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MITSFS Meeting Minutes

Friday, February 6, 2009




MITSFS meeting called to order, 61.2 Ksec SST, Ekaterina Kuznetsova, President and Skinner, presiding; Christian Ternus, Onseck, recording.

Minutes read.

Under no circumstances whatsoever will I be doing a matrix motion for you people.

I am not going to make the Onseck do a matrix vote.

``Why are the minutes inaccurate?''
``Because I wrote them that way!''
``The minutes are always right!''

Various non-matrix motions chicken.

``You don't need to kill people to get blood, haven't you seen Buffy?''

``I've already had my brain eviscerated!''

``We want discriminate violence!''

BING!

Committee Reports

``I'm going to channel Kevin very loudly.''

Pain of Space-comm

``Thing!''

``Still no word from NESFA, despite them claiming they'd get word to us about the money after their meeting on Feb 1 (and despite my poking). If I don't hear from them soon, I'll corner their president at Boskone.''

Cell 25 Morale Officer

``Is there interest in Friday SF showings?'' ``Yes.''

Pseudo-Niagracomm

``Are you interested in selling things at Boskone?''

War Council

``We should insert a student into the ASA.''
``Good luck with that!''

``I want to be a minion.''
``Great! Apply to be on the ASA!''
``The what?''

``I want a couch!''
``We have a couch! See, it's right there! Under the boxes!''

``It's aliiiive!''

Catacomm

``We have a prentice! The prentice did work! That one, over there!''

The National Committee to Map John Kenneth Galbraith Into The Complex Plane, Inc.

``I'm glad I remembered this before it was last week.''

``All in favor? Skinnerial decree. Pass. I'm too lazy.''

Analogcomm

``Signing up for hours makes you a better person!''

``I'll sign up for hours!''
``Really?''
``Yeahhhh.''

``I smile! I'm friendly!''
``Ignore the brains!''

Worldcomm

``You need to poke people who owe you money a little more vigorously.''
``Oh. Yeah. Karl, you owe us money.''

``The Student Society of Physics Students? You guys need to talk to the Society of English Majors.''

Trojan

``Lord help us all, I hope they get back to me soon.''

BING!

Old Business

``Oh, oh, oh, Committee Reports!''

``It's official, OK? Move on.''

``That groundhog was a lying bastard.''
``Burn him! Burn!''

``How does he talk back?''
``He writes letters!''

``I want to Albanian the universe.''
``I don't think that works.''
``It worked for Albania!''

``Second the motion!''
``FAIL!''

``Oh whatever, you're asleep like a groundhog. Motion fails.''

BING!

New Business

``I passed 18.06!''
``I think we're obliged to have a matrix vote!''
``NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I CAN'T HEAR YOU LA LA LAAAA.''

``There was a new Trek trailer. It was good. It was during the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is a game ...''

``Term started! It's kind of like Blood Bowl!''

``Unusual repetition of the usual motion!''

BING!

Future Business

``ONSECK HAS NO CALCULATOR AT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL...''

``I guess all motions chicken. I guess we're still here.''

``Motion to gag the Onseck with a banana!''
``... Ow!! This doesn't actually fit in my mouth!''

``Motion to export the minutes to Bananamax passes because it was better.''

Meeting adjourned, 66.6 Ksec SST.




Respectfully submitted,
Christian Ternus, Onseck