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| − | At the height of ill-feeling between the [[London Circle]] and the [[Bloody Provincials]], 1954, the [[Elsie Horde]] devised a wonderfully complicated scheme to wreck the [[Mancon]], and gave it this ominous title. It included such things as printing up a rather dismal fake program -- and following this with a fake indignant denial with announcement of an even more dismal program; hunting imaginary rats during speeches; getting the con committee drunk; going around measuring odd lengths with string during the program ("not anything in particular -- just lengths "); starting card games on the floor when/if things got boring, and other resourceful diabolisms. But when it came to the sticking point they relented and fraternized with the Uitlanders, producing the first US-style [[con]] -- or so say witnesses who may be giving US [[cons]] too much credit for amiability. | + | At the height of ill-feeling between the [[London Circle]] and the [[Bloody Provincials]], 1954, the [[Elsie Horde]] devised a wonderfully complicated scheme to wreck the [[Supermancon|Mancon]], and gave it this ominous title. It included such things as printing up a rather dismal fake program -- and following this with a fake indignant denial with announcement of an even more dismal program; hunting imaginary rats during speeches; getting the con committee drunk; going around measuring odd lengths with string during the program ("not anything in particular -- just lengths "); starting card games on the floor when/if things got boring, and other resourceful diabolisms. But when it came to the sticking point they relented and fraternized with the Uitlanders, producing the first US-style [[con]] -- or so say witnesses who may be giving US [[cons]] too much credit for amiability. |
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| + | The Vince Clarke fanzine ''Operation Armageddon'' listed many ways to disrupt the convention, including the above. Though referred to in the [[Fancyclopedia 2]] extract as the Mancon, the 1954 target convention was officially the [[Supermancon]]. | ||
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Revision as of 03:01, 26 January 2021
Also a fanzine edited by Vin¢ Clarke with two issues in 1954.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| At the height of ill-feeling between the London Circle and the Bloody Provincials, 1954, the Elsie Horde devised a wonderfully complicated scheme to wreck the Mancon, and gave it this ominous title. It included such things as printing up a rather dismal fake program -- and following this with a fake indignant denial with announcement of an even more dismal program; hunting imaginary rats during speeches; getting the con committee drunk; going around measuring odd lengths with string during the program ("not anything in particular -- just lengths "); starting card games on the floor when/if things got boring, and other resourceful diabolisms. But when it came to the sticking point they relented and fraternized with the Uitlanders, producing the first US-style con -- or so say witnesses who may be giving US cons too much credit for amiability. |
The Vince Clarke fanzine Operation Armageddon listed many ways to disrupt the convention, including the above. Though referred to in the Fancyclopedia 2 extract as the Mancon, the 1954 target convention was officially the Supermancon.
| Publication | 1954 |
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