DMSFS

On Monday, March 29th, the DemiCon staff closes up shop and goes home. On Friday, April 2nd, the members of the Des Moines Science Fiction Society (DMSFS) get together to continue the fun for the rest of the year. If you can't get enough of this nuttiness in just one short weekend, why don't you join us? Membership in DMSFS is open to anyone and everyone. We're casual, we're crazy, and we probably have a lot of the same interests as you — fantasy and science fiction, gaming, computers, the space program, hi-tech, costuming, alternative politics and philosophies, and other cool stuff (for example, we're really into the BBC's Blackadder series at present).

Besides sponsoring DemiCon, DMSFS is a vehicle for many other group activities: discussion groups, trips to other conventions, the famous "Semi-Annual Constitutional Convention" mega-parties, and then some. Our diverse membership makes us a good source of information on a number of esoteric topics (see the "Top 10" list below). And we dare you to find another group that so brazenly encourages "Death by Breakfast."

Meetings are typically held on the second anfourth Fridays of each month, although weekly meetings are the rule around DemiCon time. The meeting hour and location vary slightly, so don't be afraid to call the DMSFS information hotline (a.k.a. "Les and Jeanette's answering machine") at (515) 224-####. The recorded message will give the meeting specifics, and you can ask for a return call if you need more info (such as directions).

So don't delay — join up today! We'll leave some food on the Ryan's Family Steakhouse megabar for you!

Top 10 Questions Heard by DMSFS Members

#10:

Hey, Les — where's the bathroom in this bloody place?

#9:

When is Sam Beckett going to leap into Magnum P.I.?

#8:

Why the hell can't we do the "Fun with Liquid Nitrogen" panel?

#7:

Wow! Is your character a 75th level Paladin-Thief-Cleric-Bard too?

#6:

If a borzoi hocks up a potato chip in a crowded room, does it really make a noise?

#5:

Are you sure we can't poke fun at Harlan Ellison again in this year's TICC skit?

#4:

Does wearing a purple silk cummerbund with my jeans and t-shirt qualify me for an "Overdressers Anonymous" membership?

#3:

Could I borrow those Blackadder tapes for a month or two?

#2:

I don't know — where do you think we should have dinner?

#1:

Of all the planets in all the star systems in all the galaxies… why did I have to crash land here?

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