[f-AA] What will the government do next?

[Mark PETERSON]

Congrats right back at ya... good spoof!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Rodkey<mailto:poobahster at gmail.com> 
  To: aeronca at westmont.edu<mailto:aeronca at westmont.edu> ; thejohnrodkeys at westmont.edu<mailto:thejohnrodkeys at westmont.edu> 
  Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 7:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [f-AA] What will the government do next?


  Thank you...  And may all your April firsts be merry and foolish!
  My family and I worked hard at getting this to have just the right combo of believability with "now wait a minute!".   Special thanks to Erik, who came up with a few of the acronyms on his own. 

  John


  On 4/1/07, Robert McDonald <Aeronca7AC at sympatico.ca<mailto:Aeronca7AC at sympatico.ca>> wrote: 
    John,

    Happy April First to you too :-)

    Rob


    At 10:34 04/01/2007, John Rodkey wrote:

    >It is my sad duty to report that Friday this list was served with a
    >cease and desist order, submitted by lawyers on behalf of the U.S.
    >Government, for copyright infringement of the acronym 'FAA', of
    >which it holds it is the sole legal owner.  Arguments that f-AA and
    >FAA were substantially different were deemed legally insubstantial. 
    >While it pains me to recognize the clear injustice of the agency of
    >the government ostensibly charged with encouraging aviation, I have
    >concluded that I have no real choice but to comply with the order. 
    >
    >Therefore, I am requesting all list members participate in a contest
    >to rename the group formerly known as the fearless Aeronca Aviators
    >to something which is unlikely to infringe copyrighted names or 
    >offend in any way.  In my private conversations with some of you
    >over the past several days, the following names have been
    >suggested.  Please feel free to vote for your favorite name or add
    >your own suggestions. 
    >
    >TSA:      True Society of Aeronca
    >FDA:      Fearless Die-hard Aviators
    >RIAA:     Relatively Interesting Aeronca Aviators
    >MPAA:    Multiple People Adore Aeroncas
    >CIA:       Crazies In Aeroncas 
    >MMO:     Marvellously Mysterious Organization
    >Oafs:     Old Aeronca Flyers Society
    >OFs:      Originally Fearless Society
    >Farts:     Flying Aeroncas Reduces Tension in Seniors
    >Cessna:  Computer-Enabled Secret Society Needing Aeroncas 
    >Piper:     People In Places Electronically Related
    >Champs: Chief-Hating Aeronca Members Publish Slop
    >Chief:     Climb Higher In Excellent Flyers
    >
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    >John (poobah) Rodkey - N9361E 11AC at Goleta 
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    Rob McDonald, Owen Sound, Ontario
    1946 Champ 7AC-3388 - CF-RWQ - xNC84677


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