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Minutes

January 19th, 1990



bing MITSFS meeting called to order, Friday, January 19th, 1990, 1700 SST, Philip J. Nesser, President and Skinner presiding.

(PJN) Motions concerning the minutes?

(C H) Motion to censor Robert for using the b word in a motion.

Motion passes, 4 to 1 to 2 plus Spehn.

(WDS) Cornelia Otis - They finally nailed Marion Bradley.

(J E) Banana Comm - A man who survived a 1928 trip over Niagra Falls in a barrel, slipped on a banana peel and died.

(PJN) Moo Comm - LSC's Cartoon Festival is Wednesday.

(PJN) Skinner Comm - I got a letter saying that Federal Express will refuse to deliver to MIT because we don't pay them on time.

(J E) Strek Comm - Wil Wheaton has been really upset over how little time he has gotten this season. He hasn't said anything, but I wouldn't be surprised if he leaves the show.

(WDS) Sit Comm - Probably the last episode of Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday.

(LAK) Jour Comm - I haven't had any reviews yet.

(J E) I Don't Know What To Call This Comm - At the memorial service of Graham Chapman, John Cleese got up to speak: “Graham Chapman, co-author of the dead parrot skit, is no more,” etc.

(C H) Panther Comm - We have a vague form of a Series Dex. We have about 15,000 titles in the library according to a not-completly updated data base.



bing Old Business

Old business Algol - Usual everything: bing



New Business

(HAM) The Skinner has a new picture in the Rogues Gallery.

(C H) Motion to shoot this dying meeting with a banana.

Motion passes a lot to a loud few to a few plus Spehn.

Meeting adjourned, 1716 SST.



Respectfully submitted,

Derrick Kong, Onseck