MIT Science Fiction Society
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MITSFS Meeting Minutes
Friday, April 125, 2003
Bonus Pre-meeting Quote: ``In the morning of the day of the Faxxua, I woke up and discovered that I had become a centaur.'' Quote from Gemstones by Tyree Campbell.
MITSFS meeting called to order at 1700 SST. Ed Keyes is the presiding skinner and president, while Andrew Clough is the alien fighting Onseck.
``Today is national bash-the-Onseck day.''
Motion: Meeting should be called to Chaos. Chickens 6-0-7+Spehn.
Minutes are read.
Motion: ``Condemn minutes for their chaotic nature.'' Passes 9-0-3+Spehn
BING!
Some Mobcomm reports are too boring to be recorded.
Mobcomm2: We got Australian books, like the 'Hal Space Jock' trilogy.
Mobcomm4: Run on May 10th.
Bondagecomm: We got a personalized letter from a tiny 'zine (which is quoted above).
Picniccomm: Mailing real soon.
BING!
John: Here is my mother.
Mother: I'm John's mother.
Squirrels: We're here too.
John: We were also assaulted by Geese.
Discussion of gang warfare in nature, and whether the squirrels are calling hits on the Geese.
Motion: Recognize Walt Disney for its wild animals program, the city for their sewers, and the combination for chocking the Charles with squirrels. Passes 7-2-4+Spehn.
Squirrels: We hate you all.
ALGOL ``But what about the usual what about the usual what about the usual what about the usual what about the usual what about the usual debate?''
BING!
Motion: ``Condemn the recursion.'' Passes 8-3-1+Spehn
``We all live in a recursive subroutine, a recursive subroutine, a recursive subroutine (Sung to the tune of ``Yellow Submarine'').
Discussion of foolish wasps and Concords.
BING!
The Assassin's Guild is having a three day game based on Stargate.
We need a bigger Devil Duck.
Motion: ``Condemn American currency for not having any appropriate denomination for getting over the river Styx.'' Passes 7-2-1+Spehn
Miller Motion: Universe Saved 4-9-2+Spehn.
John notes the Tech headline ``Crowding to return in Fall, but sparsely.''
Motion: `` Form a committee to decide whether the X-Men are banana.'' Chickens 2-3-5+Spehn
Motion: ``Eiiyay'' Passes 11-6-1+Spehn
Motion: ``Dissolve the committee that investigates whether Jubilee's cat is banana colored.'' Chickens 6-3-5+Spehn.
Quotes the Onseck ``Reality is what you can get away with,'' from Robert Anton Wilson.
Miller Motion: Meeting Adjourned 9-2-7+Spehn
Meeting adjourned 18:-18 SST.