Just so you know, everything from the “Angst Sudoku” tag is part of a shared universe.  And I thought of a better title!

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(Two documents, autumn 2005)

The Oakmen

Do you have a big dream you want to fight for?  Society will always try to stick a label on you and file you neatly away.  We’re here to show you something different.

We all know we’re up against something dangerous in this life.  The question is, do we try and hide from it, or face it head-on?

Come meet us and discuss literature, art, music, global politics, the way in which the cadences of a language affect its poetry, whether human beings might one day gain the power of flight, and how much you love your favourite spoon.  Every meeting’s different!

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Ground Rules

At the founding of the great nation of Pallas House (a satellite state of Berrylands University), the happy citizens formed a constitution, agreeing to guarantee certain rights and certain laws.  These laws are as follows:

1. All tenants shall take their turn vacuuming the hallway carpet (including the stairs).  This should be done once a week.
2. Tenants will not allow more than four (4) plates or mugs to pile up beside the sink before washing up. Yes, Mariam will probably do it for you if you leave it.  No, it is not fair to take advantage of your flatmate’s OCD.
3. Rosalyn would like it to be noted that OCD doesn’t actually work that way. Sorry, Rosalyn.
4. In the interest of being considerate neighbours, all tenants will wear headphones when listening to music after 8pm.
5. Anybody caught playing “The Crazy Frog” at any time of day will be burned at the stake. (Isaac insisted on this being put in, but nobody else seemed to have any objections.)
6. Any post shall be arranged into separate piles according to the person to whom it is addressed, so that it can be easily found and taken up to the appropriate tenant’s room. Any letters addressed to the landlord shall be placed on the telephone table by the front door.  Any junk mail, political circulars, etc will be read out and mocked the next time the tenants get drunk.
7. No lines from “The Young Ones” shall be written in the rule book, so please stop asking, Natalie.

These laws were agreed upon and signed by the tenants…

Alexander Rudd (scribe)

Mariam Gharib

Isaac Green

Natalie Clements

Rosalyn Pepper

…on Monday the seventh of November, 2005.

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