Spot the discordian nod

[hooplala]

That was in Illuminatus, no?  The HC thing?  Harry Coin, et al?

[Triple Zero]

Yes but also in SC. And afaik the revelation of its connection with Hot/Cold taps on faucets came from SC.

[hooplala]

Yes but also in SC. And afaik the revelation of its connection with Hot/Cold taps on faucets came from SC.

I will check tonight.

[Cramulus]

It seems like a bit of a stretch..  but maybe not that much. Keep in mind that Colbert is a fan of Robert Anton Wilson, and at least one member of his staff is a card carrying Discordian. They know that Discordians are looking for signals and code words (this has been confirmed first hand) so it's not unreasonable that they slip an obscure reference in every now and then to see if anybody's paying attention.

[hooplala]

It seems like a bit of a stretch..  but maybe not that much. Keep in mind that Colbert is a fan of Robert Anton Wilson, and at least one member of his staff is a card carrying Discordian. They know that Discordians are looking for signals and code words (this has been confirmed first hand) so it's not unreasonable that they slip an obscure reference in every now and then to see if anybody's paying attention.

Not arguing, just curious... I didn't keep up with ColbertGASM after the initial couple posts.

How do we know he is a fan of RAW?

How do we know a member of the staff today is a Discoridan?

And, how do they know Discordians are looking for signals and code words?

[Jasper]

Maybe read the thread?  It should all be there.

[hooplala]

I was hoping not to have to read the entire thread.  Nevermind.

[Elder Iptuous]

'PDQ' = 'pretty damn quick'
never heard it mean anything other than that, myself.

[Cramulus]

A Quote Involving Stephen Colbert

so my buddy has a friend who is a writer for Stephen Colbert. My buddy relayed this story to me:

The writer was sitting at her desk, reading some conspiracy theory lit

and Colbert walks by and asked if she ever read Illuminatus

she lies and says No
(she is a Discordian, after all)


so six months later, Colbert walks by and sees Illuminatus on her desk

he says "beware illuminatus, that way madness lies"



she says "you recommended it to me."


he says "I'm sorry."

there are a lot of blanks in that story but there are certain things I was asked not to say publicly.. PM incoming

[hooplala]

Thanks Cram - you rock!

[navkat]

A Quote Involving Stephen Colbert

so my buddy has a friend who is a writer for Stephen Colbert. My buddy relayed this story to me:

The writer was sitting at her desk, reading some conspiracy theory lit

and Colbert walks by and asked if she ever read Illuminatus

she lies and says No
(she is a Discordian, after all)


so six months later, Colbert walks by and sees Illuminatus on her desk

he says "beware illuminatus, that way madness lies"



she says "you recommended it to me."


he says "I'm sorry."

there are a lot of blanks in that story but there are certain things I was asked not to say publicly.. PM incoming

DYING to know.

[Lies]

Ok, this is totally surreal.

[NWC]

The o'reilly clip is hilarious.

But my first thought about what you (Lies) call a Discordian nod was that it was a nod to Sartre, with its atheist existentialist tones. Except of course Sartre would have added that there is meaning in life, but only the meaning we give it, no "meaning-in-itself".

[Telarus]

Spot the Discordian Nod(s):











I count 2.

Found here: http://moblog.net/view/252210/juxtaposition

[Jasper]

Ok, this is totally surreal.

Witchcraft.