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Le Zombie, v. 4, issue 1, whole no. 36, January 1941
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FOLLOWING FANNY The Latest Parlor Game "Keeping up with Fanny" is the latest parlor game; the recreation that has usurped science fiction quizzes and catch-the-author-in-a-lie contests that used to enliven science fiction club meetings. Nowadays we all try to keep up with Fanny. 'Fanny' isn't a gal. It is a (quote) news (unquote) paper, published by a lad named Billy Sykora out Long Island way. Billy ((sometimes called Willy)) has a special process in passing along the (quote) news (unquote) in his (quote) news (unquote) paper. We call it: "Sykorizing the news" . It works this way: let a given event happen. it doesn't matter whether Billy was there or not, or whether his ace reporters (who report the occurance) were drunk or sober -- the story of the event appears in his after it has been "Sykorized[[?]]". Let us suppose that a party takes place and fans A,B, and C were there. Fanny is apt to report that "B" wasn't there at all, but "D" was. Then again, the little paper will have you believe that all sorts of sinister things were whispered about at the party . . . but they weren't at all. Truth was, A told B a dirty story, and was to polite to tell it above a whisper. Oh boy, it keeps we wily readers guessing! Rumors grow like wildfire in this little (quote) news (unquote) paper. If C happened to mention to A that he believed something was off-color, Fanny gleefully informs us that the entire party was buzzing with strong talk over a horrible miscarriage of justice that took place a thousand miles or so away. We'd like to point out a few of the snarkers Fanny has printed recently. Highest score you can receive for getting the correct answers is 99 1/2, and we won't duplicate prizes in case of tie. Direct quotation from Fantasy News for Nov. 17, 1940: (quote)"During the last recess, and thru-out the entire (( Philly )) Conference, unofficial reports were circulated that the leaders of the Illini Fantasy Fictioneers, Bob Tucker, Mark Reinsberh, and Erle Korshak had publicly announced from the Chicon platform and in Fantasy Fictioneer , that all profits from the Chicon would go into their own priva te pockets. Wherever mentioned, this report met with indignant condemnation". (unquote) Now frankly, fellers that item has the quizz boys in the south Kalamazoo Fantasy Society stumped for some time. it was almost thirty minutes before someone remembered that he had been to the Chicon, and no such "announcement" was made from any platform. he remembered that the attending mem bers of the Illini Fantasy Fictioneers, in special session, and with all members present voting, had VOTED to "give" all Chicon profits to the officers named. **Then another bright lad in the Kalamazoo club popped with the information that the Fanny statement couldn't have been very true, because the coming issue of the Fantasy Fictioneer, carrying all Chicon business, had yet to appear! Merrily they all chalked up one for Billy Sykora and his (quote) news (unquote) sheet! For Billy had "Sykorized" the news to such an extent that he had found an announcement in a magazine that yet wasn't printed! One or two of the younger members of the Kalamazoo boys wondered out loud if that "indignant condemnation" line didn't carry a double meaning, but they were quickly hus d up. (next page)
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FOLLOWING FANNY The Latest Parlor Game "Keeping up with Fanny" is the latest parlor game; the recreation that has usurped science fiction quizzes and catch-the-author-in-a-lie contests that used to enliven science fiction club meetings. Nowadays we all try to keep up with Fanny. 'Fanny' isn't a gal. It is a (quote) news (unquote) paper, published by a lad named Billy Sykora out Long Island way. Billy ((sometimes called Willy)) has a special process in passing along the (quote) news (unquote) in his (quote) news (unquote) paper. We call it: "Sykorizing the news" . It works this way: let a given event happen. it doesn't matter whether Billy was there or not, or whether his ace reporters (who report the occurance) were drunk or sober -- the story of the event appears in his after it has been "Sykorized[[?]]". Let us suppose that a party takes place and fans A,B, and C were there. Fanny is apt to report that "B" wasn't there at all, but "D" was. Then again, the little paper will have you believe that all sorts of sinister things were whispered about at the party . . . but they weren't at all. Truth was, A told B a dirty story, and was to polite to tell it above a whisper. Oh boy, it keeps we wily readers guessing! Rumors grow like wildfire in this little (quote) news (unquote) paper. If C happened to mention to A that he believed something was off-color, Fanny gleefully informs us that the entire party was buzzing with strong talk over a horrible miscarriage of justice that took place a thousand miles or so away. We'd like to point out a few of the snarkers Fanny has printed recently. Highest score you can receive for getting the correct answers is 99 1/2, and we won't duplicate prizes in case of tie. Direct quotation from Fantasy News for Nov. 17, 1940: (quote)"During the last recess, and thru-out the entire (( Philly )) Conference, unofficial reports were circulated that the leaders of the Illini Fantasy Fictioneers, Bob Tucker, Mark Reinsberh, and Erle Korshak had publicly announced from the Chicon platform and in Fantasy Fictioneer , that all profits from the Chicon would go into their own priva te pockets. Wherever mentioned, this report met with indignant condemnation". (unquote) Now frankly, fellers that item has the quizz boys in the south Kalamazoo Fantasy Society stumped for some time. it was almost thirty minutes before someone remembered that he had been to the Chicon, and no such "announcement" was made from any platform. he remembered that the attending mem bers of the Illini Fantasy Fictioneers, in special session, and with all members present voting, had VOTED to "give" all Chicon profits to the officers named. **Then another bright lad in the Kalamazoo club popped with the information that the Fanny statement couldn't have been very true, because the coming issue of the Fantasy Fictioneer, carrying all Chicon business, had yet to appear! Merrily they all chalked up one for Billy Sykora and his (quote) news (unquote) sheet! For Billy had "Sykorized" the news to such an extent that he had found an announcement in a magazine that yet wasn't printed! One or two of the younger members of the Kalamazoo boys wondered out loud if that "indignant condemnation" line didn't carry a double meaning, but they were quickly hus d up. (next page)
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