This is a repost of a document the myself and Kara bashed out (that double entendre is allowable, see below)

The Beevis principle:

It's appropriate to giggle if someone uses the word “hard” in a way that can be construed as sexual, but it is not appropriate to suggest that someone else makes you hard.

Serial murderers only:

Individual assasination is permitted, but going after groups is just bad manners.

Be intelligently critical about whatever individual you care to be, although pushback will occur. But if you go after groups I will loudly rant at you for upwards of 15 minutes.

Examples to consider:

"Andrew, your sexy toes make me want to spend some quality alone time with myself." 

(Failure. Fails the Beevis principle)

"And on that farm he had a rooster, ey i ey i oo. With a cock-a-doodle here…"

"He said cock!"

(Success. Good quality humour, laughs all around)

"Andrew, your beard revolts me and should not be tolerated on you or anyone else, I'm looking at you Paul Hollywood."

(Failure. Is not intelligent criticism and targets a group)

"Andrew, your opinions about the works of Neal Stephenson are just plain wrong. He clearly just prints Wikipedia and poorly stitches it together. Your love of his work is a personal failing."

(Success. It's intelligent, if inaccurate, and I will now argue with you)

Happy new year my imagined audience and possibly Emma. Bookclub will continue into a new year proudly striding forward like a small tipsy social club with a commited following. Challenges will come and we'll mostly ignore them; but when push comes to shove we will verbally set the world to rights. Apart many of us do amazing, important things; but together its nice to just have a break and talk about books and stuff.