My 2/3'rds Ass Epistle, to Myspace.

[eighteen buddha strike]

Silly Vs. Not-Silly needs to be clarified.

Obviously most people who read are probably familiar with the curse of greyface, the aneristic illusion, and the eristic illusion... and a lot of other things which discordians are forbidden from reading. Etc.

To be silly is a useful tool, and to appreciate silly things is also useful. I think I personally get kind of annoyed when silliness is abused to the point of losing its meaning. Wait, what did I just say? Uh. Hold on one second.

*papers shuffling*

My point is simple, and it is this: THERE IS CONTENT! LO, I DID READ and I DID BLASPHEME.

The book, as it is written, teaches (amongst fnords and such) to read between the line. Apparently, if not blatantly, contradictory commandments challenge the proposed grid of discordian thought itself. We are to stick apart, but the exact meaning of one thing or another is so up in the air... that who knows which one of its going to land on?

Amongst discordians themselves, I have observed several different camps of thought. Some fundamentalists argue that it is inherantly silly, happy go lucky, and that the manifestations of Aneris are inherantly bad... while others go the opposite route, eschewing the entire principia in an almost Dadaist approach claiming that this is the most 'Discordian' thing. There are those who view the entire principia as a Zen Koan (and it certainly has that influence), those who view it from a literally pagan perspective (Eris as the goddess, to be worshipped and appeased), those who do not take it serious at all (while there are varying degrees to this, I am referring specifically to the 'fluffy' or 'silly' camp), those who view it as a work of lies by an evil bitch, those who view it as the intoxicated ramblings of silly hippies, those who dont care, and a few others.

It seems that most everybody has their own unique take on it, at least if they stop to think about it, and why not?

I dont think that I necessarily fall into any of those categories that I have listed, either that or I fall into just about all of them at one point in time or another. I will say, however, that the principia itself has been a useful tool.

As for the Apocrypha, and other discordian writings, well... we are POPES after all, or SAINTS, or WHATEVER. We have that ability. This is not, nor has it ever been, a static thing CONFINED and BOUND to the front and back covers of a simple book. To me, Discordianism is my little monster, and I will use it like a weapon at times. Do I take it too seriously? I scoff. I am perfectly capable of finding humor, its just that my particular brand of humor is my own... like the goddess herself, I have my own peculiar ways of enjoying myself, and finding mirth in chaos.

I do not say that anybody is wrong, because how can I? Even if I was correct, I would not be correct. Besides that, its not my place to tell people when, how, or why to do whatever it is that they do. Is silly wrong? Of course not! Is silly right? Maybe sometimes, but not necessarily always. I guess it just depends on what you want to do with it.

Me, personally, I think it has its uses. I havent succumbed to the FNORDS yet. I hope that I never do, because in the words of Admiral Akbar... ITS A TRAP!

St. Z¬? K.S.C.
OUT with the GOUT!

No apologies for stolen content, or lack thereof.
No apologies for anything.
Time for some motherfuckin DELTA.

[the other anonymous]

In my opinion, the most Discordian and most unDiscordian thing to do is reify the Principia, to promote it to the status of Sacred Scripture. That's been the joke all along:

"Please do not use this document as toilet tissue."

"A Discordian is prohibited from believing what he reads."

It is actually a fundamentalist Discordian approach to treat the Principia as toilet tissue, since it says, quite literally, that we should.

So, since the Principia tells us to treat it like toilet tissue, the logical conclusion is that we shouldn't. C.f. Rock-Paper-Scissors.

It's my dream to aquire the Sacred Paste-Ups and convert it all to PostScript after documenting thoroughly all of the sources -- because what could be better than to have our Sacred Scripture banned (for copyright violation) in the country that first recognized the Freedom of Religion?

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

Blasphemer!

You rejected all mention of poptarts!

[the other anonymous]

Blasphemer!

You rejected all mention of poptarts!

Oh, right. Trademark violations can also get us banned. Thanks for the tip.

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

Blasphemer!

You rejected all mention of poptarts!

Oh, right. Trademark violations can also get us banned. Thanks for the tip.

Banned?

Don;t fear those hosers!

[Subtract Eight!]

yeah


you're wrong halfways forwards in

but 2 u

u r totally right out backwards off.

you see

[LMNO]

1.  18BS - You can also refer them to the Chart (and the NEW CHART*), and remind them that the hoge and podge are in balance, and the chaotic and ordered are needed for each other's existence, and that the escalation of disorder = The escalation of order.



2.  Subtract 8:  








*The NEW CHART:

[hooplala]

May I yoink?

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

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[eighteen buddha strike]

1.  18BS - You can also refer them to the Chart (and the NEW CHART*), and remind them that the hoge and podge are in balance, and the chaotic and ordered are needed for each other's existence, and that the escalation of disorder = The escalation of order.

This has actually occurred to me, but I figured I'd toss the basic thought out there and see if any of them wanted to go Round 2.

Chances are, they'll just FNORD at me.

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

May I yoink?

Put a towel down first.

YUO GET 3000 points for that pwnage!

[BADGE OF HONOR]

May I yoink?

Put a towel down first.

Somehow you seem much less annoying now.

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

He did somehow achieve that pwnage.

Give him his fifteen minutes.