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by anonymous After a long time at the helm, the Mighty Pebble's captain has finaly stepped down from his position as Editor in Chief. His resignation, although it ofically happened in January of 2000, has just recently been recieved at the publication's main headquarters. Apparently, a glitch in the internal mail service caused the letter of resignation to be mysteriously re-routed to Winnepeg, where it has been stored in a warehouse for the last year and a half. The letter was found by chance while a 'stoner-commando' was on a high secret mission to Abject's main office. Fortunatly, he got lost while navigating through the city, and happened apon the aforementioned warehouse - where upon he found said letter of resignation. When asked about his retirement, the MiCTLaN was shocked. 'I thought I had gotten rid of you people a year ago', fumed the former Editor, 'Stop following me!' In response to his 'sudden' retirement, the Mighty Pebble has decided to promote		Editor in Chief, MiCTLaN Akee from his current position as 'daring stoner-commando', and name him the next Editor in Chief. His only comment about his new position was, 'Nifty.' However, due to the loss of their Editor, the Pebble says that it will be awhile before another issue is published. The publication also plans to dedicate a statue in MiCTLaN's honor. The date of the dedication ceremony has not yet been released, but the letter of notification is apparently 'in the mail'.

In other news:

Poetry Contest! Although its been a year, we here at the Pebble decided its still not too late to run a poetry contest! All entires were thoroughly tested for rhyme and reason (or lack there of), and after many a night debating the merits of each, we have finally picked the winners. In third place is a poem by Aggressive. In second place is XcthulhuX with his poem about the trials and tribulations of a Stoner. And finaly, the one you've all been waiting for, first place goes to Cithra, for her poem about a 'Stone on the Range'. You can view all of these poems here. Mighty Pebble POW! Unfortunatly, due to our barrel of puzzles being empty, there is no POW for this week. However, you can revist some of the old favorites in the The Eventual. We are also looking for some contributors - if you have a good idea for a puzzle that would produce a good laugh, go ahead and send it in! The Adventures of LeXman? Last we heard of our intrepid hero, he was still stuck in a ventilation shaft at Abject's secret mountain base. He has not been seen or heard from since then, except for another ad recovered from the desk of an unsuspecting Stonekeeper. Attached to the ad was a note that simply read, 'Send Food'. A care package has been sent for him - the ad can be viewed at the bottom of this issue. Stay tuned for more news!

The Pebblemaster wants you! We're back, typos, bad humor and all! Since this is the first issue of the Pebble for quite some time, we have found that our proverbial well of material is dry. To deal with this problem, we are calling on the help of all of you Stoners out there. Send in anything funny having to do with the Stone. An article, a funny picture, a map of the Abject main headquarters, you name it! If it is newsworthy, it will most likely be posted in the next edition. Don't miss this great oppertunity for fame and fortune, send your stuff here.

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