Ship of Fools: Big voting day in north of the border! What is your decision....

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Posted by deano (# 12063) on :

Should women be allowed into the R&A Golf Club?

Of course not, sez me. To paraphrase one of the house elves in Harry Potter, women have no business having fun on the golf course when there is housework to be done and husbands teas to get on the table.

[ 18. September 2014, 06:44: Message edited by: deano ]

Posted by Anglican't (# 15292) on :

* bet you wouldn't dare say that in front of Mrs Deano.

[ 18. September 2014, 06:44: Message edited by: Anglican't ]

Posted by deano (# 12063) on :

quote:
Crap spouted by Anglican't:
* bet you wouldn't dare say that in front of Mrs Deano.

Nope. Not a cat in hells chance.

Posted by Ferijen (# 4719) on :

They should let the women in.

But kick out all the men....

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :

It would lose the "Royal and Ancient" character if women were allowed in.

Posted by Macrina (# 8807) on :

Why? Last time * checked the Queen was both Royal and while not quite ancient certainly well into her years.

Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on :

quote:
Crap spouted by deano:
Should women be allowed into the R&A Golf Club?

Of course not, sez me. To paraphrase one of the house elves in Harry Potter, women have no business having fun on the golf course when there is housework to be done and husbands teas to get on the table.

Except the golf club doesn't own the golf course. It's public land. * strolled across it when * visited St Andrews, and any woman can do the same.

Wikipedia states that the management of the courses at St Andrews is undertaken by a body called the St Andrews Links Trust, and that the Royal & Ancient lot have to compete for tee times with members of other local clubs.

[ 18. September 2014, 09:08: Message edited by: orfeo ]

Posted by Adeodatus (# 4992) on :

People, people! Surely there's a bigger issue here. How will today's vote affect the ban on the playing of golf on the Sabbath?

Posted by St. Punk the Pious (# 683) on :

Why would men or women want to play golf anyway? * 've quit the damn game four times, the last time decades ago. * blame the ****s for my countless wasted hours of misery.

Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :

Re St. Andrews:

From the pictures * 've seen, it might *almost* be worth learning to play golf, so * could go there.

Almost.

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

At St. Andrews you can play on the Pitch and Putt, which is right next to the Old Course. So you can be photographed and pretend to play on the hallowed turf itself. Thus * can boast that * 've scored a hole in one at St. Andrews without telling a word of a lie. Which aint bad for a mere woman. [Biased]

Posted by deano (# 12063) on :

85% voted yes. Pity the rest of the jocks weren't as progressive as their golfers.

Posted by Sober Preacher's Kid (# 12699) on :

quote:
Crap spouted by deano:
Should women be allowed into the R&A Golf Club?

Of course not, sez me. To paraphrase one of the house elves in Harry Potter, women have no business having fun on the golf course when there is housework to be done and husbands teas to get on the table.

The Royal & Ancient is just a clubhouse. The courses are owned by a charitable trust and open to many local clubs and visitors.

Posted by deano (# 12063) on :

In other news apparently Brigadoon has van***ed for another century.

[Killing me]

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