Re: [s-d] [s-b] A gamestate clarification request to the Administrator

[Elliott Hird <penguinofthegods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Will you marry me?

On 11 Feb 2009, at 01:06, Justin Ahmann <quesmarktion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> A parable:
>
> Alice was visiting her friend Bob one afternoon.  Their conversation  
> got to a point when Alice asked, "May I borrow a book?"
>
> Bob replied, "Sure.  Take any one of mine that I've read before."
>
> "How can I tell if you've read it?"
>
> "The ones I've read are the ones between a red bookend and a blue  
> bookend."
>
> So Alice went off wandering the house.  She came across a bookshelf  
> with seven items on it.  They were (from left to right)
>
> a red bookend
> "The Fellowship of the Ring"
> a blue bookend
> "The Two Towers"
> a red bookend
> "The Return of the King"
> a blue bookend
>
> She selected "The Two Towers".
>
> When she revealed her choice to Bob, he said, "But I haven't read  
> that one!"
>
> "What?" she asked.  "It was between a red bookend and a blue bookend!"
>
> "Stop being a retarded monkey," said Bob.
>
> Now, Bob's utterance being a vague description rather than an  
> ironclad rule, Alice and Bob were able to agree that "The Two  
> Towers" was not a valid choice.  But if it had been a rule...
>
> Codae
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Elliott Hird <penguinofthegods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: discussion list for B Nomic <spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:44:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-d] [s-b] A gamestate clarification request to the  
> Administrator
>
> 2009/2/10 Elliott Hird <penguinofthegods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > 2009/2/10 Justin Ahmann <quesmarktion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > > I think it's time for C Nomic.
> > >
> > > Or possibly D or E.
> > >
> > > On the other hand, we could pull some cool stunt with  
> > > retroactivity...
> > >
> > > Codae
> >
> > Or, just interpret it how a retarded monkey would.
>
>
> errrr wouldn't
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