Annual Allotment of Calls

copyright (c) 2004 by Nasser Shukayr

Callers call the same routines repeatedly.  This problem has a simple solution.  CALLERLAB defines the calls, so CALLERLAB can also regulate the use of the calls.  What if each caller receives a yearly allotment of calls to use?  For example, every year each caller is allowed to call:

  Circle Left - 6000 times
  Circle Right - 300 times
  Dosado - 8000 times
  Dosado to a Wave - 20 times
  Box the Gnat - 800 times
  Left Box the Gnat - 10 times
  Right and Left Thru - 1000 times
  Right and Left Thru and Turn A Little Girl - 3000 times
  And Now You Do A Right And Left Thru - 9000 times
  Swing Thru - 12,000 times
  You Dive Thru - never

  and so forth.

A new committee would be formed to study the problem, develop a plan, calculate the average number of calls each caller needs for a year, issue the licenses, and send each caller a monthly report showing which calls remain for use this year.

Near year-end, dances might become more interesting! As callers use up all their favorite calls, they might start calling calls they hardly ever use. Of course, some callers will find it easier to go on vacation until after they receive a new allotment of calls for next year.

As callers run out of calls, dances might consist of ALL filler words and NO calls.

Near year-end, a few callers might have plenty of calls remaining from their allotment.  Don't you just HATE it when things expire unused?  We might see some 18-hour marathon dances, to use up all of a caller's remaining allotment.  Or, callers might give unused calls to another caller as a gift.  Which would you rather get for Christmas: another tacky tie, or 50 Partner Trades?

Some callers might "cheat the system" by joining CALLERLAB twice, under two different names.  This might actually be a good thing, since it would help CALLERLAB increase their membership.

A whole new section on eBay would be created.  You'd start seeing advertisements like this:

  Wanted to buy:  30 Swing Thrus
  For Sale or Trade:  4000 Reverse Wheel Arounds which I'll never use.

A "black market" for calls will develop.  You'll be able to buy "Imitation Calls". They sound almost exactly like the real thing, but they aren't officially licensed calls. Instead, they're cheap imitations.  For example, you'll be able to buy "Rotten Lev Thu's", "Swang Thu's" and even "Wheel & Squeal's".

Hmmm, apparently imitation calls are already available now!

Callers call the same boring routines all the time.  This is a problem.  We can solve this problem by giving each caller a yearly allotment of calls. That way, callers won't call the same boring routines all the time.

  Nasser "they'll call DIFFERENT boring routines all the time" Shukayr

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