Secret Societies

[Thornir Alekeg]

Members of secret societies are traitors and therefore are subject to summary execution. Trust The Computer. The Computer is Your Friend.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Members of secret societies are traitors and therefore are subject to summary execution. Trust The Computer. The Computer is Your Friend.

What do you think this is? Paranoia?!

 

[BOZ]

I'm a member of a secret society. Our current goal is to subvert American Society by creating an atmosphere of indulgence, confusion, and apathy through the use of celebrity based media and the internet.

you know that will never actually work, right?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

you know that will never actually work, right?

Actually it is working . I read in my latest issue of PC Magazine that internet coverage will be the dealbreaker for the next presidential candidates.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

you know that will never actually work, right?

Of course it won't, because I'm sure that if that were really happening, people like Oprah would let us know and tell us what we should be doing about it.

 

[Pbartender]

This is just a general inquiry. What do the folks at EN World think about secret societies in general. Do they intrigue you? Make you angry? Make you want to bake a souffle? Personally, I've always found them to be interesting in a silly sort of way. The Illuminati, Vril Society and so on always make me chuckle a bit.

If they do interest you, which ones do so and for what reason?

Fnord.

 

[Torm]

It is really interesting that this should come up on the board right now, since I made arrangements on Friday to go here in about another 5 minutes from now to tour the local Masonic lodge in preparation to join.

 

[Hypersmurf]

It is really interesting that this should come up on the board right now, since I made arrangements on Friday to go here in about another 5 minutes from now to tour the local Masonic lodge in preparation to join.

Oh, I'm certain that's just a coincidence. What else could it be?

-Hyp.

 

[Torm]

Oh, I'm certain that's just a coincidence. What else could it be?

LOL!

It was basically a history lesson for the local lodge. The elderly Mason who met me up there casually asked me some questions about my background, told me a bunch of stuff about the different parts of the lodge, I expressed some surprise that the symbol for the Eastern Star (lady Masons) is an upside down star - a no-no in my general religious experience - and a bit of surprise and distaste when I was told that Black men aren't allowed, but rather, have their own Masonic order and lodges. And then he gave me a petition to join, and asked me to come back to watch a third degree initiation tomorrow night.

Considering he didn't really know me from Adam (I'm being vouched for by a co-worker from a lodge in a completely different town), it really didn't seem like a very secretive secret order.

I was a little amused when he warned me that the hard part of getting initiated - a part he had had a lot of trouble with - is learning something that includes a lot of "thees" and "thous" and "dosts" and such - since sometimes I have to STOP myself from talking that way in just day to day matters!

I'm a bit irritated now, actually, though - I'd really like to join. Most of the Founding Fathers were members, and so was an ancestor of mine. (If you'd like to see him, pull out a $20 bill and look at the front. ) But the racial thing bugs me.....

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Fnord.

Ha! I can see the fnords!