Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 14:42:03 -0400
To: hildebra @ math.wisc.edu
From: mshaner1 @ cc.swarthmore.edu
Subject: If I had a hammer, I'd hammer on my SWILnews...

>        Warning, warning, Will Robinson!  (And the rest of you, too.)  The
>first meeting after break (i.e. the one on Hallowe'en) will _not_ be in our
>regular room, as most of you know, due to a reunion of the Class of
>196something.  It will, in fact, be in room five, the one across the way
>from good ol' room four and to the right.  (If we're wrong, we'll put up
>the sign.  Heck, we'll even put up the sign if we're right.  What a great
>sign, huh?)
>
>        Also, the weekend after we get back (i.e. Hallowe'en again) there
>will be a Hallowe'en party, somewhere!  (We couldn't get Bond for the 31st,
>so we'll either be there on the 30th or in the old Phi Sig fire trap on the
>31st).  [We won't let jere7my bring his lighter --D]  Expect a mailing from
>Beth (Hint, hint, Beth) regarding said party, and think of costume ideas
>over break (yes, it is a costume party).  Also, Pumpkin Caroling will
>transpire on Hallowe'en itself, either a few hours before the party or
>twenty hours after it.  (This involves going from house to house in
>Swarthmore and singing Hallowe'enish parodies of Christmas carols to the
>folks therein.)  [I got a plastic fly last year... --D]
>
>        People went to see Lloyd Alexander, and they seem to have liked it
>rather a lot.  The highlight was, apparently, the fact that his cat
>actually _uses_ its scratching post.  Ask those who went for details if
>you'd like them, 'cos neither of us could go.  (Boo-hoo, et al.)  Thanks to
>Mike Rothbart and friend for figuring out a way to get y'all there, since
>the van had been pre-booked and we hadn't been informed.  Hissss...
>
>        Jim Moskowitz and I (Bondage) are currently working on a vast,
>unmitigated Treasure Hunt, with fun for all and all for fun.  There will be
>some prizes, but the primary fun will be in the solving of our devious
>clues.  The date is not entirely final, but we believe it will occur on
>November 7th, the Saturday after Hallowe'en.
>
>        Also after October break there should be thoughts of SWIL
>elections.  Those of you who would desperately like to be Just Like Us,
>only With Better Titles, should consider your platforms, running mates,
>outfits, and whether or not to invite Admiral Stockdale to your debates. 
>Nominations will be made the week before Thanksgiving, so get all fired up
>and stuff.  [All vice-presidential contenders will be laminated upon
>request. --D]
>
>ATTENDANCE FOR 10 OCTOBER, 1992
>(note: due to an idea of Jimmosk's this week's attendance list will include
>not only name and nickname, but also what the signer thought my [B's]
>handwriting at the top of the page said.)
>(The Late) Jim Moskowitz (As Usual) - Allotropic Cafe;
>badwithan-an-an-an-an- an-an-an-an-an...oh forget it! - Appendage Cough
>(dyslexic); Kathy "What day is today?" Davis - Affluent Calf; Geoff
>"Physics...Aaaaurrgh!" Noer - Attention Cafe [Yeah, yeah, yeah. --B]; Peter
>"2nd time in here this semester" Wong - Attempted &*$%; Justin Giacoletti -
>All the carp crafts; Dan "2 papers this weekend" Wells - Allosteric Ca---
>[the horror, the horror --D]; Samuel "Death to the humans, please" Weiler -
>Attendance Grumbles; Robert "Molten Potatos with polka-dots" Richardson -
>Alembic Glitz [Robert, I hate to say this, but it _is_ potatoes. --D];
>Charles "Palidan o' entropy" Danforth - Momzeepokapoo Kazoo [Charles, now
>_I_ hate to say this, but I fear it is paladin. --B]; Andrea "Contrary to
>popular belief, I do not volunteer for everything" Hall - Attendance Cafe
>[we paid her to say that --D]; Kendra "Grandmother's eyeball in the mail"
>Eshleman - Attentive Catz; Mike "making a short disappearance shortly"
>Rothbart - Allegro Spin Cast; Nao and the purple crayon; Melissa Running;
>Jen "Fruit Loops vs. Orange Juice, Hmm........" Setlow; Jacob "Sleep is for
>freshpersons" Mattison; Beth "[Picture of a horse with an eyeball in its
>stomach which, no, we _aren't_ going to try to draw in ASCII]" Bruch -
>Atticusfpp Cafe
>
>                                              Bowdlerized & Deconstructed
>
>P.S.  The correct answer was: "A Helmholtz Theorem".  Thank you.
>
>Arthur bruised his upper arm....
>
>