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| − | Acronym for the Society of Boring Old Farts a.k.a. Secret Bastards of Fandom. Not just any old exclusive, manipulative and secretive fan group, SBOFs not only tell [[SMOF]]s what to do, they strike terror in the hearts of [[fans]] everywhere, what with their proven ability to run anyone they don't like out of [[fandom]] on a rail – or, at the very least, to have them condemned, torn down and a Burger King built on the site. They meet twice yearly in obscure and exotic places, from Romanche Deep to Majorca, Orekhovo Zuyevo to Hidalgo del Parral, or New Dorp to Rybinsk Reservoir, where they make their snap judgments with regard to charting the course of [[fandom]]'s future, ensure that nothing new or untried is ever introduced into the [[microcosm]], devise modifications to [[fandom]]'s [[Secret Handshake]], thunder out arbitrary orders and are (of course) instantly and unquestioningly obeyed. It sez here. | + | Acronym for the '''Society of Boring Old Farts''' a.k.a. '''Secret Bastards of Fandom'''. Not just any old exclusive, manipulative and secretive fan group, SBOFs not only tell [[SMOF]]s what to do, they strike terror in the hearts of [[fans]] everywhere, what with their proven ability to run anyone they don't like out of [[fandom]] on a rail – or, at the very least, to have them condemned, torn down and a Burger King built on the site. |
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| + | They meet twice yearly in obscure and exotic places, from Romanche Deep to Majorca, Orekhovo Zuyevo to Hidalgo del Parral, or New Dorp to Rybinsk Reservoir, where they make their snap judgments with regard to charting the course of [[fandom]]'s future, ensure that nothing new or untried is ever introduced into the [[microcosm]], devise modifications to [[fandom]]'s [[Secret Handshake]], thunder out arbitrary orders and are (of course) instantly and unquestioningly obeyed. It sez here. | ||
Note that this is ''not'' the [[Nasty Bastards of Fandom]]. | Note that this is ''not'' the [[Nasty Bastards of Fandom]]. | ||
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| + | See also: [[How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 19 August 2020
Acronym for the Society of Boring Old Farts a.k.a. Secret Bastards of Fandom. Not just any old exclusive, manipulative and secretive fan group, SBOFs not only tell SMOFs what to do, they strike terror in the hearts of fans everywhere, what with their proven ability to run anyone they don't like out of fandom on a rail – or, at the very least, to have them condemned, torn down and a Burger King built on the site.
They meet twice yearly in obscure and exotic places, from Romanche Deep to Majorca, Orekhovo Zuyevo to Hidalgo del Parral, or New Dorp to Rybinsk Reservoir, where they make their snap judgments with regard to charting the course of fandom's future, ensure that nothing new or untried is ever introduced into the microcosm, devise modifications to fandom's Secret Handshake, thunder out arbitrary orders and are (of course) instantly and unquestioningly obeyed. It sez here.
Note that this is not the Nasty Bastards of Fandom.
See also: How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon.
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