Subject: ackanomic Digest V4 #186
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ackanomic Digest	Tuesday, July 13 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 186

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Name Change, Trinket Creation, Treasure, etc.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 02:25:17 -0400 (EDT)

>NOTE: Some of the puzzles are old chestnuts.  Do not be disappointed if
>they fail to challenge.
>
>1) Pass a Grandiose Proposal
>2) There may be none in 3, but there's 4 in 5, 9 in 6, and 1 in 8
>Pick any number higher than 10 that has some.  How many does it have? 
>3) Win a Sub-Game with 5 or more players
>4) Give me a message of 20 or more letters that makes grammatical sense in
>English and is also a simple substitution cipher for something that spells
>words in English.  No letters may represent themselves. (No fair using
>computer programs or the internet)
>5) Found an Institution
>6) 20-7 39-8-92 98-60-68-16-73-60?

the 98 should be a 92.  I apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

>7) Mentor a Newbie
>8) What is the solution to the final puzzle in Dennis Shasha's book The
>Puzzling Adventures of Dr. Ecco?
>9) Win Two Duels
>10) 4xMATHLOG)MATH4SIN04^SIN0/SINLNLNMATHTANSIN

this should be 

4xMATHLOGLN)MATH4SIN04^SIN0/SINLNLNMATHTANSIN

That'll teach me to double-check my encodings.
-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: James McGregor <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Blue Thing
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:45:28 -0400 (EDT)

If I have to return from vacation to do the following
I do, if not, I do not.

I point The really Big Blue Thing Which Doesn't Do Too
Much, Really (the colour of which I have altered to
cyan) at Dragon Mage, press the button marked ENERGIZE
changing his name to the double quote delimited "A
German Dog" 

If my state is not that of vacationing I alter it so
that it becomes so.

If anything's going on that I should know about, I
don't (can't read e-mails) and I was actually silly
enough to expect the web-pages to be up to date!
(They're not THAT bad really)

pH
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From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *Ping*
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:15:00 -0400 (EDT)

Today is Tuesday the 13th day of July, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
has gone *ping* today.  Since I have been scholar, the Machine has
gone *ping* 5 times.

--Dragon Mage

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Blue Thing
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:21:49 -0400 (EDT)

At 11:45 AM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>If I have to return from vacation to do the following
>I do, if not, I do not.
>
>I point The really Big Blue Thing Which Doesn't Do Too
>Much, Really (the colour of which I have altered to
>cyan) at Dragon Mage, press the button marked ENERGIZE
>changing his name to the double quote delimited "A
>German Dog" 
>
>If my state is not that of vacationing I alter it so
>that it becomes so.
>
>If anything's going on that I should know about, I
>don't (can't read e-mails) and I was actually silly
>enough to expect the web-pages to be up to date!
>(They're not THAT bad really)
>
>pH

For this act and this act alone (can't be stingy with it), I declare Pure
Haste to be Funky and Stylish.

-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: update this, please.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:07:03 -0400 (EDT)

Correct me if I'm wrong.

The diktat of JT, Studge, and myself SUCCEEDED.  A CFJ was submitted,
judged by Studge, and is now unappealable. 

If this is so, then we each have a lot more mannna than is indicated on the
bot.  I would appreciate it if this were updated.

If this is NOT so, can we at least get another CFJ in the works to resolve
it? (or was that one appealed and I just don't remember?)

-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: update this, please.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:10:46 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Luc Tessier wrote:
> If this is so, then we each have a lot more mannna than is indicated on the
> bot.  I would appreciate it if this were updated.
> 
> If this is NOT so, can we at least get another CFJ in the works to resolve
> it? (or was that one appealed and I just don't remember?)

It was appealed and you are being forgetful.

--JT

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: update this, please.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:23:41 -0400 (EDT)

At 04:10 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Luc Tessier wrote:
>> If this is so, then we each have a lot more mannna than is indicated on the
>> bot.  I would appreciate it if this were updated.
>> 
>> If this is NOT so, can we at least get another CFJ in the works to resolve
>> it? (or was that one appealed and I just don't remember?)
>
>It was appealed and you are being forgetful.
>

Who are the justices on the cortex assigned to it?
-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: update this, please.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:33:21 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Luc Tessier wrote:

> Who are the justices on the cortex assigned to it?

K 2 and Laa Laa, I believe.

--JT

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OC
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:57:40 -0400 (EDT)

>err... i must have meant when i did it on the 14th of june with 20 points -
>sorry.  you were on vacation, but no one ever made it for me.
>-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
>DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler
>

I did that as well on the 19th. It was also a Roulette Wheel.

King Felix

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Subject: Acka: Forehead Tribunal Results
From: Joseph DeVincentis <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:05:39 -0400 (EDT)

The results on the forehead tribunal I called are in.

Yes, 'is toppy's a copy.
K 2

No, 'is peak's unique.
Dragon Mage

Burn the Witch!
Blest Lax Monk Pal

The verdict is thus Yes, 'is toppy's a copy. and the forehead is
destroyed and I lose 2 points.

/dev/joe

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From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: new shrub!
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:12:22 -0400 (EDT)

Greg Trotter has requested to join us as a shrubbery.  He can be 
reached at [email-masked].  

roger

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From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: new shrub!
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:15:56 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, David Scheidt wrote:

> Greg Trotter has requested to join us as a shrubbery.  He can be 
> reached at [email-masked].  
> 
> roger

The Manglement would like to appologize for the previous messages.  The
miscreant responsible has been sacked.  Greg Trotter is not in fact a 
shrubbery, but rather a perfectly average African swallow.

Ni!

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From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: new shrub!
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:15:58 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, David Scheidt wrote:

> Greg Trotter has requested to join us as a shrubbery.  He can be 
> reached at [email-masked].  
> 
> roger

Let's put 'im next to the other other for a nice terrace effect!

IB

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OC
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:21:43 -0400 (EDT)

At 05:57 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>err... i must have meant when i did it on the 14th of june with 20 points -
>>sorry.  you were on vacation, but no one ever made it for me.
>>-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
>>DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler
>>
>
>
>I did that as well on the 19th. It was also a Roulette Wheel.
>
>King Felix
> 

DOH!  Mea Culpa, mea culpa, mea MAXIMA culpa.

what about this most recent one?

-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: a song, please (ALSO GAD)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:34:23 -0400 (EDT)

>
>As ACTUARY of said sound system, or DeeJay, I announce that the song Chess
>Piece Face is playing.  The song's effect is this:
>
>Effect: 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 5-2 (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.
>

This song is no longer playing.

GAD players: there are only FIVE of you.  The least you can do is turn in
moves so that other people can play.  Please, in the name of humanity.
-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: Luc Tessier <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: T259
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:44:00 -0400 (EDT)

current drama critic: JT (Bullshot Crummond)
past drama critics:
rufus (Miracle Worker)
/dev/joe (Equus)
Alfvaen (Camelot)
JT (She Stoops to Conquer)

Quotes:

#1
   -Really good.
   -I'm glad you liked it.
   -I mean, you did a good job.  You really fixed it.
   -Uh-huh
   -It's the most life you've shown in a long time
   -Well, you bring out the best in me, baby.
   -Yeah?  Pigmy hunting!
   -PIGMY!?
   -You know, you're really something.
   -Baby, if quarterback there is a pigmy, you've certainly changed your
style.  What are you after now... giants?

#2
     -You been up there along time
     -I gave him morphine. He must be out of his mind. He says such awful
things to me. He says I want him to die.
     -You sure you don't?
     -I don't want no one to die.  Death's terrible, Val.  You gotta go now?
     -I'm late.
     -Late for what?  You got a date with somebody?
     -No...
     -Then stay a while.  Play something.  I'm all unstrung... I made a
terrible fool of myself down here today with-
     --That girl's brother?
     -Yes, I-threw away-pride...

#3
     -did they... uh... know each other?
     -the two guys?
     -yeah.
     -no.  i mean, not that i know of.  why?
     -just wondering
     -what?
     -nothing.
     -...people don't just wonder nothing...
     -no, no, i was just wondering... you know, was it a pattern?  That's all
     -No!
     -I mean, don't get upset, you asked me.
     -I was trying to tell you something else entirely.
     -I'm aware absolutely of what you were trying to tell me.  And I heard
it.  But am I supposed to just censor out all my perceptions, just filter
out everything that doesn't support your intention?  I made an association.
 And it was not an unreasonable association.
     -It was totally off-the-wall, and hostile.
     -Hostile!?
     -And you know it.
     -So I'm supposed to sit still for the most arcane association I ever
heard in my life: that levitation leads to dogs.  But when I come up with
an equally-- I mean, equally, shit, when I come up with a 100% more logical
association, I'm just supposed to accept your opinion that it isn't?  Well,
that's all it was, an association.  That's all it was.

-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: update this, please.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:12:32 -0400 (EDT)

JT wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Luc Tessier wrote:
>
> > Who are the justices on the cortex assigned to it?
>
> K 2 and Laa Laa, I believe.

I appear to be having some difficulty getting Laa Laa to talk to me tho :/

K 2

>
>
> --JT
>
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> [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ]
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