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Originally Posted by montsnmags

"Haver" is the sound the Hoover vacuum cleaner makes when you accidentally suck up an item of underclothing.

well finally a straight answer. i don't know what i'd do without you, marc.

I believe you've struck the truth at the core of the Scottish language - it all has a sixth secret meaning which only true Scots know.

that does make sense.

Unfortunately, between MR, shums, your apparentl disinclination for sleep, and work, no-one has ever seen you actually perform your duties. We actively encourage you to do so, or, at least, we will once we get back from vacation.

*sigh* you're right about that. We are working on it. so far We have not made significant progress but We refuse to despair, since the gentle glow of the prospect of vacation in the indistinct future like a beacon of hope is sometimes the only thing that gives sense to the world.

Oh, dear. I've got to ordain too? Oh, dear, oh dear. Priests and Priestesses, holy threads, icons, official transport vehicles for the Sacred Army, ordination rituals, a pantheon to invent, err, I mean, to receive the Word from...why, this is much more complicated than initially volunteered for. Still, I'm sure being a Religious Leader isn't all bad. There's probably some perks I haven't though of.

yes well, what's that quotation again ? "no rest for the wicked but nonetheless inducted into high office" ?

Excellent. I've always wanted to be called "Q" (the only letter of the well-known 26 that can't be pronounced independently). I wonder if this will help me fit-out my Intergalactically crusading Church? [insert evil...I mean, holy and sanctified, laugh]

i knew you were the Gibbonate for the job.

I thought Patricia was "Vice President", you, to keep the bastards (by which I mean "pshrynk") honest (or at least in a position of plausible deniability). After all, to avoid pressassination he has to live up to a standard that ensures people don't think that getting him out of the way automatically makes the role fall to someone likely far more suitable and likeable in the role.

Still, I'm High Gibbonate, and the separation of Church and State is of supreme importance (so my gods tell me). So, I'll just stay out of it, and keep up with encouraging further conversions (ahh, "electrodes" - they help bring so many nearer to the gods).

Cheers,
Marc
High Gibbonate
Q

now see, if y'all keep mixing up The Ministry with the pshrynk administration it's just going to be chaos around here (moreso than usual, i mean). yet another copy / paste from The Ministry bulletin board (it's been clearly posted in the Archival Library on Alpha Centauri 8 for months now, you really have no excuse not to know about it. sheesh).

REMINDER : all nominations for pshrynk's cabinet are at the exclusive discretion of pshrynk and completely independant of one's status / title in the Ministry.

for example, in the pshrynk administration, pshrynk is president, whereas in the Ministry he is Sub-Minister of Taking a Vacation. similarly, in the pshrynk administration i am special envoy to Barbados (i only go there for "fact finding" trips, and my responsibilities are mainly not forgetting the sunblock while lying on the beach), whereas in the Ministry, We are Queen (although we do find the royal duty of capitalizing the "Royal We" somewhat tiresome, and are considering decreeing a moratorium on all capital letters).