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Variant, v. 1, issue 3, September 1947

Page 4

PRESIDENT:   Are we in New or Old business?
 
(Three kids and a drunk now lean over railing and howl down at meeting.)

BOB MADLE: (sitting straight up in pop-eyed surprise). Who are they? New members?

(Sergeant-at-Arms is called for. Allison Williams settles matter by closing door. Cooling is retrained from inviting adolescent hecklers and drunken adult heckler to join meeting.)

JIM LORD: (rising). I say, I'd like to propose that the Entertainment Committee plan an evening of science-fiction anagrams. We could ----

DOOLING: (joyously, flourishing hand wildly). Second! That I must see! I second that motion!

J. WILLIAMS:  (ferociously). Cooling, will you shut up!

SLEEPY MEMBER: (wearily). What the hell is a science-fiction anagram?

GEORGE Q. SMITH: Venus Equilateral. You spell out the name of some short story or novel. And of course, there's the Mislaid Charm and Lithconia - - - -

(Talkative member captures fresh victim. He buzzes industriously in ear. Club jumps, startled, looks about. President pounds gavel.)

CRISMAN:  I'd like to ask Harold Lynch is he's had any names submitted for the Best Story of the Year?

EXCITED MEMBER:  (speaking rapidly). No! No names turned in yet. Not to be turned in till December. If anybody's turned any in, that's wrong ----

(Bob Thompson gets up with considerable angular motion. Club grows silent (even Talkative Member) watching him. Impression is evident that club expects some portentous announcement. Thompson perceives impression, and is profoundly embarrassed. )

THOMPSON: I-er-I just wanted to ask why. I mean why. I-er-I mean I wondered why any body can't turn in the name of his selection for---that is, his selection for the Best Story of the Year before December?

(There is a moment of silence, difficult to interpret.)

SLEEPY MEMBER: (wearily) Labored with a mountain and. . . and . . .  (dies in a slow sigh)

A MEMBER:  (staring musingly at the floor). The thing is, how is this Best Story to be selected? The thing is, backgrounds are quite different. What I might recognize as superior----

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PRESIDENT: Are we in New or Old business? (Three kids and a drunk now lean over railing and howl down at meeting.) BOB MADLE: (sitting straight up in pop-eyed surprise). Who are they? New members? (Sergeant-at-Arms is called for. Allison Williams settles matter by closing door. Cooling is retrained from inviting adolescent hecklers and drunken adult heckler to join meeting.) JIM LORD: (rising). I say, I'd like to propose that the Entertainment Committee plan an evening of science-fiction anagrams. We could ---- DOOLING: (joyously, flourishing hand wildly). Second! That I must see! I second that motion! J. WILLIAMS: (ferociously). Cooling, will you shut up! SLEEPY MEMBER: (wearily). What the hell is a science-fiction anagram? GEORGE Q. SMITH: Venus Equilateral. You spell out the name of some short story or novel. And of course, there's the Mislaid Charm and Lithconia - - - - (Talkative member captures fresh victim. He buzzes industriously in ear. Club jumps, startled, looks about. President pounds gavel.) CRISMAN: I'd like to ask Harold Lynch is he's had any names submitted for the Best Story of the Year? EXCITED MEMBER: (speaking rapidly). No! No names turned in yet. Not to be turned in till December. If anybody's turned any in, that's wrong ---- (Bob Thompson gets up with considerable angular motion. Club grows silent (even Talkative Member) watching him. Impression is evident that club expects some portentous announcement. Thompson perceives impression, and is profoundly embarrassed. ) THOMPSON: I-er-I just wanted to ask why. I mean why. I-er-I mean I wondered why any body can't turn in the name of his selection for---that is, his selection for the Best Story of the Year before December? (There is a moment of silence, difficult to interpret.) SLEEPY MEMBER: (wearily) Labored with a mountain and. . . and . . . (dies in a slow sigh) A MEMBER: (staring musingly at the floor). The thing is, how is this Best Story to be selected? The thing is, backgrounds are quite different. What I might recognize as superior---- (4)