WE'RE BAAACK!!!

Yes, it's the ever-popular Swilnews, brought to you by the sometimes-popular co-presidents, Flash and Substance.  After a brief
experiment in non-presence, we at the co-presidents' desk will be embarking on a series of experiments in semi-presence.  Presence
of mind not guaranteed.  Birthday presence for Fran.  (yay!)  Tune in this week for the all-Substantial Swil meeting, followed
closely by the Flash, Flash, and more Flash meeting on the 24th.  And now, without further ado, and not much previous ado, the
attendance list!!!

February 10, 1990: Melissa "chipmunk glue" Shaner [Alright, no in jokes while presidents are away! -- F&S], Josh "unorthodox
economic revenge" Mackay-Smith [Does this have anything to do with unmitigated academic hegemony? -- F&S], Nao "hmm-What was I
going to write? Oh well..." [We know.  It's a secret. -- F&S], Alex Capone [Scarface? Babyface? Preface? Deface? -- F&S], Janice
"for god's sake what am I thinkings?!" Frankel [note the selective capitalization -- guess who], Sally "hopeful" Carter [no note
for this one -- S&F], Peter "The dangerous Unbound Pronoun" Wagner [We keep ours in a box. -- A&E], Topher "I'm not thinking" Le
Roy [We never said you were. -- P&B], SMOS [Now wait a minute! -- PB&J], Bruce "HOW many robots??" Hahne [and can they chuck wood?
-- PG&E], David "Thinking is dangerous" Auer "eek" [Drink deep or taste not the Pierian Spring. -- CP&P], Josh "No contact lens
solution?  OK, have them rebuild my eyeballs" Smith [We can make them better than they were...better, stronger, faster. -- CCCP],
Laura "All I did was point my finger at him and say bang" A. [OOOH Pierre! -- S&M], Glenn "I'm Baaaaack!" Rutan [Just a minute
here.  That's _our_ line! -- CIA], Jed ("It's a long wait for Al Caponey...") Hartman [In parentheses.  Quotated. -- Arlo], I'm not
really Susan, I'm just very cleverly disguised. [She dances like Susan. -- BBC], Fran "if it hadn't fallen out, I _would_ have
stolen it" Altvater [No comment.  None. -- R&R], Artie Shaw + his Orchestra [Isn't it romantic? -- AS&hO], Rick "I _Love_ Entropy"
Post [And who doesn't -- E=MC^2], Jeff "Power-hungry!" Hildebrand [But now we're back, in control. -- Edward Charles Bernstein and
Andrew Walter Perry]

In other news, Saturday may just be picture day.  Wear something tasteful, if you must wear anything at all.  Remember, this is for
posterity.  Wednesday, there was a Massacree.  People ate.  People shot.  People died.  People applauded.  And we all had a jolly
good laugh.  Thanks to Sally!! Bem. Swilshirts. In world news, the market for brackets [that's these things: [] ] took a [I thought
that they were those things you used for tennis.] surprising upswing [you would.] today.  Baseball spring training does not exist,
but neither does FTL travel.  One Germany, but two Dakotas!  And don't miss the exciting surprise section at the beginning of this
Swilnews!  The new U.K. Leguin book is out!  Yeah!  But the old UK is just down to the Isles.  And this week is Make Your Own Dr.
Who Rumor Week.  Prizes will be awarded to the best and most original rumors.  All entries must be in by 12:17:23.006 Saturday.

				Amandla Ngwethu [Mandela is free, after all],
				F&S (Farthing and Shilling)