Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 22:16:26 -0500 (EST)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Third Friday
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

"Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL> wrote:

> Well, I certainly did not realize that I had the power to compell
> WSFA to meet at locations of my choice.  ... our First Friday in
> September WSFA meeting will be in the Temple of Reward, Avenue of
> Jeddaks, Greater Helium, planet Barsoom.

Sorry, it doesn't work that way.  To cause our September 5th meeting
to be on Barsoom, you would have to get the people to attend who only
attend when we meet on Edgar Rice Burrough's fictional version of
Mars, and who never attend when we meet elsewhere.  I don't have
statistics on any such meetings, so it's anyone's guess who that
would be.

Also, that's a little too soon after the Worldcon.  Some WSFAns may be
unable to get from Toronto, which is on Earth, to Mars in just four
days.  Though it is noteworthy that a week earlier, on August 27th,
that planet is closer to ours than it has been in SEVENTY THREE
THOUSAND YEARS.  Can this be a mere coincidence?  (Hint:  Yes.)

Remember, you heard it here first (unless you heard it somewhere else
earlier).
--
Keith F. Lynch - kfl at keithlynch.net -