Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proving a point

2007-11-14 Thread Ian Kelly
On Nov 14, 2007 9:30 AM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it comes down to the interpretation of Murphy's "I agree to > be bound by ...". Was e agreeing to create a single contract only, > with potentially many parties? Or just a single contract with exactly > one other party? Or mult

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proving a point

2007-11-14 Thread Zefram
Ian Kelly wrote: >But does such dissolution prevent anybody else from agreeing to be >bound by it and forming the contract once again? That's one of the things I was wondering about. If not, I believe the new agreement would be a different contract from the first one. Then the phrase "the Bake T

DIS: Re: BUS: Proving a point

2007-11-14 Thread Ian Kelly
On Nov 14, 2007 4:29 AM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed Murphy wrote: > >I agree to be bound by the following contract: > > > > 1) The name of this contest is Bake The Traitor. > > > > 2) The contestmaster of this contest is Murphy. > > > > 3) Any contestant other than comex who becomes

DIS: Re: BUS: Proving a point

2007-11-14 Thread comex
On 11/14/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If we accept the contract's dubious synonymity of "contestant" = > "party other than Murphy", in one second I'll cease to be a party, > and the contract will dissolve. Or perhaps after one second you became Murphy.

DIS: Re: BUS: Proving a point

2007-11-13 Thread comex
On Tuesday 13 November 2007, Ed Murphy wrote: > I agree to be bound by the following contract: I don't think it's possible to join this contest. It also manifestly isn't fair to all contestants... although contests don't have to be fair to non-contestants. Try again, I want points :D signat

DIS: Re: BUS: Proving a point

2007-11-13 Thread Levi Stephen
Ed Murphy wrote: I agree to be bound by the following contract: 1) The name of this contest is Bake The Traitor. 2) The contestmaster of this contest is Murphy. 3) Any contestant other than comex who becomes a contestant ceases to be a contestant one second later. 4) The contestm