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MITSFS meeting minutes

Friday, October 29, 1999

MITSFS meeting called to order, 17:00 SST, October 29, 1999.

Jenwa, skinner, presiding.

John Carr, pseudo-onseck (oh where or where has Natasha gone...).

The meeting decides to have the minutes of the previous week's meeting read instead of the “Airplane 2” rules. There are no motions concerning the minutes and a motion to orange-sticker the meeting chickens 6-1-7+Spehn.

BING!

Committee Reports

Moocomm: LSC sneak was weird but cool.

Sitcomm: “Harsh Realm go flush.” “I never heard of it.” “That's part of the problem.”

Pseudo-theftcomm: We are running a slide this weekend because LSC was nice. We missed the deadline.

Pianocomm: Prentice Debbie “ex-hex-wife” Moore got a project.

JFC hears Jamie ask “John, talk through the slinky.” He does, but it turned out Jamie actually said “toss me the slinky.” A motion to commend the skinner for laughing and binging at the same time passes 8-1-5+Spehn.

Jenwa lost blood today, but it was intentional.

Justin's sister met the guy who played Angel, or maybe the guy who didn't play Angel.

Moocomm$_2$: WDS got some Doctor Who books.

Old Business

WDS will be 43 in 2 days (i.e. Halloween).

OTPQ's father was 43 a few years ago. (OTPQ = Obsessive Terry Pratchett Quoter, aka Vanna, who may also be known as Sam.)

T-shirts RSN.

Justin was stuck in an elevator until he opened the door.

JM: We are (still) short on money, keyholders, and space.

JFC: But we have a prentice who will be skinner-eligible in two years (i.e. will still be an undergrad). Someone corrects JFC, pointing out that we actually have two sophomore prentices. A skinner and an LHE!

New Business

Justin inherited Jen's health. Jenwa has allergies (instead of a sinus infection or mono).

Frat rally tomorrow.

Microsoft might be UMOC.

The bomb squad was at MIT twice this week.

JM still hasn't replied to the Seitz query.

tip: To get a traveler in trouble, sprinkle East Campus courtyard sand in his luggage.

OTPQ's professor was wearing a “Chuck Vest” shirt. But he's not really a professor.

tip: Never wear a T-shirt with a message you don't understand.

Future Business

OTPQ quotes Pratchett: “Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.” This sentiment is approved 10-0-1+Spehn.

Jenwa has no plans to pierce her tongue. A man in China had three tongues, one of them nearly a foot long. Motion: transform the skinner's tongue into a banana, leaving it in place. Passes 14 to less to a little + Spehn.

Meeting adjourned 17:35 SST.