# The Eccentric Club

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eccentric-club/324116>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 29, 2005, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eccentric-club/324116 "2005-09-29T23:41:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eccentric-club/324116/1 "2005-09-29T23:41:31Z")

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This comes from Martin Gardener’s introduction to G. K. Chesterton’s _The Club of Queer Trades_:

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> London even has a club called “The Eccentric Club”, where the clock runs backwards, members often dine in groups of thirteen, and members can be fined for wearing a necktie. In 1980 the club finally voted to admit women.

To me this screams urban legend. Does this club actually exist?

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eccentric-club/324116/2 "2005-09-29T23:53:12Z")

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It seems to be real; I don’t see why it wouldn’t be - quirky gentleman’s clubs used to abound in London.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eccentric-club/324116/3 "2005-09-30T00:01:06Z")

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[http://www.ukdata.com/company-credit-reports/ECCENTRIC-CLUB%2CLIMITED.html](http://www.ukdata.com/company-credit-reports/ECCENTRIC-CLUB%2CLIMITED.html)