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Phanny, v. 3, issue 3, December 1944

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   But I can't get excited about her "cleansing" process, for to me, words have no significance except as vehicles of thought or emotion. Perhaps I'm egotistical, but it is my opinion that they can have no other significance. Ergo, from my standpoint, Miss Chapper succeeds best when she fails most completely of the purpose which you ascribe to her; I really like some of her less artificial verse. Aincha glad, Willie?
EN GARDE (B+) Nize cover; such a uniform color; fuzzy, too. -- "Quizz" -- pyooeee! According to YOUR answers, I got only 80%, which is pretty louzy. And you, of course, got 100%, obviously. Therefore, I set up the following proposition: "To Prove: that You missed more than I did!
   First, as usual, I looked over your qyizz to determine whether or not it had a "style" that I could recognize; all T-F quizzes tend to fall into certain classifications, a fact which is often of some help to the otherwise stupid test victim. This one belongs in the "key word" class; pick out the concealed key, and you have nearly always gotten the right answer.
   The idea worked all right until I came to the very unsubtle statement, "All Science Fiction Magazine Covers are printed." I became over-subtle, and, suspecting Al of quibbling, by saying that such covers were "printed by the Four-Color Process." That was stupid of me; such an answer would hardly stand up. So I missed that one. But I think I'm right on No. 10; most stories are submitted as 'typescripts," not as manuscripts, which are generally unacceptable. That makes one for me and one for you. Again, on #19, I'll argue with you. Not only do I insist that "The Great Red Spot of Saturn" is invisible to the naked eye; I insist that it is also invisible with a telescope. So are the Great Red Spots of Mars, Venus, and Neptune, to name only a few.
   On #20, I went to sleep; I am ashamed. That makes it two for you and two for me. No. 22 is another tricky one. According to my dictionary, the first or preferred definition of asphyxiation is "suffocation," which in turn is defined as "death through suspension of respiration." Therefore, asphyxiation is always fatal, not just "almost always fatal." We agreed on the rest of the questions, so that makes it two for me, and three (misses) for you. Q.E.D.
   Here is another fine Review Section; the OC looks less necessary, every minute.--Al's "Mutations" are interesting; especially the "receding hairline." I'm undergoing that "mutation" too; does that make me a slan? -- Comments on the alcohol question are right down the groove. -- "Forgotten Fantasies" is indeed excellent; should prove an excellent match for Stanley's "Yesterday's----." Incidentally, I remember seeing ads for "Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" painted on the sloping roofs of barns on Nebraska farms, not so many years ago. However, the modern exploiters of the good Dr.'s wonderful discovery had toned down their claims a wee mite.
WALT'S RAMBLINGS (B-) Always an interesting little 'zine, and this is no exception. More interesting for the way Walt presents his stuff than for the contents themselves, and the contents are wrothy of note. Especially like the mention of unexpected "finds" in the two-bit POCKETbooks; they fit my pocketbook very well. However, not all of them get here; even "Rebirth" didn't arrive until the first of September. -- "Add Lovecraftiana" enjoyable; and furnishes further interest that some of the fans' favorites are steadily gaining ground outside the circle of those who specialize in fantasy.--"I'm-Pressions" enjoyed muchly, Suh; ditto, the very neat mimeography.
A TALE OF THE 'EVANS (B-) The editorial is strictly EEE in person, and that is a person I like very well indeed. -- "Emergency Landings...." has some interesting passages. For example, in making the landing on the rock similar in size to the ship, said ship would have been revolving in an orbit having a diameter but slightly greater than the length of the ship itself; practically spinning on its short axis, and at the same time, "diving" toward the rock. To add to the complications, the rock would have been revolving in approximately the same orbit, about the common center of gravity. Much fun.
   "Should Fan Hospitality Be Free?" is an article which has needed writing, and the approach to the problem presented here is quite good. -- In re World Government, EEE, I didn't mean to imply that no sort of World Government is

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11 P H A N N Y 11 _____________________________ But I can't get excited about her "cleansing" process, for to me, words have no significance except as vehicles of thought or emotion. Perhaps I'm egotistical, but it is my opinion that they can have no other significance. Ergo, from my standpoint, Miss Chapper succeeds best when she fails most completely of the purpose which you ascribe to her; I really like some of her less artificial verse. Aincha glad, Willie? EN GARDE (B+) Nize cover; such a uniform color; fuzzy, too. -- "Quizz" -- pyooeee! According to YOUR answers, I got only 80%, which is pretty louzy. And you, of course, got 100%, obviously. Therefore, I set up the following proposition: "To Prove: that You missed more than I did! First, as usual, I looked over your qyizz to determine whether or not it had a "style" that I could recognize; all T-F quizzes tend to fall into certain classifications, a fact which is often of some help to the otherwise stupid test victim. This one belongs in the "key word" class; pick out the concealed key, and you have nearly always gotten the right answer. The idea worked all right until I came to the very unsubtle statement, "All Science Fiction Magazine Covers are printed." I became over-subtle, and, suspecting Al of quibbling, by saying that such covers were "printed by the Four-Color Process." That was stupid of me; such an answer would hardly stand up. So I missed that one. But I think I'm right on No. 10; most stories are submitted as 'typescripts," not as manuscripts, which are generally unacceptable. That makes one for me and one for you. Again, on #19, I'll argue with you. Not only do I insist that "The Great Red Spot of Saturn" is invisible to the naked eye; I insist that it is also invisible with a telescope. So are the Great Red Spots of Mars, Venus, and Neptune, to name only a few. On #20, I went to sleep; I am ashamed. That makes it two for you and two for me. No. 22 is another tricky one. According to my dictionary, the first or preferred definition of asphyxiation is "suffocation," which in turn is defined as "death through suspension of respiration." Therefore, asphyxiation is always fatal, not just "almost always fatal." We agreed on the rest of the questions, so that makes it two for me, and three (misses) for you. Q.E.D. Here is another fine Review Section; the OC looks less necessary, every minute.--Al's "Mutations" are interesting; especially the "receding hairline." I'm undergoing that "mutation" too; does that make me a slan? -- Comments on the alcohol question are right down the groove. -- "Forgotten Fantasies" is indeed excellent; should prove an excellent match for Stanley's "Yesterday's----." Incidentally, I remember seeing ads for "Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" painted on the sloping roofs of barns on Nebraska farms, not so many years ago. However, the modern exploiters of the good Dr.'s wonderful discovery had toned down their claims a wee mite. WALT'S RAMBLINGS (B-) Always an interesting little 'zine, and this is no exception. More interesting for the way Walt presents his stuff than for the contents themselves, and the contents are wrothy of note. Especially like the mention of unexpected "finds" in the two-bit POCKETbooks; they fit my pocketbook very well. However, not all of them get here; even "Rebirth" didn't arrive until the first of September. -- "Add Lovecraftiana" enjoyable; and furnishes further interest that some of the fans' favorites are steadily gaining ground outside the circle of those who specialize in fantasy.--"I'm-Pressions" enjoyed muchly, Suh; ditto, the very neat mimeography. A TALE OF THE 'EVANS (B-) The editorial is strictly EEE in person, and that is a person I like very well indeed. -- "Emergency Landings...." has some interesting passages. For example, in making the landing on the rock similar in size to the ship, said ship would have been revolving in an orbit having a diameter but slightly greater than the length of the ship itself; practically spinning on its short axis, and at the same time, "diving" toward the rock. To add to the complications, the rock would have been revolving in approximately the same orbit, about the common center of gravity. Much fun. "Should Fan Hospitality Be Free?" is an article which has needed writing, and the approach to the problem presented here is quite good. -- In re World Government, EEE, I didn't mean to imply that no sort of World Government is