Guru

It had to happen. The jealous feminists are trying to hijack Guru's HR Wild Hogs.

Disciple Fleur wrote to Guru with the following:

In these modern times I was astonished to read that women and young people are barred from membership of the HR Wild Hogs.

With the advent of various pieces of women's rights legislation during the past three decades and last year's new age discrimination laws, I respectfully wish to apply to join as an 'honorary' HR Wild Hog.

Yes you've guessed it I'm a 20-something female, with curves in all the right places (please ignore the curves in all the wrong places).

Yours in anticipation

Fleur Dulude
HR Consultant (OD)

Well, young Ms Deluded, the HR Wild Hogs were formed as part of a backlash against the feminisation and juvenation (is that a word? - it is now) of the human resources profession. That is precisely why membership is restricted on grounds of sex and age (you must be a man over 40, working in HR).

To allow ladies (or HR Sows) into our parcel would be to defeat the object.

Besides, you ladies have lots of groups dedicated to the fairer sex - The Women's Institute is an obvious example, and you don't hear us chaps demanding membership of that (even though they brilliantly slow-hand-clapped ex-prime minister Tony Blair).

There are also plenty of knitting circles, crochet clubs, flower-arranging societies, antenatal classes, the entire yoga movement, Tupperware and/or Ann Summers parties, ballet lessons, cheerleading troupes...

...wait a minute...

...the HR Wild Hogs might benefit from some female involvement after all:

Applications with supporting photographs to Guru at the usual address.