I was just about to post my response in a thread currently running titled, "you know you are old when.." But instead, I thought it may be interesting to start a new thread, as it didn't seem fair to hijack Ken's thread. Craig, I hope you don't mind me quoting you here - it's gold and warrants discussion.
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Originally Posted by CraigS
Of course, such membership was not available to females, as they were in training to accept the fact that they would not be permitted to consume alcohol with males in a public bar, once they reached the appropriate age.
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Cheeky thing!
Sad but true however
And I want answers
I remember regularly being at the Shamrock Pub in Fortitude Valley eating lunch all by my lonesome.
Occasionally I was joined by a work friend- an ex crim in his 50's with the nickname "have a chat" who smelt of typrewriter oil.
The bistro had a direct view of the males only public bar, it was like a tease saying "look & see what fun we're having, you 'aint coming in and where proud of it". No amount of french perfume, big hair, micro mini skirts, and red high heels ever worked in my favor at that place. You could have had the body of Elle, the face of Helena and the attitude of Angelina Jolie and none of that would have gotten you anywhere. Why? Because they were blokes and proud of it and enjoyed the control. Yep, there I sat all on my lonesome, day after day, week after week...
Once I caught
future hubby with my brother in a public bar
in the city, but I couldn't go inside now could I. Instead blonde bombshell K and I were outted.
Spy-ing on them from a distance is only entertaining for so long, as you wonder what their laughing and talking about. "Boys night", he would say week after week, year after year. Boys night- what the hell was all that about anyway!
Your loss is all I can say.
If I were a male, and I had the choice of being surrounded with only males, or groups of gorgeous looking girls just waiting to be picked up, I know which I'd choose.
Shot yourselves in the foot didn't ya.
That policy was going on until only 30 years ago. Can't believe how far we've come in such a short time.
So guys, why? What was going through your minds? Did you really want it to be that way? And girls what did you'll think of that policy? Finally, I may be able to get some answers...