THIS SWILNEWS IS LESS PROFANE THAN ROGER CLEMENS!

(But not by much.)  [btw, if you haven't heard of mssr Clemens, don't worry.  I hadn't either.  He's got something to do with
baseball or something. -- S] [something to do with it, yes.  To the ignorant, I should mention that he got thrown out of the ALCS
for calling an umpire a c @ cks%$$^r. --F] [Well, I think I can figure out what a "c @ cks%$$^r" is, but what's the "ALCS"? -- S]
[Sigh.  Deep, weary sigh.  Perhaps we should just write the swilnews, Andy. --F]

And now, all the news that's fit to Swil: 

And now, the rest of the news: The deadline for the Science Fiction Contest ($50 cash prize!!!) is October 20.  For details on how
to enter, see us, see Bhadrika, or read the Weekly News.  It is the personal opinion of your co-presidents that there may not
actually be a filksing this weekend.  If there is, I'm sure Jeff will be quick to correct us at the meeting tomorrow.  Also, uh,
er, also, well, hummmm.  Oh yes!  The Halloween Party will be on November 2 this year.  Start creating costumes now.  (Those
getting this e-mail should probably wait a few hours, so you won't get a headstart on those getting this hard copy.  Unless, of
course, you are Sneaky, Manipulative, Over-eager, and generally Sleazy. [Ah, the joy of acronyms. {Not to mention nested
parentheses} -- F&S])  If you want to go to Philcon, sign up on the Swilboard.  "Suddenly, it's OK to be an American in Saudi
Arabia."  See the Philadelphia Inquirer for details.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for: Attendance for October 6, 1990: Jed ("Let's have a coup!") Hartman; David ("I'm no
vamp! I'm a vampire!") Randall; Nao "Salt spirals on the table" Parkhurst; Stephen ^(and Roo) Is there a sequitur in the house?"
Sample; Mark "Kill the commies" Schwartz; Christy "Suffering from a prerodactyl hunt war wound" Turtzo; Deb "Help with the
Halloween Party" Holtzman; Jeff "Spanish Inquisition time Jed?" Hildebrand; jere7my "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition."
tho?rpe; Glenn "No, I won't say it!" Rutan; Kar-yee "Break the tradition and have a hyphen" Wu; Joel "No, my ankle isn't broken..."
The-Once-and-not-future-Pterodactyl; Bruce "blue dinosaur" Hahne; Sally "I am not a dinosaur, though I am wearing a very attractive
shade of pink" Carter; Helene "Uh oh, if I show up next week it'll cost me an arm or a leg!" Muller-Landau; Josh "Contrast"
Mackay-Smith; Melissa "wearing an equally attractive shade of pink-- I think" Shaner; Josh "Right, which of these huge groups of
players should we kill first?" Smith; Peter       "Mame [sic], kill, Destoy [sic] -- Boy Last Night Was Fon [sic]" Wagner [He    
doesn't have to spell, he's a Hobgoblin King!!! -- F&S]; and us

And now, the final introductory phrase of the Swilnews:

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