Wednesday-Night

In recognition of your unwavering support of and contribution to maintaining the quality of debate and the level of intellectual honesty of Wednesday Night through consistent critical appraisal, flavoured with humour, of topics and viewpoints, your loyal attention to the facts in support of more controversial positions, and distinguished contribution to learned debate
By these […]

In recognition of your early and unwavering support of the vision of Wednesday Night, your sometime role as Chair ad interim, upholding the rules of order against all odds, and your contribution to enhanced attendance by creating a new generation of participants
By these presents we do appoint you Companion and Heir Apparent of said […]

In recognition of your early and unwavering support of the vision of Wednesday Night, thoughtful and dignified assumption of the role of Chair ad interim, participation in debate in international and monetary questions and loyal contributions from afar
By these presents we do appoint you Honoured Companion and Heiress Apparent of said Order and authorize you […]

In recognition of your unwavering dedication to research in support of all hypotheses advanced in the heat of discourse, no matter how frivolous, your reasoned voice raised on behalf of international causes and your loyal support during summer absences
By these presents we do appoint you Honoured Companion and Custodian of relevant and irreverent research of […]

Born in England, educated in Scotland at Kelvinside Academy and Glasgow University. First degree in Honours Physics. Started graduate studies at the Maths Lab at Cambridge University, England. This included programming EDSAC 2 in machine language, using paper tape!
Awarded an IBM Fellowship and came to McGill University in Montreal, as the first graduate student in […]

In recognition of your unwavering fidelity to the recording of learned discourse and unsurpassed ability to bring order from the chaos of unreadable notes, to find threads of logic where none might be perceived, the whilst making valuable, reasoned contributions to debate
By these presents we do appoint you Honoured Companion and Official Scribe of […]

Karen, Lady Hamilton of Walls
In recognition of your unique contributions to the longevity of this distinguished assembly, present at its creation, possessor of the mellifluous voice that for many years heralded each gathering at the Long Table, custodian and curator of The Lists and First among Equal organizers of the 365th - a year […]

Dame Margaret Lefebvre
Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Persons, we are pleased to appoint you honorable recipient of the Order of Wednesday Night
In recognition of your perceptive contribution to reasoned discourse, whether in your own guise or that of others, your ability to perceive and inject humour in self-righteous […]

Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Persons and Members of the Order, we are pleased to appoint you recipient of the Order of Wednesday Night
In recognition of your generous and consistent devotion to the tenets and traditions of Wednesday Night, recruitment of learned guests including members of your distinguished family, […]

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“The season to be jolly”is fast approaching. For all you nay-sayers and scrooges, we have a not-exactly-seasonal celebration.
Our good friend, and one of Wednesday Night’s OWN, John Jonas, is home briefly from his year of guesting in Ghent. We not only celebrate his return, we celebrate his […]