tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post6582316457415677620..comments2023-11-03T06:16:11.862-04:00Comments on insidious truth: Robert's Rules of Orderlaughinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999190808736700318noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-71010074652859788112008-10-23T13:41:00.000-04:002008-10-23T13:41:00.000-04:00But see how that they were supposed to be for just...But see how that they were supposed to be for just average people to use, and not as complicated as Congress or Parliament. So I guess the rules for Congress and Parliament are even longer than Robert's Rules.<BR/><BR/>I suppose this all does help keep order, but no wonder it takes so long for Congress to get anything done.laughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999190808736700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-57253250242349845322008-10-23T12:40:00.000-04:002008-10-23T12:40:00.000-04:00I've never heard of those rules either, so I looke...I've never heard of those rules either, so I looked 'em up.<BR/><BR/>"In 1876 General Henry M. Robert set out to bring the rules of the American Congress to members of ordinary societies with the publication of Pocket Manual of Rules of Order. It sold half a million copies before this revision of 1915 and made Robert’s name synonymous with the orderly rule of reason in deliberative societies."<BR/><BR/><BR/>That explains why I've never heard of them.<BR/><BR/>I guess the nearest thing over here would be Parliamentary Procedures, or the Standing Orders.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492663951378700643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-47928905974559200712008-10-20T16:32:00.000-04:002008-10-20T16:32:00.000-04:00I must admit, I've never heard of Robert's Rules o...I must admit, I've never heard of Robert's Rules of Order either. Hmmmm.....Diva's Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177643214210147206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-85394545107871612942008-10-20T15:53:00.000-04:002008-10-20T15:53:00.000-04:00When the movie "Hannibal" came out, my first thoug...When the movie "Hannibal" came out, my first thought as "Oh, that Vin Diesel movie that has been in the works forever is finally out".<BR/><BR/>When it does come out, I am sure it will be compared to "Return of the King", another war movie with digital elephants. I don't think there is any way that the Vin Diesel movie will use live elephants except in a few very rare shots.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-17151842926075193262008-10-20T15:35:00.000-04:002008-10-20T15:35:00.000-04:00Dmarks--I'm afraid that Hannibal first makes me th...Dmarks--<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid that Hannibal first makes me think of Hannibal Lecter, and second makes me think of Hannibal on the A-Team. Hannibal taking a trek with elephants never entered my head before my husband was making fun of that poor guy on the game show.laughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999190808736700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-20142989739377869382008-10-20T15:31:00.000-04:002008-10-20T15:31:00.000-04:00MarkI know that Robert was an American, and that h...Mark<BR/><BR/>I know that Robert was an American, and that he wrote the book partially based on how Congress conducts their business. I don't know if other countries use the book or not. <BR/><BR/>My friends don't normally use Robert's Rules, we just sort of blurt out whatever we're thinking. But we had a bit of a disagreement over something that needed to be decided in a few weeks, and we had to vote on it Saturday. So it was agreed to use Robert's Rules so that everyone got a chance to talk (unless no one seconded that part of an issue needed discussion) and so that we would stick to the subject that we needed to discuss before the vote. It still took nearly two hours to vote on three or four things, which had to do with whether or not kids were allowed to be at a party where alcohol was being served. And there was a clear majority for most of it, until right at the end there was a vote on something that was a tie, and then the chair got to decide that.laughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999190808736700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-19820780151062898532008-10-20T14:23:00.000-04:002008-10-20T14:23:00.000-04:00I have to admit that I'm 36 and have spent a great...I have to admit that I'm 36 and have spent a great deal of my adult life (prior to buying a pub) in meetings, but I've never heard of Robert's Rules of Order.<BR/><BR/>Is it an American-etiquette only book?Mark J Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168238025228346641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-36149618681758919182008-10-20T10:51:00.000-04:002008-10-20T10:51:00.000-04:00I think Hannibal's elephants were sort of a miniat...I think Hannibal's elephants were sort of a miniature variety that lived in northern Africa, and are long extinct. Probably due to using them in silly wars and taking them into snowy mountains. There has been a Vin Diesel movie about Hannibal in the works for years. If/when this comes out, more people will know about the elephants. And probably a good proportion of those attending the first night will be expecting Hannibal Lecter.<BR/><BR/>I learned some about Robert's Rules of Order in civics class in Junior High, if I recall correctly. We also talked a lot about how the House of Representatives and the Senate conduct themselves. I guess anyone who watches C-Span can see Robert's Rules of Order at work, even though they are never referred to by name.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com