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In lugnet.loc.uk, Tom Trentham writes:
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> "Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:GIF4CM.G2E@lugnet.com...
> > The Meccano can I opened continues to spill worms...
> >
> > I have had the following email from the Chairman of the International
> > Society of Meccanomen:
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> <snip>
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> Does the International Society of Meccano*men* allow women or is it an
> entirely male society? Surely that's not 'Politically Correct' these days.
Refreshing.... isn't it? Thank goodness not everything in life has given in
to the evils of Political Correctness.
> Seems to me that they are not quite up to the social, cultural and
> technological standards of LUGNET.
Bear in mind that many of the traditions, expressions and "standards" of the
Meccano enthusiasts have been in place for decades; long before LEGO ever
molded their first plastic brick. Perhaps, someday down the road LEGO
enthusiasts will seem equally out-of-date as they talk about their "studs
and tubes". :)
Regards,
Allan B.
Follow-ups to: lugnet.off-topic.debate
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| "Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:GIF4CM.G2E@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> Does the International Society of Meccano*men* allow women or is it an entirely male society? Surely that's not 'Politically Correct' these (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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