Bah.
Automatic DQ for life for even THINKING that you could win.
However, if you are at Visalia and have extra drink tickets, we can talk.
On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM Bob Epstein K8IA <bobk8ia@aol.com> wrote:
> Doug,
>
>
>
> Purposely sent from my old AOL account just with you in mind. My Cox,
> Yahoo, Gmail accounts can just standby.
>
>
>
> Rule VI B refers to birthday on April 1. Is that UTC time? I was born 2234
> EST on 3/31/1946. That would have been 0334Z 4/1/1946. My take is anyone
> who works me gets 1,000,000 points and am deemed the winner. Your ruling
> pse. I will make sure I qso only with someone who may be your nemesis, as
> there are so many. One qso.
>
>
>
>
>
> *VI. SCORING:*
>
> *A. *Count one point for any QSO you think you maybe probably completed.
> Count 2 points for any QSO you are 100% sure you got everything right.
> Subtract ten points for every QSO where you looked up the callsign after
> the contest just to be sure.
>
> *B. *A QSO with any station whose birthday is April 1 count 1,000,000
> points.
>
> 73, Bob K8IA
> Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
>
> In a message dated 4/1/2024 6:51:59 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> dougk1dg@gmail.com writes:
>
>
> Ok, sure. We’re flexible on rules.
>
> But Jim…AOL email? It’s 2024…you should move to something more modern like
> yahoo.com. Look it up on Altavista.
>
> Oh, I get it…that’s your April Fool’s joke! Good one!
>
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 07:33 jimk8mr@aol.com <jimk8mr@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I heard rumors that there will be extra points for working Ukrainian
> > stations. If so, that will encourage me to Putin more time.
> >
> >
> > 73 - Jim K8MR
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 10:17:09 PM EDT, Doug Grant <
> > dougk1dg@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Now that you've completed your pre-game warmup exercises in the WPX SSB
> > contest, it is time for the Main Event - the 70th Annual Poisson d'Avril
> > Contest!
> >
> > We have been notified that a former President is planning to sell an
> > unauthorized bound hard-copy version of the Pd'A Rules for $59.
> >
> > But you can get your own copy for free online today at:
> > poissondavrilcontest.blogspot.com
> > <
> >
> https://poissondavrilcontest.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-poisson-davril-contest-rules.html
> > >
> >
> > 73, and bonne chance!
> >
> > p.s. If you want to send the Pd'A Committee $59, we accept dollars, euro,
> > and Bitcoin
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