Following the principled example set by the newly elected Dorset government in pledging to stick to the pre-election pledges outlined on their exemplary pre-election pledge card, we at professorthrupiece.com would like to take this opportunity to make, and to endeavour to stand by, pledges of our own.
After much head-scratching we have decided that we can pledge no higher and no more sincerely than by borrowing directly from the new government's pre-election pledges as outlined on their pre-election pledge card - perhaps the most cogent, comprehensive and encouraging set of pre- and now post-election pledges ever pledged to a pledge-starved electorate*.
Accordingly we pledge:
I/we pledge my/our pledge
I/we pledge that my/our pledge is my/our pledge
I/we pledge to keep my/our pledge
I/we pledge to keep on pledging
I/we pledge that, once pledged, my/our pledge will remain my/our pledge until and unless another and better [or more convenient] pledge comes along
I/we pledge that I/we will help others keep their pledge
I/we pledge that should we ever break our pledge, I/we will quickly reinstate my/our pledges and endeavour to return to my/our pre-broken pledge state asap.
So help me pledge
Amen
* On a historical note our Boys and Girls Organisations of the Past Correspondent Gail Guydes writes: "The recent pledges pledged by the new Dorset Government on its pre-election pledge card are believed to derive directly [give or take a dyb and a dob] from those pledges formally uttered by intending Boy Scouts before lowering their trousers and kissing their pack leader's woggle. The pledge ceremony was introduced in 1939 as a moral booster in darkened times when many pack leaders were under pressure to join in the war effort but preferred to "go it alone" with their favourite cubs and scouts. It replaced an even more ancient non-pledged based ceremony which involved leaving out a jar of honey on the night of a full moon, fashioning a home-made probe and wandering alone through the local forest in search of a probee. Its efficacy - and to a degree its ethical basis - was questioned when several initiates from the Dewlish 4th Group were found wandering near the A352 in "a disoriented and mildly excited state". [For a definitive account with contemporary photographs see Mr Threadbone [1994] "A Short Illustrated History of the Dewlish 4th Group Boy Scouts" Dorset Boy Scout Association Press]
ADDENDUM
Following the principled example set by the staff at professorthrupiece.com in pledging to stick to the pledges outlined on their exemplary professorthrupiece.com pledge card, we at professorthrupiece.com would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to make, and to endeavour to stand by, pledges of your own. You should feel free to use the free-to-use D-I-Y ALL PURPOSE PLEDGE CARD which we pledge to make available free of charge to all intending pledgers. Simply download the image below, print a copy, complete the form, place in a wallet and forget until the next election.
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