Just thought I should remind everyone is either been 49 or 50 years since Discordianism was founded. Perhaps we should do something to note this occasion?
how about we pack our stuff, admit it was a joke, and move on? :)
I was thinking a 2 year long party, actually, but it seemed a little extreme. One year, yeah, maybe, but two is insane.
we could try and become that neverending pillaging space party from THHGTTG perhaps?
for starters we need:
- rockets
- beer
- chips
If you're going to have chips, you need dip too. Lots of dip. While you're at it, you may as well crunch up a painkiller for the dip too, so that people wont have monstrous hangovers for 700 odd days.
I'm just gonna keep on fucking with people.
Quote from: Cain on January 06, 2008, 05:38:59 PM
If you're going to have chips, you need dip too. Lots of dip. While you're at it, you may as well crunch up a painkiller for the dip too, so that people wont have monstrous hangovers for 700 odd days.
heyyyyyyy
dip + painkiller
that's some good thinking, right there! ;-)
Quote from: triple zero on January 06, 2008, 08:16:12 PM
heyyyyyyy
dip + painkiller
that's some good thinking, right there! ;-)
Better than having to go get tablets after getting the hangover any day.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 06, 2008, 05:52:38 PM
I'm just gonna keep on fucking with people.
This is the correct sexy motorcycle.
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Quote from: Cain on January 06, 2008, 04:46:14 PM
Just thought I should remind everyone is either been 49 or 50 years since Discordianism was founded. Perhaps we should do something to note this occasion?
bowling?
Are you saying that because Discordianism was born in a bowling alley, or that bowling in general just rocks/
Candlepin, or GTFO.
Quote from: Suu Fett on January 07, 2008, 05:10:16 PM
Are you saying that because Discordianism was born in a bowling alley, or that bowling in general just rocks/
:fnord: Yes and yes.
Quote from: LMNO on January 07, 2008, 05:49:00 PM
Candlepin, or GTFO.
Hell yeah!
We should put forth a candidate to run for president.
Our platform is that we will "try" to do a "good job".
I love that idea.
Quote from: LMNO on January 07, 2008, 05:49:00 PM
Candlepin, or GTFO.
wow.
actually, we're not friends anymore.
ECH,
tenpin or GTFO
I expected as much from someone who grew up outside of New England.
Wanker.
Last time I rolled candlepins I actually HURT myself and couldn't walk for 3 days.
Well, just because you're a total wuss doesn't mean you should blame it on the game.
I never played candlepin.
I am, however, a complete and utter monster at 10 pin bowling. Give me 3 or 4 goes to get warmed up and I can start taking out pins like there is no tomorrow.
candlepin is lame. stoopid midget balls
one time I was twacked on speed and ate ten drops of good liquid LSD.
then I went bowling.
then, after a couple crappy throws in the first 2 frames, I threw NOTHING but strikes. 8 or 9 in a row, I can't remember exactly, but I couldn't miss even when I tried. I threw a ball underhand between my legs while facing the wrong way and it was a strike. Finished with a score of 253.
And, of course, everybody in the place had stopped everything they were doing to watch me. And, of course, I was completely unaware of this until I threw the last ball, then turned around to ask the guy next to me to take a look at the scorecard screen just so I had a witness and EVERYBODY was staring at me and broke out cheering. I fucking freaked, and ran out the door with my drink still in hand and the bowling shoes still on my feet.
Luckily, I knew the guy who was working that night, and he was kind enough to save not only my shoes, but the official scorecard from my amazing round.
Candlepin is ten pin with more balls and wood.
The official sport of Big Gay Cowboys everywhere.
DAMN RIGHT, IT IS.
In my five-year of New England residency, I have yet to play candlepin/duckpin. However, it sounds like bocce ball to me.
I've never partaken of duckpin, though I've watched it on TV. (they televise it in Canada)
Candlepin actually is a good Erisian sport. I've seen all kinds of wacky action with candlepins that you don't get with ten pin. I mean, I remember this one time I rolled the ball, it made some weird jump in the end and ended up in the adjacent lane. I still have no idea how that happened.
Quote from: Suu Fett on January 09, 2008, 09:26:37 PM
In my five-year of New England residency, I have yet to play candlepin/duckpin. However, it sounds like bocce ball to me.
21 years of NE residency and I still haven't played candlepin. Agreed: sounds like bocce.
see LMNO?
I'm not the only New England fucktard who has no use for candlepins.
I've never even heard of candlepin.
I still haven't.
Here's a little sampler of the beauty that is Candlepin bowling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK1V6pIe53Y
It's weird seeing it from that angle. Makes you realize just how far apart the pins really are.
I guess we could tell them it was all a big joke. But I mean we can cause so much hysteria still. Why stop at 50 years. Let us try for making us an official religion so I can get coked to the gills and smoke dope in my den while dressed in army camoflage listening to "Ride of the Valkyries" Goose-stepping all the while for "religious reasons." If other religions can do it. So can we. Make the time honoured rite of getting baked and ranting about Cthulhu and Dagon religious ceremony. We deserve it.
But way should Government recognize Discordians, if Discordians don't recognize Government?
its the goverments responcibility to recognise religions and beliefs.... its part of there responcibility
BUT discordians never claimed the right to reciprocate, and why should we!!!! hehehehehe
its not a mutual agreement!!!! :D :evil:
Discordians, would just be reminding them of their duty!!!!! not ours
Paging Rat and Nigel.... Would Rat and Nigel please report to the thread...
I might say I couldn't understand barumuk at all, but that would be false. I can understand him fine, I just don't understand how I can understand so much of him.
It's not that I don't understand him, but Nigel and Rat agreed to handle these matters.
Quote from: Felix on January 11, 2008, 04:03:11 PM
I might say I couldn't understand barumuk at all, but that would be false. I can understand him fine, I just don't understand how I can understand so much of him.
Yeah, there was a nice little point wrapped up in that confusingly written little post.
Hi Baramuk!
Although I agree that it is not Discordia's responsibility to recognize government, I would have to say that it is in fact not government's responsibility to recognize Discordia at all... at least in the US, the government's sole responsibility toward religions is to not interfere in their practice, so by completely ignoring Discordia the government is fulfilling all of its responsibility.
I am not sure Discordia can recognize a government, not actually being sentient.
On the other hand, it is probably the responsibilities of Discordians to recognize their governments, as citizens.
Hunter , dude, who is your hot avatar?
:lulz:
srsly?
that's P. Diddy.
Oh. I've heard of him, but I've never seen him.
Quote from: barumunk on January 11, 2008, 02:55:03 PM
its the goverments responcibility to recognise religions and beliefs.... its part of there responcibility
Ah, but is Discordianism a religious belief, a joke, an experiment set up by Leary, Wilson, Hill and Thornley or a philosophical position? Some say it is, some say it isn't and some just take a toke and laugh at the people arguing about how to categorize Chaos. For the government to recoginzie us, there would need to be a set of beliefs that 'were Discordian'. Since the very concept of this is anathema to most Discordians, I doubt it will ever happen. There have been attempts in the past to create Tax-Exempt Discordian Churches. Of course, these fell through, not because of the Government (who usually neds to be sort of agnostic on these issues), but because getting Discordians to do anything in sync for more than 4 or 5 days is quite possibly a miracle on par with splitting the Red Sea or feeding the multitudes on a few English Muffins and a box of Fishsticks.
Besides, why would we want to play their game with their rules? If Discordianism were to become an official religion, we would have official beliefs, we would have official places of worship, official leaders, official followers, official paperwork. Do you really want to play that game?! I SAY ICK!!!
If we're official, we're out of the dark corners, we're no longer slouching in shadows, waiting for a chance to spring our stuff on some unsuspecting cabbage. No, we would be out knocking on doors asking if the householder had read the words of Malaclypse and if they had put their faith in Eris.
Trust me, the less the government pays attention to us the better... the less our pranks are easily traced back to Discordia, the better.
That being said, would you be interested in helping spread some chaos? We have some projects coming up which you may find enjoyable :fnord:
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 11, 2008, 05:50:24 PM
Quote from: barumunk on January 11, 2008, 02:55:03 PM
its the goverments responcibility to recognise religions and beliefs.... its part of there responcibility
Ah, but is Discordianism a religious belief, a joke, an experiment set up by Leary, Wilson, Hill and Thornley or a philosophical position? Some say it is, some say it isn't and some just take a toke and laugh at the people arguing about how to categorize Chaos. For the government to recoginzie us, there would need to be a set of beliefs that 'were Discordian'. Since the very concept of this is anathema to most Discordians, I doubt it will ever happen.
True that. We can't even get wikipedia editors to acknowledge us, let alone Uncle Sam. Which is probably for the best.
During one of our raids on some wiccan forum, Roger commented on the sad state of modern paganism - they want to be accepted by the mainstream
so badly... it's pathetic.
I sure don't want to be grouped in with those spags. I sure don't want my
religion to be treated as an equal to Christianity. But I sure as hell want my
joke taken seriously.
QuoteThere have been attempts in the past to create Tax-Exempt Discordian Churches. Of course, these fell through, not because of the Government (who usually neds to be sort of agnostic on these issues), but because getting Discordians to do anything in sync for more than 4 or 5 days is quite possibly a miracle on par with splitting the Red Sea or feeding the multitudes on a few English Muffins and a box of Fishsticks.
true that. The only times I've seen Discordians united in anything was against AKK.
(Katchup: AKK was a guy who trolled this board rather successfully. Still can't tell if that makes him a saint or sinner. Around here, we treat him as utterly profane. lol.)
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 11, 2008, 08:45:31 PM
... Around here, we treat him as utterly profane. lol.
Which likely means that he's an Avatar of Eris.
Oh dear lord, whatever you do don't tell HIM that.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on January 11, 2008, 08:57:40 PM
Oh dear lord, whatever you do don't tell HIM that.
HAHAHAHAH, well the beautiful thing about being her Avatar is that its circumstantial. One can be an Avatar in some sense and a Jackass in another sense and an Idiot in another sense.... ;-)
Being an avatar of Eris probably does make you a jackassed idiot by default.
Being an avatar of Eris entitles you to +2 spell resistance on all items and spells carrying the chaotic descriptor, as well as immunity to confusion.
And nothing else.
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 11, 2008, 05:50:24 PM
Quote from: barumunk on January 11, 2008, 02:55:03 PM
its the goverments responcibility to recognise religions and beliefs.... its part of there responcibility
That being said, would you be interested in helping spread some chaos? We have some projects coming up which you may find enjoyable :fnord:
That being said, i thoughrally enjoys that discussion. (and me not living int he US would really ensure it had no effect on me at all, BUT
I think that just the idea of the government (US or otherwise) havning to take the joke that is discordia seriously makes me chuckle :D
about helping out on "enjoyable projects", Most definitely!! im a graphic designer by trade if that helps? but anything is good.... im keen to get involved :D for the heck of it!
Quote from: LMNO on January 11, 2008, 04:07:54 PM
It's not that I don't understand him, but Nigel and Rat agreed to handle these matters.
what matters be those?
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 11, 2008, 05:50:24 PM
That being said, would you be interested in helping spread some chaos? We have some projects coming up which you may find enjoyable :fnord:
sounds good :fnord: pm me
Quote from: That One Guy on January 10, 2008, 02:25:47 PM
Here's a little sampler of the beauty that is Candlepin bowling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK1V6pIe53Y
well, this is wrong.
i like bowling.
it's not that i'm particularly good at it, but the point is, that if you get the ball all the way to the end without it getting into the gutter, the good thing is that you kind of nearly always knock over some cones.
also you get to wear funky shoes.
with small balls, this is simply not the case!
Naw, trust me, the shoes for candlepin are just as funky as ten-pin. Also, a pretentious candlepin bowler might argue that the fact it is harder to knock down pins with a smaller ball means there's a little more skill invovled.
RWHN,
pretentious candepin bowler
Quote from: triple zero on January 13, 2008, 05:53:32 PM
also you get to wear funky shoes.
with small balls, this is simply not the case!
candlepin bowling is for people with weak wrists.
According to the ancient "Honest Scroll Of Lies" Chapter 23 Verse 5: On the 50th Anniversary of Discordia all documentation must be burned...that which never existed still does not exist...unless you want it to exist and fear fire...
Signed,
Seth Phoenix V
Pope of the Endangered Danger Cabal of the Reluctant Messiah
How about we just burn (delete) all the documentation written in the traditional Discordian writing style?
aw :x but its so silly, how could you delete something so silly... thats like kicking a puppy in the face
Quote from: barumunk on January 14, 2008, 09:38:17 AM
aw :x but its so silly, how could you delete something so silly... thats like kicking a puppy in the face
:|
Quote from: barumunk on January 14, 2008, 09:38:17 AM
aw :x but its so silly, how could you delete something so silly... thats like kicking a puppy in the face
:)
Quote from: barumunk on January 14, 2008, 09:38:17 AM
thats like kicking a puppy in the face
:D
Quote from: barumunk on January 14, 2008, 09:38:17 AM
kicking a puppy in the face
:fap: :fap: :fap: :fap: :fap: :fap:
:fap: :fap: :fap: :fap: :fap: :fap:
:fap: :fap: :fap: :fap: :fap: :fap:
:eek:
... so i went out to this awesome new club this weekend and got super drunk!
i hope you get drunk and die at the coolest club on earth :D ehehehehehee :D :fnord:
Quote from: FnordJunkie on January 14, 2008, 07:08:22 AM
According to the ancient "Honest Scroll Of Lies" Chapter 23 Verse 5: On the 50th Anniversary of Discordia all documentation must be burned...that which never existed still does not exist...unless you want it to exist and fear fire...
Signed,
Seth Phoenix V
Pope of the Endangered Danger Cabal of the Reluctant Messiah
Yeah, sure, try selling that one to the DMV.
We could always do what we do every night. Talk about other peoples conspiracies to take over the world at the bowling alley? I don't know about you but nothing satisfies me after a long day at the puppy kicking mill than kicking back and going bowling with my skin head buddies.
that's outlandish.
Quote from: barumunk on February 14, 2008, 02:50:47 PM
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on February 14, 2008, 02:48:36 PM
that's outlandish.
to say the least.
The mere idea! My response to such zanyness is to be swept away on a phantasmagoric mind trip, where I meet Eris and she enlightens me with yet more absurdisms!
There certainly is nothing that proves zaniness than making multitudes of out-of-context references to other people's zany ideas!
Fish! Hahaha!
Agreed.
I think I am going to continue to celebrate the same way I have been celebrating all year : by doing my best to keep my roommate, one of those unfortunate individuals who insists on facts being true and reality existing in black and white, in a constant state of confusion.