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[The Original Snub Holiday]

#21

Principia Discussion / Re: Is Our POEE Calendar Missi...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - December 02, 2025, 03:26:58 AM

Themistia, a most "auspicious day" indeed.

Our Blessed Goddess Eris has a genealogy from Homer, and a second, different genealogy from Hesiod. And, of course, our own Discordian tradition acknowledges both genealogies, while favoring and embellishing the Hesiod version with the addition of Aneris. But that's okay, 'cause after all, our Blessed Goddess Eris is, among other things, our Blessed Goddess of Confusion.

Now, if our Aneris is actually Themis, who is both a Goddess and a Titan, Themis's original genealogy could simply be ignored. But, being a Titan is a really big deal, and I'd kind of hate to see that exalted genealogy go to waste. Or, as is our Discordian practice, the genealogies of Eris, or Themis/Aneris, or both Eris and Themis/Aneris, could be intentionally made even more confusing! There are a lot of possibilities.

Anyway, I think you've come up with an excellent conceptual embellishment to THE MYTH OF THE APPLE OF DISCORD that would allows the faithless to lay claim to the creation of a new, legitimate, important Discordian The Original Snub Holiday.

So, what do you think you might want to do with your idea? Do you have any interest in developing your concept into a bona fide Discordian scripture? It's entirely up to you, as this is entirely your concept.

Hail Eris!

All Hail Discordia!

[CHAPTER 3 - THE THESSALIAN CALENDAR]

#22

Principia Discussion / Re: Is Our POEE Calendar Missi...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - December 01, 2025, 08:23:38 PM

Third- it was probably a civic holy day, as the leader of a power such as Thessaly probably couldn't be seen as a part of specific rural cults.

From this, we get the 12 civic holy days of Thessaly's calendar.

It's lunar calendar, unfortunately, but we'll get to those issues later.

All I knew about the ancient Greek city-states' calendars was that they did not agree upon a common, standard system (But, the Greeks didn't agree on much else either.). That's it. So, anything beyond that requires me to do some research, and I did find the following source of information:

CHAPTER 3 - THE THESSALIAN CALENDAR

Now, the information provided in this source appears to differ somewhat from your source(s). But, skipping way ahead to the bottom line, the interesting thing to me is that following either source(s) appears to lead one to your date for Themistia.

I still have a comment, or two, to write about Themis herself being part of the story. But, that can wait, as now I'm really liking your holiday date.

[now]

#23

Principia Discussion / Re: Is Our POEE Calendar Missi...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - December 01, 2025, 05:33:26 AM

Now, I'm no expert, and there's very little in any record of that wild ride of a a wedding to indicate when it happened, but there's some clues and Discordian-style leaps of logic we can make to get closer to an ideal time for the holiday.

First- we know that the wedding took place on an "auspicious day"

Second- we know Peleus was Thessalian, so that narrows down our good days

I'm slowly working my way through your "Discordian-style leaps of logic." But, I believe you are definitely on solid ground using the Thessalian Calendar.

Not only was Peleus Thessalian, the wedding ceremony and wedding feast were held on Mount Olympus. Now, Mount Olympus may now be on the border between the regions of Greek Macedonia and Thessaly, but Macedonia didn't even exist during the Trojan War. So, being the nearest Greeks to Mount Olympus, it stands to reason that the Thessalians would have, out of respect and reverence, not to mention fear, readily adapted the Olympian Calendar for their own use. To put it another way, why reinvent the wheel? So, there's simply no good reason why the Olympian Calendar and the Thessalian Calendar would not be the same, identical calendar.

#24

GASM Command / Re: Colbertgasm

Last post by Abbot Mythos - December 01, 2025, 03:19:05 AM

I hereby revoke his status within Discordia.

Given the vast authorities the members of our faithlessness possess, I don't doubt for a heartbeat that you can do that.

That being said, I have to ask, what exactly was Colbert's former status within Discordia anyway? (I'm asking because I've been thinking about giving myself a promotion within our Holy Order, and I feel I should know that kind of stuff before I just go ahead and do it.)

technically you can bestow whatever you want upon yourself. IF you happen to be following a certain poly-father or other 'leader' well then you must abide by what they say...unless you feel that what they say is stupid.

as for colbert...there was this campaign where both the discordians and the illuminati both contacted him..and he went for the illuminati side. i'm sure if you do a bit of digging/reading you will get most of the story

I did promote myself from Brother to Abbot. Then, of course, I congratulated myself for deserving my new promotion.

And, as far as this Colbertgasm Affair is concerned, I did a little reading, and I think I know as much as I need to know.

But, what I'm not understanding is how you've managed to generate so much animosity here with so few posts. It took me many, many more posts to accomplish that feat.

So ... long time no hear. How ya doin'? What else is new?

#25

GASM Command / Re: Colbertgasm

Last post by Finnius - December 01, 2025, 01:35:48 AM

@cram you know me. I have revoked Colbert's "Illuminati" status. Nuff said.

https://imgur.com/9gUBncD

#26

GASM Command / Re: Colbertgasm

Last post by Finnius - December 01, 2025, 01:34:06 AM

I hereby revoke his status within Discordia.

Given the vast authorities the members of our faithlessness possess, I don't doubt for a heartbeat that you can do that.

That being said, I have to ask, what exactly was Colbert's former status within Discordia anyway? (I'm asking because I've been thinking about giving myself a promotion within our Holy Order, and I feel I should know that kind of stuff before I just go ahead and do it.)

technically you can bestow whatever you want upon yourself. IF you happen to be following a certain poly-father or other 'leader' well then you must abide by what they say...unless you feel that what they say is stupid.

as for colbert...there was this campaign where both the discordians and the illuminati both contacted him..and he went for the illuminati side. i'm sure if you do a bit of digging/reading you will get most of the story

#27

GASM Command / Re: Colbertgasm

Last post by Finnius - December 01, 2025, 01:32:18 AM

I used to think this guy was ok...like Dave Letterman.
But then he started pushing his "Vax-Scene" which I originally thought was a mock.
BUT he was triple-dosed with the Clot-Shot. So obviously he was supporting it...in a "fun" way.
Supporting a fake vaccine that kills humans = ++ungood

I hereby revoke his status within Discordia.
Hail Eris...

Oh, man. I'm gonna give you one warning you don't deserve.

We are not your kind. You need to run. You need to run like your ass is on fire and the feral dogs of the neighborhood smell dinner. You need to proactively disable your access to this site permanently. For your own good.

Make your next post a flounce. Otherwise you might just become someone's hobby, you plague rat motherfucker.

So i decided to wait some time for you all to spew your non-motive jism before responding. And here we go!

No...I am not your kind. I am a 2nd generation Discordian...active since 1981. Were you even born then? Ahh...go have nonconsensual sexual intercourse with a micro-cephalic porcupine.

Your "importance" and "threats" are laughable and only mildly-interesting...so i have replied only mildly.

#28

Principia Discussion / Re: Is Our POEE Calendar Missi...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 30, 2025, 10:22:13 PM

It's going to take me some time to work my way through your "Discordian-style leaps of logic," something that, at first glance, appears to be a totally acceptable orthodox Discordian oxymoron.

But, I admit, your calculation of this holiday's date does appear to have merit. Nice work.

#29

Techmology and Scientism / Re: Weekly Science Headlines

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 30, 2025, 09:20:25 PM

It seems we've got a guest moon for the next hot minute, everyone say hello to 2025 PN7, our new quasi-satellite!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PN7

I don't know ... I'm thinking that, just maybe, the Lligor are in some way involved in this. I mean, it sounds an awful lot like someone just might be utilizing 2025 PN₇ to keep an eye (Or, possibly some other cybernetic, genetically advanced, or even evolutionary advanced sensory organ.) on us. And, if not the Lloigor, then who?

#30

Principia Discussion / Re: Is Our POEE Calendar Missi...

Last post by Pope Mome Apocrypha - November 30, 2025, 08:47:08 PM

Now, I'm no expert, and there's very little in any record of that wild ride of a a wedding to indicate when it happened, but there's some clues and Discordian-style leaps of logic we can make to get closer to an ideal time for the holiday.

First- we know that the wedding took place on an "auspicious day"

Second- we know Peleus was Thessalian, so that narrows down our good days

Third- it was probably a civic holy day, as the leader of a power such as Thessaly probably couldn't be seen as a part of specific rural cults.

From this, we get the 12 civic holy days of Thessaly's calendar.

It's lunar calendar, unfortunately, but we'll get to those issues later.

But there's one holy day on it I think would fit the best.

Think, why was Eris not invited to the wedding in the first place?

There's certainly bigger issues between the gods than a little bit of strife and chaos.

Hell, if everyone else was invited, Violence incarnate and the concept of Disease were rocking up, hardly good vibes for such a day.

Unless the date of the wedding, and one of the more famous guests, particularly opposed the presence of the Goddess. A date celebrating a different goddess, with a very devout cult in Thessaly, a civic holiday, and a historical link with the bride, who was so diametrically against Eris being there she got her uninvited, so she and Zeus could plot their own beginning to the Trojan War.

Themis, who even here on this forum we have named Aneris.

But weddings, like all things, cannot wholly exist in the realm of Aneristic illusion, and Our Lady, Holy Wedding Crasher, showed up to get the party started.

On Aneris's own holiday:

Themistia, a most "auspicious day" indeed.

Now, Themistia is in the Thessalian month of Themistios, and which with a lunar calendar would be either over September/October, or November/December.

But that's fine, that leaves us with either the end of Bureaucracy, or the beginning of Aftermath.

Thus, I throw my hat in the ring.

The Original Snub, the beginning of it all, is not exactly a Genesis story. It's an unapologetic interruption.

Though it does not quite fit with our law of Fives lore directly, I believe that the Orginal Snub should be celebrated on the 73rd of Bureaucracy, at midnight, with an explosion of discord.

Our very own extra new years.