I'm on a Committee!

I’m on a Committee

Taken from the N.S. Nurses Union (NSNU) newsletter, April 2002, p. 10.

Oh, give me your pity,
I’m on a committee
Which means that from morning to night,
We attend and amend and contend and defend,
Without a conclusion in sight.

We confer and concur,
We defer and demur
And reiterate all of our thoughts.
We revise the agenda and frequent addenda
And consider a load of reports.

We compose and propose,
We suppose and oppose
And the points of procedure are fun.
But though various notions are brought
Up as motions there’s terribly little gets done!

We resolve and absolve,
But never dissolve
Since it’s out of the question for us.
What a shattering pity to end our committee;
Where else could we make such a fuss?

LOL!! Love this one for sure!

Ain't that the truth!

I KNEW you girls would LOVE that one!!!

bahhh aa haaa haaaaa... loved it

As a previous secretary, vice-president, president and life member of an organization I can certainly relate. At one point, many years ago, I was on 11 committees! The most bogged down was a regional government committee - the agendas were over 70 pages long and some of the decisions I voted on are only now being actioned - 18 years later. I am no longer on any committees and it feels good!!