Minutes of the Pembroke College Winnie-the-Pooh Society Extraordinary General Meeting 2008.

In which there should be a cake with icing on top and fifteen-and-a-half candles and our name in pink sugar.

Held on Saturday 15th November in Room 7, 39 Trumpington Street, Pembroke College Old Library, Bar and Will's Room.

Present: Owen, Jack, Ignatius, Granny, Annie, Ben P., CGM [all hail], James B., Jonathan, Carol, Bazil, Roseanna, Rachel, Ermintrude, Naath, Alex, Lisa, Elena.

  1. Commend Lisa and Owen on birthday presents. Passed.
  2. Give Ed a minute to catch up. Passed.
  3. Visitors can vote on motions but not elections. Passed.
  4. Naath, Owen, Granny, Lisa pay Pooh levy.
  5. Jonathan may not question anyone’s sexuality tonight.
  6. EKBW will be Ermintrude then. Passed.
  7. Roseanna is not a lesbian. Passed.
  8. Minutes of <earlier> and <8/11>.
  9. Spoils have become more complex in recent years. 4-2-lots-3 (Alex 2 + 3i, Ben x2, James 1+√2i).
  10. Voting now. Passed by general acclamation.
  11. Alex resigned as Christopher Robin at 4.55pm.
  12. Hustings for Christopher Robin:
    Ed – 2nd
    James – 1st Accepted.
    Jack – 3rd 
  13. This street is a court of Pembroke College. Many for. Passed.
  14. Secretary:
    Elena – 2nd
    Ed – 3rd
    Roseanna – 1st Accepted.
  15. Elena for undersecretary passed by general acclaim.
  16. Foreign secretary – Bazil.
  17. Home secretary – Ingnatius (RON 2nd).
  18. Commend Ignatius’ speech. Lots-0-1-eiθ.
  19. Censure RON for not trying.
  20. Vice Christopher Robin: Rachel wants to be VCR, but also comes in high definition. Rachel – lots. RON – fewer.
  21. Pooh. Elena must skip, and not in here. Assorted tiddly poms. Bump. It’s a motif, you see. Elena will demonstrate her hunny eating skills later, but does not know what “ther” means.
    21 a) Motion: Fig rolls. (Because we really can’t stay on topic). For – many.     Against – 1. Spoils – 0.
    21 b) The vote: Elena – many. RON – few.
  22. Piglet. Annie likes speaking in a squeaky voice and can swim, but does not have a green swimsuit. She also does not know what “ther” means. She prefers to pour.
    Annie – many. RON/Tessa/Anybody else – few.
  23. Charlotte. Ed managed to mend the website after he broke it – this is a Gordon Brown speech. CGM blames Owen that we cannot upload the minutes. That program makes the internet a bit cubist.
    Ed – lots. Anyone else – few.
  24. Owl. California – does it suck? Ignatius spells Wednesday “with style”. He does know what “ther” means, but it has been given out on a need-to-know basis. All his writing is in wingdings.
    Ignatius – many. Anyone else – few.
  25. There was an hour of minutes last time.
  26. Should we read the 9 ½ minutes?
  27. James is holding a bag. For – 8. Against – 2. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – eiπ.
  28. Reading of Chapter 6, in which Eeyore has a birthday.
  29. A bookshop down there has nice first and second editions of testaments.
  30. The characters must sit in the middle, after discussions of spirals.
  31. We all sing “Cottleston Pie”.
  32. Will enters, very late.
  33. Much “oo-er”.
  34. Who is “something inside Pooh”? – Late people, as punishment.
  35. A great deal of laughter at the implied meanings of the story.
  36. We clean up and get going for dinner.
  37. Motion to proceed without the mustard. For – 11. Against – they win. Abstentions – 5.
  38. The commemorative minutes are read with much enthusiasm.
  39. Define the notation at the top of the page, dear boy. For – 17. Against -1. Abstentions – 6. Dragons, spatulas.
  40. Pause meeting so the secretary can catch up. For – 15. Against – 5. Abstentions – 3.
  41. Conversation ensues, involving port.
  42. It is Charlotte’s job to type the minutes up. For – 3. Against – many. Abstentions – 1.
  43. There’s a motion and you don’t know what it is. For – 9. Against – 2. Abstentions – 2.
  44. We thank Carol and the people who did the commemorative minutes and Owen and others.
  45. It is suggested we go to the bar – general acclamation.
  46. Some of us move to Will’s room. (Will, James, Ignatius, Carol, Rachel, Roseanna, Alicia, Alex and Annie).
  47. An anecdote occurs, in which John, 13 year-olds and “it never came up again” come up.
  48. Ignatius and the curtain amuse us.
  49. James attempts to stick one of Will’s darts to the ceiling.
  50. Will sticks darts to the door.
  51. Bristol has an internet and Edward Healey is on it. He lives on the internet.
  52. Alex leaves.
  53. He returns – his third name is Davidson.
  54. And then there were n.
  55. There is a sudden silence.
  56. Will’s point is made. Rule 34 exists.
  57. Pooh soc slash fic is mentioned.
  58. Mandate Will to write Pooh soc slash fic. For – 5. Against – 1. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – 0.
  59. Alicia’s teddy bears were eunuchs.
  60. Ignatius slept with his Thomas the Tank Engine figures.
  61. Is truth binary or trinary? James says binary, Will trinary and Carol argues for LOGIC.
  62. The internet has Americans on it.
  63. Being down with “da kids” is more important than being accurate.
    (I have been told not to do context).
  64. We ask the internet, in hope of answering our linguistical debate.
  65. Sorry hat.
  66. “Will! Try licking it to find out what it tastes like…
    … except the nail varnish remover.”
  67. Rock needs to have coherence!
  68. For any sort of costume, there is a band that does that.
  69. YOUTUBE!
  70. It would involve the invention of the electric bagpipes.
  71. This is done on four cellos. Sh.
  72. We need a word for “one”. It should be “meep meep”.
  73. Travel in space-ships computed by piles of sugar.
  74. Discussion of gullible people and things they wouldn’t believe – May week is in June.
  75. Will’s computer is Not Good.
  76. Python : it allows you to fly.
  77. James - “What is this human thing called love?”
    Will - “I cannot differentiate it.”
  78. Stop jiggling.
  79. Ignatius – “I got banned once from playing musical chairs… I was being too competitive.”
  80. Someone poke James- quickly!
  81. Is there anything harder than a nerf dart I can put in there? Not that carrot.
  82. Oo-er.
  83. Zeppelins.
  84. Tea happens.
  85. Where’s ASDA? They have Vimto. We should all go to ASDA.
  86. Some maths… I suspect ASDA-related in some way.
  87. Everyone wants semi-skimmed milk. For – 5. Against – 1 (loudly). Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  88. Can we mandate Will to have semi-skimmed milk? For – 5. Against – 1. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  89. Mandate Will to have semi-skimmed milk. For – 5. Against – 1. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  90. 90, that’s a bit ridiculous. For – 3. Against – 4. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  91. Attempt to break the record for the longest Pooh soc meeting… but we can’t break it when we don’t know what it is.
  92. Mmmm… pasta-flavoured tea.
  93. Funny – flavoured ice-cream and Hesten Blumenthal.
  94. CGM et Jack ingressi sunt.
  95. We need to get to a hundred. For – 7. Against – 1 (we need to get further). Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 1 (Rachel – the 96th minute).
  96. Ed ingressus est.
  97. There are clearly-defined rules with clearly-defined loopholes and you should exploit them.
  98. <There’s a maths corner over there>.
  99. Ed is taking <photos>.
  100. Can we have one discussion in the room? For – 4. Against – 4. Abstentions – 3. Spoils – 0. Christopher Robin says “for”… and “power”.
  101. Traditionally the secretary and treasurer have a crush on each other, even the one is married and the other is not a lesbian. Slash fic.
  102. This sounds like a Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
  103. It’s a me, Mario *jumps* *spills*. For – 3. Against – 3. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 1 (Yoshi). Decided “for”.
  104. Cicero was a Roman oratator. Argh!
  105. My (CGM) Latin teacher’s favourite poem is the one where if you say he’s not manly for writing poetry he’ll (Catullus) orally and anally rape you. For – 7. Against – 0. Abstentions – 3. Spoils – 1 (how about aurally?).
  106. Like being ear-raped with a toothbrush. Ignatius- “let’s try it! Science!”
  107. Jack – “I’m normal.”
  108. Herodotus said some crazy shit.
  109. The line of sanity in the middle is kind of curved.
  110. “Please don’t agree with me because it’s not me writing it down anymore!” Jack withdraws his seconding of this.
  111. “I should be able to shoot people with an RBG if they second things too much.” For – 9. Against – 1. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  112. Muah ha ha ha ha! For – 5. Against – 3. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 1 <a better evil laugh> (James). 2 more spoils in favour of James’ evil laugh being better than mine.
  113. No! That involves sport!
  114. More pictures happen.
  115. Posing for the sake of posing would just be *James poses*. For – 5. Against – 3. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – 1 Lipschitz continuous (Carol).
  116. Meep. For – 9. Against – 0. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  117. Will – “I’m not an emo, honest.”
  118. There are levels of bad pun.
  119. A good relationship is like fireworks: loud, explosive and liable to maim you if you hold on too long.
  120. Carol puts on her gloves- loo or leaving?
  121. Motion to commend Carol on her gloves. For – lots. Against – few. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  122. Will’s laces were rather tight.
  123. Will is racist to Ed’s black socks.
  124. Trinity May Ball is full of James.
  125. Carol et Rachel exeunt.
  126. Get to 150!
  127. Dance more James!
  128. James, have an epileptic fit!
  129. Dancing occurs, but it is not James.
  130. Can you please stop touching each other’s sporrans? For – 5. Against – fewer. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – Awa’ an’ beil yer heid! (Ed).
  131. Can you please stop touching anyone’s sporran? For – 4. Against – 1. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – 0.
  132. Ed has a special forehead de-polishing cloth.
  133. Thursday 20th – Transgender day of remembrance.
  134. Normal setting is stun, the other is kill.
  135. I think you’ll find it’s just a jump to the left etc. singing occurs.
  136. James and Ignatius exeunt.
  137. Dance! (to Ignatius). For – 7. Against – 0. Abstentions – 1. Spoils – 0.
  138. Motion that Ignatius should stay for this vote. For – lots. Against – 0. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – Viva la revoluçion.
  139. Stop !
  140. They actually exeunt.
  141. Will dances.
  142. If we have nine more minutes we’ll get to 150 ! For – 2. Against – 2. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – 0.
  143. Spoilers- Monday!
  144. Shiny flashy ball is shiny.
  145. Ruuuuuuuuurrgh. (CGM).
  146. Pembroke didn’t check us.
  147. It’s a small world.
  148. Will does mental ven diagrams. Oo-er.
  149. Something was seconded. We forgot what it was.
  150. No one wants more tea.
  151. I shoot Jack.
  152. Ibuprofen is the same as a plaster.
  153. Will’s parents give him fruit to stop him committing suicide.
  154. Will was a pleasant accident.
  155. Biscuits and Lysias are confused by Annie.
  156. CGM approves, even though she doesn’t understand.
  157. We normally go down because it has innuendo.
  158. A discussion of grandparents, Normans and pie-sellers.
  159. The United States is big. There’s a lot of it.
  160. CGM is going to leave.
  161. Motion to close the meeting. For – 5. Against – 0. Abstentions – 2. Spoils – 0.
Meeting closes

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