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Dean6805 says,

First of all, I think ISPW should be pronounced "I Spew." As in the spit-take we all do at the first joke cracked by any member during the meeting.

accidentaltourist says,

I'm in.

Dean6805 says,

Okay, so I posted a related Six in the Questions tab. I'm interested in seeing what all of our clever, pro-whimsy contributors have to say.

Dragonflower says,

Just please don't make me take minutes. That always happens at meetings! Even when I scrunch down in my chair.

ba_miracle says,

Our Mission
is to off-set harsh reality by believing in the better nature of humanity. We regard our existence in wondrous awe and hold that love is the ultimate and guiding power of the universe. We find laughter to be the touchstone of joyousness and give it freely.


Our Vision
To create a world where hope is not foolish and dreams are the standard for living. We pose to do this with outright silliness and downright fantastical thinking. Our goal is to remain environmentally and universally friendly so our only byproduct will be outright laughter.


A few bylaws to consider…


Rainbows will be gawked at, double rainbows will be uploaded to the web with awestruck commentary.

The sightings of u.fo.s, unicorns, bigfoot, fairies and any other creatures formerly considered hogwash will be welcomed with the greatest of open minds.

Dragonflower says,

Wait, slower, I getting this down.....

maryjane31 says,

In all the way.

ba_miracle says,

Blah! I already want to make revisions...our only byproduct will be copious streams of laughter.




No one has to take notes, we'll use a speech to text app for that ;-)

Dean6805 says,

I wonder if the Marvelous MaryMC would be willing to design our crest...

marymc says,

Oh, this could be fun.....

NumbrOneAunt says,

proposed addenda to the bylaws:
~ members shall bring neither baggage nor anything heavy to society meetings
~ all meetings shall end happily ever after
I further propose that steven spielberg, george lucas and j. k. rowling be granted honorary membership status and that
j. r. r. tolkein shall have membership conferred posthumously.

Dragonflower says,

I was just joking about taking minutes.

NumbrOneAunt says,

autumn - that was cute AND whimsical. take a seat in the front row :)

ba_miracle says,

I second the motion NumberOneAunt.

May we add C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carol and Dr. Suess

Dean6805 says,

Perhaps rather than following Roberts rules of order during meetings, we should endeavor to create a form of disorderly public speaking known as Seusspeechifying.

Dean6805 says,

Rhyming will be strongly encouraged.

ba_miracle says,

Flippity Floop and gobilty goop it seems the motion is so moved :-)

Dean6805 says,

All in favor, give out a loud YAWP! Those opposed, gimme a raspberry!

jl333 says,

YAWP! YAWP!!

Dean6805 says,

My office co-worker, Martina (whom I call "Martian"), suggested an honorary fellow for the ISPW. Having read up on him a bit in the Wiki article I'm posting below, I believe that Jara Cimrman, the Czech hero, would be a perfect example of the kind of people we want in our organization. Read on, and prepare to be awestruck and inspired by whimsy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jara_Cimrman

Bevvie says,

will we have T-shirts?

Dean6805 says,

If MaryMC gets the Crest done, absolutely!

NumbrOneAunt says,

i guess if bevvie's queen she has veto power over the mission and vision statements and the bylaws. if she's taking her inspiration from alice in wonderland i am outta here, my profile pic of the white rabbit notwithstanding :)

Dean6805 says,

No rolling heads in the ISPW, unless they're rolling with laughter.

ba_miracle says,

oooh I would love to see what the mission and vision look like in the skilled hands of Bevvie!


I'll check out the Cimrman.

StephanieTor says,

I would love to join!

lillybrook says,

I vote for t-shirts, but even without them, I'm (delighted! and) in.

Layne says,

Room for one more?

Staraj says,

Whimsy? That's what this site is all about. Scroll back to the top of these comments and read down again. The posters on SMITH are some of the most whimsical people on the planet. Clever, questioning, probing, self-reflecting, whimsical people. If we really ARE people.

For whom these whims do tell?

Believe says,

Can one be quirky and whimsical simultaneously?

canadafreeze says,

Having my morning coffee with this - perfect whimsy:-) I'm in.

Knoxena says,

We must live on an island and can only be contacted through our blog. That way we can stay in our pjs.

ShellDeFelice says,

Will there be any classes? I'm slow on the whimsy scale...lean toward serious, but for an island, pjs all day and your company, I'll be studious!

ShellDeFelice says,

I want to live in a society where only the language of love is spoken. Does that work with whimsy?

ShellDeFelice says,

Your society sounds like so much fun it should be elevated to a higher status.

ShellDeFelice says,

Oh sorry, I should have read the mission statement, no posionous words spoken here. Now I really want to join, please?

ShellDeFelice says,

Can I be the membership director? Heres my slogan : Join ISPW. Make Whimsy Not War.

ctgoods2 says,

This must be the last stop on the handbasket ride. So very worth the trip. I'm in.

ba_miracle says,

We frolic on an island of misfit toys, we men, we woman, girls and boys.
We dance and sing songs of love while sugar drops from candy clouds above.

We all do not find ourselves icky nor sticky in the mess
for we all have long abandoned charades of persnicketyness.

Silly, frivolous and blessed
we cheerfully welcome each new guest.

One bow, one curtsey, one sparkle in a jesters wink.
Come now raise your glasses give a celebratory clink.


Too nonsensical or not enough?

Dean6805 says,

I think it works wonderfully, BA!

ShellDeFelice says,

Silly, frivolous and blessed...I love it...so perfect!

NumbrOneAunt says,

ba, your seusspeechifying shines! dean, i think the good dr. himself would LOVE the word - i can imagine him slapping his forehead and wondering why it never occurred to him :)

jl333 says,

YAWP YAWP

ba_miracle says,

Come on all you non-joiners get in here and "seusspeechify".

notjustagirlintheworld says,

Is I too late to join? I hate to think I missed *all* the fun. Pretty please with a whimsical cherry on top :D

Dean6805 says,

Since there really aren't any admission requirements (other than no party poopers allowed), you're absolutely welcome in.

Mourningdove says,

: J

Dhani says,

(I would have called it 'The New Age Society', only the forlorn need to 'preserve' whimsy.

'New Age' means looking at a forgiven world.)

ba_miracle says,

No party poopers allowed,
nor droops below the cloud.

Dhani get your silly on,
more whimsy less forlorn.

Dean6805 says,

If what I am can be considered "forlorn," I'll take that over whatever Dhani is any day.

Bevvie says,

Dean for club president and club king!

jl333 says,

He's got my vote...

Dean6805 says,

There would be cookies at every meeting just for you, JL.

ba_miracle says,

ohhhh I would sneak one of those cookies (ahem ... I mean)jl333,
Could I puuuleaz have one of those cookies? *said with full Cookie Monster impression

Dean6805 says,

I guess we can hit JAD up to put her fledgling baking skills to the test.

notjustagirlintheworld says,

phew, promise no popping (party or otherwise!).

harley587 says,

I'm in!!!

jl333 says,

Actually, I want JAD to provide whatever music she was jamming to on Sirius the other night.

And thanks to my fellow friends, for making sure that there is food on hand. Note: I prefer snicker doodle cookies

Bevvie says,

Since I nominated Dean, I get first scoop of any peach cobbler.

ba_miracle says,

"snicker doodle cookies"...got it ;-)

NumbrOneAunt says,

yeah, good luck with keeping the cookies and cobbler to yourselves when i'm wrapped in my invisibility cloak!

RaisedByWolves says,

Veteran of the Great Society. I would applaud any attempt to improve our devolving civilization.

ba_miracle says,

Yea Raised by Wolves can provide us eternal light (with renewable energy)

Oh or we could use our smiles to light up the rooms ;-)