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MITSFS Meeting Minutes

Friday, October 31, 1997




MITSFS meeting called to order, 1700 SST, Jay Muchnij, President and Skinner, presiding; [Unknown], Pseudo-Onseck, recording.

Minutes read.

M: minutes incomprehensible. 9-2-3 +Spehn.

BING!

Committee Reports

Sitcomm: last Timecop episode preempted by speculator report re: stock drop.

Pseudo-jourcomm: this is it.

Sitcomm2: Sunday: season premier of X-Files, plus part one of four of House of Frankenstein.

BING!

Old Business

Today is Bill's 40th birthday.

M: sing happy birthday to Bill. Passes by skinnerial decree despite objections.

M: commend Bill for being born on Samhain. Fails, insufficient pagans.

Jen's trying to track down elusive CAC guy to fix ceiling.

BING!

New Business

Aaron might want to be a keyholder.

Tor has rereleased Crown of Swords. Bill misheard as Chronosources.

BING!

Future Business

Next Friday, Starship Troopers premieres. (Vaguely based on Heinlein novel.) Likely good stupid action movie.

M: commend appropriate deity for not putting RAH in name. 12-2-1 +Spehn.

M: execute people who vote for failing motions or against passing motions, resulting in consensus. Fails for lack of a second (just a "save").

Deutch talked about CIA, but not alien coverup.

Alien: Resurrection out soon.

Alien III like ST I: good movie hidden.

M: nuke Alien from orbit. Passes 12-4-1 +Spehn (predeclared).



Meeting adjourned, 1708 SST.




Respectfully submitted,
[Unknown], Pseudo-Onseck