From: "Ernest Lilley" <elilley at mindspring.com> To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Subject: [WSFA] Re: ...and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:01:33 -0500 Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> <<You've misplaced the decimal point.>> Oh yeah...that reminds me why I chose not to become an engineer. I once got through an entire semester of linear algebra without actually getting the right answer once. Got close a few times though. Ernest Lilley Home/Office: 703 371 0226 EJ: 757 581 4146 email: elilley at mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: Ted White [mailto:twhite8 at cox.net] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:46 PM To: WSFA members Subject: [WSFA] Re: ...and paperbacks cost 50 cents. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Lilley" <elilley at mindspring.com> To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:37 PM Subject: [WSFA] ...and paperbacks cost 50 cents. > ...and that you could buy a paperback for 50 cents...maybe 75 if it was > good. So given an inflation multiple of 10...that would mean memberships > would cost $300-500. Wait a minute. They do. You've misplaced the decimal point. I wouldn't object to paying $30 to $50 to join a Worldcon. I pay around that for Corflu each year -- but Corflu's fee includes a banquet. --Ted White