Rules of the Bachelors club

[Capt Lightning]

The Bachelors club in Tarbolton, Scotland, was an early social and debating society co-founded by Robert Burns.

The club was governed by a set of rules, no.10 of which (believed to have been written by Burns) reads...

“Every man proper for a member of this society must have a frank, honest, open heart; above anything dirty or mean; and must be a professed lover of one or more of the female sex. No haughty, self-conceited person, who looks upon himself as superior to the rest of the club, and especially no mean-spirited, worldly mortal, whose only will is to heap up money, shall upon any pretence whatever be admitted. In short, the proper person for this society is a cheerful, honest-hearted lad, who, if he has a friend that is true, and a mistress that is kind, and as much wealth as genteelly to make both ends meet, is just as happy as this world can make him.”

 

[Beezer]

"I'd never join a Club that would have me as a member."

- Groucho Marx

 

[Fyrefox]

Pepe LePew, professed lover of one Penelope Pussycat who he believed was a skunk simply because she had accidentally acquired a white paint stripe down her back. Pepe was a bachelor and the archetype of the great French lover. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t take “no” for an answer, and continued to foist his unwanted affections upon said pussycat, making him a victim of the political correctness purges of our time. I
nominate him for The Bachelor’s Club…

 

[hollydolly]

The Bachelors club in Tarbolton, Scotland, was an early social and debating society co-founded by Robert Burns.

The club was governed by a set of rules, no.10 of which (believed to have been written by Burns) reads...

“Every man proper for a member of this society must have a frank, honest, open heart; above anything dirty or mean; and must be a professed lover of one or more of the female sex. No haughty, self-conceited person, who looks upon himself as superior to the rest of the club, and especially no mean-spirited, worldly mortal, whose only will is to heap up money, shall upon any pretence whatever be admitted. In short, the proper person for this society is a cheerful, honest-hearted lad, who, if he has a friend that is true, and a mistress that is kind, and as much wealth as genteelly to make both ends meet, is just as happy as this world can make him.”

well 250 years later... those sentiments are what most decent folks want from life... A trusted friend.. no toxic people around them, a great partner.... and enough money to be comfortable... Job's a good 'un...

Incidentally the Club only had 7 members including Burns and his brother.. obviously not many people back in the day could fit the criteria..

 

[Gaer]

The Bachelors club in Tarbolton, Scotland, was an early social and debating society co-founded by Robert Burns.

The club was governed by a set of rules, no.10 of which (believed to have been written by Burns) reads...

“Every man proper for a member of this society must have a frank, honest, open heart; above anything dirty or mean; and must be a professed lover of one or more of the female sex. No haughty, self-conceited person, who looks upon himself as superior to the rest of the club, and especially no mean-spirited, worldly mortal, whose only will is to heap up money, shall upon any pretence whatever be admitted. In short, the proper person for this society is a cheerful, honest-hearted lad, who, if he has a friend that is true, and a mistress that is kind, and as much wealth as genteelly to make both ends meet, is just as happy as this world can make him.”

Wonderfully written. Was this a drinking club?

 

[Della]

Pepe LePew, professed lover of one Penelope Pussycat who he believed was a skunk simply because she had accidentally acquired a white paint stripe down her back. Pepe was a bachelor and the archetype of the great French lover. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t take “no” for an answer, and continued to foist his unwanted affections upon said pussycat, making him a victim of the political correctness purges of our time. I
nominate him for The Bachelor’s Club…

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I have always loved, Pepe. Such an amiable, positive spirit, never discouraged for long in spite of repeated, and often painful, failures. He was also wonderfully affectionate! Not even Gomez Addams could kiss the length of a feminine arm with such passion and speed. I second the nomination!

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Not that they were all bachelors, but how about that most erudite and illustrious group...

 

[Capt Lightning]

Wonderfully written. Was this a drinking club?

I suspect that the members enjoyed a dram or two, but amongst other things, it was a debating society. Many of the club rules were concerned with the conduct of debates. The subjects for debate included: "Whether do we derive more happiness from Love or Friendship?" and another, probably close to the heart of a bachelor, was whether it was better to choose a wife purely for her money, or not!