Explaining eris

[roy howard]

So anyway, the other day I was tryin' to impress this babe with my manly charms and we got on the topic of marriage. I told her that while my penis salutes if the wind  blows, my heart belongs to Eris. To which she answered "pray tell, who the hell is Eris and why is she messin' with my man"? I proceeded to tell my stalker that Eris is goddess and I ain't your man. She was a scary bitch. Anyway, I was wondering how you guys explain discordianism. Or if you ever feel the need to? Please respond. Fnord!

[P3nT4gR4m]

What the actual fuck is this thread?

[EK WAFFLR]

Good job, Roy. You broke P3NT.

[LMNO]

"These stood their ground and fought a battle by the banks of the river, and they were making casts at each other with their spears bronze-headed; and Eris was there with Kydoimos (Confusion) among them, and Ker (Death) the destructive; she was holding a live man with a new wound, and another one unhurt, and dragged a dead man by the feet through the carnage." - Homer, Iliad 18.535

[Demolition Squid]

"These stood their ground and fought a battle by the banks of the river, and they were making casts at each other with their spears bronze-headed; and Eris was there with Kydoimos (Confusion) among them, and Ker (Death) the destructive; she was holding a live man with a new wound, and another one unhurt, and dragged a dead man by the feet through the carnage." - Homer, Iliad 18.535

I usually go for a more factual approach.

Eris was once considered for the position of tenth planet. Eris is the most massive dwarf planet in the Solar System, exceeding Pluto's mass by 28%. As such, it was a serious contender to be a tenth planet but failed to meet the criteria set out by the International Astronomical Union in 2006.

Eris is unquestionably the most massive of the known dwarf planets and was once thought to be the largest due to its relative brightness. After a stellar occultation in 2010 its diameter was calculated to be smaller than previously thought and more recent measurement suggested Pluto was larger than thought, however there is enough of a margin of error that either could be the largest. All the objects in the Asteroid Belt could fit inside Eris. Eris is still smaller than the Earth's Moon, having about two thirds of the Moon's diameter and one third of its volume.

So, Eris is a bit of a fatass, but not as much as Selene.

[Doktor Howl]

[LMNO]

Alternately,

[Bruno]

A joke religion created by hippies in the 60's to annoy teh squarez?

My theory is that they were just trying to do to religion what Dada did to art.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

"These stood their ground and fought a battle by the banks of the river, and they were making casts at each other with their spears bronze-headed; and Eris was there with Kydoimos (Confusion) among them, and Ker (Death) the destructive; she was holding a live man with a new wound, and another one unhurt, and dragged a dead man by the feet through the carnage." - Homer, Iliad 18.535

That bitch knows how to have a good time.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Alternately,

[Cain]

I always liked how Homer completely glossed over Eris having three arms.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

To pretend to take Roy seriously for a moment, I usually explain Discordianism as a mindful respect of the dynamic tension between emergence and entropy.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I always liked how Homer completely glossed over Eris having three arms.

Holy hot damn! I don't think I ever picked up on that.

[LMNO]

I always liked how Homer completely glossed over Eris having three arms.

I only just noticed that, myself. 

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

For shits and grins, I googled "Eris three arms." First hit that comes up is the Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Wikipedia entry. Ummm....