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"This morning, PETA dispatched a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of ice cream icon Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace the cow's milk in their products with human breast milk."

That's from the official website of PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.  It's apparently in the wake of news reports that a restaurant owner in Switzerland plans to buy breast milk to use in soups, stews and sauces.

Their site claims it's cruel to keep cattle locked up, forcibly impregnating cows every nine months just to keep up milk production.

Would their solution mean milk-supplying women would have to be impregnated every nine months?

Apparently not.  It appears that woman will continue producing breast milk as long as they're nursing, as the Veronika Robinson case points out (she breastfed her daughters until they voluntarily stopped at age 7, one of them almost 8 years old who asked for it again on her 9th birthday.)  PETA claims breast milk is not only better for the animals, but for people.

If this becomes a trend, it leaves us with a very large question: what about yogurt, or milk itself?  A cow can produce many times the milk that a human woman can.  Where would all that milk come from?

Read the PETA letter and comments at http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=11993

See a short video about Veronika Robinson at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHRyRCHuQ7g and Robinson's corrections to some of the video at http://www.themothermagazine.co.uk/extraordinarybreastfeeding.html (thanks to Einley for pointing these out at http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=844263 )

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'LONDON (Reuters) - Children's author Eoin Colfer is to write a sixth novel in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, seven years after the death of its creator Douglas Adams, Penguin said Wednesday.'

Adams' widow approved it, but here's a very disturbing quote from guide's creator Douglas Adams (whom we named a Discordian saint) when he talked about how his series had five parts:

"Five seems to be a wrong kind of number; six is a better kind of number."

Can we accept someone who says something so blasphemist about our Holy Number Five to be a Saint?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/britain_galaxy_odd_dc

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Ken Campbell, who co-wrote the Illuminatus! play based on the trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, died at age 66 on Sept. 1, 2008.

Campbell also adapted Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the stage in 1979.

In addition to being a writer and director, he was an actor.  Some of you may remember him as Bartlett in the Pythonesque movie A Fish Called Wanda.  He auditioned for the part of the seventh Doctor Who, a part that ironically went to one of his protege's, Sylvester McCoy.

He was alternately praised and criticized for his highly eccentric productions.  His Wholiness the Rev. DrJon, from whom I learned Campbell died, declared Ken Campbell a Discordian saint.

Check the article about Campbell at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2663891/Ken-Campbell.html

There's another article that includes a clip from a TV show he made about the human brain at http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/09/01/7330/ken_campbell_dies

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I heard from Lorien that same-sex couples can now get legally married in California.  I knew the California Supreme Court had ruled that restricting marriage to the opposite sex was unconstitutional on the state level on May 15, but it took until 5:01 p.m. today (June 16) for that decision to stand.  (for a discussion of the May 15 decision, see http://loveshade.org/blog/2008/05/california_may_accept_marriage.html)

California is the second state to do this, and several couples have gotten married there already.

Of course there's protests, calls for changing the law, etc.  There's a California measure coming up for vote in a few months that would specifically ban same-sex marriage.  And because U. S. states recognize marriage as defined by other U. S. states, it puts anti-gay-marriage states in something of a bind.  This will probably beef up the idea of amending the U. S. Constitution to a "one-man, one-woman" marriage amendment.  My friend Alden claims that marriage in the U. S. has never been controlled by the federal government, and this would put even more power in the hands of big wigs in Washington.

So what think?  Should same-sex marriage be legal?  Should the federal government be able to control marriage?  For that matter, should the state government be able to control marriage?  And what about governments of other countries?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage

(members of The Loveshade Family contributed to this report)

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Thankfully, the Texas Supreme Court has crawled out of its Dark Ages hole for a moment to decide that ripping children away from their loving parents may not be a great idea. For a brief moment, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is seeing a brief ray of hope that America may actually, occasionally, value freedom of religion.

Now even Child Protective Services (motto: "We can take children away from anybody") has agreed to actually follow the law for once, and are giving the children back. There's nothing in the agreement that says fathers have to stay away, although the parents are required to take parenting classes (which we think every high schooler should take). But, perhaps worst of all, they have to stay in Texas.

This whole case raises several issues. First, why is polygamy illegal? It's supported in Christian, Jewish and Islamic tradition (try actually reading the Bible and Torah and the Qur’an). And why do the headlines continually speak of the "polygamist group?" That's one part of their belief system, not the defining part. Why don't we called Baptists the "monogamist group?"

Second, why do we insist people aren't adults until they turn 18? Is there some adulthood fairy who magically transforms them at midnight? Consider that Muhammad, father of Islam, had a 12-year-old wife, and Joseph, who early Christian writers said was about 60, married Mary when she was somewhere between 12 and 16. Nowhere does Christian or Jewish scripture specify an age for adulthood or a minimum age for marriage.

People are also upset by arranged marriages. This was the standard in Christian, Jewish, Islamic and many Eastern traditions for millennia. The marriage success rate was generally very high, with families getting together who had similar religious and economic backgrounds.

Am I saying I personally agree with everything this church teaches and practices?  Am I ready to join?  No.  Even though, had all the restrictions that CPS and the American Government want to apply been followed several years ago, I would never have been born.  Of course, that would have made some of you very happy.

What I am asking is this: Where does America get off persecuting people for practicing their religion and loving each other?

See story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_us/polygamist_retreat

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Mandi Hamlin was handed a pair of pliers and told to remove her nipple rings before boarding a plane, according to attorney Gloria Allred.  In a news conference on 27 March 2008, Allred said Hamlin was forced by the Transportation Security Administration on 24 February 2008 in Texas.  (For those who don't know, Texas is a part of the United States, although some Texans insist it's the other way round.)

We didn't realize nipple rings posed such a threat.  We can't imagine any way you could hurt someone with nipple rings, unless you made them swallow.

But if nipple rings are such a threat, surely false teeth are.  You could bite someone with false teeth!  Maybe we should make every passenger remove anything that could be potentially dangerous before boarding a plane.

If nipple rings are dangerous, surely wedding rings are.  What about a watch?  A terrorist could use a watch band to strangle a child, or a little person.  And what about a false leg?  You know terrorists would willingly cut off their own leg so they could replace it with a false one, and then hit people over the head with it.

Come to think of it, if false teeth are dangerous, what about real ones?  Maybe everyone should be given a pair of pliers to pull out their real teeth, not to mention fingernails and toenails.  And it false legs are dangerous, what about real legs and arms?  And speaking of dangerous body parts, if we want to be certain a man can't rape a woman....

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Gary Gygax, who with Dave Arneson created Dungeons & Dragons which transformed the worlds of both gaming and fantasy, died at age 69.  As Steve Jackson wrote, without Gygax and Arneson, the roleplaying game industry might never have happened, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy likely wouldn't have been made.

Alden and I have a personal interest here.  Years ago Alden got involved in a D & D group, which eventually led em to GURPS in Steve Jackson Games.  Most of es closest friends played one or the other game with em as either player or Game Master (GM).  During a very difficult phase of es life, es weekly GURPS game kept em going.  These also led em to involvement in the Society for Creative Anachronism, which lead to an interest in alternative forms of society, which led to...well, keep reading.

I, Reverend Loveshade, saw the Steve Jackson Games edition of Principia Discordia (the first edition that put the book in bookstores) when it came out in 1994.  Before that I didn't know of the book, but it led me to some very strange places.  Discussing it with my Mum led to my learning that my Mum had been friends as a teenage girl with Luna Wilson, who was murdered at age 15.  Luna was the daughter of Robert Anton Wilson who contributed to the Principia, and who wrote about the Illuminati.  I had learned about the Illuminati through one of Bob Wilson's books, but didn't know of es connection to my mother.  But learning this connection led to my contacting the borderline fringe-mainstream writer whom I grew to call Grandbob.

These various connections came together when I had a vision of doing a book, which became the still evolving Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht.  Alden brought es vision to it, as did Princess Unicornia, Fairy Princess Yoshikyoko, Dr. Sinister Craven, Untroubled Teen and many others.  Each of those mentioned above connected to the book either through fantasy or roleplaying.  It's likely that, without Gary Gygax and all the interconnections made through the creation of D & D, our book would never have happened, and likely neither would Apocrypha Discordia or several other great Discordian works.

Ironically, Gary Gygax died on March 4, which has been called GM Day.

See an Associated Press story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_en_ot/obit_gygax and see Steve Jackson's tribute at http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?y=2008&m=March&d=5

(Alden Loveshade contributed to this report.  Details of photo are at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gary_Gygax_Gen_Con_2007.JPG)

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Tragically, authorities have verified that the body found was that of Emily Sander.

 And yes, we know Emily posed nude with other women and in solo shots under the name Zoey Zane. She just turned 18 years old this year and apparently saw it as a way to gain publicity in order to futher her career.

We, or at least her friend Perlie the Pony Girl, knew about her posing before we posted our first entry about Emily here.  But at that point, it wasn't publicly known, which is why we didn't mention it.

We know that some people don't approve of nude or sexually-oriented modeling.  But whether you approve or not, please don't let that get in the way of your seeing the tragedy of the death of someone described by a friend, Perlie, as a friendly, sweet and very lovable young woman.

Look for more updates on this blog, or see previous entries for more details.

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Tragically, authorities believe they've found the body of Emily Sander.  The body was found about 50 miles from El Dorado, Kansas, where Emily attended school and was last seen.

Police are still looking for Israel Mireles, 24.  Emily was apparently last seen leaving a bar with Israel, who is described as being 5 foot 6 inches and weighing 130 lbs.  He may be traveling with his apparently pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend Victoria Martens.  A car rented by Mireles was found in Vernon, Texas, and Mireles and Martens are believed to be heading to Mexico, if they haven't already arrived there.

In the photos, Emily Sander, 18, is to the left; Israel Mireles, 24, is at top right; and Victoria Martens, 16, is at bottom right.

Emily is--or, tragically, was--a friend of our own friend Perlie the Pony Girl.

If you have any information about Emily Sander, Israel Mireles or Victoria Martens that could apply to this case, please contact Detective Captain Justin Phillips at the El Dorado Police Department by calling (316) 321-9120 or faxing (316) 321-1456.  If you are uncomfortable contacting him by phone, you can email at jphillip @ eldoks.com (ignore the spaces in the email address--it's posted that way to reduce spam).

See another and possibly more current photo of Mireles at http://loveshade.org/blog/2007/11/please_help_us_find_missing_em.html

Look for updates in more current postings to this blog.

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Emily Sander, an 18-year-old student at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, is missing.  She was last seen  leaving a bar there with a man who may have been Israel Mireles, 24.  El Dorado is about 30 miles from Wichita.

Sander's car was found at the bar. Mireles was driving a grey or green Ford Taurus rental car with the license plate XUJ 487. He and his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend Victoria Martens may be traveling to Texas or Mexico as Mireles has family and friends in those areas.

Emily is a friend of our own Perlie the Pony Girl, and we are very concerned about her.  She is 5 foot 3 inches tall, weights 105 lbs., has blue eyes, long brown hair, tattoos and body piercings.  She was last seen wearing low-rider jeans, a "Don't Mess with Texas" T-shirt, and skateboard-style tennis shoes.  Mireles is described as being about 5 foot 6 inches tall and weighing 130 lbs.

Police are looking for a white bedspread with a floral design that may be a clue. Unfortunately, foul play is suspected.

If you have any information about Emily Sander or Israel Mireles that could apply to this investigation, please contact Detective Captain Justin Phillips at the El Dorado Police Department by calling (316) 321-9120 or faxing (316) 321-1456.  If you are uncomfortable contacting him by phone, you can email at jphillip @ eldoks.com (ignore the spaces in the email address--it's posted that way to reduce spam).

A recent photo of Israel Mireles is to the right.

Look for updated postings on this blog as this case continues.

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"A judge who ordered a woman to drop her pants and decided a custody dispute by flipping a coin was removed from the bench by the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday."  This is from an Associated Press article by Larry O'Dell about Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge James Michael Shull of Gate City.

I have to ask, why?  Not why did the judge do this, but why did that get him removed?  Flipping a coin gives the judge at least a 50 percent chance of making a good decision.  And from what we've seen of the U. S. Court, that's unusually good odds.

And as for having the woman drop her pants in court...why stop there?  In court, aren't you supposed to reveal the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?  What are clothes but a deception--outfits covering scars and tattoos, bras remolding breasts, waistbands hiding bellies, etc.  Why don't they make everybody in court drop their pants, and everything else?  If nothing else, it would make being in court more fun.

Read the article at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_on_re_us/judge_removed  (Hopefully the AP won't sue us for encouraging people to read their work).  Article pointed out to us by Danacasso.

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Adam Newton, an educator and freelance professional writer who's done work for magazines, newspapers, radio and television, interviewed us! Why we don't know.

As of this posting, we're getting ready to start submitting Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht in an ignoble attempt to get it published. Learn about our book, animal sex, nudism/naturism, Smagmoid Kids Club, The Cloved Lemon Kissing Game, and how we were investigated for alleged possession of illegal drugs, promotion of child pornography, consorting with terrorists, and lots of other fun stuff.

The interview is unique: where else would you find people of various species being interviewed naked in a naturally formed hot tub on planet Eta Mu Pi?

To see the interview, go to Ek-sen-trik Discordian Interview

Also see our September-October 2007 Snooze Letter

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By Adam Newton, Banana Dance Press Writer

October 3, 2007 CE / 57 Bureaucracy 3173 YOLD

Captain "Sesame Seed" Rogers and Sister Hooter announced that they've merged their Discordian youth groups Smagmoid Boys and Smagmoid Girls.

The new group, Smagmoid Kids Club, promotes personal freedom, individualism, and the motto "Be Prepared for Anything." Both clubs' previous motto was "Be Protected from Everything." Spokesperson Pope Hilde said the new motto is much more useful, and "less subject to prosecution than keeping the kids locked in the closet all day had been."

Rogers founded Smagmoid Boys in August of 2005, while Hooter founded Smagmoid Girls in September of 2005. But Hooter claimed to have the idea first, a claim Rogers disputed. They finally agreed to disagree, and the new club was formed on October 3, 2007. (This is in honor of Luna Wilson, daughter of Robert Anton Wilson and Arlen Riley Wilson. The 15-year-old Luna's murdered body was discovered on Oct. 3, 1976).

Smagmoid Kids Club is for all sexes and all ages between X and Y. Members can choose their own uniform, and work for any of several merit badges, which include Community Service, First Aid, Brain Surgery, Writing, Poetry, Punning, Bicycling, Jockey, Jock Strap, Multiplication, Algebra, Training Bra, Estory, Gymnastics, Knot Tying, Sewing, Wedgies, Science, Fnord, Music, Discord, Dancing, Animal Husbandry, Animal Noises, Harbol Quest, Camping, Cooking, Chili Making, Farting, Toilet Papering, Babysitting, Child Proofing, Child Photography, Puberty, Origami, Swimming, Diving, Sink, 1000 Blank White Cards, Painting, Artillery, Scuba, Fiber Arts, Underwater Basket Weaving, Jumping, Jakes, Calvin Ball, and Binky the WonderSkull Posers.

For more information, see Smagmoid Kids Club at http://discordia.loveshade.org/skc

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This may not be a generally recognized holyday (yet), but it sounds like a good one.

Russia's population has been dropping since the Soviet Union aborted in 1991.  Now there's an effort to swell the population.  This isn't through immigration, but through conception.

According to the article this links to, "Ulyanovsk Gov. Sergei Morozov has decreed Sept. 12 a Day of Conception and is giving couples time off from work to procreate. Couples who give birth nine months later on Russia's national day — June 12 — will receive money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes."

This isn't strictly Discordian, but damn, wish we'd thought of it!

See the ARTICLE at <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070911/ap_on_re_eu/russia_making_babies_day;_ylt=Aj3sJkWMdU4sr9thYeq6TOsUewgF" target="_blank">Make a Baby Day</a>

BONUS: to see a cute educational book that shows German children how babies are made (a book we can't link to from this blog) go to the link at http://www.23ae.com/index.asp?post=381.

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See our March 2007 Snooze Letter, in which: 

• Adam Gorightly, author of The Prankster and the Conspiracy, The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture gives us a suggestion.
• Love Your Neighbor/Discordians for Jesus Day may be recognized in church?
• Reverend Loveshade and other "prominent individuals" are being interviewed for a book.
• Wikipedia Wars on Discordian Works heats up--again.
• And much more Insanity!  Check out our Snooze Letter HERE!

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We expose even more Bizarre stuff in our second part!

• Christina Pearson, Robert Anton Wilson's daughter, acknowledges that RAW is Reverend Loveshade's Grandbob!
• We announce two new inductees into the highly exclusive (only given one day a year, on Pat Pineapple Day) Order of the Pineapple!
• We discuss the result of the FBI (American Federal Bureau of Investigation) report on our group!
• We reveal new submissions for our book, Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht!  (To see the submissions, you have to subscribe to our free Snooze Letter--instructions are at the bottom)

See the February 2007 Snooze Letter by going to discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze0702.html

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The Exposure Issue Part One, Discordian Snooze Letter for January and February 2007, is revealed at http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze0701.html

In it we expose:

• Our Robert Anton Wilson page and share a post about Grandbob made on our Blog about RAW by daughter Christina Pearson.
• Regress made on our work Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht
• The Wikipedia War over the article Discordian Works

And more!  See it all exposed at

http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze0701.html

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I've been trying for three days to come up with something poignant, clever, insightful, and moving about the passing of Robert Anton Wilson. For three days, I've failed. But I would be remiss if I let another day pass and posted nothing.

To es fans, Robert Anton Wilson was the co-author, with Robert Shea, of The Illuminatus! Trilogy, and the author of many other great books that challenged our perspectives and perceptions of society, human relations, and even reality. E was a free-thinker, a friend of Dr. Timothy Leary, and, with Shea, the popularizer of Discordianism, the religion-joke began by Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. According to Wikipedia, e was "a prolific American novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher." E worked to be an agnostic in all things, taking nothing for granted or at face value. To the Church of the SubGenius, e is possibly the model for their "God" Bob Dobbs. According to es former co-workers at Playboy magazine, e was an associate editor with a fresh sense of humor. To es friends, e was a gentle spirit who cared about others. You can read more about RAW at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson, or at es website at http://www.rawilson.com.

But what was e to me? I cannot answer. Es passing is still too close.

I like to imagine that BloodStar, our missing friend who "left Earth" following the paranoia and Government abuses following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, returned. I can see the space alien picking up Bob on the StarShip Lorelei, and taking Bob back home to planet Eris. There they can discuss conspiracy theories, sex, humanity, the Illuminati, our crazy planet Earth, and, of course, fnord.

But what have I to say about Robert Anton Wilson? I have no pithy comments, no great witticisms. I have just one, very simple, thing to say. Goodbye, Grandbob.

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(For information on Memorial Events and other RAW stuff, go to http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/raw.html)

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The Ek-sen-trik Discordian Snooze Letter for October/November 2006 is up and posted!

We had some delays due to some technical problems (Beware the Elppin!), but you can see:

Proposed Submissions for our book Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht!

Info on The Illuminatus! Trilogy co-writer, ex-Playboy editor and Conspirator, Robert Anton Wilson!

News about our new Ministers of Deviant Art and how you can submit!

Notes on Planet Eris!

And some bits about our continuing Fight for Freedom!

See the Ek-sen-trik Discordian OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 200 SNOOZE LETTER!

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Dancasso, art editor for our book-in-progress Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht, was disposed in a violent coup. (At least that's the way we're telling it.) Danacasso escaped with es life and the title Ars Ministeralis Deviantis, which e claims e owns as a registered trademark. This leaves us without a leader or a title for the head of our Ministry of Deviant Art.

As the writing portion of Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht is nearing completion, we have a serious need for artwork and for someone to get us art. The Art Editor (by whatever title) doesn’t have to be an artist, but does have to be able and willing to find art for us. This could include works with expired copyrights or that were released into the public domain, and art that the artist will let us use in our book and/or on our site. Email us at ed_submit@loveshade.org with your resume' if you’re interested in this no-pay but lots-of-bragging-rights position.

To get an idea what we're all about, visit us at discordia.loveshade.org

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Who will be the next Ruler of the World?  Who are Discordians for Jesus?  Will Planet X be named Eris?  Did a prostitute really get named as a saint?  And do we really need a new Art Editor?

Find out by checking out our Ek-sen-trik Discordian Snooze Letter September 2006.

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In this issue you'll find:

* Information about the planned Aug. 25 to 27 Summit Meeting/Battle for World Rulership between the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild and Mythics of Harmonia.

* Coming Holydays (Weird and Fun)

* Reverend Loveshade in Hospital--and back out again

* Special Message from Untroubled Teen and Princess Unicornia

* Mega Cool New and Coming Entries for Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht

See Ek-sen-trik Discordia Snooze Letter -- August 2006 at http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze0608.html

Warning: contents may open your mind

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What would you tell your children to help them grow up to be terrorists?

Reverend Loveshade wrote "How to Raise a Terrorist" in 2001. In the early part of 2002, federal agents seized it and a lot of other things written by Reverend Loveshade and other people. One of the things they took was a poem I wrote about September 11 that was published in a school book when I was 13.

I guess they got the wrong idea. We weren't writing anything to promote terrorism, but to show how to stop it. My poem talked about fighting terrorism with love, but his essay was satirical, as if he wanted to teach people how to make their children terrorists. I guess you could call it a Jake. I guess the government doesn't have a sense of humor!

Continue reading "How to Raise a Terrorist" »

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That’s right, friends and enemies, I have returned. Thanks to everyone who posted kind messages for me here and at www.23ae.com and wherever else they posted them. Also thanks to those who sent me emails, not to mention those who visited. And thanks even to those who posted nasty messages, who said "good riddance" or "who cares?" or even "isn’t he dead yet?" Whether you like it or not, taking the time to post shows you care *grin*.

It’s been quite a trip the past few years--embroiled in secret conspiracies they won’t explain, investigated by agencies that haven’t told me why (at least not the real reasons), living in hiding from The Agents of Greyface (whoever they really are), and spending time in hospital being chased by doctors and nurses who put things in me almost as quickly as they took things out. What’s next?

Reverend Loveshade

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According to our latest information, Reverend Loveshade, our trouble-making Discordian, may be out of the hospital as early as Sunday, August 6.  The Rev. appears to be making a full recovery. Depending upon whom you ask, R. L. is either amusing the hospital staff with refreshing wit and charm, or peppering them with arcane commentaries and double entendres.  If we know the Rev., and we do, it's probably a little of both.  In any case, we look forward to seeing Reverend Loveshade return very soon.

If you haven't read R. L.'s tongue-in-cheek letter to friends and family, it's at http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/rlsick.html

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Much of the world is in a time right now of paranoia.  Paranoia is an irrational fear, in this case the fear that "somebody" is out to get you. You know "they" are very different than you, and thus dangerous, even if you really don't understand what "they" are.

In today's world, people of various skin colors and hair and body types are increasingly living near each other. In much of the world, we're starting to get used to this, and "racial discrimination" is losing popularity, although by no means has it disappeared.

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For those who don't know, Reverend Loveshade is currently recovering in a hospital.  The Rev. is Episkopos of the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild and editor of Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht.  If you don't know what that means, don't worry about it.  It's one of those Things Humanity was Not Meant to Know, Fnord.

But for those who know or would like to, you can read the letter for you at Reverend Loveshade in Hospital.  We wish the Rev. the best, and hope for a full recovery so we can continue to be blessed with Devine Madness.

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