Posted by Robert Ruork on January 27, 1998 at 19:56:47:
In Reply to: Re: IOUN Stones posted by Sean M. Boomer on April 18, 1997 at 16:27:14:
: : In Rhialto the Marvellous (at least), the monetary units of the Dying Earth are named; they are "IOUN stones." I have always assumed that this acronym stands for "I owe you nothing."
: : Can anyone substantiate this assumption?
: : Brian
: Maybe... But, when you say it out loud, it also sounds like "I own", at least to me.
I think it stands, ala IPCC, for "Intergalactic Office of Unified Numismatists".