Minutes of the Elevenses meeting of the Pembroke College Winnie-the-Pooh Society
held in CC32 on Saturday 14th November 1998
and in room 3, 9 Fitz Street on Saturday 21st November 1998

In which we get Chronologically Confused, with a Parallel Meeting.

Present: Andrew, Jeremy, Martin, Kate (from Sidney Sainsbury's), Anthony, Jennifer, Ben, Belinda, James, Michael, Jon, Emma-a-visitor-from-Newnham, who saw the letter in the Times

Apologies: Vicky (gone to London to see the Queen), Richard, Jenny, Yasmin, Chris, Tony, Claire

1. Introductions are conducted, after Andrew once again opens the meeting.
   


2. The ownership of the mugs is discussed. They belong variously to Andrew, the members present, and the Cambridge University Railway Club (in one case).
   


3. Wol and Pooh are the names of 2 NatSci computers, somewhere.
   


4. Did Ben get to Jennifer? Yes he did.
   


5. We unanimously vote to let the visitors vote, while Anthony goes to get the biscuits.
   


6. Emma reads the minutes from last week, with some pronunciation problems. At least last week's minutes weren't written in Hullish..
   


7. There is nothing in Jon's brain, including how to talk.
   


8. Mrs. Barber's letter is read again.
   


9. The minutes continue.
   


10. The coasters are found. They weren't ever lost, but we will blame Robert anyway. He's not in the country to argue.
    


11. it is Prince Charles' birthday. We are pleased to note that college has the Union Flag out for an honary member's son.
    


12. we consider using c\ben to denote "Ben is censured" to speed up minuting. There is a discussion about how votes should be minuted. Is it more important to record the actual number of votes cast, or the motion in question?
    


13. We decide not to minute the following discussion;
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    


14. This of course means we have lost what the reading was... but I think it was the one about what Christopher Robin does in the mornings
    


15. Is Michael a cricket bat? He is massaged with linseed oil (not now, obviously!).
    


16. He is now censured for "complicated reasons".
    


17. Ben spills boiling water on his leg.
    


18. Formal hall at Robinson is discussed. the conclusion is "fish and chips".
    


19. Is "Jonathan O" the work of a man on drugs...?
    


20. Robert is stripped of his titles. Quite why is lost in a tea stain on the minuting paper. (Just think what could have happened if tea had got spilt on the ten commandments before Moses typed them up, or something like that, how different things could be...)
    


21. 7 people abstained on the next vote, acording to the only fragment of the text our crack team of archeaologists have retrieved from the deluge of Sainbury's Red Label.
    


22. Jennifer...... rabbit. any suggestions as to the gaps? [no Ben, that's vulgar, and we didn't need to know anyway].
    


23. The vote to close fails. An attempt to get Ben Wilson to decide clears the forest of small furry animals while he is around, but still a decision is not made. He runs off to buy emergency tonic water supplies, and flog a pleb. for putting ice in his port.
    


24. We decide that the meeting will stay open, but we will put everything on hold until 4pm next Saturday, when the meeting will be in Micheal's room in Fitz Street.
    
    
    


25. We arrive at Micheal's room. Andrew opens the next meeting. There are now two meetings running in parallel. Technically, Jenny, Richard, Neil, and Co are now present in last week's meeting. This could be a minuting nightmare.
    


26. We debate which meeting we are actually in. We decide to close the meeting of 21/11/98, and keep the meeting of 14/11/98, as that is silly!
    


27. "Ben isn't coming because Jennifer is here".
    


28. But that isn't actually true.
    


29. Andrew is censured for being rude to Jennifer.
    


30. Next week's meeting is held.
    


31. Jennifer reads the minutes of this meeting. She was "somewhat in bed" at 1.30.. but who's bed?
    


32. Micheal emits a pearl of wisdom, which is now lost for eternity. Like most of Micheal's emissions. (can I point out Ben typed that, not me!)
    


33. Henry has found a table.
    


34. "Is that a candle snuffer, or a very large hash pipe?", asks Richard.
    


35. The "Chris Timms Pancake Incident", nearly too horrible to minute, is discussed.
    


36. Jenny is stripping Neil in the corner.
    


37. Micheal is discovered to have no meaningful weight. He shows off his fruit, and we remark that it is like a miniature harvest festival.
    


38. We mention Jeremy to make him happy. It doesn't take much...
    


39. Yasmin arrives, as do Claire and Chris
    


40. Micheal describes a Sheila (Spit) meeting he went to. They are not scary, but strange. But they are scary in groups.
    


41. Correspondence from Robert is discussed. He has sent a book, with all the words spelled wrong. We don't get to see any of it.
    


42. We decide to accept Robert's book as a Pooh levy, but Ben votes against.
    


43. We create a French chapter of PoohSoc, and make Robert president. We mandate him to tell the whole of France that they have been censured.
    


44. The Second Reading... In Which a house is built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore.
    


45. Sandy passes the door, but we can't lure him in.
    


46. Henry reads Eeyore in a most Churchillian manner (the politician, not the college).
    


47. Micheal phones his mum.
    


48. We have already had next weeks' meeting, so we don't need a location. However, we will need to reopen the meeting, to read the minutes of this meeting. This will take place in Martin's room, CC13.
    


49. We vote to close at last.
    

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