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- From: polowin@chem.queensu.ca (Joel Polowin)
- Subject: Re: Boskone
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- Organization: Dept. of Chemistry, Queen's University
- References: <199301062041.AA28939@aerospace.aero.org>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 23:02:27 GMT
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- In article <199301062041.AA28939@aerospace.aero.org> obrien@AERO.ORG (Mike O'Brien) writes:
-
- >>Boskone Weapons Policy
- >>
- >>As is standard at most conventions, no weapon, or anything that looks like
- >>a weapon, is allowed at Boskone at any time. This includes clubs,
- >>quarterstaves, wizard's staves, lasers, squirt guns, toy zap guns, or
- >>anything else that resembles a weapon. If you violate this rule you will be
- >>asked to leave the convention.
- >
- >If banning wizard's staves is standard at most conventions it's news to me.
- >Far as I can tell this is unique to Boskone. It's too bad, but not as bad
- >as it might be, because Boskone, unlike most conventions, has a reputation
- >among some fans, at least, as being boring.
-
- If it CAN be used as a weapon, it IS a weapon. Any and all objects which
- can be used to harm someone in any way must be left in the room.
-
- How could this be boring? The only problem would be keeping the vice
- squad off your butts... :-)
-
- Joel Polowin
- polowin@silicon.chem.queensu.ca, polowin@chem.queensu.ca,
- polowinj@qucdn.queensu.ca
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