From: grisha@MIT.EDU
Message-Id: <9509190021.AA01806@w20-575-48.MIT.EDU>
To: russkis-flame@MIT.EDU
Subject: Fridges
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 20:21:18 EDT

Ladies and gentlemen,

Basmachi, Inc., an affiliate of B-A-D alliance would like to bring to
your attention the situation in the Russian House refrigerators, as well
as our policy in this regard. Please be sure to read this message
thoroughly, as failure to understand the Basmachi can result in dire
consequences, as some of the residents and former desk captains of New
House may be able to attest.

Ever since the oldest members of the Basmachi have arrived in Russian
House, the way members utilized various storage space around the kitchen
was as follows. Shelves in storage cabinets were claimed, and there was
no dispute about this to my knowledge. Everybody always got his/her
shelf and was happy. However, the three fridges that are used to store
members' personal food were never divided; instead, everybody labeled
his/her/its food if he/she/it chose to do so, and put the aforementioned
organic substance into whatever (yes :) space available. 

And that works fine. On the other hand, at times when there is little space
available in the fridges, someone claiming a shelf in one of them and
keeping it empty is making a mistake. However, when that someone
protests after the label that claims the shelf in question to belong to
the said person is removed and space optimally utilized, he/she/it is
wrong. To this end, the following shall be the Basmachi policy, enforced
by the members of the said organization. Cooperation of reasonable members of
Russian House is requested.

1. There shall be no "claiming the shelves" by just putting labels on
them. The labes shall be removed, and the space utilized by whoever
needs it at the moment. 
2. If the above has occurred, and the person responsible for "claiming"
the refrigerator shelf in question removes the products occupying the
shelf that he/she thinks is his/hers, for whatever reason, the person
shall be warned. If he/she persists in his/her moronic ways, the
Basmachi shall choose one of the following, at their discretion and
depending on their mood at the moment and the attitude of the perpetrator. 

	a. Tell him/her where to go
	b. Assign his/her food a storage place in one of the garbage
	cans in the kitchen
        c. Remove the perpetrator, and utilize the resulting available
	space at the discretion of Russian House members.

You have been warned. The policy is for your protection.

For the Basmachi,
Grisha "Junta" 
with a friendly Ahooy.
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"That is an impossibility. Trying to forget anything as intriguing as
this would be an exercise in futility." 
			Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction