe, isn't it?"

"Yes Vynd, we seem to have crossed paths once again."  Phoebe hoped out
and onto the railing of the balcony.  "Well," she said, "this is certainly
a change from that place you were living in when last we met."

"Oh, I still live there.  This is the Vulcan Palace."

"Ahh.  I see.  So, you and the other members of Vulcan decided to create
the trappings to fit your new found position of dominance?" said Phoebe.

"Actually, they told me that they found this place after some careful
study of my account of my recent reading of the ackanomicon.  Apparently,
it was always here, but you had to look very carefuly to be able to see
it."

Phoebe looked around a little more carefuly.  "Oh!  I recognize this place
now.  This is the Lost Mansion of Oligarchy!  I haven't been here in a
long time.  Still a nice palce, I see."

"The Lost Mansion of what?"  I said.

"Of Oligarchy.  Every few thousand years, some group of people get
together and figure out how to take total control over Ackanomic.
Whenever they do, they usualy seem to find this place and move in."
said Phoebe.

"What?  You're saying that Vulcan," I puffed out my chest, "the mightiest
of the mighty, isn't the first to rule Ackanomic with an iron hand?  Why
don't we have any record of this?"

"Oh no.  This kind of thing happens all the time.  It's usually quite
entertaining.  Most of the time the various despots spend all of there
time living the good life.  You know, serving wenches, platinum plated
sets of the rules, giant statues of themselves, etc.  Eventually they get
tired of running things and give the power back to the people.  True,
there have been a few bad ones, but the people always find a way to
triumph over evil and put the creep's head on a pike or something.  As to
why you don't have any record of it," Phoebe stopped to think, "Well there
are those occasional hard rive crashes..."

"Occasional whats?  What do hard drives have to do with anything?"

Phoebe blinked.  "Erm.  I don't think telling you would be a good idea.
Sometimes it's just best not to worry about things, because it always
comes out alright in the end."

With that, Phoebe climbed back into her Matchbox.  Soon a team of ants
trotted out from the front of the box, picked it up, and clambered off
down the wall with it, leaving me alone on the balcony once more.

                               - Vynd

[email-masked]

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