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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> <C0IAo3.Fy@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> <1527@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 15:17:47 GMT
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- In article <1527@blue.cis.pitt.edu> seawasp@vm2.cis.pitt.edu (Sea Wasp) writes:
- >>>>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
- >
- >>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.
- >
- > I can kill or injure with my bare hands, clothing, wire, combs,
- >straps, belts... So I guess all con-goers are going to next be required to
- >come nude, and chop off their extremities too, and wear muzzles?
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- For the sarcasm-impaired, that's exactly what I was implying. To repeat:
-
- > How could this be boring? The only problem would be keeping the vice
- > squad off your butts... :-)
-
- I'd rather hoped that mentioning the vice squad, immediately followed by
- "butts" and a ":-)", might make my meaning clear. Never mind...
-
- Joel Polowin
- polowin@silicon.chem.queensu.ca, polowin@chem.queensu.ca,
- polowinj@qucdn.queensu.ca
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