Subject: ackanomic Digest V4 #217
From: [email-masked]
To: ackanomic digest users <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00:02 -0400 (EDT)

ackanomic Digest	Saturday, August 14 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 217

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From: "Bryan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: Hi im back
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 02:16:29 -0400 (EDT)

Thanks Devjoe I change my state to voting

r-attila

>Bryan wrote:
>> Hey its me altra I have returned from vacation and the other email
address
>> the one from Hotmail is gone so plz send mail here now. Who wants to fill
>> me in on what has happened recently?  Cause I cant read the mail sent to
>> the other account.   Thanks
>>
>> Altra
>
>Well, r-attila, you returning from vacation is a funny thing.  You're
>actually On Ice now, so somebody could argue that this action doesn't
>work, but since icy players can change their state, I think it should
>work OK.  Except, the last time you went on vacation, you did it while
>being On Ice, so the state you would return to is On Ice.  So, in any
>case, you're still On Ice.  I updated the bot on your address, but you
>need to change your state to Voting in order to really get back in the
>game.
>
>/dev/joe
>
>
>

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From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 4297 accepted
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 04:30:14 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Mueller wrote:

> First they came for the Studges,
> But I wasn't a Studge so I didn't object...
> 
> Then they came for the Wombles,
> But I wasn't from Wimbledon so I didn't object...
> 
> Then they came for the Canadians,
> But I wasn't a dirty, evil, viperous Canadian so I didn't object...
> 
> Then they went after Phoebe, who'd never hurt anyone,
> But I wasn't a nanotech flea so I didn't object...
> 
> Finally they came after me,
> And, well, Rachel L Walmsley and Quoth the Raven were around but they're
> just plain mean and no one ELSE was around to object...and all other
> voting players agreed...
> 
> - Taken from a stone tablet sent back to us from future Ackan archeologists...

Studge!

Be it known that you are henceforth summoned to a Duel by none other than
His Excellence Rachel L Walmsley!

No, the other one, you fool.

Her chief grievance is slander.  Slander and libel.  Eir two main
grievances are slander, libel, and a mean-spirited parody of a poignant
inspirational...

Three.  Its three grievances are slander, libel, a mean-spirited parody of
a poignant inspirational speech, and your ugly red uniform...

Look, just find yourself a Second.

-Hubert (bet nobody expected that)

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

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From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 04:31:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (no subject)

#harfy 4319
#unharfy 4321
#silent
#end

Proposal 4319 is Harfy, for it undoes the grievous harm wreaked upon an
innocent... wait, what am I saying?  Because it officially betitles Studge
as exactly what e is.

Proposal 4321 is extremely Unharfy, despite having consecutive descending
digits in its number, something only P3210 had before.

-Hubert

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

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Subject: Acka: (no subject)
From: Joseph DeVincentis <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 08:25:43 -0400 (EDT)

Eric Plumb wrote:
> Proposal 4321 is extremely Unharfy, despite having consecutive descending
> digits in its number, something only P3210 had before.

Um, P987?

BTW, Postmaster, do your thing.

/dev/joe

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From: Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acra: Proposal 4323
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:11:25 -0400 (EDT)

	Forgot to change a pointed.  I retract prop 4323 and will resubmit it.

--
-Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and
enjoy it.
		-Logan Pearsall Smith

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From: JT Traub <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: *Ping*
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:15:01 -0400 (EDT)

Today is Saturday the 14th day of August, and the Machine That Goes *ping*
has gone *ping* today.  Since I have been scholar, the Machine has
gone *ping* 16 times.

--Dragon Mage

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From: Henry Towsner <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 4324
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:31:51 -0400 (EDT)

	Okay, the next version is right.  I retract 4324.

--
-Henry Towsner

	<[email-masked]>

	Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and
enjoy it.
		-Logan Pearsall Smith

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From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: (no subject)
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:59:22 -0400 (EDT)

On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Joseph DeVincentis wrote:
> Eric Plumb wrote:
> > Proposal 4321 is extremely Unharfy, despite having consecutive descending
> > digits in its number, something only P3210 had before.
> 
> Um, P987?
> 
> BTW, Postmaster, do your thing.

I declare the player associated with the real name of Eric Plumb to have
gone Postal (I think eir current name is Rachel L. Walmsley, but....)

--JT

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From: "Gavin Logan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Fairies (deja vu?)
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 14:48:57 -0400 (EDT)

>>I allege that Kane and Pure Haste are off in fairy land.
>>
>
>The appropriate message has been sent to Kane.

Kane has replied to this message.

fixing...ELK?
(speaker)

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From: "Bryan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: acka: Hi im back
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:34:56 -0400 (EDT)

 can't quite remember how long you've been away.  Not a huge amount has
>changed - if you want to find out what's been happening on the lists then
>go to the Postmaster's Page (there's a link on the Officers page of the
>main Acka pages), and there'll be a link to the FTP archives of all the
>mailing lists.
>
>The biggest things - we repealed Party Chess, there was a scam which is
>over now, and we've had JT win a cycle.
Woohoo for JT
>Yours,
>Slakko
>-- 
>Duncan C. "Slakko" Richer - http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/
>Queens' College Cambridge, 2nd Year Ph.D. (Pure Maths) - Graph Theory
>My stream of consciousness has dried up.  Time to try irrigation.
>
>
>
>

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From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Re: (no subject)
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 19:07:28 -0400 (EDT)

Eric Plumb wrote:
> 
> #harfy 4319
> #unharfy 4321
> #silent
> #end
> 
> Proposal 4319 is Harfy, for it undoes the grievous harm wreaked upon an
> innocent... wait, what am I saying?  Because it officially betitles Studge
> as exactly what e is.

P4319? or is that an unambiguous misspelling of P4317?

K 2

> 
> Proposal 4321 is extremely Unharfy, despite having consecutive descending
> digits in its number, something only P3210 had before.

321
432
543
654
765
876
965

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

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From: [email-masked] (Dice server)
Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:14:09 -0400 (EDT)

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# Player: IdiotBoy
# 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

     24

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> #T Acka: Ackanomicon Determination
> #C Player: IdiotBoy
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> #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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From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Nomicon
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:17:51 -0400 (EDT)

I go to the library.
I go down to *that* room.
I read the book therein.
I go to my home.

--JT

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From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: library visirt
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:18:52 -0400 (EDT)

I go to the library.  I attempt to play play "straight no chaser" by TS monk
on the ASS.  I go to that room which is often spelt *that* room.

rufusu
bored

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From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka Fresh Bannas for the Whole Crew!
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:23:08 -0400 (EDT)

I got to the AIGR.

I purchase an additional head.

I Go home.

IB

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From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Treasure.
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:27:24 -0400 (EDT)

I bury the SausageMobile as Treasure.

I reveal this portion of the map:

X

IB

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From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Treasure.
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:29:15 -0400 (EDT)

On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Matt Miller wrote:

> I bury the SausageMobile as Treasure.
> 
> I reveal this portion of the map:
> 
> X
marks the spot, man!

rufus

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From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: Zap!
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:33:08 -0400 (EDT)

I zap rufus with the Salamon of Correction.

IB
looking through his mailer options

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Subject: Re: Acka: Treasure.
From: Joseph DeVincentis <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:33:50 -0400 (EDT)

Matt Miller wrote:
> 
> I bury the SausageMobile as Treasure.
> 
> I reveal this portion of the map:
> 
> X
> 
> 
> IB

I dig at the X.

/dev/joe

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From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Treasure.
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:36:05 -0400 (EDT)

On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Joseph DeVincentis wrote:

> I dig at the X.
> 
> /dev/joe
> 

Elf needs food badly!

IB
no clue here

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From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: treasure
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:44:05 -0400 (EDT)

>> I dig at the X.
> Elf needs food badly!

Eat apple 
core dumped

rufus

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From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Treasure.
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:50:53 -0400 (EDT)

I give IdiotBoy A$14 to purchase eir 59th extra head?

K 2
does so anyway.

Matt Miller wrote:
> 
> I bury the SausageMobile as Treasure.
> 
> I reveal this portion of the map:
> 
> X
> 
> IB

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From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Acka: Treasure.
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:54:57 -0400 (EDT)

> I give IdiotBoy A$14 to purchase eir 59th extra head?

Yay!  I got to the AiGR, I purchase a additional head.

IB
freak of nature
taker of money from the unsuspecting.

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From: K 2 <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Zap!
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 21:19:32 -0400 (EDT)

I zap IdiotBoy with the cross of coercion.

My Treasure if you please ;-)

K 2

[email-masked] wrote:
> 
> I zap rufus with the Salamon of Correction.
> 
> IB
> looking through his mailer options

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