Chasing Eris

[Phox]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

And the cave's not really worth the boring ass drive through some of the ugliest places in the entire Southwest.

To be fair, the ugliest places in the southwest are still not Florida or New Jersey.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I found the drive starkly beautiful. I love the desert, and even the grimness of those tiny desert towns has its own kind of beauty.

The thing is, the drive is also dangerous. People die out there. Stick to the freeway and you're all good, another traveler will be along soon enough. Steer clear of side roads and always have AAA and plenty of water.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

And the cave's not really worth the boring ass drive through some of the ugliest places in the entire Southwest.

Oh fuck...you actually got stuck going to it somehow??

I went to it, too... I thought it was pretty neat, and I loved how the lobby area was stuck in 1976.

Never took the plunge...1976? "Wood grain" everywhere, with no actual wood in sight? Or just the souveniers, fat little homely plastic guys with their arms spread and "I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH" on the bases? 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

And the cave's not really worth the boring ass drive through some of the ugliest places in the entire Southwest.

Oh fuck...you actually got stuck going to it somehow??

I went to it, too... I thought it was pretty neat, and I loved how the lobby area was stuck in 1976.

Never took the plunge...1976? "Wood grain" everywhere, with no actual wood in sight? Or just the souveniers, fat little homely plastic guys with their arms spread and "I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH" on the bases? 

I mean, like this:

[Placid Dingo]

Thought I'd share some comments from Peterson Silva who I've been communicating with via email. He translated the BIP into Brazilian and I asked him of the impact:

As for the BIP, you should know it made quite an impact. It literaly divided the Discordian community in Brazil. Some people saw it as missing the point of Principia Discordia; the somewhat vague and kind-ofmeaningless-to-new-generations simbolism isn't a wall, it's necessary; the funny layer wasn't one you could throw away, it's the essence of being a Discordian. Some other people pointed out the fact that these "tactics" for spreading discord were ancient and something like the BIP was needed.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Thought I'd share some comments from Peterson Silva who I've been communicating with via email. He translated the BIP into Brazilian and I asked him of the impact:

As for the BIP, you should know it made quite an impact. It literaly divided the Discordian community in Brazil. Some people saw it as missing the point of Principia Discordia; the somewhat vague and kind-ofmeaningless-to-new-generations simbolism isn't a wall, it's necessary; the funny layer wasn't one you could throw away, it's the essence of being a Discordian. Some other people pointed out the fact that these "tactics" for spreading discord were ancient and something like the BIP was needed.

That is super cool!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

COME VISIT OUR HOLE IN THE GROUND.  IT'S REALLY DEEP.  IT'S A HOLE.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

And the cave's not really worth the boring ass drive through some of the ugliest places in the entire Southwest.

Oh fuck...you actually got stuck going to it somehow??

I went to it, too... I thought it was pretty neat, and I loved how the lobby area was stuck in 1976.

Never took the plunge...1976? "Wood grain" everywhere, with no actual wood in sight? Or just the souveniers, fat little homely plastic guys with their arms spread and "I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH" on the bases? 

I mean, like this:

It's like congealed Captain and Teneille.

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

COME VISIT OUR HOLE IN THE GROUND.  IT'S REALLY DEEP.  IT'S A HOLE.

BRING THE KIDS. IT'S EDUCATIONAL. THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HOLE.

[Placid Dingo]

No, it can't has. Kickstarter is for Americans.

BUT it can has Pozible, which I chose because they seem a little more selective than alternatives.

The link is http://pozible.com/eris

In sincerity I'd be really appreciative of anyone willing to help me out with this. I put 1000 as a number because it seemed realistic, and would score me a tablet for interview recording/uploading and a sports camera for where a tablet isn't practical. For both these I'm looking at what will be best and most affordable.

You can't donate until July 23, due to the way I set it up.

Anyway, thanks to Spags who suggested it and everyone who's enthusiasm has helped me continue to suspect that this whole thing is a pretty good idea.

Reminder; above link is live in 30 minutes.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

COME VISIT OUR HOLE IN THE GROUND.  IT'S REALLY DEEP.  IT'S A HOLE.

It was pretty damn impressive, if you like caves.

I like caves.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Yeah, I think their main attraction is a cave.

COME VISIT OUR HOLE IN THE GROUND.  IT'S REALLY DEEP.  IT'S A HOLE.

It was pretty damn impressive, if you like caves.

I like caves.

COME VISIT OUR PRETTY DAMN IMPRESSIVE HOLE IN THE GROUND.

Yeah, that has a ring to it.

[Placid Dingo]

I'd like to start collecting stories of how people discovered Discordianism, and whatever happened after. If anyone's happy for me to throw a few questions around ITT or via PM, yell out.

[LMNO]

I know there are at least three threads which cover that. Probably in this very subforum, even.

[Placid Dingo]

I know there are at least three threads which cover that. Probably in this very subforum, even.

There are, true true. I'm planning to mine some of those too, provided there's nothing anyone object to me using.

[LMNO]

Well, you'd probably want to ask follow up questions, so you can ask permission to use the posts at that point.