[Editors Note: Before deliberations even began, Miss Information became insistent that we have a "red letter edition" just like the Good Book at the Ladies Missionary Society meetings. It's possible that she had had a little "preview" of the dewberry brandy before they arrived, but Invictus showed up for the meeting in full EagleTalk regalia, still pumped from the Nebraska game, Mal was a bit subdued after the round of wakes she had attended for the English Department & it wasn't worth argumentation in the face of a fresh bottle of Miss I's 1992 dewberry crop. So, through the modern marvel of HTML, we present the King Thames Version of the weekly Nom d'Aplomb nominees]

They say that History always repeats itself & this week was no exception as a number of familiar topics resurfaced to influence the aliases. There were so many thread-related handles that Champion the wonder horse would be hard pressed to count 'em all. [Note: The ad hoc committee is aware that Gene Autry's horse was not Clever Hans & may not have been able to cipher at all, but just live with it, okay? A horse is a horse, of course, of course...]

The status of private donor contributions (or lack thereof) led some to ask Where's the Bacon? Of course the proof is in the Pudding which prompted Miss I to make her famous banana creme delight, which in turn, delighted Mal and Vic. There are those who think the SFTers have been Eroding the base of support, while others say donors fear that the admin really puts money where the mouth is ... its own mouth. Of course, fundraisers keep advising us to Give till it hurts - RIGHT NOW!, although the Unemployed and Destitute are bound to start hurting a lot sooner. Built in redundancy in accountability controls probably wouldn't hurt.

Almost every situation can make someone think they Played that card too soon ... pick a card ... any card. It doesn't matter, because It's Everywhere, It's Everywhere. More than one person has suffered An Interrupted Life because of gambling, so for those who don't like card playing (and Miss I certainly is one), there is always Paint by Numbers.

Another old favorite thread was revived & inspired several noms d'board including ED Limericks, Labor Day Limericks, Rhyme Sublime & RhymeTime. And although he appeared attached to a limerick, Doubtful Tom has a lot of company around here. (During committee deliberations, Invictus began chanting, "Da-da da-da-da-da Nantuckett" & quit only after Mal & Miss I had thrown all available antimacassars at him.)

Much to Invictus' chagrin, the USN&WR rankings continued to be a topic of discussion & Miss I continues to think they're cute. So while many still feel Lost in Tiernation, we remain pretty certain that USM is not an Academy Award Candidate, so we might as well shed Tiers of a Clown. (If Invictus were not being such a hard bottom about rankings-related names, this would be the winner. Mal loved the double entendre and Miss I thought it was perfectly gracious of the poster to apologize after using someone else's moniker and then to continue playing.)

More than one of us can say, "I Googled my eyeballs out" looking for an Interdisciplinary Interface or at least the truth behind the latest from USM's spinning jenny. Of course, others describe themselves as Just a Surface Scratcher. Although on a different thread, MS 2006, You've Got to be Kidding expressed many of the sentiments found on the economic development topic. Speaking of academic issues, a new approach to the university's chief academic officer came with Antivost. Vic thought it was was a political statement but Mal was sure it was the Physics representatives from COST stepping up to fill a vacuum in administration. Either way, Shelby will be the one to say You're Hired, only later to play Donald Trump and reverse the process. No Shelby, saying that you have the first and only Apprentice and that you coined the term "You're fired" does not make it true.

Some posters, like Sawmill Sally were just cut-ups. And chivalry is not lost when we have