Conference questions not quite up to par! (contd)

16. 
Would Conference review the Guideline: The General Service Conference (pages 99‐107 of the AA Structure Handbook for Great Britain 2013), in particular the sections relating to the status of a delegate who has served a term as an alternate delegate. If it is agreed that these sections contain an anomaly, will Conference make recommendations to remove the anomaly.

Terms of Reference No. 5 Committee felt the point made does not contain an anomaly and the Service Handbook was reviewed and accepted at Conference 2013.

Comment: Bloody hell! Not another anomaly! Get rid of the anomaly! The anomaly must go!

Scene: The bridge of the USS Enterprise. Captain Kirk as usual is sitting rather smugly on his fancy chair whilst staring into a mirror as he combs his hair. Spock meanwhile is peering intently into his monitor while Dr McCoy is standing next to the captain as he puffs on a cigarette. After all he is the ship's medic and already knows all about the dangers of smoking. Suddenly Spock looks up. “Captain. My sensors are picking up signs of an anomaly directly ahead”. The Captain waves his hand vaguely, unwilling to be distracted from his urgent task. “Put in on the screen Spock”, he commands with a sigh as eventually he turns away from his self-grooming; a starship captain's duties are sometimes very onerous. On the viewer there is a small dot which is rapidly expanding as it appears to accelerate towards the Enterprise. “Your assessment Mr Spock?” the captain demands curtly. “It would seem to be a ship travelling towards us at an incredible speed. “Whee.. whee....whee....whee”, go the klaxons as the bridge goes to battle stations. “Photon torpedoes?” queries Kirk. Spock raises an eyebrow while McCoy continues to puff away on his fag. “Damn Vulcans. Have you no soul Spock?” the good doctor demands of the science officer. The latter raises the other eyebrow in an expression of mild reproof. “Blurk … blurk...blurk.....”. The photon torpedoes are despatched towards the target. “Torpedoes away, Captain”, Spock declares with just the slightest hint of almost human satisfaction. The spot ahead disappears in a bright flash. “Anomaly eliminated”, Spock confirms while the captain returns to combing his flowing locks. Another mission successfully completed.

Cheers

The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)

PS For AA Minority Report 2013 click here