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straight edge society

  • 20-05-2011 05:12PM
    #1
    dienbienphu
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    does this society actually exist in college or is it just an intended joke?


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  • #2
    BuroniKiisu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 298 ✭✭BuroniKiisu


    dienbienphu wrote: »
    does this society actually exist in college or is it just an intended joke?

    As far as I'm aware there is no Students' Union-endorsed Straight Edge Society on campus. Where did you hear about there potentially being one?


  • #3
    dienbienphu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭dienbienphu


    i saw it written as graffitti in the one of the cublicles


  • #4
    banquo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,487 ✭✭✭banquo


    Sounds official to me!


  • #5
    AdmaialNimitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭AdmaialNimitz


    Nah, so such ociety unfortunately! Would have been a good one. We had a Gentlemans Society briefly, but it only survived a year


  • #6
    jubella
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    AdmaialNimitz wrote: »
    We had a Gentlemans Society briefly, but it only survived a year

    Did they wear monocles, sip tea and say "Quite." a lot?


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  • #7
    AdmaialNimitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭AdmaialNimitz


    jubella wrote: »
    Did they wear monocles, sip tea and say "Quite." a lot?

    I believe there was the odd cane and monacle knocking around alright!! It was primarily wine sipping iirc!!


  • #8
    Seren_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,810 ✭✭✭Seren_


    Gentlemens' Society... I am shocked at the blatant sexism which abounds in this higher education establishment!!


  • #9
    leopoldbloom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭leopoldbloom


    Your Text Here wrote: »
    Gentlemens' Society... I am shocked at the blatant sexism which abounds in this higher education establishment!!


    Yes... quite.

    No society can be specifically exclusive or sexist, i.e. in that its title specifies which gender you must be to join. However, exclusive (or near-exclusive) interests of any single gender can be catered for. My solution to this, which I never got time to get ratified was...

    Maynooth University Beard Wearers' Society


  • #10
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    leopoldbloom wrote: »
    Maynooth University Beard Wearers' Society


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