Bugsy Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 After a reader wrote to the Daily Telegraph wondering if there was a Society of People Who Have Not Seen the Sound of Music and Have No Intention of Doing So, there followed a flood of suggestions, including: *I have formed the Society of People Who Have Never Seen a Single Episode of Coronation Street or Eastenders and Have No Intention of Doing So. *Is there anyone who would like to join the Society of People Who Refuse to Shop at Tesco’s? *I belong to the Refined Society of People Who Have Never Attended a Car Boot Sale. *Alan Whitefield, of Milton Keynes, said he was not only fully qualified to join the Sound of Music society mentioned above, but also the Society for Those Who Have Never Read Harry Potter and the Society of People Who Have Never Been to IKEA.*Chris Swindin, of Filey, North Yorkshire reported being a traumatised member of the Society of People Who Wish They Had Never Been to IKEA.*Peter Tuthill, of Abu Dhabi, wondered if there would be any interest in forming a Society of People Who Have Neither Eaten at McDonald’s nor Kentucky Fried Chicken. I'm sure we can come up with a few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Like it.The Society for people who haven't lived yet?The Society for people who have nothing better to do than to brag about what they haven't done?The Society for people who can be bothered? [:P]I think I would like to start...The Society for people who firmly believe that mobile phones are for making and receiving calls, not taking pictures, watching films, online gambing, playing music etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 How does "The society for people who have no interest whatsoever in football" ?or"The society for the abolition of celebrity nobodies".Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 How about ''The society for people who cannot be bothered with or make up societies''[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 The society for people who aren't members of any other societies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 The Society for the Massively Apathetic.If you apply to join, you are banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 That's just reminded me Dick, that there used to be a society for procrastinators. Trouble is it folded before I got round to joining.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocGal2 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 The society for people who love tax inspectors and politicians. (I'll join!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I would love to see a society of Pugs that write poetry, and then recite the poems they have written to human people that would then learn to love pugs more. What a wonderful world that would be!I love voles and shrews too, here is a voles society www.voles.org.uk [kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyboy Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I personally wouldn't join any society that would have me as a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I'm certain that any society I formed wouldn't accept me as a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenniswitch Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 I'm a charter member of the Society of People Who Don't Want to Listen to Your Mobile Phone Conversation and a member in good standing of the Society of People Who Don't Want to Hear Details of Your Ailments or Your Sex Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 [quote user="LanguedocGal2"]The society for people who love tax inspectors and politicians. (I'll join!)[/quote] [:D] Well I thought that some politicians got more than enough 'love', didn't think that they would need a society for it. The tax inspectors might be quite another story though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreizeVents Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 [quote user="Dick Smith"]I'm certain that any society I formed wouldn't accept me as a member.[/quote]Surely Groucho deserves a bit of credit for that, Dick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Did I tell you about the Unashamed Plagiarists Society? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreizeVents Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Society for People who don't use Post-itsSociety for People who say, "Its easy, you just...... "Society for People who think they are not Immigrants but ExpatriatesSociety for People who think that owning two houses is not being well off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 [quote user="Dick Smith"]Did I tell you about the Unashamed Plagiarists Society?[/quote]Or the Society for Missed Apostrophes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Nope. Plagiarists is the plural of plagiarist. The phrase is a contracted form of 'The Society of Unashamed Plagiarists' isn't it? To include an apostrophe here would make one an Honourary Greengrocer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 [quote user="TreizeVents"]..... "Society for People who think they are not Immigrants but Expatriates[/quote]That one would cause a stir, surely brits cannot be classed as immigrants...no....thats for them foreigners isn't it...[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 [quote user="Will"]I think I would like to start...The Society for people who firmly believe that mobile phones are for making and receiving calls, .............[/quote]Wouldn't be long before some prat wanted to interfere with that call though, because it interrupted their quality envirornment on the overcrowded, smelly, sardine express to London Centre every morning. Remember, your call can never be as important as whatever it is they want (their calls however, are always important) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 [quote user="tenniswitch"]I'm a charter member of the Society of People Who Don't Want to Listen to Your Mobile Phone Conversation and a member in good standing of the Society of People Who Don't Want to Hear Details of Your Ailments or Your Sex Life.[/quote]Told you!!!! [:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 [quote user="Dick Smith"]Nope. Plagiarists is the plural of plagiarist. The phrase is a contracted form of 'The Society of Unashamed Plagiarists' isn't it? To include an apostrophe here would make one an Honourary Greengrocer.[/quote]Fellow PedantI do know about plurals - and greengrocers. I was thinking along the lines of the Society belonging to the Plagiarists, hence Plagiarists' Society. I hadn't thought of your take on the term,; you could be right.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Of course I'm right. How could it be otherwise?Mind you, I'm surprised you didn't pick me upon spelling honorary wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyboy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sorry, Dick, you got blamed for my plagiarism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 So that's also a Society for People Unable to Follow Threads, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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