Subject: ackanomic Digest V4 #188
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:00:00 -0400 (EDT)

ackanomic Digest	Thursday, July 15 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 188

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:13:22 +1000
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Blue Thing

James McGregor wrote:

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

You do, so you have

> 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.

I don't think you can - one state change per player per three days

> enough to expect the web-pages to be up to date!
> (They're not THAT bad really)

Where's my second :-)

K 2

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Fairy Land (danke, Taser)
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:00:10 +0100

I have privately mailed danke and Taser as regards their game status, if
they do not reply within three days their location will change to Fairy Land
and they will be treated as being on Vacation.

I did not do this for Fox as IIRC, he is no longer a player.

King Felix
(Speaker)

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: OC
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:08:08 +0100

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

You're a big fish?

>
>what about this most recent one?
>

Oh, that. I... did that ages ago. Excuse me, I've just got to get something
from my car...

King Felix
(it's probably drink)

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: magic potato (IdiotBoy)
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:12:31 +0100

IdiotBoy has received the magic potato.
Therefore, 404 Not Found has received the Great Tuba of Ackanomic.

King Felix
(OiCoRT)

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Test 2
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:18:00 +0100

>This is another test to see if I can do it with another relay this time.
>(Apologies if I'm being boring.  I also go to the Library and visit the
>Vault of the Book.)
>
>

Just an inch too late I'm afraid. I go to the library. I play "Just A Test"
by the Beastie Boys on the ASS. I go home.

King Felix

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:06:57 -0700
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Otzma Card

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

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# Player: Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
# 1 - Go Fish
# Shield (at maximum)
# 2 - Map Shard
# 3 - Share My Expenses
# 4 - Share Your Income
# 5 - Swinging Sale
# 6 - Tactical Retreat
# 7 - Paratroop
# Foul Fowl (at maximum)
# 8 - Truthseeker
# 9 - Skeleton Key
# 10 - Arctic Explorer
# 11 - Roulette Wheel
# 12 - Training Regime

No. of sides on every die:     12
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 12
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> #l 1
> #t Acka: Otzma Card
> #c Player: Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
> #c
> #c 1 - Go Fish
> #c Shield (at maximum)
> #c 2 - Map Shard
> #c 3 - Share My Expenses
> #c 4 - Share Your Income
> #c 5 - Swinging Sale
> #c 6 - Tactical Retreat
> #c 7 - Paratroop
> #c Foul Fowl (at maximum)
> #c 8 - Truthseeker
> #c 9 - Skeleton Key
> #c 10 - Arctic Explorer
> #c 11 - Roulette Wheel
> #c 12 - Training Regime
> 
> 

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:07:27 -0700
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Otzma Card

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Dice rolls requested by: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
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# Player: Studge
# 1 - Go Fish
# Shield (at maximum)
# 2 - Map Shard
# 3 - Share My Expenses
# 4 - Share Your Income
# 5 - Swinging Sale
# 6 - Tactical Retreat
# 7 - Paratroop
# Foul Fowl (at maximum)
# 8 - Truthseeker
# 9 - Skeleton Key
# 10 - Arctic Explorer
# Founder's Boon (at maximum)
# 11 - Roulette Wheel
# 12 - Training Regime

No. of sides on every die:     12
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 12
> #d 1
> #r 1
> #l 1
> #t Acka: Otzma Card
> #c Player: Studge
> #c
> #c 1 - Go Fish
> #c Shield (at maximum)
> #c 2 - Map Shard
> #c 3 - Share My Expenses
> #c 4 - Share Your Income
> #c 5 - Swinging Sale
> #c 6 - Tactical Retreat
> #c 7 - Paratroop
> #c Foul Fowl (at maximum)
> #c 8 - Truthseeker
> #c 9 - Skeleton Key
> #c 10 - Arctic Explorer
> #c Founder's Boon (at maximum)
> #c 11 - Roulette Wheel
> #c 12 - Training Regime
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:07:57 -0700
From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination

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# Player: Studge
# Ackanomicon Determination
# based on the following (using a 54 sided die)
#  1 - 16 Arcane Trivia
# 17 - 21 Vile Prophecies
# 22 - 27 Inner Workings
# 28 - 33 Arcane Lore
# 34 - 36 Terrorizing Pages
# 37 - 38 Mutation
# 39 - 40 Dark Domain
# 41 - 42 Long Lost Treasure
# 43 - 43 Forbidden Fruit
# 44 - 47 Not so Forbidden Fruit
# 48 - 48 Ancient One
# 49 - 54 Strange Object

No. of sides on every die:     54
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]
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> #C Player: Studge
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> #C
> #C  1 - 16 Arcane Trivia
> #C 17 - 21 Vile Prophecies
> #C 22 - 27 Inner Workings
> #C 28 - 33 Arcane Lore
> #C 34 - 36 Terrorizing Pages
> #C 37 - 38 Mutation
> #C 39 - 40 Dark Domain
> #C 41 - 42 Long Lost Treasure
> #C 43 - 43 Forbidden Fruit
> #C 44 - 47 Not so Forbidden Fruit
> #C 48 - 48 Ancient One
> #C 49 - 54 Strange Object
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
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> 

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:48:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: magic potato (IdiotBoy)

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Gavin Logan wrote:

> IdiotBoy has received the magic potato.
> Therefore, 404 Not Found has received the Great Tuba of Ackanomic.
> 

Yes!

Tonight, we eat!
IB

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: E lives under a mountain!
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:26:30 +0100

I give K 2 my Hammer of Joy which e may proceed to pummel me with at eir
leisure.

King Felix
(filthy masochist)

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Word Un-Association (404 Not Found)
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:23:21 +0100

I have mailed 404 Not Found about his position as referee. If he does not
reply within three days I will be able to appoint another willing player as
ref. Any premature volunteers?

King Felix
(pessimistic speaker)

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Phoebe (/dev/joe)
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:28:45 +0100

danke failed to post Phoebe's wisdom.
/dev/joe has found Phoebe's matchbox.

King Felix
(OiCoRT)

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:53:47 -0700
From: Eric Wald <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Test] Acka: Proposal 4247

> Hope this explanation shows how much of an idiot I can sometimes be :)

On the contrary.  Any program without bugs is trivial.
Your explanation shows concern for perceived bugs,
and efforts to shield customers from damage during testing.
Idiots lack these characteristics, 
as shown by certain major software companies.

from -> [email-masked]

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:41:58 -0700
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: a trinket

I perform the following conversion 3 times:
I convert one mannna into A$2.

I compose an A$6 trinket called 'Emperor Ai! Pedrito!'s Imaginary French
Friend' with description: "Elle s'appele Marie, et elle est tres mignon."

I go to the ASS, where I play 'Michelle' by the Beatles, and scratch the
record like the master deejay I am.  I go as close as I can to slakko's home.

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

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 19:28:37 -0700
From: Gabe Drummond-Cole <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *GROAN* Ode to Joy

I note that a proposal has been accepted which was authored by Sir Galahad,
who had never had a proposal accepted before.  This is the trigger for the
esoteric ASS song Ode to Joy.  The ASS song Ode to Joy is therefore playing
on the ASS, and will continue playing for 3 days.  Its effects are:

i) Every player that voted to accept the proposal that triggered the song
gains one point.
   
ii) Any player who's score is within 5% of the happy number may change eir
score to the happy number as a public action.
   
iii) Whenever a player has a score which is exactly equal to the sad number
e gains one point.

I note also that it is Bad Form, Boring, and UnHarfy to try to use a scam
that others have tried to use before.  So no happy/sad number shenanigans.
-- Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
DeeJay * Harfmeister * Rule-Harfer * Wrangler

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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:54:41 +1000
From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: *GROAN* Ode to Joy

Congratulations to Sir Galahad... enjoy the music :-)

K 2

Gabe Drummond-Cole wrote:

> I note that a proposal has been accepted which was authored by Sir Galahad,
> who had never had a proposal accepted before.  This is the trigger for the
> esoteric ASS song Ode to Joy.  The ASS song Ode to Joy is therefore playing
> on the ASS, and will continue playing for 3 days.

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