Sheila and Her Dog Society
Sheila and Her Dog is one of the strangest societies in Cambridge,
although at the same time I'll warrant it's also one of the most
enjoyable.
The quickest description of the society is this : we spend our Sunday
evenings between 8 and 10 sitting in a member's room, reading
children's stories in silly voices, drinking hot chocolate, and eating
chocolate biscuits. Oh, and we wear dressing gowns and cuddle teddy
bears.
Nobility
The nobility of the land of Sheila and Her Dog currently looks thuslike:
High Princess Jon (me)
High King Karen
High Queen Mark (Lord of Fluffy Herrings, apparently)
Baron BikBok (also Herald of the Imperial Court)
King Lynette
Queen Ben
Damsel Errant Martin
The hierarchy works as follows: no-one really knows in entirety, but
at the bottom come the Serfs. Lower than the low, any new member
becomes a Serf automatically. With infinite luck (and much praise of
current nobility), it is possible for a Serf to rise from his/her
poorness and become Noble - as there is much shame in being poor.
However, with Power comes Responsibility, at least at first. Serfs
may only become Noble through deeds of greatness, such as being
Organised.
As a King or Queen, one has a little power over the Serfs, but must
still take orders from the High Royalty and any older Nobility... in
the past few years, the previously fixed Royalty of one High King,
one High Queen, one King, and one Queen has been thrown into turmoil
as High Monarchs have remained in the society far too long, and
previously executed Royalty have returned as Ghosts (and
Duke/Duchesses).
The Sheila and Her Dog Society Purity Test
Now online is the 100 question Sheila purity
test. Count up how many questions you answered "no" to, and that's your
purity percentage. Alternatively, just click on the box by questions
you can truthfully answer "yes" to, then click on the button at the
bottom of the page to automatically work out your score.
Heretics and Infidels
We are officially at war with the
Pembroke
Winnie-the-Pooh Society, an absurd society which insists that the
exploits of Pooh are the only stories fit for consumption. A formal hall of
war was held last year, and we're hoping that a similar feast will occur
later this term. With any luck we'll thrash the heretics at interactive
poohsticks (ie punt racing) during the summer months.
Serial Story
The Sheila and Her Spam List have put together a serial story...
it's still under construction, but there's plenty there already.
For more information, email me at
skeet@pobox.com
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