From: regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY)
Subject: Re: Auction!! Get your tickets NOW!!
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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:41:00 GMT

Jason in the Hood finally lets me in on this:
>T. ELIZABETH HARVEY almost gives away the game:
>>Somehow, Spock's father Sarek ended up in ARC and bids for the Beautiful Prize:
>>>(Jason in the Hood) writes:
>>>>T. ELIZABETH HARVEY announces:
>>>>>..  I'm also ARC-Librarian-in-training, and I'm totally single and available
>>>>There you have it ARC'ers!  We have someone who is TOTALLY:
>>>>           Single
>>>>           Available[*]
>>>>Jasonized - whatdayabidforaprimechoicewomanandprettyARC'er?
>>HOLD IT! Wait one gosh-darned minute here!  I'm free, I'm Baptist, and I 
>>plan on staying that way for a little while yet! 
>((Hey!!  Sssshhh!!! ya wanna blow your chance to make lots and lots of
>goodies???  sssshshhhhh.. they'll hear you!!   Come on!!  I'm trying to
>get you TOP PRICES here!  Give me a chance, I'll get the price up!!))
*whisper on*
Why didn't you tell me this before?  And who's at this auction, anyway?
*whisper off*

>    It's ok folks... she's just a little nervous at this;  it's her first
>time. <stepping back into Auctionier's voice(tm)):
>    And that's a BONUS folks!   That's right!  This is her FIRST TIME!  What
>a chance you have here!
>>>I'll bid 10 <#include "LF.HUG">s, 20 chocolate cream pies, heavy on
>>>the whipped cream, 30 pounds of Pad Thai, and 42 <*bump-GOOSE!*>s. :-)
>I'm sure we can do better than _that_!  Come on, now...  Let's get the
>bidding going higher and faster!  You, Sir... what would you bid?
<The ARC-LIT raises an eyebrow in bemusement>

>>>"Going once...." 
>Excuse me, Sir, but I belive that is my job.  Are you going to bid again?
> 
>>What?  No peanut-butter?  No strawberries?  I'm not going with this dude!  
>>No way!  Not even to do his windows!
>((Don't worry!! I said I would get it higher!!  You'll get what you want,
>but just give me a chance, ok?))
Hmmm ... I wonder ...

>>>Official Diver of the RFA, 'Chelle's TwinSib, and Donna's OneTrueLove
>>Besides, he's already taken ... get me down off this auction block!
>It's ok Folks!  Honest!   It's just her nerves.  Don't worry, they will
>straighten out quickly.  ((Psst!  Stop that!!  Ya wanna crab the whole deal??
>Don't you want lots of chocolate and strawberries and stuff??))
Well ... but must I go thru this?  Egad ... don't you know librarians don't 
like the limelight ...

>   Ok, we have one bid.  Now we can't have an auction on just one bid.  Who'll
>add 6 crates of strawberries to the bid?
*sigh* ... oh, well.  <The ARC-LIT turns on her Walkman, and starts reading 
J. G. Ballard, while Crowded House's 'Weather With You' plays>

>Jasonzied - I'lladdtothebid1caseofpeanutbutterand100bannaners
Hold it Hold it Hold it ... since when could auctioneers bid on what they 
are selling?

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