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Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild Snooze Letter July 2012 The Reverend Loveshade is Alive Issue discordia.loveshade.org This being the Reverend Loveshade is Alive Issue, in which we tell you the latest on the long-anticipated Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht, review The Rev's break with Anonymous, and finally hear from our missing leader. REVEREND LOVESHADE IS ALIVE! You may have noticed that you received these Snooze Letters every month or two but haven't gotten one since January. You may even have noticed you're getting this missive from a slightly different email address than usual. There's unfortunately a good reason for these: Reverend Loveshade is currently in hiding. Yes, The Rev. has technically been in hiding since February of 2002, but had been regularly keeping in contact through a system of randomly-redirected communication. But the problems intensified this year when a reward was made for es capture. The D & D of the ECG hadn't received a communication from em since April of 2012 when "No More Anonymous" was posted at www.loveshade.org./blog and www.23ae.com. Frankly, we've been worried. But we recently received the following note: |
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| Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild |
| Snooze Letter July 2012 |
| Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild |
Dear LES, I am doing OK. I am nearly fatally bored with hiding but I imagine it's better than the alternative of being found. Thanks VERY MUCH for the missive from Ms. M.C. I miss em and the little wet and messy P.T.T. totally terribly. To make a baby together and then not get to see your daughter's first birthday. I might as well be in الجيش (the army). At least then I'd know who's trying to kill me. Something important to me. If you can find הזמן (the time) please update the website with something. Maybe that poem by Rat. we wanted but could never fit into EDTToS. Or those pieces by A.M. or Cram. or M.S. or TfT or the late TGRR (you know which ones I mean. All in same two folders). Or a Snooze Letter mentioned below. A.L. should have the password. Also something important to me. Please send out a Snooze Letter. A.L. should have most or all of the emailing list. Include this missive minus the part marked "Kitchen Utensils," my N.M.A., something about EDTToS, whatever else. If you post it on the site I can see it. I still can't check email even with an encrypted connection cuz I bet that's being traced. Something more important than me. Amazon has the EDTToS listed as "Temporarily out of stock"?! Another TAG seizure, the reward for you-know-what, or because you've held off on final editing because I'm living in cognito? If the latter two, please don't wait. Please plead with A.L. and P.U. to do final edits. I trust them more than I trust myself. Not that that's saying much. If there's room please add John Cage, musician, for 5 Sept. or 12 Aug. to EDTToS saints if e's not already in there. I don't know what dates are taken as I can't access the book. And if you can find room, please add the Charles Stanley normal quote. If there's not room for these don't, or drop something borderline, your choice. (Here was the part labeled "Kitchen Utensils.") Give my love or lust as appropriate. Send neither to A.H. Of course give both to Ms. M.C. and love sealed with a kiss on the navel to P.T.T. And change those nappies! -- Sheered Völva |
NOTE TO REVEREND LOVESHADE Ms. M.C.and P.T.T. are doing fine. P.T.T. hasn't had any more colic so don't worry. A. is giving P.T.T. baby button kisses for you. Ms. M.C. says A. has not become a terrible teen but is still an excellent babysitter. A. said e plans to be a registered childminder before becoming a midwife. They and all T.L.C. miss you terribly too but don't want you to come back until it's safer. T.L.C. is doing well and so is the well which is now producing an excess. They hope to have the "main building" refurbished by November and say September ended up being optimistic. L.D. got the job which is good for T.L.C.'s income but bad for building buildings. M.C.B. was briefly hospitalized but is doing fine. T.L.C. has a couple possible recruits but will wait until you're back. W.W.W. is supportive and said they will welcome you back. They used your "World's Biggest Butt" idea but it was written by T.V. and they made the bottom 5 ft 3 in instead of 5 ft 3.7 in across. And R.L.B. has a story for you: "My Daughter has Mutated into a Snake Monster!" Search for them. Family, friend, T.L.C. pics will be posted for you on the "apple" section of the "racist dog" site by July 23. Ms. M.C. says e loves you lustfully too. |
| REVEREND LOVESHADE IS ALIVE! |
| REVEREND LOVESHADE IS ALIVE! |
Note that "A.M." is Alan Moore, "Cram" is Cramulus, "M.S." is Miley Spears, "Rat." is Ratatosk, "TfT" is Terrorists for Truth, "the late TGRR" is The Great Rev. Roger. "EDTToS" is Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht. "Ms. M.C."is Ms. Monkey Candy, the parent with the Rev. of "P.T.T." or Puffle Toes Twinkelton. "TAG" is The Agents of Greyface and "P.U." is Princess Unicornia. "A.H." is likely Anonymous Hackers. "A.L." is A.L. "Sheered Völva" is a semi-anagram of "Rev. Loveshade." And "LES" is 537 upside down and backwards which we believe includes the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild and it's friends and associates, meaning everyone who receives this Snooze Letter. NOTE TO REVEREND LOVESHADE BELOW THE BELOW NOTE FROM REVEREND LOVESHADE. NO MORE ANONYMOUS By Reverend Loveshade I hereby give notice that I am formally and publicly disassociating myself from Anonymous Hackers. I do not believe in nor do I support the disruption of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press when the exercise of such freedoms does not interfere with the rights of others. I do not believe in the interferance of fundamental freedoms in the guise of protecting those freedoms whether that interferance is made by a governmental or non-governmental individual or organization. I am not by this notice disassociating myself from, nor am I acknowledging any association with, the Cult of the Dead Cow, Umbra Data and the Dark Side Intelligence, LulzSec, Twitter Anonymous, the Sinister League of Evil Badguys, Hacktivismo, the Illuminati, or Terrorists for Truth. Nothing in this declaration shall be construed as indicating participation in any illegal activity, whether in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, or any other country or portion of the world. I also hereby give notice that I do not intend to reveal the legal names, pseudonyms, location, methods, or plans of any members of any of these groups, nor do I acknowledge having any such knowledge whatsoever. Posted at 23:23 UTC on the 17th of April in the year 2012 CE/Discord 34, Year of Our Lady of Discord 3178 "Anonymous should take a leaf out of the IRA's method of operation and use a cellular structure, with only 3 or 4 in each cell so if there is a snitch in the organization it has minimal damage." - Stephen, St. Ives, England, 07/3/2012 02:33 Quote from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111020/Top-members-hacking-groups-Anonymous-LulzSec-arrested-leader-Sabu-turns-in.html (Remember, this cellular structure is a fundamental part of the origin and success of Discordianism). EK-SEN-TRIK-KUH DISCORDIA: THE TALES OF SHAMLICHT In accordance with the wishes of "our fearful leader," we are working with the publisher, Anaphora Literary Press, to make the "post-final" edits on the book. Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht has received comments from some well-known people which are included. For the benefit of Reverend Loveshade and others who wonder, the release of the book has been delayed due to printing problems, atlthough there was a slight delay due to possible legal complications. The publisher insisted on a very thorough legal disclaimer for protection against what we call The Agents of Greyface. We want to assure all potential buyers that, based on legal advice, the book is as-far-as-we-can-determine legal in most of the free world including the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States but not including "Janus County, Texas." If you live in Texas and want to know what area this actually includes, email us. But those parts of the book thought to be illegal by local police were later found to be legal by the FBI and all charges were dropped or dismissed. The "Foreplay" forward was penned by S. John Ross aka Pope Leo (Cumberland Games & Diversions, Warehouse 23, Novus Ordo Discordia: The Gospel of Pesher the Gardener); reviewer Johnny Shellburn called this "outstanding" and we agree. The book got blurbs from such professional lumenaries as Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson (who saw an early draft), Rev. Ivan Stang, R. Crumb, Sondra London aka The Erisian Elestria, Reverend Jason "Pee Kitty" Levine, Adam Gorightly, and others. With luck, it should be available in August or September 2012 at www.amazon.com/Ek-sen-trik-kuh-Discordia-The-Tales-Shamlicht/dp/1937536181. And you can order now! WANT TO READ A MISSED SNOOZE LETTER? You can always catch up by going to discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze/index.html. 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