There was some spirited fining today at the Club meeting, but there was also some controversy. As we all know, Mark Kennard’s picture had been in the newspaper recently, and that is a definite finable offense, so Bob Dugas rightly fined him at the meeting. This editor, however, having researched the
ancient unwritten annals of Rotary , determined that Bob had
violated the GAFF rule (Generally Accepted Fining Factors). Bob fined Mark
$2 for his offense, but this was way, way too low!! His fine should have been at least
$2.25 or even $2.50!!!! Bob made a GAFF for sure!!! Due to this, President Obie surveyed the club members who unanimously elected to fine Bob for his GAFF. After this rough start, though, Bob systematically fined many members, including this editor who had recommended his earlier fine. There was also a late suggestion to fine Bob again for making
too, eh, excuse me,
two misspellings of the word “two” in his article posted to last week’s TIPS, but this didn’t happen due to the mass chaos of members heading for the door after the bell had been rung, (trying to avoid Bob’s fines)!! Ultimately, it was Treasurer Arthur Horgan who was happiest as Bob turned over a nice pot of fines to support the club’s activities!!!