Have you guys ever heard of the Discordians? I found out about them while researching the Legend. It turns out that today is Discoflux, the 5th holiday in the Discordian calendar. We celebrated, but on the inside.
Here's the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism
What is funny, is I read through the link, and the entire time I kept expecting
to just appear out of nowhere, and sure enough there here he was in the
SEE ALSO:
Do you sometimes learn about something for the first time . . . and suddenly see it everywhere? That's the way it is with Discordians. I found about them for the first time yesterday in Atlanta. Today we're in Wilmington, and right across the street from our hotel is the First & Central "Presbyterian" Church. I put "Presbyterian" in quotes because the First & Central Church is not actually at First & Central, it's a 11th and Market. That has to be Discordian.
maybe they are trying to use the Aneristic Illusion to make folks believe
it is First & Central. Interesting choices of names.....
There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is Your Goddess. There is no Erisian Movement but The Erisian Movement and it is The Erisian Movement. And every Golden Apple Corps is the beloved home of a Golden Worm.
This Discordian thing got me thinking. While Moonalice legend has always been open minded about chaos, its natural state is actually confusion. The tribe really stands for uncertainty and the limitless possibilities that come with it.
FNORD!
Translation, please!!!!
fnord
1. A word used in electronic mail and news messages to tag utterances as surrealist mind-play or humour, especially in connection with Discordianism and elaborate conspiracy theories.
2. A metasyntactic variable, commonly used by hackers with ties to Discordianism or the Church of the SubGenius.
The word "fnord" was invented in the "Illuminatus!" trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-02-28)
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnord
I can't believe I didn't know about this. It is more proof that uncertainty dominates the Moonalice Legend. At least I think it does. Maybe.
http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/discordian_calendar.html
Check out the Discordians at work:
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