Subject: ackanomic digest V3 #68
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ackanomic digest        Sunday, March 22 1998        Volume 03 : Number 068

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 00:00:46 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Acka: *ping*

Today is Sunday, the 22th day of March, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
Has Gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone
*ping* 1 times.

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 03:55:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: The Infrequent Ackan Volume 1 Issue 15

On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> Even the oldest Acka-elders are only two years and two months or so, so
> you'd better have that interview with the Ancients lined up...

Who said anything about years being a measure of age?  I meant proposals
submitted - a sign of age clear and true.

- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Yr PhD(PMa) - .Nomic Elector, Frgn Minister, HP(Morpork)
Acka - President "Gumball" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 08:15:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2792

On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Brian Raiter wrote:

> If the verdict is "But e *did* say Jehovah." the player on whom the
                                    ^^^^^^^^^
I object to this. I'm not even very happy about quoting this. I am not
very orthodox, but  don't think the usage of this name is inappropriate
here. Most people I know wouldn't even wouldn't even utter this name in
its Hebrew pronunciation.

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 10:18:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: The Infrequent Ackan Volume 1 Issue 15

On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> I would like the Infrequent Ackan to retract this statement.  Rule 705
> specifically states that "Whenever the Caped Crusader who appointed a
> given Boy Wonder leaves office for any reason, that Boy Wonder loses
> his position."

I retract and apologise for this statement.  Would you please stop killing
off my sub-editors. *blammo*

- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Yr PhD(PMa) - .Nomic Elector, Frgn Minister, HP(Morpork)
Acka - President "Gumball" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 11:28:41 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: The Infrequent Ackan Volume 1 Issue 15

> I retract and apologise for this statement.  Would you please stop killing
> off my sub-editors. *blammo*

What, you don't get them from the Ackanomic Institute of Genetic
Replication like everyone else?  Less wasteful that way.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--None of The Above:No Smurfing Zone
Current Book--Jane Yolen:White Jenna
This building is so high, the elevator shows movies.

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 19:33:41 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: New Player

We have another new player in Ackanomic.  Eir name is Matt Miller
<[email-masked]>, and the Ackanomic name e has chosen is IdiotBoy.
Since this is the name e held previously just before leaving the
game, getting inducted into the Hall of Elders, and having eir Undead
destroyed by one of my Proposals(not to mention eir Pointy Ears
mounted on the Church of Odo on the Wormhole), this is legal.

Robert Sevin has been chosen as eir mentor.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ )
Current Album--The Box:The Pleasure & The Pain
Current Book--Jane Yolen:White Jenna
And that's why I had to kill them all.

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 19:45:10 -0500 (EST)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka:  Caped Crusader election results

The results for the recently ended Caped Crusader election are as follows:

K 2	Alfvaen
K 2	K 2
K 2	else...if
K 2 	else...if
Slakko	Slakko
TGW	TGW
TGW	rufus

Thus, K 2 is our new Caped Crusader, and needs to pick a name for eirself.

rufus
Count Tabula

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 19:52:23 -0500 (EST)
From: "Gavin M. Doig" <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: SBoC

I read the next page of my SBoC. It disappears in a flash of white light,
making a noise like a goldfish.

Rex Mundi.

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 20:04:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Beldin's Tailor

With hours left to go in my latest appointment as Beldin's Tailor, I
am hereby altering Rule 940 to insert the word "non-player" between
the words "Each" and "recipient".

breadbox
Beldin's Tailor

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:40:41 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: SBoC Random OC determination

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Dice rolls requested by: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Rolls also sent to:
    [email-masked]

# Player: Rex Mundi
# I am using the dice server to determine the random otzma card
# delivered from the spell book of chorg based on the following
# schedule:
# 1 - go fish
# 2 - map shard
# 3 - untouch me
# 4 - share my expenses
# 5 - share my income
# 6 - tactical retreat
# 7 - paratroop
# 8 - truthseeker
# 9 - summon tornado
# 10 - scientist for a day
# 11 - art thief
# 12 - grave robber
# No fix my gadget(max in play)
# No swinging sale(max in play)
# No foul fowl(max in play)
# No skeleton key(max in play)
# This is for last week's page too.  Hopefully, if I did this right,
# I'll have generated two numbers and not rolled 2d12...
# Alfvaen

No. of sides on every die:     12
No. of dice for every roll:     1
No. of dice rolls requested:    2
No. of rolls per line:          1

      4
     12

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   Replies to [email-masked] vanish into a seldom-read mailbox.

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   subject "help" to [email-masked], or see http://www.pbm.com/dice/

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Original message follows:
> From [email-masked]  Sun Mar 22 18:40:32 1998
> Received: (from smtp@localhost) by xkey.com
>       id SAA25963 for <[email-masked]>; Sun, 22 Mar 1998 18:40:32 -0800
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> Received: (from alfvaen@localhost) by edtntnt1-port-81.telusplanet.net (8.7.6/8.7.3) id TAA01119 for [email-masked]; Sun, 22 Mar 1998 19:41:58 -0700
> Message-Id: <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Acka: Chorg
> To: [email-masked]
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 19:41:57 -0700 (MST)
> Reply-To: [email-masked]
> From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
> Content-Type: text
> 
> 
> #P [email-masked]
> #S 12
> #D 1
> #R 2
> #L 1
> #T Acka: SBoC Random OC determination
> 
> #C Player: Rex Mundi
> #C I am using the dice server to determine the random otzma card
> #C delivered from the spell book of chorg based on the following
> #C schedule:
> #C 1 - go fish
> #C 2 - map shard
> #C 3 - untouch me
> #C 4 - share my expenses
> #C 5 - share my income
> #C 6 - tactical retreat
> #C 7 - paratroop
> #C 8 - truthseeker
> #C 9 - summon tornado
> #C 10 - scientist for a day
> #C 11 - art thief
> #C 12 - grave robber
> #C No fix my gadget(max in play)
> #C No swinging sale(max in play)
> #C No foul fowl(max in play)
> #C No skeleton key(max in play)
> 
> #C This is for last week's page too.  Hopefully, if I did this right,
> #C I'll have generated two numbers and not rolled 2d12...
> #C Alfvaen

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:24:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 2792

On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Uri Bruck wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Brian Raiter wrote:
> 
> > If the verdict is "But e *did* say *******." the player on whom the
>                                     ^^^^^^^^^
> I object to this. I'm not even very happy about quoting this. I am not
> very orthodox, but  don't think the usage of this name is inappropriate
> here. Most people I know wouldn't even wouldn't even utter this name in
> its Hebrew pronunciation.

One would wonder why you didn't object the first time I proposed this...

In any case, I certainly don't mean to offend.  (Not unintentionally, at
least.)  I included it as a reference, of course, to the stoning scene 
in _The Life of Brian_.  If there's a different spelling or pronunciation
you'd prefer, or if anyone can think of another appropriate "Yes" verdict,
please let me know and I'll retract and resubmit.

- -Hubert

If we can't shoot them, why is it called tourist season? 

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:27:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Offer

Even though Contracts don't seem to be around anymore, I write one up
saying, "I, Hubert, will pay The Gingham Wearer A$50 upon transference of
eir Scientist for a Day Otzma Card to me." and sign it.

Apologies if this should have gone to acka-finance.

- -Hubert

If we can't shoot them, why is it called tourist season? 

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 23:37:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Hubert <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fromage

On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Hubert wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:
> 
> > Crusader. I still think I'm eligible for a cheese though (and had already
> > pointed this out to Alfvaen :-) though, because I have held five offices
> 
> I am calling a Bracket Pedantry Hearing against The Gingham Wearer for
> the above message.  Although e is tarred and feathered, e has no longer
> Learned eir Lesson.  I am Grand High Pedant in Chief for this Hearing;
> reply to this message privately to vote.

In an astounding display of Ackan apathy, the results of this long-ago and
near-forgotten BPH were as follows:

YES	Hubert

Thus, by a 1-0 margin, The Gingham Wearer becomes tarred and feathered
again, and must once more to the silence of the Wilds to contemplate eir
Pedantry beneath the baleful glare of the B-Ack.

- -Hubert

Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.

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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 23:46:36 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Micah Smukler)
Subject: Re: Acka: Abstract Round 3 Results, Round 4 Start

>On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:
>
>> Hubert: 3
>
>15, please.
>
>-Hubert
>
>Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off.

Oh, what the heck.

I am calling a Public Health Emergency on Hubert for the above message.

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