MITSFS meeting called to order, 1700 SST, Ed Keyes, President and Skinner, presiding; Kat Allen, Onseck, recording.
Minutes read.
Condemn the minutes for not explaining why JFC was Albanian'd
Fails 5-8-0+Spehn
Motion to stuff JFC and MHG into a Burma Jet and see if it is better
than being intimate with a dragon
Passes 10-9-0+Spehn
Motion to augment MHG in the above motion with a wherry.
Passes 7-4-1+Spehn
Motion to purchase surplus Burma Jets for the Library
Chickens 4-5-12+Spehn
Discussion about whether the government will remove the secret weather control satellites before selling us the jets.
Several motions fail for lack of a second
BING!
Discussion about composite wood-and-silver bullets which explode, and how to get rid of invulnerable bad guys.
``Hey, meta-normal! I'll give you a really shiny barometer that I'll
give you if you go away''-JM
Explanation: There is a physics question about how to measure the
height of a building. The real answer is not as funny as the wrong
answers, including:
Drop a barometer off the building and time its fall
Bribe the building manager with a barometer
Threaten the building manager with the barometer, etc.
Motion to Albanian the book
Passes 19-0-0+Spehn
Purchase a Sentinel for the Library
Passes 14-0-4+Spehn
Move to send a representative to the fruit store to buy sufficient
dates for the new calendar
Chickens 4-0-5+Spehn
Motion: Evil Laughter
Passes 15-0-1+Spehn
Onseck's Note: The Evil Laughter is recorded in the file
``LHElaughs.mp3''
BING!
Motion to Albanian JFC's drink
Passes 4-2-2+Spehn
Technique came by to shoot photos for the yearbook. They were fascinated by the Gor books, so they took posed pictures of patrons with the books.
Much discussion ensues about MHG and the Gor books and costumes, which results in a motion that passes 12-8-1+Spehn
Motion to make sure Aloha-Lenscomm is there
Passes 8-4+pillowsandshinythings-1+Spehn
Motion to make today official Pick on Margaret Day
Passes 7-6-2+Spehn
The Skinner and Chancellor will be going to NESFA's business meeting to warn them that we might be begging them for money soon.
ALGOL
BING!
Move that the Society post Burma Jet signs Fails for lack of a second
Move that the the Society acquire Burma Shave signs and then turn them into planes
We could rewrite the minutes in the Burma Shave format, and then post them leading to the Library... or we could take a book that we have too many copies of and then put the pages serialized along the corridor.
``You know someone will complain if we only post every other page''
``Yes, but that's Jhawk: he's a keyholder, so he can let himself into
the Library and read them himself!''
Motion to post the last page of every Agatha Christy novel along the
Infinite, with a note saying ``Now that you've finished mysteries,
come read something better...''
Passes 10-2-0+Spehn
Motion: Make February ``Ask Members if they're Ebay addicts'' month
Passes 8-0-2+Spehn
Motion to declare March ``Ask Bananas if they're Ebay addicts'' month
Passes 7-0-4+Spehn
Meeting adjourned, 1730 SST.
Bonus post-meeting quote:
``Second generation people are cooler. They get special powers''-JM
``Like not being able to leave?''-JFC
``Yes.''-JM
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``I don't make a habit of gazing into the bottom of the pen-cup''-JM
``That must be one of your special second-generation powers''-JFC