Emergency Meeting of the Terminali: in which LaFloor threatens Guevara with castration and Hal wonders about the taboo pleasures of self abuse.
But seriously, the meeting was called to address the way the Terminali can expidite the process of vetting their capital, so that titles that have languished for too long can be dealt with before the end of the cycle. In other words, kicked upstairs to the department heads or their progress stopped dead at the Terminal level. What follows is the transcript of said.
[13:02 H3K] Test
[14:06 H3K] test again
[14:13 lafloor] Hal, Hello
[14:15 H3K] Hi, Guy
[14:16 H3K] I'm in the middle of a review of "Inhabitation". I'm afraid we're disagreeing about this one, too.
[14:16 lafloor] YAY!
[14:18 H3K] I wonder if HImself would be pissed if I broke character for a minute...
[14:19 guevara] Well, I can alway edit the transcript so that breaking character doesn't show.
[14:19 H3K] Hola, senor Guevara!
[14:19 guevara] Hello, everyone, by the way.
[14:19 guevara] Hola!
[14:19 lafloor] Hello PG -- Hal, I don't mind if you break, but I don't know about Bos..
[14:19 H3K] Only to mention that this is the second time the three of us have been in the same 'zine at the same time
[14:20 lafloor] Really?
[14:20 guevara] Really? Which 'zine, mang?
[14:20 lafloor] What other time?
[14:20 H3K] I refer to his interview of you in Ink Pot, which I managing edited
[14:20 guevara] Oh yeah! Small world.
[14:20 lafloor] Aha!
[14:21 guevara] Thecream rising to the top and all that, again.
[14:21 guevara] Anyhow. Let's talk some business...
[14:21 H3K] It's archived... I should re-read it some time.
[14:21 lafloor] I knew it wasn't for my fiction! None of 'em will have me!
[14:21 lafloor] Onward, G
[14:22 guevara] All right
[14:22 guevara] The rub is
[14:22 lafloor] oh, and Thanks for the Ink Pot thing, Hal
[14:22 guevara] we're talking about this quarter
[14:22 guevara] and dealingwith 3 active Terminali
[14:22 H3K] http://www.inkpots.net/Interviews/DiPlacido.html
[14:22 guevara] Next quarter, this all could change.
[14:23 H3K] Yes, it could
[14:23 guevara] Capische?
[14:23 guevara] Hell, LaFloor won't even be here then.
[14:23 lafloor] correct
[14:23 guevara] Unfortunately, unless we could somehow cajole him to stay.
[14:23 H3K] But will Candy?
[14:23 guevara] Candy may be or not
[14:24 lafloor] No cajole.
[14:24 guevara] I'm still waiting to hear from her.
[14:24 lafloor] unless there's no Candy. Then I'll fill in again as much as I can.
[14:24 guevara] Anyhow, seat of the pants, is the watch phrase
[14:24 guevara] 'seat of the pants'
[14:24 guevara] So, my concern is
[14:25 guevara] work languishing without any response for weeks
[14:25 guevara] The example of Casino Life come to mind
[14:25 lafloor] Well, then, let's kill the stuff we know is dead.
[14:25 lafloor] it's only humane
[14:25 guevara] You know what I'm referring to, right?
[14:25 lafloor] I feel bad. I'd have liked to have defended some of them more, give them more play
[14:25 guevara] I agree, humane and expedient for all involved.
[14:26 guevara] the question is "How best to expidite the process"
[14:26 guevara] Hal, could you comment on this from your perspective?
[14:26 lafloor] The let's ice those. There are three of us here.
[14:26 lafloor] Let's take a vote.
[14:27 guevara] Hold on, Guy. We've got to discuss this a bit so we can come to a consensus.
[14:27 guevara] Is Hal in the house?
[14:27 H3K] The only hitch is Real Life interfering w/ participation. Maggie's mom, Pinckney's obligations
[14:27 lafloor] Discuss, schmuss. ICE ICE ICE
[14:27 H3K] et cetera
[14:28 H3K] Hang, on, Guy, you'll get your icing call in a min.
[14:28 guevara] Yes, like I said, 'seat of our pants'
[14:28 lafloor] OFFSIDES
[14:28 guevara] but it's working pretty good so far.
[14:28 lafloor] Cause Hal, Guevara and me are awesome
[14:29 guevara] Guy, do you want to go to the Box and cool your ass down for two minutes?
[14:29 lafloor] Can I make an obscene gesture while I'm on my way there?
[14:29 H3K] It seems to be -- fortunately, ther've been folks willing to step up and fill in.
[14:29 guevara] Yes, we've been kicking ass lately.
[14:29 H3K] Rokkie's contribution was excellent
[14:30 lafloor] Damn right it was
[14:30 lafloor] 'twas a slapshot of beauty
[14:30 guevara] Definitely, we've been keeping up appearances.
[14:30 H3K] Anyway -- my hangup remains the possibility of acting too soon, before all three, four, whatever voices are heard.
[14:31 guevara] I hear you, Hall.
[14:31 guevara] And that is why we're here.
[14:31 guevara] Hal, I mean. sorry.
[14:31 lafloor] Understood, Hal.
[14:31 lafloor] I agree too much haste isn't a good idea.
[14:31 guevara] I've formulated an alternative plan, would you like to hear it?
[14:31 H3K] So it comes down to the Terminali, whoever they might be, jumping on the capital early.
[14:32 H3K] I yield the floor
[14:32 guevara] Yes, Hal. Keeping it fresh. WE need a plan to stop pieces from rotting.
[14:32 guevara] OK, this may take a bit, patience all..
[14:33 guevara] This cycle, we're basically 3 (Rokky not withstanding)
[14:33 guevara] So, my plan right now is...
[14:33 guevara] If you notice a piece that has been languishing wiht one originating post and one reply,
[14:34 guevara] gmail the third Terminalus to let them know they need to read said piece
[14:34 guevara] Do you follow so far?
[14:34 H3K] yup
[14:34 guevara] Guy?
[14:35 lafloor] But for this quarter (period!) I think all the Terminali who are going
[14:35 lafloor] Let me catch up a minute, I got disturbed
[14:35 guevara] All right, I'm with you Guy.
[14:36 H3K] IMO, one *needs* to be disturbed to play hockey
[14:36 lafloor] I am disturbed! Anyhow. Yes, I'm with you so far.
[14:37 guevara] So, can I go on?
[14:37 guevara] with my plan?
[14:37 H3K] y
[14:37 lafloor] yes, please go on
[14:37 guevara] All right then.
[14:38 guevara] The third Terminali in (the one that needed the cajoling gmail)
[14:38 guevara] may read the piece in question
[14:38 guevara] then comment in the Terminal OR NOT COMMENT IN THE TERMINAL
[14:38 guevara] at his/her discretion.
[14:39 lafloor] will they e-mail us if they don't comment?
[14:39 guevara] Anyhow.
[14:39 guevara] Yes, they gmail with their opinion up or down
[14:39 H3K] poo
[14:39 guevara] on the piece.
[14:40 guevara] Hal, go ahead.
[14:40 H3K] never mind, Guy asked my question and you answered it
[14:40 H3K] score an assist to LaFloor!
[14:40 guevara] I'm talking of pieces where the two Terminali agree on the piece.
[14:40 lafloor] WHAHHHHH!!
[14:41 guevara] In order for this 3rd man in gmail thing to be put in practice.
[14:41 lafloor] Yes, understood
[14:41 H3K] understood
[14:41 guevara] Guy, you're disturbed. I wouldn't want to drop the gloves with the likes of you.
[14:41 lafloor] So if the two terminali disagree (how rare!) the third MUST comment?
[14:41 guevara] This is so pieces won't just lay there limply and die slow deaths.
[14:42 guevara] Exactly, LaFloor.
[14:42 lafloor] ICE THEM
[14:42 guevara] Disagreement by first two, third must comment in Terminal.
[14:42 lafloor] When we play chess, I'm going to make your queen eat my puck
[14:43 guevara] Agreement by first two, third can offer his/her vote in private.
[14:43 H3K] Absolutely -- I would hope he/she would relish the chance, as I'm doing for "Inhabitation"
[14:43 guevara] You will surrender your king without so much as a whimper, my friend!
[14:44 guevara] It's important that we three gmail each other, keep on each other, so that no pieces are left to languish.
[14:44 lafloor] Thenn I'm about to fire off a g-mail to someone
[14:44 lafloor] Hell, *I* can't wait for the reply to Inhabitation!
[14:45 guevara] Thinking for the future, this type of policy, and I like it as a policy, favors an odd number of Terminli. Yes?
[14:45 H3K] Odd numbers always are better in a voting sitch.
[14:45 guevara] I know, I have been negligent on some pieces!
[14:45 lafloor] seems to
[14:45 H3K] Lok at the Supreme Court
[14:45 guevara] I am hoisting myself on my own petard with this new policy!
[14:46 lafloor] I will high-stick you into submission.
[14:46 guevara] But it is a necessary policy change, I think. A definite improvement.
[14:46 H3K] You knew the job was dangerous when you took it
[14:46 guevara] I will look for your goobers in the Greek salad you will be buying me after you LOSE!
[14:47 lafloor] Why does Hal make so much sense in here and so little sense when speaking of capital?
[14:47 guevara] Let's review the policy change. (I will deal with you later, LaFloor!)
[14:47 lafloor] TIMBITS FOR ALL WHEN I AM VICTORIOUS!!
[14:47 H3K] Now you're just baiting, Guy...
[14:48 guevara] Love Timbits!
[14:48 guevara] OK. Review, you scalawags!
[14:48 guevara] I need to know you know what I know.
[14:48 H3K] <-- has no idea what timbits are
[14:48 guevara] LaFloor,you first.
[14:49 lafloor] HAL, I am trying to BRIBE your help with DONUTS
[14:49 lafloor] ONce a piece of capital has been
[14:49 lafloor] commented on by two terminali..
[14:49 lafloor] if they are in agreement, they should g-mail the third terminali
[14:49 guevara] very good so far!
[14:49 lafloor] and have him get his lazy, slacking, greek salad eating ass in gear
[14:49 H3K] poo
[14:50 lafloor] and have him read the capital and offer either a public
[14:50 lafloor] and have him read the capital and offer either a public
[14:50 guevara] Hal, go ahead. Guy's nailed it!
[14:50 lafloor] or private opinion on it so that the capital can be dealt with
[14:50 guevara] or a private disavowal, you've got it Guy.
[14:51 lafloor] If the two terminal have commented but are in disagreement (AGRUGING) then the third terminal MUST comment publicly and he/she MUST side with LaFloor in all disagreements
[14:51 guevara] Hal, go ahead. Make sense to your mahchined neurons?
[14:51 guevara] machined, I mean.
[14:51 H3K] The slacker should be Gmailed after the second comment, *whether or not* the first two agree. And it should be the job of the originating Terminus.
[14:51 H3K] to send the Gmail
[14:51 guevara] Exactly, all except down to that last imperative, you fool!
[14:52 lafloor] NO!
[14:52 guevara] Right, Hal. That is a good detail to get straight with everyone.
[14:52 lafloor] That last part is VERY IMPORTANT
[14:52 H3K] By George, I think we've got it!
[14:52 lafloor] Originating terminali MUST send the g-mail
[14:52 lafloor] Got it.
[14:52 lafloor] And the third terminali MUST agree with LaFloor. We agree on this?
[14:52 guevara] The originating Terminalus must be the
[14:53 guevara] keeper of the flame concerning his piece
[14:53 guevara] it's shepherd, even.
[14:53 H3K] Precisely
[14:53 lafloor] I WILL KEEP THE FLAME ALIVE
[14:53 guevara] Right!
[14:53 lafloor] HAL -- WILL YOU KEEP THE FLAME ALIVE?
[14:54 guevara] Let us all become flamers!
[14:54 lafloor] I have a question!
[14:54 guevara] And keepers of said
[14:54 H3K] For the pieces sent up from Boli? absolutely!
[14:54 guevara] Guy, please, you go.
[14:54 lafloor] Just don't flame so much you melt my ice
[14:55 guevara] ha ha, Guy. Though a puckhead, you make me laugh.
[14:55 guevara] Go ahead, Guy. You had a question?
[14:55 lafloor] My question is -- what sort of mewling apology are you going to make when I checkmate your bishop into a fianchettoed position with offisides icing?
[14:56 lafloor] You see now, don't you?
[14:56 lafloor] You see how much trouble you're in with this CHESS?
[14:56 guevara] Ah ha, but you see that will never happen,
[14:56 H3K] ~sigh~
[14:56 lafloor] Also, can my pawns use sticks?
[14:56 guevara] I will employ the Kobiashi Maru gambit, in which the Fianchettoed third must surely fail.
[14:56 lafloor] Hal, you do know how to play chess, right?
[14:57 lafloor] Will you help me?
[14:57 H3K] Yes, I do
[14:57 lafloor] I don't know how to play chess Hal, but together, we'll DESTROY Guevara!
[14:57 H3K] We should discuss this separately, Guy
[14:57 guevara] We must firm up the terms of this match then, no?
[14:57 lafloor] I am afraid of Kobiashi Maru, Hal. I think Kevin Spacey invented it.
[14:58 guevara] I will gmail you concerning said grudge match.
[14:58 lafloor] OKay, Hal.
[14:58 lafloor] Ok Guevara.
[14:58 guevara] Are there any more questions concering the new Terminal policy?
[14:58 H3K] Besides, I've already claimed the privilege of demolishing the winner of your match
[14:58 lafloor] I have some g-mails to send anyhow to some slacker terminalus
[14:58 guevara] Or anything in particular about the Terminal?
[14:59 lafloor] But, Hal.
[14:59 lafloor] We go way back, Hal.
[14:59 H3K] Shall we dispense with the two or three we know are dying?
[14:59 lafloor] Don't screw me on the chess match, Hal. Don't you like to play (chess) with yourself?
[14:59 guevara] I will not be goaded into responding to a Franchiettoed novice.
[15:00 lafloor] I AM GOADING, YOU WILL RESPOND
[15:00 guevara] Without the requisite kung-fu grip, I'm afraid Hal has had none of that self abuse.
[15:00 H3K] we'll talk about that later, Guy... but I'm not adverse to assisting
[15:00 guevara] Hal, yes. If you are in agreement that the pieces are rotted through and through,
[15:01 guevara] the originator gmail me and I will give them a quick once over
[15:01 guevara] gmail me the attached story to expidite things.
[15:01 lafloor] I WILL DISPENSE SHORTLY
[15:01 H3K] I'm thinking of those you have commented on already -- "Road to Zen", for instance.
[15:01 guevara] Give a Guy (pun) a stick and he thinks he's king kong Bundy!
[15:02 guevara] I will comment on Road To Zen shortly.
[15:02 lafloor] You better agree with me, Guevara.
[15:03 lafloor] Hal has a bug in his system about RTZ
[15:03 guevara] lafloor: "I must break you"
[15:03 H3K] I see now that you have not... I'll review those for which I am the originator, and follow up with a Gmail.
[15:03 guevara] lafloor: Listen compadres, shall we adjourn?
[15:04 lafloor] I must fast-break you!
[15:04 guevara] Err, I didn't mean to direct my last to just LaFloor, sorry
[15:04 lafloor] adjourn, yes. New policy, understood.
[15:04 guevara] I think we are in accord with this new Terminal fastidiousness, yes?
[15:05 H3K] Wait one minute, please
[15:05 guevara] And neither of you are averse to this transcipt being posted?
[15:05 H3K] Qestion re "1.6%"
[15:05 guevara] Hal, go ahead?
[15:05 guevara] Yes. That has been languishing.
[15:05 guevara] It seems the agreement on that one
[15:06 guevara] is overwhelmingly positive.
[15:06 H3K] It is the only captial of recod originated by Mags. We are in agreement that it should go up?
[15:06 guevara] Yes!
[15:07 H3K] Then one of us should be deputized to post such announcement in the forum.
[15:07 guevara] I will get Teddy to take it off the board and send it to one of the department heads.
[15:07 guevara] Is it genre or literary?
[15:07 H3K] genre
[15:07 guevara] Then to Rokky, it goes.
[15:08 H3K] they're almost *all* genre, and mostly SF or a variation thereof
[15:08 guevara] I would say 'The Knowledge' is most definitely literary, though.
[15:08 H3K] You cause me to ask another question
[15:09 guevara] This SF trend may be because there are so few venue for said?
[15:09 guevara] go ahead.
[15:09 H3K] To wit: should the VC notified by Gmail that his/her piece is headed upstairs?
[15:09 H3K] Rather than the thread merely disappearing.
[15:10 guevara] Yes. That is a good question I needed to answer but had not. Yes. Most definitely, a gmail to the VC is necessary.
[15:10 guevara] Right, otherwise, the thread will be gone and the VC will be in the dark as it were.
[15:10 H3K] Guy - a side comment to you
[15:10 guevara] Remember, we are shepherds.
[15:11 H3K] Right now, you have 6 sheep in your flock and I have 5. Guevara has 1. I can take the one Rokky originated, to make our task even.
[15:11 guevara] Perhaps Guy has been called away to some form of goonery.
[15:12 guevara] Sounds good to me.
[15:12 guevara] But, wherefore LaFloor?
[15:13 H3K] The executive wonks will have enough rejections to write, soon enough.
[15:13 guevara] Right-o.
[15:14 H3K] snce "wherefore" = "why", that's an unanswerable question
[15:14 guevara] Those damn execs.
[15:14 guevara] I don't know, English is my second language, senor.
[15:14 H3K] except perhaps by the rejoinder "why the hell not?"
[15:14 guevara] Remember that when you make fun of my skills.
[15:15 guevara] OK, it appears LaFloor is incommunicado.
[15:15 H3K] especilly appropriate in LaFloor's case.
[15:15 guevara] So, I will bid you adios!
[15:15 H3K] And who will copy and post this in Transcript?
[15:15 H3K] are we officially adjourned?
[15:16 guevara] Good day, Hal. Yes. This is going in the Transcript,
[15:16 guevara] if you have no objections. It was a good meeting.
[15:16 guevara] Officially adjourned yes.
[15:16 H3K] It was, and I have no objection
[15:16 guevara] Via con dios!
[15:17 H3K] et cum spiritu tuo
[13:02 H3K] Test
[14:06 H3K] test again
[14:13 lafloor] Hal, Hello
[14:15 H3K] Hi, Guy
[14:16 H3K] I'm in the middle of a review of "Inhabitation". I'm afraid we're disagreeing about this one, too.
[14:16 lafloor] YAY!
[14:18 H3K] I wonder if HImself would be pissed if I broke character for a minute...
[14:19 guevara] Well, I can alway edit the transcript so that breaking character doesn't show.
[14:19 H3K] Hola, senor Guevara!
[14:19 guevara] Hello, everyone, by the way.
[14:19 guevara] Hola!
[14:19 lafloor] Hello PG -- Hal, I don't mind if you break, but I don't know about Bos..
[14:19 H3K] Only to mention that this is the second time the three of us have been in the same 'zine at the same time
[14:20 lafloor] Really?
[14:20 guevara] Really? Which 'zine, mang?
[14:20 lafloor] What other time?
[14:20 H3K] I refer to his interview of you in Ink Pot, which I managing edited
[14:20 guevara] Oh yeah! Small world.
[14:20 lafloor] Aha!
[14:21 guevara] Thecream rising to the top and all that, again.
[14:21 guevara] Anyhow. Let's talk some business...
[14:21 H3K] It's archived... I should re-read it some time.
[14:21 lafloor] I knew it wasn't for my fiction! None of 'em will have me!
[14:21 lafloor] Onward, G
[14:22 guevara] All right
[14:22 guevara] The rub is
[14:22 lafloor] oh, and Thanks for the Ink Pot thing, Hal
[14:22 guevara] we're talking about this quarter
[14:22 guevara] and dealingwith 3 active Terminali
[14:22 H3K] http://www.inkpots.net/Interviews/DiPlacido.html
[14:22 guevara] Next quarter, this all could change.
[14:23 H3K] Yes, it could
[14:23 guevara] Capische?
[14:23 guevara] Hell, LaFloor won't even be here then.
[14:23 lafloor] correct
[14:23 guevara] Unfortunately, unless we could somehow cajole him to stay.
[14:23 H3K] But will Candy?
[14:23 guevara] Candy may be or not
[14:24 lafloor] No cajole.
[14:24 guevara] I'm still waiting to hear from her.
[14:24 lafloor] unless there's no Candy. Then I'll fill in again as much as I can.
[14:24 guevara] Anyhow, seat of the pants, is the watch phrase
[14:24 guevara] 'seat of the pants'
[14:24 guevara] So, my concern is
[14:25 guevara] work languishing without any response for weeks
[14:25 guevara] The example of Casino Life come to mind
[14:25 lafloor] Well, then, let's kill the stuff we know is dead.
[14:25 lafloor] it's only humane
[14:25 guevara] You know what I'm referring to, right?
[14:25 lafloor] I feel bad. I'd have liked to have defended some of them more, give them more play
[14:25 guevara] I agree, humane and expedient for all involved.
[14:26 guevara] the question is "How best to expidite the process"
[14:26 guevara] Hal, could you comment on this from your perspective?
[14:26 lafloor] The let's ice those. There are three of us here.
[14:26 lafloor] Let's take a vote.
[14:27 guevara] Hold on, Guy. We've got to discuss this a bit so we can come to a consensus.
[14:27 guevara] Is Hal in the house?
[14:27 H3K] The only hitch is Real Life interfering w/ participation. Maggie's mom, Pinckney's obligations
[14:27 lafloor] Discuss, schmuss. ICE ICE ICE
[14:27 H3K] et cetera
[14:28 H3K] Hang, on, Guy, you'll get your icing call in a min.
[14:28 guevara] Yes, like I said, 'seat of our pants'
[14:28 lafloor] OFFSIDES
[14:28 guevara] but it's working pretty good so far.
[14:28 lafloor] Cause Hal, Guevara and me are awesome
[14:29 guevara] Guy, do you want to go to the Box and cool your ass down for two minutes?
[14:29 lafloor] Can I make an obscene gesture while I'm on my way there?
[14:29 H3K] It seems to be -- fortunately, ther've been folks willing to step up and fill in.
[14:29 guevara] Yes, we've been kicking ass lately.
[14:29 H3K] Rokkie's contribution was excellent
[14:30 lafloor] Damn right it was
[14:30 lafloor] 'twas a slapshot of beauty
[14:30 guevara] Definitely, we've been keeping up appearances.
[14:30 H3K] Anyway -- my hangup remains the possibility of acting too soon, before all three, four, whatever voices are heard.
[14:31 guevara] I hear you, Hall.
[14:31 guevara] And that is why we're here.
[14:31 guevara] Hal, I mean. sorry.
[14:31 lafloor] Understood, Hal.
[14:31 lafloor] I agree too much haste isn't a good idea.
[14:31 guevara] I've formulated an alternative plan, would you like to hear it?
[14:31 H3K] So it comes down to the Terminali, whoever they might be, jumping on the capital early.
[14:32 H3K] I yield the floor
[14:32 guevara] Yes, Hal. Keeping it fresh. WE need a plan to stop pieces from rotting.
[14:32 guevara] OK, this may take a bit, patience all..
[14:33 guevara] This cycle, we're basically 3 (Rokky not withstanding)
[14:33 guevara] So, my plan right now is...
[14:33 guevara] If you notice a piece that has been languishing wiht one originating post and one reply,
[14:34 guevara] gmail the third Terminalus to let them know they need to read said piece
[14:34 guevara] Do you follow so far?
[14:34 H3K] yup
[14:34 guevara] Guy?
[14:35 lafloor] But for this quarter (period!) I think all the Terminali who are going
[14:35 lafloor] Let me catch up a minute, I got disturbed
[14:35 guevara] All right, I'm with you Guy.
[14:36 H3K] IMO, one *needs* to be disturbed to play hockey
[14:36 lafloor] I am disturbed! Anyhow. Yes, I'm with you so far.
[14:37 guevara] So, can I go on?
[14:37 guevara] with my plan?
[14:37 H3K] y
[14:37 lafloor] yes, please go on
[14:37 guevara] All right then.
[14:38 guevara] The third Terminali in (the one that needed the cajoling gmail)
[14:38 guevara] may read the piece in question
[14:38 guevara] then comment in the Terminal OR NOT COMMENT IN THE TERMINAL
[14:38 guevara] at his/her discretion.
[14:39 lafloor] will they e-mail us if they don't comment?
[14:39 guevara] Anyhow.
[14:39 guevara] Yes, they gmail with their opinion up or down
[14:39 H3K] poo
[14:39 guevara] on the piece.
[14:40 guevara] Hal, go ahead.
[14:40 H3K] never mind, Guy asked my question and you answered it
[14:40 H3K] score an assist to LaFloor!
[14:40 guevara] I'm talking of pieces where the two Terminali agree on the piece.
[14:40 lafloor] WHAHHHHH!!
[14:41 guevara] In order for this 3rd man in gmail thing to be put in practice.
[14:41 lafloor] Yes, understood
[14:41 H3K] understood
[14:41 guevara] Guy, you're disturbed. I wouldn't want to drop the gloves with the likes of you.
[14:41 lafloor] So if the two terminali disagree (how rare!) the third MUST comment?
[14:41 guevara] This is so pieces won't just lay there limply and die slow deaths.
[14:42 guevara] Exactly, LaFloor.
[14:42 lafloor] ICE THEM
[14:42 guevara] Disagreement by first two, third must comment in Terminal.
[14:42 lafloor] When we play chess, I'm going to make your queen eat my puck
[14:43 guevara] Agreement by first two, third can offer his/her vote in private.
[14:43 H3K] Absolutely -- I would hope he/she would relish the chance, as I'm doing for "Inhabitation"
[14:43 guevara] You will surrender your king without so much as a whimper, my friend!
[14:44 guevara] It's important that we three gmail each other, keep on each other, so that no pieces are left to languish.
[14:44 lafloor] Thenn I'm about to fire off a g-mail to someone
[14:44 lafloor] Hell, *I* can't wait for the reply to Inhabitation!
[14:45 guevara] Thinking for the future, this type of policy, and I like it as a policy, favors an odd number of Terminli. Yes?
[14:45 H3K] Odd numbers always are better in a voting sitch.
[14:45 guevara] I know, I have been negligent on some pieces!
[14:45 lafloor] seems to
[14:45 H3K] Lok at the Supreme Court
[14:45 guevara] I am hoisting myself on my own petard with this new policy!
[14:46 lafloor] I will high-stick you into submission.
[14:46 guevara] But it is a necessary policy change, I think. A definite improvement.
[14:46 H3K] You knew the job was dangerous when you took it
[14:46 guevara] I will look for your goobers in the Greek salad you will be buying me after you LOSE!
[14:47 lafloor] Why does Hal make so much sense in here and so little sense when speaking of capital?
[14:47 guevara] Let's review the policy change. (I will deal with you later, LaFloor!)
[14:47 lafloor] TIMBITS FOR ALL WHEN I AM VICTORIOUS!!
[14:47 H3K] Now you're just baiting, Guy...
[14:48 guevara] Love Timbits!
[14:48 guevara] OK. Review, you scalawags!
[14:48 guevara] I need to know you know what I know.
[14:48 H3K] <-- has no idea what timbits are
[14:48 guevara] LaFloor,you first.
[14:49 lafloor] HAL, I am trying to BRIBE your help with DONUTS
[14:49 lafloor] ONce a piece of capital has been
[14:49 lafloor] commented on by two terminali..
[14:49 lafloor] if they are in agreement, they should g-mail the third terminali
[14:49 guevara] very good so far!
[14:49 lafloor] and have him get his lazy, slacking, greek salad eating ass in gear
[14:49 H3K] poo
[14:50 lafloor] and have him read the capital and offer either a public
[14:50 lafloor] and have him read the capital and offer either a public
[14:50 guevara] Hal, go ahead. Guy's nailed it!
[14:50 lafloor] or private opinion on it so that the capital can be dealt with
[14:50 guevara] or a private disavowal, you've got it Guy.
[14:51 lafloor] If the two terminal have commented but are in disagreement (AGRUGING) then the third terminal MUST comment publicly and he/she MUST side with LaFloor in all disagreements
[14:51 guevara] Hal, go ahead. Make sense to your mahchined neurons?
[14:51 guevara] machined, I mean.
[14:51 H3K] The slacker should be Gmailed after the second comment, *whether or not* the first two agree. And it should be the job of the originating Terminus.
[14:51 H3K] to send the Gmail
[14:51 guevara] Exactly, all except down to that last imperative, you fool!
[14:52 lafloor] NO!
[14:52 guevara] Right, Hal. That is a good detail to get straight with everyone.
[14:52 lafloor] That last part is VERY IMPORTANT
[14:52 H3K] By George, I think we've got it!
[14:52 lafloor] Originating terminali MUST send the g-mail
[14:52 lafloor] Got it.
[14:52 lafloor] And the third terminali MUST agree with LaFloor. We agree on this?
[14:52 guevara] The originating Terminalus must be the
[14:53 guevara] keeper of the flame concerning his piece
[14:53 guevara] it's shepherd, even.
[14:53 H3K] Precisely
[14:53 lafloor] I WILL KEEP THE FLAME ALIVE
[14:53 guevara] Right!
[14:53 lafloor] HAL -- WILL YOU KEEP THE FLAME ALIVE?
[14:54 guevara] Let us all become flamers!
[14:54 lafloor] I have a question!
[14:54 guevara] And keepers of said
[14:54 H3K] For the pieces sent up from Boli? absolutely!
[14:54 guevara] Guy, please, you go.
[14:54 lafloor] Just don't flame so much you melt my ice
[14:55 guevara] ha ha, Guy. Though a puckhead, you make me laugh.
[14:55 guevara] Go ahead, Guy. You had a question?
[14:55 lafloor] My question is -- what sort of mewling apology are you going to make when I checkmate your bishop into a fianchettoed position with offisides icing?
[14:56 lafloor] You see now, don't you?
[14:56 lafloor] You see how much trouble you're in with this CHESS?
[14:56 guevara] Ah ha, but you see that will never happen,
[14:56 H3K] ~sigh~
[14:56 lafloor] Also, can my pawns use sticks?
[14:56 guevara] I will employ the Kobiashi Maru gambit, in which the Fianchettoed third must surely fail.
[14:56 lafloor] Hal, you do know how to play chess, right?
[14:57 lafloor] Will you help me?
[14:57 H3K] Yes, I do
[14:57 lafloor] I don't know how to play chess Hal, but together, we'll DESTROY Guevara!
[14:57 H3K] We should discuss this separately, Guy
[14:57 guevara] We must firm up the terms of this match then, no?
[14:57 lafloor] I am afraid of Kobiashi Maru, Hal. I think Kevin Spacey invented it.
[14:58 guevara] I will gmail you concerning said grudge match.
[14:58 lafloor] OKay, Hal.
[14:58 lafloor] Ok Guevara.
[14:58 guevara] Are there any more questions concering the new Terminal policy?
[14:58 H3K] Besides, I've already claimed the privilege of demolishing the winner of your match
[14:58 lafloor] I have some g-mails to send anyhow to some slacker terminalus
[14:58 guevara] Or anything in particular about the Terminal?
[14:59 lafloor] But, Hal.
[14:59 lafloor] We go way back, Hal.
[14:59 H3K] Shall we dispense with the two or three we know are dying?
[14:59 lafloor] Don't screw me on the chess match, Hal. Don't you like to play (chess) with yourself?
[14:59 guevara] I will not be goaded into responding to a Franchiettoed novice.
[15:00 lafloor] I AM GOADING, YOU WILL RESPOND
[15:00 guevara] Without the requisite kung-fu grip, I'm afraid Hal has had none of that self abuse.
[15:00 H3K] we'll talk about that later, Guy... but I'm not adverse to assisting
[15:00 guevara] Hal, yes. If you are in agreement that the pieces are rotted through and through,
[15:01 guevara] the originator gmail me and I will give them a quick once over
[15:01 guevara] gmail me the attached story to expidite things.
[15:01 lafloor] I WILL DISPENSE SHORTLY
[15:01 H3K] I'm thinking of those you have commented on already -- "Road to Zen", for instance.
[15:01 guevara] Give a Guy (pun) a stick and he thinks he's king kong Bundy!
[15:02 guevara] I will comment on Road To Zen shortly.
[15:02 lafloor] You better agree with me, Guevara.
[15:03 lafloor] Hal has a bug in his system about RTZ
[15:03 guevara] lafloor: "I must break you"
[15:03 H3K] I see now that you have not... I'll review those for which I am the originator, and follow up with a Gmail.
[15:03 guevara] lafloor: Listen compadres, shall we adjourn?
[15:04 lafloor] I must fast-break you!
[15:04 guevara] Err, I didn't mean to direct my last to just LaFloor, sorry
[15:04 lafloor] adjourn, yes. New policy, understood.
[15:04 guevara] I think we are in accord with this new Terminal fastidiousness, yes?
[15:05 H3K] Wait one minute, please
[15:05 guevara] And neither of you are averse to this transcipt being posted?
[15:05 H3K] Qestion re "1.6%"
[15:05 guevara] Hal, go ahead?
[15:05 guevara] Yes. That has been languishing.
[15:05 guevara] It seems the agreement on that one
[15:06 guevara] is overwhelmingly positive.
[15:06 H3K] It is the only captial of recod originated by Mags. We are in agreement that it should go up?
[15:06 guevara] Yes!
[15:07 H3K] Then one of us should be deputized to post such announcement in the forum.
[15:07 guevara] I will get Teddy to take it off the board and send it to one of the department heads.
[15:07 guevara] Is it genre or literary?
[15:07 H3K] genre
[15:07 guevara] Then to Rokky, it goes.
[15:08 H3K] they're almost *all* genre, and mostly SF or a variation thereof
[15:08 guevara] I would say 'The Knowledge' is most definitely literary, though.
[15:08 H3K] You cause me to ask another question
[15:09 guevara] This SF trend may be because there are so few venue for said?
[15:09 guevara] go ahead.
[15:09 H3K] To wit: should the VC notified by Gmail that his/her piece is headed upstairs?
[15:09 H3K] Rather than the thread merely disappearing.
[15:10 guevara] Yes. That is a good question I needed to answer but had not. Yes. Most definitely, a gmail to the VC is necessary.
[15:10 guevara] Right, otherwise, the thread will be gone and the VC will be in the dark as it were.
[15:10 H3K] Guy - a side comment to you
[15:10 guevara] Remember, we are shepherds.
[15:11 H3K] Right now, you have 6 sheep in your flock and I have 5. Guevara has 1. I can take the one Rokky originated, to make our task even.
[15:11 guevara] Perhaps Guy has been called away to some form of goonery.
[15:12 guevara] Sounds good to me.
[15:12 guevara] But, wherefore LaFloor?
[15:13 H3K] The executive wonks will have enough rejections to write, soon enough.
[15:13 guevara] Right-o.
[15:14 H3K] snce "wherefore" = "why", that's an unanswerable question
[15:14 guevara] Those damn execs.
[15:14 guevara] I don't know, English is my second language, senor.
[15:14 H3K] except perhaps by the rejoinder "why the hell not?"
[15:14 guevara] Remember that when you make fun of my skills.
[15:15 guevara] OK, it appears LaFloor is incommunicado.
[15:15 H3K] especilly appropriate in LaFloor's case.
[15:15 guevara] So, I will bid you adios!
[15:15 H3K] And who will copy and post this in Transcript?
[15:15 H3K] are we officially adjourned?
[15:16 guevara] Good day, Hal. Yes. This is going in the Transcript,
[15:16 guevara] if you have no objections. It was a good meeting.
[15:16 guevara] Officially adjourned yes.
[15:16 H3K] It was, and I have no objection
[15:16 guevara] Via con dios!
[15:17 H3K] et cum spiritu tuo
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