Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 16:31:09 -0500 From: [g--l--n] at [bgnet.bgsu.edu] (Metroplex) Subject: FTP 543 ==== FIT TO PRINT by catherine yronwode for the week of October 30, 1995 THIS IS FIT TO PRINT NUMBER 543: For those who've followed me on the internet and want the latest, here's the alt.lucky.w FAQ. 1) What is alt.lucky.w? Alt.lucky.w is a usenet newsgroup devoted to the metaphysics of beneficent synchronicity. It includes catalogues of, experiences with, and rationales for the operation of artifacts, tokens, and devices intended to increase beneficent synchronicity. Such items include coins, rabbit feet, four-leaf clovers, "special" numbers, non-Hitlerian swastikas, white elephants, black cats, wishbones, ace and joker playing cards, crystals, horseshoes, small rocks, rattlesnake rattles, pocket-sized representations of human genitalia, powders of unknown chemical composition, the penis bones of various species of mammals, magnetic sands, amulets, votives, candles, all-seeing eyes, strange attractors, and feathers or leaves that fall from the sky and are caught before they touch the earth. Cross-posting into and out of alt.lucky.w is strongly discouraged. This faq will be posted to alt.culture.usenet, alt.current-events.blizzard-of-93, alt.sex.hello-kitty, alt.fan.dr-bronner, and alt.fan.ceiling. Those interested in the subject are encouraged to re-post it elsewhere as well. Offers to buy, sell, and trade artifacts, tokens, and devices intended to increase beneficent synchronicity are permissible in this newsgroup. Commercial spam is not permitted. 2) What is Lucky W? Lucky W speaks to me of Policy Dream books; of the Lucky 7 Grocery Store; of child hood Westerns set on ranches known by letter brands, like the Flying A and the B-Bar-B; of radio station "KDIA Lucky 13" playing R&B out of Oakland, California (and its remarkable, musically unresolved jingle); of "Lucky Luke" cowboy comics (in French); of "Lucky Brown" hair dressing; of fresh fruit from California's Central Valley packed in wooden crates with beautiful figurative labels and "lucky" brand names like "High Hand;" and of all manner of voodoo potions, like "Essence of Bendover" and "Black Cat Rubbing Oil," which i used to buy in Oakland and later in New Orleans. Here are some of the popular brands in the Lucky W family of products: Lucky W Washing Powder: "Gets the Blues Out of Your Genes!" Lucky W Ranch-Pakt Asparagus Tips: "Shipped Fresh While U Sleep." Lucky W Numbers and Policy Book: "Your Winning Ticket to Dreamland." Lucky W Ripe Olives: "Send 25 Cents for Italo-American Recipe Booklet #4." Lucky W Lubricants: "Good and Greasy." Lucky W Valencia Oranges: "Victorville Orange Growers Association, V'Ville, Calif." Lucky W Cafe: "You'll Love Our Coffee." Lucky W Russian Style Hot Sweet Mus-tard with Horseradish: "Packs a Wallop!" Lucky W Weatherstripping: "Your Best Protection Against the Unknown." 3) What is the official logotype of Lucky W? The official logotype of Lucky W is this: In upper/lower case Rope Script, the word "Lucky," with a four-leaf clover twined into the starting loop of the initial "L." In a upward (U-shaped) horseshoe, the letter "W" in upper case Stempel Garamond Bold. 4) What is Luck? For the purposes of alt.lucky.w, luck is beneficent synchronicity. 5) What is W? W is the 23rd letter of the English alphabet. 23 is a prime number. Fnord. W is the only letter of the alphabet whose name is described in terms of another letter - and it is at the same time the only letter of the alphabet whose name is a blatant falsehood: it is in fact a "double V," not a "double U." The use of Stempel Garamond Bold in the official Lucky W logotype is a reminder of the radical contradiction between the form of the letter W and its name: Stempel Garamond Bold is a font in which the upper case W is composed of two separate but overlapping Vs. 6) How can i get my service provider to supply me with alt.lucky.w? Alt.lucky.w is available through America Online, Delphi, CCnet, NeoSoft, and other service providers. If your own provider does not carry alt.lucky.w, e-mail a polite letter to the system administrator and ask for it by name. [c--n--e] at [aol.com], owner-operator of alt.lucky.w ==== Fit to Print appears in print each week in Comics Buyers Guide and is available via e-mail. Tell your friends! To subscribe to Fit to Print via e-mail send a request with the words "Subscribe FtP" in the subject header and your address in the body of the message to [g--l--n] at [bgnet.bgsu.edu.] You will be added to the list and receive the next available issue. Back issues are available. FTP to cerebus.acusd.edu and look in the Comics/About Comics/Comics News/Fit to Print directory. FtP is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.scar.utoronto.ca/~91mithra AND http://www2.csn.net/~searls. Responses are welcome and should be directed to [g--l--n] at [bgnet.bgsu.edu.] Fit to Print is Copyright Cathrine Yronwode. All rights reserved.