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Mahope, v. 1, issue 1, Summer 1946
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quarter of a cent each. House dust could be reduced, if not eliminated, by precipitrons. It's easy to understand why this article was entitled "Hitting the Pipe"; many of the FTLaniac's ideas are simply too expensive for so-called low-cost housing. It would take several thousand gallons water or gunk to sluice the average room as Fran proposes, and the first cost of the fittings would be something out of the world of the $50-a-week punch press operator. You gotta keep that sort of goo simple to begin with. And it will take considerable psychological pressure to condition the housewife of the future against wandering around with a dustrag in her hand and muttering about the inefficiency of her atomic servants. How ya gonna raise steaks and pork roasts on hydroponics? [line break] ---oo0oo--- L'INCONNU So there's still a fan on a Poplar St. somewhere. "March 1946 and all's well-" The constitution is in such a state of undending [unending?] flux that it is doubtful whether it could be kept up to date by anyone who was not a bear for work--which FAPA secretaries traditionally ain't. ((Hiya, Al!)) Might be possible if each article were on a separate page of the consitution booklet. But do we have enough new members per annum to make it worthwhile? I wish I knew just how Sehnert wanted his damn questions answered. At least one of them bears all the earmarks of the ordeal of the three caskets in [underlined] The Merchant of Venice. [line break] ---oo0oo--- DEAR FAPA MEMBER Standards and limitations again--here come the FAPA popular ditch of a last ditch fight in suggesting that comments on the last mailing not be eligible for activity credit. Hell's bells, no APA would be worthwhile without comments, and for many ajays that particular phrase is the most enjoyable if not the most rewarding. Many fans as well as ajays put considerable work into their comments--for instance Norm Stanley's Revista and Harry Warner's offerings under various headings. Not to mention the verbose Speer. Some fans put so much stuff into their comments that the official in charge of adding up the credits would have to have the patience of Job and the hair-splitting ability of a metaphyscisian [sic] to decide (a) whether a certain paragraph in the comment section was long enough and pertinent enough by itself to rate as an article, and (b) whether a certain article could more accurately be cataloged as an uncreditable comment. In the halls of Congress it is customary to give the chairmanship of special committees to the legislator who first voices the need for it. Nominations for the membership of the Dunkelberger Committee to Evaluate Mailing Comments are now open. [line break]---oo0oo--- FANORAMA The Gismo from Pismo emerges from his genzine cocoon in very satisfactory shape. But that w/k passage about the more and the beam also applies to Websterless fans who desire to take poseshots at one W. Dunkelberger (even though Andy has sense enough not to [firing?] 'em. Those London Times book reviews weren't Mel's idea--they were my brainchild, and if there's any blame or praise to be hurled, the target for tonight is Sebastian Fout. Andy neglected to mention one important fact about the peaceful little hamlet of Wilmar, California. It is [centered] -- 5 --
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quarter of a cent each. House dust could be reduced, if not eliminated, by precipitrons. It's easy to understand why this article was entitled "Hitting the Pipe"; many of the FTLaniac's ideas are simply too expensive for so-called low-cost housing. It would take several thousand gallons water or gunk to sluice the average room as Fran proposes, and the first cost of the fittings would be something out of the world of the $50-a-week punch press operator. You gotta keep that sort of goo simple to begin with. And it will take considerable psychological pressure to condition the housewife of the future against wandering around with a dustrag in her hand and muttering about the inefficiency of her atomic servants. How ya gonna raise steaks and pork roasts on hydroponics? [line break] ---oo0oo--- L'INCONNU So there's still a fan on a Poplar St. somewhere. "March 1946 and all's well-" The constitution is in such a state of undending [unending?] flux that it is doubtful whether it could be kept up to date by anyone who was not a bear for work--which FAPA secretaries traditionally ain't. ((Hiya, Al!)) Might be possible if each article were on a separate page of the consitution booklet. But do we have enough new members per annum to make it worthwhile? I wish I knew just how Sehnert wanted his damn questions answered. At least one of them bears all the earmarks of the ordeal of the three caskets in [underlined] The Merchant of Venice. [line break] ---oo0oo--- DEAR FAPA MEMBER Standards and limitations again--here come the FAPA popular ditch of a last ditch fight in suggesting that comments on the last mailing not be eligible for activity credit. Hell's bells, no APA would be worthwhile without comments, and for many ajays that particular phrase is the most enjoyable if not the most rewarding. Many fans as well as ajays put considerable work into their comments--for instance Norm Stanley's Revista and Harry Warner's offerings under various headings. Not to mention the verbose Speer. Some fans put so much stuff into their comments that the official in charge of adding up the credits would have to have the patience of Job and the hair-splitting ability of a metaphyscisian [sic] to decide (a) whether a certain paragraph in the comment section was long enough and pertinent enough by itself to rate as an article, and (b) whether a certain article could more accurately be cataloged as an uncreditable comment. In the halls of Congress it is customary to give the chairmanship of special committees to the legislator who first voices the need for it. Nominations for the membership of the Dunkelberger Committee to Evaluate Mailing Comments are now open. [line break]---oo0oo--- FANORAMA The Gismo from Pismo emerges from his genzine cocoon in very satisfactory shape. But that w/k passage about the more and the beam also applies to Websterless fans who desire to take poseshots at one W. Dunkelberger (even though Andy has sense enough not to [firing?] 'em. Those London Times book reviews weren't Mel's idea--they were my brainchild, and if there's any blame or praise to be hurled, the target for tonight is Sebastian Fout. Andy neglected to mention one important fact about the peaceful little hamlet of Wilmar, California. It is [centered] -- 5 --
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