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| − | At [[Chicon IV]] in 1982 there was an issue of the [[hoax newsletter]] which repeatedly quoted [[George Flynn]] (a [[NESFA]] member who had a [[fannish]] reputation of keeping accurate track of things numerical -- voting numbers, attendance numbers and the like -- and reporting on trends) as commenting on any number they m/a/d/e/ u/p/ reported. For example, if the [[hoax newsletter]] reported that the [[Chicon IV]] Board of Directors had paid for 27 dinner meetings for itself, they'd then make up a quote from [[George | + | At [[Chicon IV]] in 1982 there was an issue of the [[hoax newsletter]] which repeatedly quoted [[George Flynn]] (a [[NESFA]] member who had a [[fannish]] reputation of keeping accurate track of things numerical -- voting numbers, attendance numbers and the like -- and reporting on trends) as commenting on any number they m/a/d/e/ u/p/ reported. For example, if the [[hoax newsletter]] reported that the [[Chicon IV]] Board of Directors had paid for 27 dinner meetings for itself, they'd then make up a quote from [[George Flynn|George]] that this was 1.37 times greater than any previous Board. And so on -- everything was 1.37 times greater or smaller. |
A few years later, when [[SCIFI]] made a temporary loan of $20,000 to the [[NESFA Lunar Realty Trust]], it made it in the form of 100 checks for $137 -- each delivered by a different route (by hand at [[conventions]], by mail, etc) and one check for the balance. | A few years later, when [[SCIFI]] made a temporary loan of $20,000 to the [[NESFA Lunar Realty Trust]], it made it in the form of 100 checks for $137 -- each delivered by a different route (by hand at [[conventions]], by mail, etc) and one check for the balance. | ||
| − | Why 1.37? Who knows? It was probably all [[Bruce Pelz | + | Why 1.37? Who knows? It was probably all [[Bruce Pelz]]' idea. |
| − | {{publication}} | + | {{publication | year=1982}} |
[[Category:hoax]] | [[Category:hoax]] | ||
[[Category:fanzine]] | [[Category:fanzine]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 13 April 2020
At Chicon IV in 1982 there was an issue of the hoax newsletter which repeatedly quoted George Flynn (a NESFA member who had a fannish reputation of keeping accurate track of things numerical -- voting numbers, attendance numbers and the like -- and reporting on trends) as commenting on any number they m/a/d/e/ u/p/ reported. For example, if the hoax newsletter reported that the Chicon IV Board of Directors had paid for 27 dinner meetings for itself, they'd then make up a quote from George that this was 1.37 times greater than any previous Board. And so on -- everything was 1.37 times greater or smaller.
A few years later, when SCIFI made a temporary loan of $20,000 to the NESFA Lunar Realty Trust #1, it made it in the form of 100 checks for $137 -- each delivered by a different route (by hand at conventions, by mail, etc) and one check for the balance.
Why 1.37? Who knows? It was probably all Bruce Pelz' idea.
| Publication | 1982 |
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