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40hz:
I'll see your fnord and raise you 23: (see attachment in previous post)5361792048656c6c6f20746f204d79204c6974746c6520467269656e64
-Edvard (August 01, 2008, 10:52 AM)
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that link is lost in there Edvard
http://www.fnord.org/occult/discordia/text/what.is.fnord
I had been wondering what a FNORD was ;D
-tomos (August 02, 2008, 03:52 AM)
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From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnord
Fnord is the typographic representation of disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect, with the implication of a conspiracy. The word was coined as a nonsensical term with religious undertones in the Discordian religious text Principia Discordia (1965) by Kerry Thornley and Greg Hill, but was popularized by The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1975) of satirical conspiracy fiction novels by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Main article: The Illuminatus! Trilogy
In these novels, the interjection "fnord" is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened. Under the Illuminati program, children, while still in grade school, are taught to be unable to consciously see the word "fnord". For the rest of their lives, every appearance of the word subconsciously generates a feeling of uneasiness and confusion, and prevents rational consideration of the subject.
In the Shea/Wilson construct, fnords are scattered liberally in the text of newspapers and magazines, causing fear and anxiety in those following current events. However, there are no fnords in the advertisements, encouraging a consumerist society. It is implied in the books that fnord is not the actual word used for this task, but merely a substitute, since most readers would be unable to see the actual word.
To see the fnords means to be unaffected by the supposed hypnotic power of the word or, more loosely, of other fighting words. The phrase "I have seen the fnords" was famously graffitied on a railway bridge (known locally as Anarchy Bridge) between Earlsdon and Coventry (U.K.) city centre throughout the 1980s and 1990s, until the bridge was upgraded. The bridge and the phrase were mentioned in the novel A Touch of Love by Jonathan Coe. Fnord was also graffitied all over the state of Maine and New England.[1]
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Now you know. [FNORD]
Information on 23, the 23 Enigma, and 23 Skiddoo is classified. Please direct all further queries on these topics to Mr. Hagbard Celine c/o Legion of Dynamic Discord (LDD), Leif Eriksson Cabal. He...what?...are you sure?...well..ok umm, cancel all that - and see the following:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_Enigma
Ewige Blumenkraft!
Edvard:
*Ahem*
I see you've misspelled "Fliegende kinderscheisse" again. ;D
This thread has reminded me of a weird website I used to enjoy, started by artist Bill Barker of Schwa fame.
The website that corresponded with his books was splendidly surreal, but it's gone now, with the domain possibly hijacked:
http://theschwacorporation.net/
hmmm...
Edvard:
Toyota's swedish web location takes a decidedly artsy turn in explaining it's products:
http://www.ihuvudetpatoyota.se/index_en.html
Edvard:
The way this website works, I could've started it.
But I didn't. Enjoy:
If you have some unnecessary knowlege stored in your brain and would like to get it out, this looks like a perfect repository.
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http://www.unkno.com/
from Admit-One.net
Renegade:
It used to be funkier, but -- http://www.hell.com/
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