Minutes of the Pembroke College Winnie-the-Pooh Society, held on the 17th April 2004 in 2 Chapel Court 2, Jesus College

Present: Katie, Rosie, Rachel H., Owen, Arne, Jack, Chess, Nick, Katy (hereinafter "Katy 2")

Apologies: Roz, Edith, Rachel C., Matthew, Dunstan, Naath (for hair colour)


  1. Move the meeting down to the pub: passed

  2. Vote to let visitors vote: passed

  3. Don't put physics do on my bed: passed

  4. Commend the mug for brewing: passed

  5. Censure Nick for bringing revision: passed

  6. Nick to leave his head outside: passed (and carried out (exactly))

  7. Nick may bring his head back in because it's cruel to leave him outside: passed

  8. Censure fudge for not being tempting enough to be brought: passed

  9. This motion is to be failed: failed (overwhelmingly, but with Nick in favour of it)

  10. I'm very sorry for nothing: failed

  11. Rachel husts for ANZAC biscuits on the grounds that she lives in Wellington Road and Wellington's in Australia

  12. She could have picked somewhere further away - eg Mars Bar or Galaxy

  13. Nick: 'There's a project to learn to say "I can eat glass" in as many languages as possible'

  14. He can't say it even in English - "I can eat glass" is just his best attempt" - Katy

  15. Katie: 'The first thing that assaulted me was a Cornish Pasty'

  16. I'm from Bournemouth, which is sort of like Cornwall

  17. Yes, I am bonkers - Katie

  18. Censure Nick, Chess and Katy 2 for private conversations: passed

  19. Going to Sainsbury's is more dangerous than you think: passed

  20. It turns into an infinite cycle of dangerousness - Chess

  21. Somebody appreciate my pain - or biscuit -Nick

  22. Run it for a bit; it comes out yellow at first THE PIPES ARE RUSTY! - Katie

  23. Dunk test guessed results: Pasty: 0 - fell apart being picked up [changed to: Pasty -1 fell apart on plate] Beetroot: 0ANZAC: somewhere between

  24. Mmm Dead beetles Beetle juice - Katy

  25. FLESSHHH - Rosy (severely out of context)

  26. Discussion of naming Hoovers Henry etc a là Tomas the Tank Engine ie According to colour and size

  27. Is Henry's bigger than George's or George's bigger than Henry's? - Owen

  28. IT'S OK - THE PORTER CAN'T SEE ALL OF US! - Naath

  29. You can't second that! It doesn't make any sense! - Katie

  30. Reading: "In Which It Is Shown That Tiggers Don't Climb Trees" and in which the sun comes out exactly on cue according to the narration

  31. School hymns pop up in your [Rosy's] head and you can't get rid of them: passed

  32. Mmm Asnac fleshh - Nick

  33. All mathmos are asnacs: passed

  34. Antidisestablishmentarianism - probably failed ("at least several people over there spoiled their ballots")

  35. [Katie] to write 7,000 word dissertation on "Can you pass a hobnob?": hung

  36. You can't laugh in an exam, especially when you've just been cheating: the invigilators would get the wrong idea - Jack

  37. MWAAHHAAHHAHAHAAAAA - Nick

  38. You should get points for writing the essay in the style of the musical piece Eg John Cage, fragments

  39. Biscuit vote: Asnac biscuits [sic] - lots Beetroot & Cornish Nasty [sic] -

  40. And you get 15 minutes of thing - Katie

  41. It works on horses, I don't know about people: passed

  42. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth: passed

  43. I had too much sugar because it seemed funny: spoiled

  44. I would be apathetic but I can't be bothered - aptd

  45. 'Heretofore', 'hitherto', and 'whence' discussed [Check out 'hereinafter' above! - usec]

  46. I have to get some breakfast and then some food - Chess

  47. I can't remember that party - was it the one where I wasn't drinking? - Katie

  48. I know something about Chopin - he was Polish and he wrote a lot of piano' music - Katie

  49. His dad was French - he must be only half beetroot

  50. The other candles were making fun of her because she was too small, so the wise owl came out from under the piano for counselling

  51. Next meeting - Rosy's room, Jesus [I think this is M5a, Second Court, but -usec]

  52. Votes to close: passed


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