Subject: ackanomic digest V3 #348
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ackanomic digest        Sunday, October 4 1998        Volume 03 : Number 348

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 02:15:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Non-voting and non-players

The following players aquired puppetheads and did not remove them.
Rig R. Mortis
Niccolo flychuck
Robert Sevin
marsboy
Ethelred
Piz

Robert Sevin and Niccolo Flychuck are not problematic.
For Rig R. Mortis, marsboy, Ethelred and Piz, this removes them from
vacation and On-Ice respectively (since rule 250 only allows them to be
in one state at a time and rule 207 puts them as non-voting via the puppet
head) I'll submit a proposal to fix their states shortly.

The following players became non-players today.

Astro
Crackfoo
Enigma
fnord
Illusion
Mu-Cow Hunter
Tom Kitten
UglyBigNose

K 2, please inform me of any trinkets which get destroyed in this process.

- --JT, Registrar

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 02:32:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Exploring the Arctic

I play the Otzma Card Arctic Explorer and name mr cwm.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 02:43:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Arctic Exploration

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# Player: JT
# Target: mr cwm
# An arctic explorer Otzma card was played
#  1 -  4  Bonus vote
#  5 -  5  Santas Beard
#  6 - 14  Prosthetic Forehead (in order)
# 15 - 15  Little Wooden Ship #8
# 16 - 16  IWW
# 17 - 17  The Haddocks' Eyes Locket
# 18 - 18  Chalice from the Palace

No. of sides on every die:     18
No. of dice for every roll:     1
No. of dice rolls requested:    1
No. of rolls per line:          1

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> #P [email-masked]
> #S 18
> #D 1
> #R 1
> #L 1
> #T Acka: Arctic Exploration
> 
> #C Player: JT
> #C Target: mr cwm
> #C An arctic explorer Otzma card was played
> #C
> #C  1 -  4  Bonus vote
> #C  5 -  5  Santas Beard
> #C  6 - 14  Prosthetic Forehead (in order)
> #C 15 - 15  Little Wooden Ship #8
> #C 16 - 16  IWW
> #C 17 - 17  The Haddocks' Eyes Locket
> #C 18 - 18  Chalice from the Palace
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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 02:46:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: A quick trip

I go to the library.
I enter *that* room and read *that* book.

I return home.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 02:49:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination

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# Player: JT
# Ackanomicon Determination
# based on the following (using a 49 sided die)
#  1 - 15 Arcane Trivia
# 16 - 20 Vile Prophecies
# 21 - 25 Inner Workings
# 26 - 30 Arcane Lore
# 31 - 33 Terrorizing Pages
# 34 - 34 Ancient Artifact
# 35 - 36 Mutation
# 37 - 38 Dark Domain
# 39 - 40 Long Lost Treasure
# 41 - 41 Forbidden Fruit
# 42 - 42 Catastrophe
# 43 - 46 Not so Forbidden Fruit
# 47 - 47 Ancient One
# 48 - 49 Judgement Day

No. of sides on every die:     49
No. of dice for every roll:     1
No. of dice rolls requested:    1
No. of rolls per line:          1

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> From: JT <[email-masked]>
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> Subject: Acka: Nomicon
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> #P [email-masked]
> #S 49
> #D 1
> #R 1
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> #T Acka: Ackanomicon Determination
> 
> #C Player: JT
> #C Ackanomicon Determination
> #C based on the following (using a 49 sided die)
> #C
> #C  1 - 15 Arcane Trivia
> #C 16 - 20 Vile Prophecies
> #C 21 - 25 Inner Workings
> #C 26 - 30 Arcane Lore
> #C 31 - 33 Terrorizing Pages
> #C 34 - 34 Ancient Artifact
> #C 35 - 36 Mutation
> #C 37 - 38 Dark Domain
> #C 39 - 40 Long Lost Treasure
> #C 41 - 41 Forbidden Fruit
> #C 42 - 42 Catastrophe
> #C 43 - 46 Not so Forbidden Fruit
> #C 47 - 47 Ancient One
> #C 48 - 49 Judgement Day
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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:17:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: banna

I play my founders boon and specify that the church of banna build me a
Scroll of Crumble with its Secret lab.

K 2

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:32:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

I request entrance into the following churches:
The Church of the Book of Chorg
The Order of the Razor Boomerangs
- --Anathema
  Dungeon Master - Religious Caste - Crazy French Scotsman - Really Weird

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:34:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:

> I request entrance into the following churches:
> The Church of the Book of Chorg

Granted.

>
> The Order of the Razor Boomerangs

Denied

>
> --Anathema
>   Dungeon Master - Religious Caste - Crazy French Scotsman - Really Weird
>

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:38:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Chorg

JT as a True follower of The Book has been found Worthy and is hereby
inducted into the priesthood of the True Faith.

Aunt froot is also worthy but I haven't asked em if e want to be a
priest yet :)

K 2
founder of the Book of Chorg

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:39:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:
>I request entrance into the following churches:

>The Church of the Book of Chorg

As a member of the Church of the Book of Chorg, I suggest that we accept
Anathema as a member, and approve this suggestion.

>The Order of the Razor Boomerangs

As a member of the Order of the Razor Boomerangs, I suggest that we accept
Anathema as a member and approve this suggestion.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:43:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Another auction ends

The auction for the Otzma Card Map Shard ended at 10/4/1998 01:25.

The winning bid was A$30 by JT.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:43:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: ASS

>  As DeeJay, I must announce that the ASS is now currently playing 
"Chess 
>Piece Face" by They Might Be Giants as JT has won a Stabber's Knife in 
the 
>game of Party Chess.
>
>  While this song is playing, the nose of the main head of each and 
every Acka 
>player is replaced by a chess piece. Players are encouraged to describe 
the 
>color, shape, board move, and game effects of their chess pieces while 
this 
>song is playing, and a player shall gain 6 points the first time e 
publically 
>describes all four of the above. Players are also encouraged to mock 
other 
>players' choice of pieces, but are subject to Rule 374 (Politeness 
Moon) while 
>doing so. Players may state that their chess piece has any game effect 
they 
>like, but chess pieces, as defined by this Rule, have no game effect 
>whatsoever."
>
>
>404 Not Found
>Ackanomic DeeJay
.

Hopefully this isn't too late.

The color of my chess peice is Slate Grey

The Shape is that of a really big Anvil

Its board move is a crushing fall from the depths of outerspace to smash 
all of ackanomica as well as all other chess peices

It's obvious board move is to destroy not only all other chess peices 
but the chess board as well and all of ackanomica, This is possible 
since this Huge Anvil wiegs in at about 23 googleplex pounds, easily 
enough to smash simple chess peices and mear worlds.

Altra The FireCat

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 03:45:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *ping*

Today is Sunday, the 4th day of October, and the Machine That Goes
*ping* Has Gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has
gone *ping* 11 times.

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 04:17:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

I request entrance into JAM

Altra The FireCat

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 04:27:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

At 04:17 AM 10/4/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I request entrance into JAM

I specify the membership policy as being quasi-open and deny this 
- --Anathema
  Dungeon Master - Religious Caste - Crazy French Scotsman - Really Weird

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 04:30:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

I create a trinket called "You'd be in JAM if you hadnt overbid me" worth
A$1 with the description "sorry K2 and JT"
I act like i'm going to give it to altra
I destroy it for A$1

- --Anathema
  Dungeon Master - Religious Caste - Crazy French Scotsman - Really Weird

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 05:36:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: ASS

In a message dated 04/10/98 02:20:02 GMT, you write:

> 
>  Well, I didn't prohibit the _hypotenuse_ from being prime, only from being
>  nonintegral.  So your argument would hold if 2xy were never the largest
>  number...
>  
(x-y)^2>=0 hence    
x^2-2xy+y^2>=0 hence
x^2+y^2>=2xy 
If the two numbers are equal the 3rd must be zero which isn't
a triangle.

x^2+y^2 is always the largest of the 3 numbers

Robin Hood

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 08:36:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: ASS

In a message dated 04/10/98 07:45:28 GMT, you write:

> 
>  The color of my chess peice is Slate Grey
>  
>  The Shape is that of a really big Anvil
>  
>  Its board move is a crushing fall from the depths of outerspace to smash 
>  all of ackanomica as well as all other chess peices
>  
>  It's obvious board move is to destroy not only all other chess peices 
>  but the chess board as well and all of ackanomica, This is possible 
>  since this Huge Anvil wiegs in at about 23 googleplex pounds, easily 
>  enough to smash simple chess peices and mear worlds.
>  
In accordance with the rules my piece and the demon instantly
reappear on the created board. Merlin names the huge Anvil
which then falls under my control.

Robin Hood

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 13:00:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: An observer

An observer is joining us.   His name is Dave Smith and his email address
is [email-masked].

Welcome Dave.

- --JT, Registrar

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 13:58:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Raft (K 2)

K 2 has found the Raft.

- --JT

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 15:04:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Gavin M. Doig" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: banna

>As a member of the Church of the Book of Chorg, I suggest that we accept
>Anathema as a member, and approve this suggestion.
>

I approve.

>>The Order of the Razor Boomerangs
>
>As a member of the Order of the Razor Boomerangs, I suggest that we accept
>Anathema as a member and approve this suggestion.
>
I denounce this, as does my Evil Ballot Stuffer.

Rex Mundi.

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 18:14:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kelly Kelly <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Rafting 

Mu!
Anyone interested in getting a concussion rase your hand!!!!!
Quack Quack?

On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> K 2 has found the Raft.
> 
> --JT
> 
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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 18:20:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Rafting 

IB raises his hand high.

On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Kelly Kelly wrote:

> Mu!
> Anyone interested in getting a concussion rase your hand!!!!!
> Quack Quack?
> 
> On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, JT wrote:
> 
> > K 2 has found the Raft.
> > 
> > --JT
> > 
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> > [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ]
> > [-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
> > 
> > 
> 

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 19:27:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tom Walmsley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Rafting

Matt Miller wrote:

> IB raises his hand high.
>
> On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Kelly Kelly wrote:
>
> > Mu!
> > Anyone interested in getting a concussion rase your hand!!!!!
> > Quack Quack?

Rambo raises eir hand high as well, but doesn't quite reach as high as IB and so
hits him over the head with one of the hammers from his box (nothing personal of
course, I just want to go rafting, and you said you wanted a concussion).

- --
Tom Walmsley [email-masked]
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Bonvolu alsendi la pordiston, lausajne estas rano en mia bideo.

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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 20:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: auctions

I play my truthseeker otzma card and pay A$36 for 3 words

- --Anathema
  Dungeon Master - Religious Caste - Crazy French Scotsman - Really Weird

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