Subject: ackanomic digest V3 #376
From: [email-masked] (ackanomic digest)
To: [email-masked]

ackanomic digest       Monday, October 26 1998       Volume 03 : Number 376

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:00:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3664 accepted

>I donate this trinket to the Twits.

The trinket turns into A$1, of course, as the Twits cannot own trinkets

>CSRR?

Or acting CSRR JT?

- --A Mean Hat.
Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master -- Art Thief -- Warrior Caste -- Crazy
French Scotsman -- Really Weird

- -- "I pledge my troth to Lady Jane" [The Rolling Stones]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:20:14 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (John Bollinger)
Subject: Acka: Phoebe

I was mucking about at Vulcan HQ -- oiling the catapult, feeding the cows,
practicing a bad French accent, and the like -- when I happened across a
very old, very familiar, even more battered than ever, red and blue
matchbox.  Eager to once again hear Phoebe's words of wisdom, I opened the
box and awaited her comments:

"Ah, ThinMan, we meet again.  Let's see whether we can dispense with all the
nonsense and get straight to the message.  The Brass Monkey is a figurehead.
Watch and you will notice, observe, view, perceive, etc.  Calculate the
puppet and compute the memo.  Note the figure in the doorway.  The magic
letter is Aleph.  Do not reckon in vain, but evaluate this!"

With that, the tiny flea vanished into her matchbox, which itself disappeared
in a puff of green smoke, which disipated into the air, which thankfully did
not do anything as unusual as all moving to one side of the room.  I'm still
not sure about the dispensing with nonsense bit; perhaps that was a bit of
a joke on me.

ThinMan

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:22:20 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

> > >Whenever it is necessary to determine whether or not words rhyme in
> > >Ackanomicon, the words "month", "silver", "orange", and "penguin" are
> > >considered to rhyme with each other.

> The poetry to be found in the great Ackanomicon is strange indeed...

I had seen this one already, but had forgotten until now to give A$1 to
the Twits for it, which I do now.  Obviously this should just read
"Ackanomic", as I intended it to...for good measure, I thwap myself
with the Salmon of Correction.

While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Moist:Creature
Current Book--Juanita Coulson:Legacy of Earth
Gods chase, round vase. What say? What play? Don't know. Nice, though.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:28:20 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3664 accepted

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
>> >>Proposal 3664
>> >>DNPC
>> >>Alfvaen
>> >>Amend Rule 540.2, "Basic Player Characteristics", ...
>> >>when
>> >>the scores are rerolled the Player shall pay the Basic Harfer Fee.
>> >>MOMBIE
>
>> What is the Basic Harfer Fee?
>
>I create a trinket called "the Basic Harfer Fee", value A$1, with the
>description "It looks very much like the Standard Harfer Fee, although
>there may be some controversy as to whether or not it is the same.
>If it is, it looks just like A$25 as well."
>
>I donate this trinket to the Twits.
>
>CSRR?

Since Rufus is on vacation, I am the Acting CSRR.   Since he is vacation,
I can do this (a priveledge may be performed by an acting officer filling
in for a player who is on vacation)

I issue the following CSR numbered 162 (at least that seems to be the
correct number) delimited by SHF
SHF
Replace the words 'Basic Harfer Fee' with 'Standard Harfer Fee' wherever 
it occurs in rule 540.2
SHF

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:31:35 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: CSR 162

CSR 162:
Add the following entry to the Literature List:
Work: Cerebus ; comic series by Dave Sim

{{[ If you haven't read it, you should. ]}}

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Moist:Creature
Current Book--Juanita Coulson:Legacy of Earth
Sexy zebras just prowl and vie for quick, hot matings.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:36:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3664 accepted

I object to this.

>>
>>CSRR?
>
>Since Rufus is on vacation, I am the Acting CSRR.   Since he is vacation,
>I can do this (a priveledge may be performed by an acting officer filling
>in for a player who is on vacation)
>
>I issue the following CSR numbered 162 (at least that seems to be the
>correct number) delimited by SHF
>SHF
>Replace the words 'Basic Harfer Fee' with 'Standard Harfer Fee' wherever 
>it occurs in rule 540.2
>SHF

- --A Mean Hat.
Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master -- Art Thief -- Warrior Caste -- Crazy
French Scotsman -- Really Weird

- -- "I pledge my troth to Lady Jane" [The Rolling Stones]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:40:54 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: CSR 163

Having been Huberted out of CSR 162, let me try this again:

CSR 163:
Add the following entry to the Literature List:
Work: Cerebus ; comic series by Dave Sim

{{[ If you haven't read it, you should. ]}}

- --
- --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~alfvaen/ )
Current Album--Moist:Creature
Current Book--Juanita Coulson:Legacy of Earth
Sexy zebras just prowl and vie for quick, hot matings.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:51:26 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CSR 163

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
>Having been H*berted out of CSR 162, let me try this again:
>
>CSR 163:
>Add the following entry to the Literature List:
>Work: Cerebus ; comic series by Dave Sim
>
>{{[ If you haven't read it, you should. ]}}

Sorry about that Alfvaen. :)

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:56:31 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CSRR

Hey, just a general call.  If there are other changes that need a CSR,
please let me know.

I now issue the following CSR numbered 164 (since I noticed it) as
delimited by ACKA_NOMICON
ACKA_NOMICON
In the rule 'Dogver and Ratver' (1390.13), replace 'rhyme in Ackanomicon'
with 'rhyme in Ackanomic'
ACKA_NOMICON

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 01:01:24 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Phoebe (Leather Artifact)

Leather Artifact has found Phoebe's matchbox.

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 01:05:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CSRR

I object to this as well

>
>I now issue the following CSR numbered 164 (since I noticed it) as
>delimited by ACKA_NOMICON
>ACKA_NOMICON
>In the rule 'Dogver and Ratver' (1390.13), replace 'rhyme in Ackanomicon'
>with 'rhyme in Ackanomic'
>ACKA_NOMICON
>
>--JT

- --A Mean Hat.
Daring Adventurer -- Dungeon Master -- Art Thief -- Warrior Caste -- Crazy
French Scotsman -- Really Weird

- -- "I pledge my troth to Lady Jane" [The Rolling Stones]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 02:07:26 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan Federico" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3701

Proposal 3701
>An improved Regime of Training
>Leather Artifact
>Due: Mon Nov  2 01:07:28 1998
>
>modify rule 1240.21/1 to read as the text deliminated by BETTER.
>
>BETTER
>A card of this type may only be played in the public forum. When it is 
>played, its owner must choose either one the choices below
>
>1) Name one of the following Characteristics: Strength, Dexterity, 
>Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma. The value of the 
>characteristic named may not be more that 16. The Dungeonmaster must 
>then randomly determine a second Characteristic from the above list, 
>except that the Characteristic named by the player, and any 
>Characteristic with a value of 3, shall not be eligible for selection; 
>if no Characteristic is eligible for selection, the card is destroyed 
>and has no effect. 
>
>Upon the Dungeonmaster making a random determination as above, the 
value 
>of the Characteristic named by the player is increased by 2, and the 
>value of that determined randomly by the Dungeonmaster decreased by 1. 
>
>2) The Dungeon Master Randomly selects one of the following 
>charateristics: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, 
Wisdom, 
>Charisma. the named may not be more than 17. The named characteristic 
is 
>increased by 1
>
I retract this prop as it is flawed as JT pointed out to me, it will 
soon be resubmitted

Leather Artifact
(:|Worker|General Contractor|Daring Adventurer(FOREVER)|:)

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 03:51:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Stuff

Assuming it is legal, I play my Share Your Income Otzma Card, naming A
Mean Hat and A$2500.

- -- 
Duncan C. Richer aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother | Queens' College
http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/    Ackanomic     | U. of Cambridge
Web-Harfer, CotC, ChessUmpire, Map-Harfer, Senator  | 2nd Year PhD(PMa)

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 07:46:23 -0500 (EST)
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: A frivolous thing

JT wrote:

> Fortunately, this CFJ can be retracted without
> penalty.

better to let it run its course ;)

K 2

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 08:02:31 -0500 (EST)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *Ping*

Well, maybe my interpretation is correct, and maybe it isn't :)

However, today is Monday, October 26th, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
has gone *ping*.  Since I have been Scholar, the Machine has gone *ping*
1 time.

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Lotus Notes Administrator
Intranet Administrator
Adtran, Inc.
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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 08:05:06 -0500 (EST)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Puppet Heads

*sigh*

Memo to myself:  Do the dumb things I gotta do.  Touch the Puppet Head.

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Joseph W. DeVincentis [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>Sent:	Saturday, October 24, 1998 12:55 AM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Acka: Puppet Heads
>
>A bunch of players lost a lot of points just now, and those on the
>following list who do not already have Puppet Heads each receive one:
>
>  404 Not Found   
>  Aunt Froot      
>  Calvin N Hobbes 
>  Fortunato       
>  IdiotBoy        
>  Leather Artifact
>  Robin Hood      
>  saaremaa        
>  The Green Ripper
>  ThinMan         
>  two-star        
>  Vynd            
>
>Those on the above list who already had puppet heads from the last of the
>proposals breadbox promoted have considerably less than 7 days to deal with
>them, but I'm too lazy to look that up right now.
>
>/dev/joe
>Tabulator

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 08:32:30 -0500 (EST)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Poet Laureate - risE

The election period for Poet Laureate has ended (and a fast and furious
election period it was, too), and risE is the new Poet.

Two players attempted to use Good Ballot Stuffers, which canceled each
other out.

Results:

A Mean Hat:
IdiotBoy
Studge

JT:
Wild Card & EBS

risE:
risE & EBS
Fortunato
Rex Mundi & EBS
K 2 & (GBS)
Vynd & EBS
Alfvaen
Slakko

Leather Artifact:
Leather Artifact

The Green Ripper:JT & EBS & EBS
Rambo R Minuteman
A Mean Hat
The Green Ripper & (GBS)

Congratulations, risE!

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Aaron Keesler
Lotus Notes Administrator
Intranet Administrator
Adtran, Inc.
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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:10:43 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:

> 
> > > >Whenever it is necessary to determine whether or not words rhyme in
> > > >Ackanomicon, the words "month", "silver", "orange", and "penguin" are
> > > >considered to rhyme with each other.
> 
> > The poetry to be found in the great Ackanomicon is strange indeed...
> 
> I had seen this one already, but had forgotten until now to give A$1 to
> the Twits for it, which I do now.  Obviously this should just read
> "Ackanomic", as I intended it to...for good measure, I thwap myself
> with the Salmon of Correction.
> 
> While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
> Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
> Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.
> 

You mean this wasn't what you had in mind?  I wouldn't have voted for the
other version.

Vynd :)

[email-masked]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:12:09 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CSRR

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> Hey, just a general call.  If there are other changes that need a CSR,
> please let me know.
> 
> I now issue the following CSR numbered 164 (since I noticed it) as
> delimited by ACKA_NOMICON
> ACKA_NOMICON
> In the rule 'Dogver and Ratver' (1390.13), replace 'rhyme in Ackanomicon'
> with 'rhyme in Ackanomic'
> ACKA_NOMICON
> 
> --JT

I object to this CSR.

Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:24:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CSRR

I object to this.

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> Hey, just a general call.  If there are other changes that need a CSR,
> please let me know.
> 
> I now issue the following CSR numbered 164 (since I noticed it) as
> delimited by ACKA_NOMICON
> ACKA_NOMICON
> In the rule 'Dogver and Ratver' (1390.13), replace 'rhyme in Ackanomicon'
> with 'rhyme in Ackanomic'
> ACKA_NOMICON
> 
> --JT
> 
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> [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ]
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> 
> 

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:22:39 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
>
>> 
>> > > >Whenever it is necessary to determine whether or not words rhyme in
>> > > >Ackanomicon, the words "month", "silver", "orange", and "penguin" are
>> > > >considered to rhyme with each other.
>> 
>> > The poetry to be found in the great Ackanomicon is strange indeed...
>> 
>> I had seen this one already, but had forgotten until now to give A$1 to
>> the Twits for it, which I do now.  Obviously this should just read
>> "Ackanomic", as I intended it to...for good measure, I thwap myself
>> with the Salmon of Correction.
>> 
>> While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
>> Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
>> Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.
>> 
>
>You mean this wasn't what you had in mind?  I wouldn't have voted for the
>other version.

I didn't see (somehow) the message that Vynd replied to.  As soon as I
find it in the digest, I will do the determination.

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:18:03 -0500 (EST)
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination

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# 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
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> #S 49
> #D 1
> #R 1
> #L 1
> #T Acka: Ackanomicon Determination
> 
> #C Player: Alfvaen
> #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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> 
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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:38:28 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
> >On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> > > >Whenever it is necessary to determine whether or not words rhyme in
> >> > > >Ackanomicon, the words "month", "silver", "orange", and "penguin" are
> >> > > >considered to rhyme with each other.
> >> 
> >> > The poetry to be found in the great Ackanomicon is strange indeed...
> >> 
> >> I had seen this one already, but had forgotten until now to give A$1 to
> >> the Twits for it, which I do now.  Obviously this should just read
> >> "Ackanomic", as I intended it to...for good measure, I thwap myself
> >> with the Salmon of Correction.
> >> 
> >> While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
> >> Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
> >> Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.
> >> 
> >
> >You mean this wasn't what you had in mind?  I wouldn't have voted for the
> >other version.
> 
> I didn't see (somehow) the message that Vynd replied to.  As soon as I
> find it in the digest, I will do the determination.
> 
> --JT

Err, the mesage I replied to is, in fact, the results of Proposal 3663.
I'd imagine you're familiar with its results, since you keep trying to
change (in your mind, fix) them. Unless I'm totally off the mark, there's
no need for a random determination. :)

Oh and, by the way, I go to the Library and enter *that* room.

Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:45:29 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:
>> >> I had seen this one already, but had forgotten until now to give A$1 to
>> >> the Twits for it, which I do now.  Obviously this should just read
>> >> "Ackanomic", as I intended it to...for good measure, I thwap myself
>> >> with the Salmon of Correction.
>> >> 
>> >> While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
>> >> Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
>> >> Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.
>> >> 
>> >
>> >You mean this wasn't what you had in mind?  I wouldn't have voted for the
>> >other version.
>> 
>> I didn't see (somehow) the message that Vynd replied to.  As soon as I
>> find it in the digest, I will do the determination.
>
>Err, the mesage I replied to is, in fact, the results of Proposal 3663.
>I'd imagine you're familiar with its results, since you keep trying to
>change (in your mind, fix) them. Unless I'm totally off the mark, there's
>no need for a random determination. :)

What I meant Vynd was that I'd seen your comment on the Ackanomicon rather
than Ackanomic in the prop.  I saw your reply to Alfvaen's mail.  I did
not ever see Alfvaen's mail (A Mean Hat forwarded it to me so the
determination for the Ackanomic for Alfvaen has now been done.)  Now I go
to do yours.. Yeesh.

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:47:35 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
>> >> While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
>> >> Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
>> >> Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.
>
>Err, the mesage I replied to is, in fact, the results of Proposal 3663.
>I'd imagine you're familiar with its results, since you keep trying to
>change (in your mind, fix) them. Unless I'm totally off the mark, there's
>no need for a random determination. :)
>
>
>Oh and, by the way, I go to the Library and enter *that* room.

You do not, since it's been less than 24 hours since someone enterered
that room (namely alfvaen above)

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:11:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Stuff

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:

> Assuming it is legal, I play my Share Your Income Otzma Card, naming A
> Mean Hat and A$2500.

 Now can someone Go Fish the two SYIs played on me?

 I will give you the Go Fish first.

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html                  o__#######
Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing a Silly Agenda Hat.   \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:57:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CSRR

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> Hey, just a general call.  If there are other changes that need a CSR,
> please let me know.

I object to the below CSR.

> I now issue the following CSR numbered 164 (since I noticed it) as
> delimited by ACKA_NOMICON
> ACKA_NOMICON
> In the rule 'Dogver and Ratver' (1390.13), replace 'rhyme in Ackanomicon'
> with 'rhyme in Ackanomic'
> ACKA_NOMICON
> 
> --JT
> 
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> 
> 

- -The Green Ripper

"If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do?" 
"Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter 
oneself over a wide area." 

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:11:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Poet Laureate - risE

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, AARON KEESLER wrote:

> The election period for Poet Laureate has ended (and a fast and furious
> election period it was, too), and risE is the new Poet.

I offer the new Poet Laureate A$50 for an epic poem commemorating eir
hard-won victory.

(& it better be epic or you can expect to hear from my Second.)

- -The Green Ripper

"Plato, this is delicious. What did you you say was in it?" -Socrates 

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:19:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: A frivolous thing

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:

> Man, I'm stoned.

I create a trinket called "A Momentous Occasion" with a value of A$4.20
and a description of "An oil painting of huge tie-dyed crowds giggling and 
lackdaisically applauding a giant hat, which seems to be muttering
something about 'more brownies,' although how an object depicted in a
painting can seem to be muttering is far beyond me."  I gift this trinket
to A Mean Hat, for being the first to legally use a rule I've been trying
to get instated since my first days in Ackanomic.

I give Rambo R Minuteman, JT, and K 2 each A$4.20 for getting the rule
passed, helping with its reinstatement, and declaring emself Stoned before
it was regulated by the Rules, respectively.

May the Ackanomic Stoned Ages live long and pros . . .

Hey, is that pizza?

- -The _Green_ Ripper

"If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do?" 
"Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter 
oneself over a wide area." 

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:20:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Alfvaen)

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:

> risE's play of Great Pyramids of Giza is accepted and becomes a loose
> end. Alfvaen's interrupt with smoke is accepted and risE is dealt a card
> (can you change that name? It's so awkward to type).

I point my Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Much, Really at the new
Poet Laureate, press the button marked "ENERGIZE," hope it doesn't blow
up, and supply the anagram "eirs".

Spivak pronouns unregulated by the Rules.  Sheesh.

- -The Green Ripper

"If we do happen to step on a mine, Sir, what do we do?" 
"Normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet in the air and scatter 
oneself over a wide area." 

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:58:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: /dev/joe is always right.

I play my OC Go Fish on Slakko's SYI.

IB

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:11:12 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: /dev/joe is always right.

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Matt Miller wrote:

>I play my OC Go Fish on Slakko's SYI.

Well, if /dev/joe was correct, then this was legal.  If the interpretation
I believe has been game custom until now is correct, this wasn't (since
the card would have already been played).  Is there a consensus or is
someone filing a CFJ on this subject?

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:04:38 -0500 (EST)
From: John Frederic Mc Coy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 3663 accepted

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, John Frederic Mc Coy wrote:
> >On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:
> >> >> I had seen this one already, but had forgotten until now to give A$1 to
> >> >> the Twits for it, which I do now.  Obviously this should just read
> >> >> "Ackanomic", as I intended it to...for good measure, I thwap myself
> >> >> with the Salmon of Correction.
> >> >> 
> >> >> While I'm at it, I go to the Library, and play "New Language" by The
> >> >> Pursuit of Happiness on the Ackanomic Sound System.  Then I go into the
> >> >> Vault of the Book, if I am able to do so.
> >> >> 
> >> >
> >> >You mean this wasn't what you had in mind?  I wouldn't have voted for the
> >> >other version.
> >> 
> >> I didn't see (somehow) the message that Vynd replied to.  As soon as I
> >> find it in the digest, I will do the determination.
> >
> >Err, the mesage I replied to is, in fact, the results of Proposal 3663.
> >I'd imagine you're familiar with its results, since you keep trying to
> >change (in your mind, fix) them. Unless I'm totally off the mark, there's
> >no need for a random determination. :)
> 
> What I meant Vynd was that I'd seen your comment on the Ackanomicon rather
> than Ackanomic in the prop.  I saw your reply to Alfvaen's mail.  I did
> not ever see Alfvaen's mail (A Mean Hat forwarded it to me so the
> determination for the Ackanomic for Alfvaen has now been done.)  Now I go
> to do yours.. Yeesh.
> 
> --JT
> 
> 

Um, sorry. I guess I didn't actually *read* Alfvaen's email, not all of it
anyway, because I didn't remember a visit to that most stupendous of
Tomes. Obviously, I couldn't actually get into *that* room. I go home and
sulk.

Vynd

[email-masked]

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:28:38 -0500 (EST)
From: "Head Apollo" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Poet Laureate - risE

I think you have to specify a date for the below request (but I can have it
done within the week). While I'm here does anyone know or have evidence of
the literary tradition of Acka? Apparently I have to maintain a web page or
something... must read these rules beforehand.

eirs

Ambassador
Funky and Stylish
Poet Laureate
Scaremonger

>On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, AARON KEESLER wrote:
>
>> The election period for Poet Laureate has ended (and a fast and furious
>> election period it was, too), and risE is the new Poet.
>
>I offer the new Poet Laureate A$50 for an epic poem commemorating eir
>hard-won victory.
>
>(& it better be epic or you can expect to hear from my Second.)
>
>-The Green Ripper
>
>"Plato, this is delicious. What did you you say was in it?" -Socrates
>
>

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:29:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Head Apollo" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Super-educated

I go to the library. I play "Intergalactic" by The Beastie Boys. I rap along
with the following verse:

When it comes to envy, y'all is green
Jealous of the rhyme and the rhyme routine
Another dimension, new galaxy
Intergalactic planetary

I return home and ponder the works of Charles Bukowski.

eirs

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 18:33:07 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Potato (Aunt Froot)

Aunt Froot has found the Potato.
/dev/joe has the Tuba.

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 18:37:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Forked Tongue

On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Bryan Federico wrote:

> I use my Otzma Card Share Your Income on WildCard
> I will be getting A$1250 from the A$2500 that Wildcard got from A Mean 
> Hat

 If the above succeded in taking A$1250 from me (because I'm not sure it
does) then I play my Otzma Card Go Fish on Studge naming the Otzma Card
Share Your Income mentionbed above.

 Wild Card.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 18:42:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Hats!

 I don my Silly Agenda Hats numbers C24 and C23.

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html                  o__#######
Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing Silly Agenda Hats.    \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 18:46:44 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Forked Tongue

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Jonathan David Amery wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Bryan Federico wrote:
>
>> I use my Otzma Card Share Your Income on WildCard
>> I will be getting A$1250 from the A$2500 that Wildcard got from A Mean 
>> Hat
>
> If the above succeded in taking A$1250 from me (because I'm not sure it
>does) then I play my Otzma Card Go Fish on Studge naming the Otzma Card
>Share Your Income mentionbed above.

I'm very sorry, but it has been less than three days since you last played
an Otzma Card.  This play is impossible.

- --JT, willing to provide times on request.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 18:54:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Jonathan David Amery <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Forked Tongue

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, JT wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Jonathan David Amery wrote:
> >On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Bryan Federico wrote:
> >
> >> I use my Otzma Card Share Your Income on WildCard
> >> I will be getting A$1250 from the A$2500 that Wildcard got from A Mean 
> >> Hat
> >
> > If the above succeded in taking A$1250 from me (because I'm not sure it
> >does) then I play my Otzma Card Go Fish on Studge naming the Otzma Card
> >Share Your Income mentionbed above.
> 
> I'm very sorry, but it has been less than three days since you last played
> an Otzma Card.  This play is impossible.
> 
> --JT, willing to provide times on request.

 My last OC:
 (SYI on AMH)
 
Received: (from majordom@localhost) 
        by eidolon.muppetlabs.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id BAA01357
        for ackanomic-outgoing; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 01:44:44 -0700

 This one:

Received: (from majordom@localhost) 
        by eidolon.muppetlabs.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id PAA09945
        for ackanomic-outgoing; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:37:29 -0800

 Now I make that 3 days 13 hours 52 minutes and 45 seconds.

- -- 
Jonathan David Amery, Trinity Hall, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TJ.             #####
http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html                  o__#######
Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing Silly Agenda Hats.    \'#######
Follower of Banna, the EBS and Odo.  Holding the Silver Key to the Vault.

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:02:05 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Forked Tongue

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Jonathan David Amery wrote:
> My last OC:
> (SYI on AMH)
> 
>Received: (from majordom@localhost) 
>        by eidolon.muppetlabs.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id BAA01357
>        for ackanomic-outgoing; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 01:44:44 -0700
>
> This one:
>
>Received: (from majordom@localhost) 
>        by eidolon.muppetlabs.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id PAA09945
>        for ackanomic-outgoing; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:37:29 -0800
>
> Now I make that 3 days 13 hours 52 minutes and 45 seconds.

You are correct and I apologize.  For some reason I'd marked it as
the 24th and not the 23rd in the file I keep for this.

I donate A$5 to the twits.
I now go and check the other dates and times I have recorded.

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:06:30 -0500 (EST)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Forked Tongue

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Jonathan David Amery wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Bryan Federico wrote:
>
>> I use my Otzma Card Share Your Income on WildCard
>> I will be getting A$1250 from the A$2500 that Wildcard got from A Mean 
>> Hat
>
> If the above succeded in taking A$1250 from me (because I'm not sure it
>does) then I play my Otzma Card Go Fish on Studge naming the Otzma Card
>Share Your Income mentionbed above.

Even though this worked on timeing, there is another error.
The OC SYI named above was played by Leather Artifact, not by Studge.
Fortunately (for you), since you quoted the mail, it is not ambiguous
(im my mind) which Otzma Card you are referring to and therefore I
believe this (and the SYI played by Leather Artifact (which was legal))
worked.

- --JT

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