What is Discordianism?
(From ISCA BBS, University of Iowa, circa 1992)
Who is a Discordian? Are these people for real? I hope the following definition helps to confuse the situation a bit... :)
Discordianism is western zen.
It's also a big pile of Jell-O, and a lot of shirtless people ready to take a dive.
The entire point of Discordianism is the one at the top of the head.
Discordians believe that everything is fundamentally absurd, except of course for things like natural disasters, which are downright hilarious.
A Discordian computer has no monitor and no printer. You turn it on, type, and then try to remember what you typed in order to write it out longhand.
The great Discordian temple is the Pentagon. Everyone in the Pentagon is a disciple of Eris, whether they know it or not.
The Sacred Chao is the symbol of Discordianism. They'll milk it for all it's worth, find lots of nice beefy meaning in it, and then put it out to pasture.
A Discordian Mass: "This is my toe-jam, take, make it into a fur coat. This is my finger, take, pull."
Laughter is the best medicine (although I'm rather fond of Southern Comfort too)
Discordian means never having to say, "Yes, Mr. Jones, I'll fax that right away." Unless you're talking about a salami sandwich on rye.
Discordians pee standing up ... on their heads.
Discordians go to job interviews without shoes, and with their underwear on the outside.
Discordians sometimes drive across country entirely in reverse.
That's Discordianism. It makes no sense ... and all the sense in the world. It has the final answer to life, and a surprising number of jokes about flatulence. It's a religion, a philosophy, and a dishsoap.
Hope that muddied things up a bit.
BTW, the end has come and gone.
No one noticed though, because everyone was
too busy being serious being serious.