Discordian Cult I mean Commune

[Cain]

you'll need connections to the "unofficial economy".

Watching me attempt to deal with the unofficial economy in America would be hilarious. 

By which I mean "likely fatal".

Strolling through Detroit with my quasi-upper class British accent is just a recipe for disaster waiting to happen.

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

or, put another way, a grand each from 20 of us.

Which would be harder? 20x $1,000 or 20,000x $1 ?

Cause I'm now thinking Commune Timeshare. Advertise the Real Discordian^TM experience (you know: free love, cheech and chong movie marathons, elvis look-a-like competitions, rant workshops, etc). How hard is it to out-sex Scientology? I'm sure you could get more people interested in securing their place than who would actually show up.

For example, if in any year, you assume 10% turnout for any 5-day slot, that's only about 25-30 guests at a time. If you up the investment to $5, then you're down to a more manageable 5-6 guests. Plus on top of that you have a yearly "maintenance fee", charge "guest fees" for bringing along recruits friends, invest all that into new infrastructure and it's the perfect scam business plan.

So, we'd be catering to tourists? As lucrative as that may be, I can't see us being as successful as the hawaiians or amish, and probably will have equally irritating 'guests'.

[Captain Utopia]

So, we'd be catering to tourists? As lucrative as that may be, I can't see us being as successful as the hawaiians or amish, and probably will have equally irritating 'guests'.

Each of the satellite communes could pretend to be the Real Discordian Commune, but the real discordian commune would be the one which had priority access to the 'evaluation questionnaire' results, photos, and thus no irritating unwanted 'guests'. Just like any cult - people could schmooze their way to the top if they're 'interesting' enough.

Bottom line is - we need cultists to balance out the cult-leaders, but the best cultists are those who can go back to their boring 9-5 after their annual pilgrimage and spread the word in the real world.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I've been considering buying some property in Detroit just to have it, actually... and urban farming is my specialty! Except for the fact that I refuse to move from Portland, that would be a great idea.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

For that matter, we could make it an artists retreat, and charge something like $600 for two weeks of workshops and instruction.

I command $350 a head for a two-day class, so $600 for two weeks, including room and board, is a bargain. I'm sure we have some other artists in our midst who would be able to teach workshops in their mediums.

If I could get Space Cowboy on board, he could teach ceramics.

[Richter]

So, we'd be catering to tourists? As lucrative as that may be, I can't see us being as successful as the hawaiians or amish, and probably will have equally irritating 'guests'.

Then we shamelessly mess with, inconveniece, or firehose them in the name of giving them a more "Authentic" Discordian experience.

[Cain]

So, we'd be catering to tourists? As lucrative as that may be, I can't see us being as successful as the hawaiians or amish, and probably will have equally irritating 'guests'.

Then we shamelessly mess with, inconveniece, or firehose them in the name of giving them a more "Authentic" Discordian experience.

It has the authentic Discordian experience or and it gets the hose again.

[Cramulus]

I've been considering buying some property in Detroit just to have it, actually... and urban farming is my specialty! Except for the fact that I refuse to move from Portland, that would be a great idea.

don't move to detroit!

you'll just start raping people




srsly though, don't move to detroit

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I've been considering buying some property in Detroit just to have it, actually... and urban farming is my specialty! Except for the fact that I refuse to move from Portland, that would be a great idea.

don't move to detroit!

you'll just start raping people




srsly though, don't move to detroit

I was just going to buy a bunch of properties and watch them decay. I mean, shit, have you checked out property values in Detroit? It's practically free.

[Richter]

Yeah, but there's still the in - Detroit - ness to deal with. 
Granted, playing clubhouse with enough of you glorious wackos WOULD place us in a fantastic quantum state of in detroit yet not, but walk out the door, and it would collapse back to Detroit

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Yeah, but there's still the in - Detroit - ness to deal with. 
Granted, playing clubhouse with enough of you glorious wackos WOULD place us in a fantastic quantum state of in detroit yet not, but walk out the door, and it would collapse back to Detroit

Close.

Detroit collapses YOU.

[Darth Cupcake]

Yeah, but there's still the in - Detroit - ness to deal with. 
Granted, playing clubhouse with enough of you glorious wackos WOULD place us in a fantastic quantum state of in detroit yet not, but walk out the door, and it would collapse back to Detroit

Close.

Detroit prolapses YOU.

Srsly.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Yeah, but there's still the in - Detroit - ness to deal with. 
Granted, playing clubhouse with enough of you glorious wackos WOULD place us in a fantastic quantum state of in detroit yet not, but walk out the door, and it would collapse back to Detroit

Close.

Detroit prolapses YOU.

Srsly.

That, too.  I blame Windsor.

[hooplala]

We all blame Windsor.


Except for Windsor itself, which blames Chatham.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

We all blame Windsor.


Except for Windsor itself, which blames Chatham.

Don't get me started on THOSE bastards.