Cafe de Jenkster - Dog Collar - Comments

Dragon Mama — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:50:50 +0100

Indeed.

Kris — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:06:35 +0100

Zen you and zis 'Countess' are perhaps, related?

Dragon Mama — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:30:43 +0100

Incidentally, the said Countess is an ancestor of mine, I've just verified.

Dragon Mama — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:02:11 +0100

I'm currently writing a chapter of my thesis and am refering to a Countess who is the patron of a particular work. In my chapter, I've chosen to write 'patron' rather than 'patroness', in the secure knowledge that if my supervisor picks up on it, she'll agree with my reasons for doing so because she is a very ardent feminist.

Brian — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:07:38 +0100

On a slightly different tack, this article on the beeb got me. Why should she be one of the world's best *female* conductors? Why not just one of the world's best conductors?

'Conductrix' even.

Heather — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:14:40 +0100

Maybe it's because she's not that good when compared to the majority of conductors, who happen to be men, but is pretty excellent when compared with the minority, who happen to be women? Dunno, but generally orchestras know who they work best with, so the directors are idiots to appoint someone they don't want.

Kris — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:12:01 +0100

Perhaps she actually conducts females, a job which Mr Johns would have killed for in his youth.

thribble — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:06:47 +0100

On a slightly different tack, this article on the beeb got me. Why should she be one of the world's best *female* conductors? Why not just one of the world's best conductors?

thribble — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:05:40 +0100

If I recall correctly the comfy chair had access to a macro card and therefore supplies of alcohol as never before seen. She was quite popular!

Kris — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:47:26 +0100

Sauce?

James Casey — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:47:44 +0100

BURMA!

Kris — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:30:10 +0100

Humour is also a good way to make people laugh. Let's not overlook that aspect of it.

Was the comfy chair allowed biscuits?

Dragon Mama — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:08:13 +0100

Humour is a great way of drawing attention to issues.

thribble — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:23:22 +0100

hmm. seem to be a bit late with this one, but it does remind me of the heated discussion that took place in the university society I was heavily involved with. The chairman was no longer allowed to be a chairman, and didn't want to be a chairperson. He decided on "chair". Which led the next person to take the post to be a sofa. Followed by a comfy chair.

Is humour politically correct?

paj — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:24:49 +0100

That's a good point by Dragon Mama Parent's
husband spouse, there. It's not what people are called,
that's the issue, here... it's whether they have the ability to carry out the
tasks assigned to them.

If there's anyone for equality, it's me and I expect it to be a two-way
street. However, we can go over-the-top with political correctness.

Deity Save The Monarch!

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Kris — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:26:48 +0100

Stop the press, stereotype watchers - yesterday afternoon broke new ground. I was walking up from Hampstead station to the heath, and passed an Anglican vicar who was young, female, rather well-dressed and pretty bloody dishy. You could say that she was wearing a little too much black, but I think it gave her a snappy post-Gothic chic, and besides, black goes with anything, even Jesus.

Full marks to the Angles, I say.