Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1993 11:34:09 -0500
To: _swat.org.swil @ cc.swarthmore.edu
From: jthorpe1 @ cc.swarthmore.edu
Subject: SWILnews #7: T6 trombones

        The big news of this week was, of course, the Pterodactyl Hunt. 
Some large number (possibly 10,000) of Swarthmore students arrived to
whack
us with rolled-up newspapers and run screaming through the campus.
Apart
from some relatively minor incidents, the whole thing went off quite
smoothly, thanks to our dear Hunt organizer Lesley Tsina (applause).
The
rubber pterodactyl for most gold collected went to Morgan Phillips, and
our
B(r)ad personally walked away with two boxes of Andes Candies for
finding
the pterodactyl eggs.  The article in the Phoenix was greatly
appreciated
(thanks Ben!), and only contained five or six errors.  (Jed Hartman and
Jay
Scott, if you'd like to see your name in print grab a Phoenix for
October
29th!)  Suggestions for next year's hunt can be sent to ME, who will
compile them, review them, and in all likelihood lose them.

        We also had our Hallowe'en party on Saturday in Sharples 3,
which
JimMosk attended in Bond.  Colin introduced a great new game called
"Mafia"
which manages to combine probability theory with social dynamics and
backstabbing.  In addition, Jeremy the Younger wrote a bunch of names on
our backs which none of us had heard of.  Afterwards, we got to play
Magic:
the Gathering.  Plus, we laughed at Geoff a lot.  All in all, a good
time. 
Thank you, Andrea!

        Pumpkin Carolling was, unfortunately, called on account of rain. 
This was to be expected, since it was, after all, raining.

        Kudos to Larry, who has finally fulfilled his role as VP in
charge
of Moist Towelettes.  At Saturday's meeting, he came laden with many
moist
towelettes, only some of which were dry.  Keep up the good work, Larry!

        See The Prisoner on Saturday.  Now without scan lines!
(guaranteed)

        There are four of us currently signed up to go to PhilCon
(myself,
Kendra, Don Lehr and Elizabeth Christian).  (We all should have received
our registration in the mail today...)  Others are welcome to come
along,
if they're willing to pay $35 at the door.  Our buddies Greg Frost and
Judith Moffat will be there...

       N
ATTENDA^CE for 10:30:93 (All Hallows' Eve Eve)
       o
Geoff N^er; Elizzz; Heather Brinkhous [blueberry splotch]; Rbrt Rchrdsn
(oe
iao); aCDefhlnorrst (gerbils/gerbil); Co-line Shots; Larry Miller was I,
saw Rellim yrral.; B; Elvis Prestley; Kendra "if you can eat your salad
while all those about you are throwing moist towelettes" Eshleman; Josh
"donkey-mania" Burdick; Sam "Sleeping" Weiler; Andrea "Purrrrr" Hall

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