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Old 31st Dec 2010, 09:50
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Good thinking that man.. understand the other side.

Women's Institute appoints first male secretary in 95-year history - Telegraph

Mr Bryant, a former RAF administrator, had already impressed WI members by cooking homemade apple pies and bringing it along to committee meetings.
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Daniel to the Lions

Well I understand that he may have gained acceptance by baking cakes but will he be able to "walk the walk"?
Will he be willing to wear a twin set with imitation pearls? Can he sing Jerusalem in the contralto or soprano keys? Finally, will he be willing to bare all and appear topless for a charity calendar.
I predict interesting times or to quote the immortal Cole
There may be trouble ahead,
But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance,
Let's face the music and dance.
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He can work for them but he cannot join.......

"Womens' Institute still refuses to embrace male members!"

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It took ninety five years to find a use for a 'shiney'? No surprises there then!
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I have guilty secret. I give number of talks to WIs and I quote the first three posts on this thread at the start of my talk and I must tell you that the part about embracing male members always brings loud laughter and sideways glances.
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What no pigeon pie?
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I'll give him a fortnight before the voluble, incessant chatter of a group of women in a meeting, drives him to hand in his resignation.
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When it comes to men, they didn't do too badly on 7 June 2009.
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A retired [male] wing commander, married to a [serving] female wing commander, waxed indignant in my hearing regarding his rejected application for the RAF Wives Club.
I calmed him down with a good malt ...............
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Crikey, plenty of up-to-date thinking around here. There is a real world out there you know where old prejudices no longer fit. Try it some time you might find that women are real people too.
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Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a beer-gut, shaven head, cheap tattoos, and bad BO and STILL think they are attractive to the opposite sex.
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My wife's got all those but she can't walk now her hip has gone.....
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My wife's got all those but she can't walk now her hip has gone.....
Went walkabout, did it?

Hat, coat, zimmer frame.
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Mr Bryant, a former RAF administrator, had already impressed WI members by cooking homemade apple pies and bringing it along to committee meetings.

So presumably finds his job "a piece of cake".

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Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a beer-gut, shaven head, cheap tattoos, and bad BO and STILL think they are attractive to the opposite sex.
I don't get it. Are you some kind of elitist who thinks I should have paid more for my tattoos?
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A retired [male] wing commander, married to a [serving] female wing commander, waxed indignant in my hearing regarding his rejected application for the RAF Wives Club.
I calmed him down with a good malt ...............
Been there, done that, in the same circumstances ... and for a year or so after retirement I was Editor of the Wives' Club newsletter. I did, however, decline numerous invitations to Coffee Mornings and other such activities.
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Pie in the Sky

@Union,

No it is a pie in the sky situation here
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