Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 13:18:46 -0500 To: swil @ cc.swarthmore.edu From: mshaner1 @ cc.swarthmore.edu Subject: gobble gobble gobble - this means "SWILnews" in Turkey The time had come, the SWILfolk said, to rip off many things, Like arms from Jove and Runcible, and Jim MacLeod's fings. [and Lewis Carroll, as it happens... --D] (Well, fingers, actually, but that don't rhyme...) ['scuse me - rhyne --D] As the above verse implies, three dismemberments took place this past Saturday, of Jim Macleod (who proved sentience by leaving the meeting), Jove Graham (who had a cool watch) and Runcible the Rat (who was shown conclusively to not be salivating when Lisa Stefanowich withheld food from him). Give money to Beth, assuming you haven't yet and went to the recent Hallowe'en party. (We've just about given up on expecting money for photocopying in August, but, hey, if you want to get rid of some extra cash...) SUBMIT, ah say, SUBMIT to BEM. Also, submissions to the Fiction Writers' Workshop, SFfish version, are due November 30th. Chris Cobb has created the Very First T-shirt design of the 1992-93 season (see Justin Giacoletti if you want to see how it looks). The rest of you, or anyone with artistic ability, should feel encouraged to design still more. They're not due until sometime next year, but it's never too early to start. YEARBOOK PICTURES must be taken on December 7th, 8th and 9th. Unfortunately, signing up must be done by December 4th (which is the day before our next meeting), so please send Melissapline (mshaner1) e-mail describing which time of the following would be best for each of you: the next Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday (Dec. 7th-9th), morning or afternoon. We'll try to accomodate as many as possible, but probably we all won't be able to make it--we'll do our best. Now follows a brief summary (written by Melissapline, as detached from it all as lame ducks can get) of the candidates' platforms, as outlined in the SWIL meeting last Saturday. Order of speaking was randomly determined. AARON AND JERE7MY: They have a one-plank program, which Aaron described as balsa wood. Their focus is sharpening the boundaries between SWIL the social groups and SWIL the organization; thus they hope to encourage more eager participation in SWIL-sponsored activities (if people feel that their organization is running something, they'd be more likely to work for it than if it's just a bunch of friends who can care or not, as they choose). This would also hopefully encourage more marginally SWIL folk to participate in SWIL events. Additionally, they hope to restart regular movie/tv show viewing. Aaron also pledges to come to meetings if elected. Sometimes. BETH AND GEOFF: Beth and Geoff will mandate that all SWIL meetings be held in France. LORD JULIUS' GOAT: Dan channeled the goat and passed around its student ID. Apparently it lives in the Econ Dept. AARON AND BRAD: "If nominated, we will not serve; if elected, we will run." CHARLES, ROBERT, AND GEOFF: Coming out in favor of tokens, the triumvirate would like to concentrate on more science fiction-oriented stuff, in order to combat the likes of Jason Zengerle, so that "people won't hate us." They are in favor of more scheduled organized activities, such as a return to gaming and movie/Dr. Who viewing. They would also like to "build something really big" and "dismember everything we can see." ANDREA AND BETH: (Lisa serving as official understudy while Beth is in France.) Andrea stressed her organizational skills and previous service to the SWIL community. Beth said she'd have email in France. They'd like to have SWIL community outreach programs and more publicity for SWIL events (such as the discussion table, a Middle Earth study break, etc.) They'd like more SWIL cohesiveness, thanks to an executive council. In addition, Andrea hasn't taken Physics 6,7, & 8, unlike the rest of the candidates (okay, except the goat), and her mom would probably send cookies. ATTENDANCE FOR 21 NOVEMBER - VOTE THE GOAT Jim "Not a living death, but life from death" MacLeod; Charles "with gnashing teeth and from a great height" Danforth; Runcible "still crazed after all these " TI; Robert "Larger and smellier than real life" Richardson; Geoff "Don't vote the goat - it will eat the attendance lists if elected" Noer; Jove "Tried to go Solo, but I couldn't Han-dle it" Graham [Touche. --B]; David "Saturday morning sentience - Not!" Randall; Aaron "I'm here (but with ulterior motives)" Brockett [why Aaron - you said you wouldn't tell --D]; Luke "4 years of voting the goat, and look where we are now" Hankins; Chris "Below the salt" Cobb; Beth, the soundtrack, Bruch; Andrea "Saturday started too early" Hall; Lisa "Pavlovian Rat Spit, or lack thereof" Stefanowich; Josh "Pac-Man in 3-space - waka" Burdick; Jen "kill the fucking goat" Setlow; Don "oh dear, I still seem to be a member" Lehr; Eric "Why do I always feel so lost when I come here, and why am I always at the end of the list" Nute; Kendra "Got a train schedule from my father in an envelope marked ATTN: Bill Clinton" Eshleman; Charles "make up your mind - I'm selfish or I sell fish" Deily; Deb "definitely a scallop" Sam (I bought lots of books real cheap!) Barolsky; Dan "Bringing the goat's ID" Wells; Jason "Not really" Zengerle [bringing Thomas Hart Benton, famous regionalist American painter, along with you, I see --D]; Aaron "making up for past absences" Brockett; Kathy "....." Davis; Justin (more patient than some) Giacoletti; Peter "whatever" Wong - Breast and Drumstick