Fettiplace, in his seminal work "Dwile Flonking in the Pink", (pink referring to the predominance of that colour in the maps of that time) predicted these schisms. His paper was heavily criticized when published, many felt that his tolerance of rule evolution was heresy. To this day, whenever a player is caught employing a "Colonial Gambit", he or she is required to pay a forfeit, a "Pettiplace", which includes drinking one can of Pabst Blue Ribbon, singing one verse of Waltzing Matilda in falsetto, and forcing the rear legs of a sheep into a wellington boot. alistair
On 2011-07-08, at 10:26 AM, Loren Busch wrote: > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > You might be unaware that the IDFF (International Dwile Flonking Federation) now considers the NADFA (North American Dwile Flonking Association) to be a renegade group. The motion was passed at the Cholmondely Conference in 2009. > > And the debate continues: Who are the "Purists" and who are the "Heretics"? And then there is the New Zealand/Australian controversy but we'll leave that out, this is a family friendly list. |
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