The Super Bowl – a wondrous opportunity to soak some more money out of the sheeple.
Not only will they be hit up to pay for ads to appear “the greatest dissemination effort in history” – it will be epic, milestone and watershed – they are also hitting everyone up to donate for drug booklets. Those things cost about 20 cents (being VERY generous). If they gave one to EVERY person who attended (68,500 seats) they could accomplish that with $13,700. That isn’t even a tiny fraction of the weekly income of the IAS. Not even 10% of the daily income of the IAS. But they are not going to PAY for it , they are going to use it as a fundraising tool.
They will milk this for every penny and collect a few hundred thousand at least. One of the advantages of being secret about how much you collect and what you spend it on is that you can “oversubscribe” for everything. Like 20 DIFFERENT people each paid for the cross on top of the SP Building. The call went out “we need money to put up the cross” and 500 different people were regged. Not to give “a bit” but to cover the whole expense. As if they were the only person being asked. All 20 of them who ended up paying thought their money alone was what bought the cross. In fact, it was just a gimmick in the first place.
What is REALLY ironic about this is that they will collect 10 or 100 times more than it will cost to print one to give to every attendee.
They will print 10% of that number thinking that will be how many they will be able to hand out.
They will get some volunteers who will hand out a few thousand. Most will end up on the ground and in the trash. But they will have EXTENSIVE photos and videos of the “handout to EVERYONE that attended the biggest sporting event on earth” (not even close).
And this is “Breaking News” and a coordinated effort between the IAS and the Office of Special Affairs (why?). Why isn’t it a coordinated effort of Mountain View, Los Gatos and Steven’s Creek “ideal” orgs? There are 3 of them within a few miles of the stadium?
Hope someone who attends the Super Bowl manages to take some REAL shots of this “handout” while it is happening (if anyone can find any evidence of it at all).
Eamonn Gosney says
Recent email I sent to an admitted taker of LSD, whom I got into
communication with recently.
This individual has a soft spot for Tom Cruise (feels Tom is being
unfairly picked on, etc).
~ ~ ~
Regarding acid — an interesting book I read recently:
Drugs as Weapons Against Us meticulously details how a group of
opium-trafficking families came to form an American oligarchy and
eventually achieved global dominance. This oligarchy helped fund the
Nazi regime and then saved thousands of Nazis to work with the Central
Intelligence Agency. CIA operations such as MK-Ultra pushed LSD and
other drugs on leftist leaders and left-leaning populations at home and
abroad. Evidence supports that this oligarchy further led the United
States into its longest-running wars in the ideal areas for opium crops,
while also massively funding wars in areas of coca plant abundance for
cocaine production under the guise of a “war on drugs” that is actually
the use of drugs as a war on us…
http://www.trineday.com/paypal_store/product_pages/9781937584924-Drugs_as_Weapons_Against_Us/
If you want to be an advocate for Tom, TOP PRIORITY for you is to keep
yourself functioning optimally and not allow yourself to be taken out by
the enemy. What I’m referring to here is drugs. Every time you fuck
about with acid and so forth you are setting yourself up for some bad
shit to happen to you. Like getting seriously hurt or ending up in
prison with a criminal record. You need to care about yourself — first
and foremost. Consider yourself a warrior (as Tom is) up against the
forces of darkness. You will not be much good (to yourself or anyone
else) if you allow the enemy to take a potshot at you and blow your arm
or leg to smithereens (reduce your effectiveness). Get yourself clued up
about drugs and how they can screw you up and ruin your life. On this
page http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts.html there is a link on the
left which says Request A Free Truth About Drugs Booklet Set. Once you
fill in your details, the booklets will be sent to you.
Best of luck
Eamonn
dankoon says
“Stay tuned for further details” is code for DM coming into a meeting (last week) and asking “What do you have worked out for the Super Bowl?” to which comes the reply, “What’s the Super Bowl?” (because SO members are so isolated from the real world, don’tcha know). That poster was pulled out of someone’s ass and I guarantee that whatever planning results will be completely different. No bigee, that is Standard Operating Procedure under DM; it happens literally every other day.
Kristina says
Mike your art clips are always on point.
Reginald P. Longfellow says
The IAS is the money machine that feeds the espionage activities like private investigators and cover ups occur along with the army of scumbag criminal attorneys -meaning attorneys that ARE criminals- that weave the web of legal lies that the Scientology cult hides behind. Feeding it fuels human rights violations and no actual charity.
Some folks may already know me here. I was in Scientology for twenty five years and left two years ago. I have written a blog on this and done extensive examination of hypnosis, rhetoric, cognitive dissonance, loaded language, propaganda by reversal of meaning, thought reform, malignant narcissism, totalistic identity theory, cultic abuse, and plagiarism by Hubbard from hypnosis, abreactive therapy, guided image therapy, Crowley’s occult practices, Hitler’s Nazism and the OAHSPE, among others, and other related subjects.
I invite everyone to read my lil’ blog Mockingbird’s Nest.
http://mbnest.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-guide-to-mockingbirds-nest-so-far.html
Ann B Watson says
Hi Reginald P. Longfellow, Good to meet you. Thank you for the info about your blog.Sounds interesting for me.I’ll check it out.Ron sure had a big bag of tricks and if I still did not get the command intention, he had lots of reverse ways to get it into my head.To think I loved him fiercely many years ago! So so overjoyed we are both out! Love, Ann.
Reginald P. Longfellow says
Thank you Ann. I am very glad to have escaped the Scientology cult and always happy to know another person has as well. I hope you enjoy your freedom.
Richard says
Dear Reg/Mockingbird – I used your site a few months ago to get a handle on cognitive dissonance which I eventually realized I was stuck in it! ( I should continue my intellectual and spiritual development – BUT – I can’t trust anyone – lol)
A suggestion if I may. I took a quick look at your treatise about “study tech”. (the study tools as I call them giving no recognition to LRH are plagiarized from other places and IMO are valuable.) At any rate I think it would be helpful if you broke down longer expositions into sections with headings like at Vinaire’s site. That would make it easier to find what I’m looking for.
Your hard work at presenting scn topics is great and I’m sure many like myself have benefitted. Richard
Reginald P. Longfellow says
Thanks. I have a lot of material on a variety of subjects. At some point I may break it down and give smaller chapters. The raw amount of information needed to expose Hubbard’s lies and methods is tremendous.
Eamonn Gosney says
Hopefully less people hooked on drugs and ruining their lives will be the result. I read the other day that the United States has FIVE PERCENT of the world’s population and TWENTY FIVE PERCENT of the world’s prison population. The vast majority of these incarcerations likely due to drug offenses.
Valerie says
@eamonn gosney, IF the drug free foundation did what it purported to do and IF those pamphlets were actually printed and distributed and IF there was follow up, perhaps that might be an end result?
Although I understand you are probably not allowed to read the comments, three comments below yours, “moneyproject” posts the truth about what the organization does. Here is his comment.
I did a recent article on the Foundation for a Drug Free World over at Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker: http://tonyortega.org/2016/01/17/how-scientology-hooks-public-officials-on-its-addictive-anti-drug-front/
The Foundation for a Drug Free World does not have a physical office and exists only as a website and a rented PO Box located near the HGB.
The Foundation for a Drug Free World exists only to:
1. Raise money from witless dupes still in the Scientology Bubble World.
2. Create Scientology PR photo ops by distributing its mediocre printed materials.
3. Deceive unwary educators. law enforcement agencies, or local politicians to use the Foundation’s materials in exchange for PR photo ops.
Impact Magazine has probably already written the gushing Super Bowl ad copy extolling this massive IAS/OSA 4th dynamic planetary salvage triumph in which millions were saved from the scourge of drugs thanks to the IAS. Impact is only waiting for the photos.
OSA VP Bob Adams is associated with the Foundation for a Drug Free World. As such, old Bob will likely waddle around the Super Bowl on game day and have his photo taken. Bob will look serious and concerned and be seen in photos with whatever officials the Cult cons into posing for PR photos.
Eamonn Gosney says
Thank you for your reply, Valerie.
V: Although I understand you are probably not allowed to read the comments, three comments below yours, “moneyproject” posts the truth about what the organization does. Here is his comment.
E: Valerie, during the 37 years I have been involved with the Church of Scientology — since leaving the Royal Australian Navy in 1979 — no one ever mentioned to me that I was not allowed to read anything.
V: The Foundation for a Drug Free World does not have a physical office and exists only as a website and a rented PO Box located near the HGB.
E: Is this a problem (are you stipulating that an elaborate IDEAL Drug Free World office would first need to be built before drug education activities can commence)?
V: The Foundation for a Drug Free World exists only to: 1. Raise money from witless dupes still in the Scientology Bubble World.
E: If you were running the Drug Free World organization, how would you fund such an activity?
V: The Foundation for a Drug Free World exists only to: 2. Create Scientology PR photo ops by distributing its mediocre printed materials.
E: If you were running the Drug Free World organization, would you not add photos to your materials?
V: The Foundation for a Drug Free World exists only to: 3. Deceive unwary educators. law enforcement agencies, or local politicians to use the Foundation’s materials in exchange for PR photo ops.
E: The Foundation for a Drug Free World works in collaboration with educators, law enforcement agencies and politicians to tackle the drug scourge which is a blight on our society.
Valerie, I’m sorry to hear you and “moneyproject” have such vehement feelings of animosity, and hope they will soon subside — because living with strained emotions of this nature would surely not be good for your health.
Richard says
Eamonn – That was a very intelligent reply. It reminded me not to jump into group-think, whatever it may be, without looking at differing points of view. I admire you for defending your position which makes sense to me.
Perhaps CoS in Australia, if that is where you are, is liberal about outside reading and simply suggests not reading entheta.
Best, Richard
Eamonn Gosney says
Nice to hear from you, Richard.
R: Eamonn – That was a very intelligent reply. It reminded me not to jump into group-think, whatever it may be, without looking at differing points of view. I admire you for defending your position which makes sense to me.
E: Thanks.
R: Perhaps CoS in Australia, if that is where you are, is liberal about outside reading and simply suggests not reading entheta.
E: I’m here in Australia, but even if elsewhere, I would still follow The Code of Honor: “Be your own adviser, keep your own counsel and select your own decisions.”
Take care
Richard says
Eamonn- Got it. Even though you are unlikely to get much agreement on this type of blog I hope you continue to post as you see fit. I honestly did get a very big cognition from the above exchange of words and open communication is important. Thank you for your sincere words – Richard
Wille Phelps AKA Good Old Boy says
There should be a group handing out THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY booklets at the Super Bowl.
Richard says
Wille – Laughter!
Espiando says
Foundation For A Drug-Free World? What about Foundation For A Drugged-Up Espi? Does Scientology know that the best Fourth Dynamic campaign would be to give me money to help pay for my psych drugs? Do they really want to see a world where I was unleashed without my happy pills? I am the Avatar Of The Dwindling Spiral, Scilons. You need to do something to prevent it from happening. No need to get into contact; I’m sure that OSA has my address, despite the fact that I’ve moved a bunch of times since the big Anon protests. I take checks or money orders.
And, oh, yeah, if you think I’m an asshole now, you don’t want me posting here without the dr00gies.
Ann B Watson says
Hi Espiando,I read all your posts and I am still in one piece, I think.Always, Ann.
Espiando says
Ann, you’re in more than one piece than I am. You’re a brave lady and a survivor.
Ann B Watson says
Hi Espiando, oh my, Thank You.I do try to bring more Light into this World if I can… You are a sweetheart and if the going gets really tough for me I will think about you and all you go through.You are an inspiration too you know.XO,Ann.
Joe Pendleton says
Criticizing the IAS (or even the CoS) for sucking the last drop of money from anyone they can is like criticizing the air for having oxygen in it. That IS the essential nature of what the IAS is and what it does. As long as the blood/money sucking continues, I can only assume from the facts that Scientologists have too much disposable income and/or credit. “Assuming the position” is WHAT Scientologists DO. Please, let’s all just LET THEM BE THEMSELVES!
Leslie Bates says
You know, sooner or later the donors will tire of the squishy sound their head makes when it hits the wall.
Richard says
Joe – ”Assume the Position” Laughter! From Clan of the Cave Bear. For those unfamiliar with that expression let’s just say it means bend over and get ready for a kick in the ass.
Scientology Money Project says
I did a recent article on the Foundation for a Drug Free World over at Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker: http://tonyortega.org/2016/01/17/how-scientology-hooks-public-officials-on-its-addictive-anti-drug-front/
The Foundation for a Drug Free World does not have a physical office and exists only as a website and a rented PO Box located near the HGB.
The Foundation for a Drug Free World exists only to:
1. Raise money from witless dupes still in the Scientology Bubble World.
2. Create Scientology PR photo ops by distributing its mediocre printed materials.
3. Deceive unwary educators. law enforcement agencies, or local politicians to use the Foundation’s materials in exchange for PR photo ops.
Impact Magazine has probably already written the gushing Super Bowl ad copy extolling this massive IAS/OSA 4th dynamic planetary salvage triumph in which millions were saved from the scourge of drugs thanks to the IAS. Impact is only waiting for the photos.
OSA VP Bob Adams is associated with the Foundation for a Drug Free World. As such, old Bob will likely waddle around the Super Bowl on game day and have his photo taken. Bob will look serious and concerned and be seen in photos with whatever officials the Cult cons into posing for PR photos.
RK says
They are recruiting money and volunteers from Sacramento orgs and missions. There are pre-parties in SF where these booklets will be handed out, not just in Santa Clara at Levi Stadium. Every event that San Francisco is planning will have these idiots trying to hand out drug pamphlets. No one at these events is going to be interested. It is a pure waste of money.
sashiebgood says
what does that mean when they say “a grant has been approved”? because I take it to mean that someone gave them a grant to pay for the booklets and so no money should need to be raised. but I live in the real world, so what does it mean in scn terms?
Newcomer says
That means that Dildo Dave told Lou to cut a check for $25.00 and give it as a grant to the plebes at TWTH.
Super Ideal Idle Morgue II with Honors says
Sigh…the poor clubbed seals. They don’t even know how bad they are suppressed by Scientology Inc.
They are not allowed to use the PTS / SP Tech on Scientology. Lurker’s – do your doubt formula and get honest and straight. Statistics don’t lie – only the truth will set you free.
The clubbed seals never do a REAL doubt formula because the tech states it is a “high crime to investigate Scientology or Scientolgist’s” AND they don’t know that Scientology is using the “science” of Propaganda.
Dubbed in people on Glossy Promo = Expansion?
The rest of the World would demand to actually see people coming into the buildings.
What is clever is how no one really looks at other Org’s. A mind control tactic used to keep people very busy they have no time to think about anything else.
The abuse and cannibalization is straight up and vertical.
We passed the Way to Happiness booklets out at the professional football and baseball games all the time. It sucked because we never got people to come in ever. Big Crowds that were not interested…They ended up littering the grounds and filling the trashcans.
After a STRAIGHT UP AND VERTICAL increase in the SP Basics hitting the stands, Scientology is total failure and being nothing. There is no hope of ever recovering this evil entity that financially ruins its members and shatters families.
Hurricane Leah’s Book, Chris Shelton’s new book: Scientology A to Xenu, Tony Ortega’s New Book: The Unbreakable Miss Lovely. The Emmy nominated Documentary: “Going Clear” by Alex Gibney, “Going Clear” book by Lawrence Wright, The spin on Scientology by Saturday Nite Live (Nuerontology), Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman and the SOON TO BE RELEASED Book by Ron Miscavige Senior – “LET HIM DIE” – has sufficiently suppressed this evil cult.
. Thank you to all that contributed to the motion. VWD! We are winning! The Whales are beached!
Murray Luther says
Come Super Bowl time, they bet on everything imaginable in Vegas connected to the game. Anyone care to speculate on the over/under betting line on number of people signed up for Narconon services following this awesome promo caper? If Vegas posts ‘5’ I think I’m still betting under. But I better check with my bookie.
SILVIA says
And then they will claim that the Super Bowl event had zero crime, zero revolts due to the people receiving “LRH’s tech” in the form of Way To Happiness Booklets!!
Greed, fraud and deception continue to be the hallmarks of this cult.
Lawrence says
The Church of Scientology Day Org New York had given me a packet of Way to Happiness booklets in 1998 in exchange for all that was left on my account that could be paid out. So I gave a copy to a neighbor where I live named Terry (a guy) that came over the house to see my sister. He took the book and tore it in pieces and threw it in the gutter before he went home. You may be wondering why I gave him this booklet for. After he left that day, in the coming months, he attempted suicide 3 times and the 3rd time he was successful and hung himself in Elizabeth, New Jersey (the original home of Dianetics the Modern Science of Mental Health). Should I mourn? Should I feel sorry for him? Did he even care WHAT I may have even remotely meant by offering him this information? Sometimes I think perhaps these booklets may have a Voodoo curse on them! 🙂 Or something! 🙂 I am sorry that happened to him, but in spite of what the Church of Scientology may think of me, I did what I could to things good for him and he killed himself. Adios Terry! 🙂
Old Surfer Dude says
Lawrence, evil permeates this toxic cult. It permeates every crevice of this cult. Including WTH booklets. And everything else it tries to sell. Everything associated with this cult, is stained with evil.
Just me opinion….
Pat Wog Winner says
ODS, I AGREE TO THE NINTH DEGREE!!!
Pat Wog Winner says
OOps, What a retard! LOL That’s the NTH DEGREE!
Ann B Watson says
Hi Pat Wog Winner, I can’t resist : is the Nineth Degree worse than the Third?! I like the nth degree the best.Goes beyond the Porch of Infinity! Starlight Love, Ann.
Pat Wog Winner says
Hi Lawrence, were you in the NYC org in ’98? I met a Larry there. If you were, I’d like to talk to you. Let me know how I can get in touch with you, or you can give your addy to Mike and he’ll send it to me, if that’s okay with both of you. 😉
Anyway, as far as Terry goes (and I never met the dude), some people are so despaired, so sad, lost and so fucked up; and also filled with enormous guilt themselves, they do kill themselves. And they might not even be scientologists–just plain ole really disturbed people. Thank goodness your sister got away from him!
I had the same happen with a neighbor. No matter how I tried to help him, he blew his brains out anyway. Sometimes there’s nothing in the world that could save these poor, really fucked up folks. Unless he was a mass murderer and/or rapist, pedophile, etc., and he deserved it, I wouldn’t pass judgment on him. Chances are he could have just been frightened to death and just not able to cope with life. The way to happiness booklet wouldn’t even make a dent in what was going on in his already insane mind. And who gives a flying fuck what Scientologists think of you? FUCK THEM! FUCK THEM IN SPADES!!! … Know this: At least you tried to help the guy! 😉
Ann B Watson says
Hi Pat Wog Winner, Thank you so much for your post. Reading that others knew or knew of people who took their own life during or after a little cos of after years of cos has always hurt my heart. But you are a wonderful combination of sweetheart, practicality and compassion.Thank you for helping me feel better for Terry who I never knew and for all gone to to soon.This planet is tough all around at times, but we have survived and we are weaving a great tapestry of Truth about this cult. Love Always, Ann.
Pat Wog Winner says
Hi Ann, Thank you for the compliment. (LOL, I hardly get ’em with this mouth of mine! 😉 ) … I am overly compassionate and overly-loving and overly-protective of my kids. That’s what has kept me going all these years. And you, Ann, are the sweetest lady here! xoxo 😉
Lawrence says
No. The Treasurer of the NY Day invited me over to the church. My stay only lasted about 15 minutes and was solely intended to bring my account balance to $0.00 and nothing else. My sister went with me (the one that brought the Dianetics book into my life in the first place and the one that Terry the suicidal maniac came to visit). It was this sister’s intention to help assist the Church of Scientology in making the mistakes they did with me. She is currently institutionlized and under psychiatric care for the rest of her life. Case closed. 🙂
Pat Wog Winner says
Got ya! … ‘Nuff said. 😉
Old Surfer Dude says
Silvia, the dwarf will say, “Just receiving the WTH booklet, is the same as completing the lower grades! All they have to do now is the Clear Certainty Rundown! Yep, that should pack ’em in alright….
visitor says
Speaking of booklets/books, this poor person is trying to unload grossly overpriced $cientology LRH books:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Research-Discovery-Series-Scientology-Masterpiece-Edition-Book-Set-5-25-/131685640664?hash=item1ea91369d8:g:dsoAAOSwuMFUZVKn
Another former whale who has run out of money? Asking for $9.5K, will be lucky to get even $100.
McCarran says
Holy Cow. I think I tossed my set into recyling bin.
Another Wog says
He paid $20,000 for that set?
BAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
I’d be tempted to make a “best offer” of $5 if I wasn’t worried about getting stuck with the $250 shipping charge!
Old Surfer Dude says
Really, visitor, that much? With this being the era of Going Clear and all the books by the disaffected, I figured $25 tops. And even that would be a waste of money…..
Bobbi Jo Kellogg says
Sad as it seems, I just recently watched (one of many) docs on CofS, and a family of four was loading the backend of a good-sized minivan with hundreds of copies of tapes, c/ds, dvds, paperbacks, collector’s items, box sets, gold (actual gold) c/ds, to try to find someplace to sell them. They were broke, had mouths to feed, were SP’s, and most likely some of you may have known them at one time or another. These were like multiples of multiple copies of this verbal “ways to happiness and other fun activities and ways to give away your money”!!! They themselves seemed rather broken, and were shaking their heads as the back end of the minivan sagged…..You could just tell that though relieved in so many ways, they both knew they had little options, kids ready for some kind of schooling and no prospect of getting that, and lord only knows what kind of educations they had before they were seduced into giving everything they had to what were in the end vampires hiding behind religion, and now saying “adios! Here’s the bill, Freeloaders!” My heart breaks, and those of you who made it and are helping those others, I applaud you and am reading everything I get my hands of since I watched “CLEAR” At least they left some of ya’ll “whole”. A friend in FL.
Joe Pendleton says
Now I’ll be sad the whole day … sniff sniff … IDEA! … The old Queen for a Day show but for Scientologists, in or out. Yeah … that’s the ticket. Maybe they can call Louis Swartz up and if big Lou is not totally gaga by now. (He was heading there last I saw him) he can be their chaplain. (Or his defective son, the imbecile Julie might be able to help as MAA .. offer him some kibble)
Ann B Watson says
Hi Joe Pendleton, Even as a little sprout that Queen for a Day show was so lame! So for some cosers,like the ones you posted,it might be a good way to go.Laughter,Love,Ann.
Jose Chung says
IM SORRY WILSON !
Mountain View is a Virtual Org.really folks.
The printed handouts and mailers are all CGI and looks impressive.
You go there and you swear it’s the wrong address and you instinctively
turn around and look across the street.
Joe pendleton says
Mountain View … didn’t they try to position this org for a while as the “Silicon Valley Org” ? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
The Dark Avenger says
Apple has their HQ nearbyi Cupertino, so technically perhaps they are in SV, but that’s not the only misplaced Org in the Bay Area. The Willow Glen Org is nearby, but not in, that area od San Jose. But wait, it gets worse! The Stevens Creek org in in the Berryessa districtin northeast SJ, miles from the Stevens Creek part of town, and of course, The Saratoga Org was actually located in San Jose.
threefeetback says
Dave,
The new 2 Billion Dollar Apple campus makes your organizations look like the shit holes that they are. BTW, Santa Clara is herding the homeless away from Levi’s stadium for the Super Bowl. Your minions will not have to waste their time passing out booklets to the riffraff.
Valerie says
Hey if they can put on a promo that Harverd and Cambridge University are both near Boston Org, Silicon Valley is not even a small stretch.
Ann B Watson says
Hi Valerie Just found your post.Eye rolling and laughter about Harvard & Cambridge U being next to the Boston Org! Your post is so true.Love,Ann
LDW says
Classic. The crowd, consisting of twice as many people than the total number of scientologists in the whole world, will be jacked up on endorphins, beer and likely a lot of pot. The Co$ thinks they are going to communicate with them by handing out little pamphlets for a “drug free world.”
Non sequitur is one thing. Idiocy is quite another.
McCarran says
Great comment, LDW. So true how the power(s) that be in this church need to Come Up To Present Time.
Potpie says
I wonder if the lives of trash collectors is better after seeing all of the WTH booklets in the trash cans and on the street? They are the ones that actually receive the booklets.
And yes the combination of OSA and IAS sounds VERY important but makes no sense.
I bet the church would make more money if they set up a kiosk and sold Super Bowl memorabilia.
Leslie Bates says
Trash collectors may be better off if they were paid by the ton.
Lori S says
There is a Christian Church in Northern KY that picks a few random days each year to hand out bottled water to anyone who wants one. There is no recruiting, no message, no solicitation. They are just giving something that puts a smile on the recipient’s face. The church does this on very hot days in areas where there is a lot of foot traffic. If they were handing out literature about converting to Christianity, people would avoid them like the plague. No one likes to have religion shoved down their throats when they are going about their business. This goes double for people who are attending the Super Bowl. You hand me anything as useless as a pamphlet and it is going right in the trash. The only thing I will take away from it is how you annoyed me on a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Old Surfer Dude says
Lori, I think the booklets won’t even make it to a trash can. The people will take a cursory look and just drop ’em. They’ll be everywhere. I wonder who has the job of picking them up?
I was up at the Pasadena Idle Morgue back in ’12. One gal must have had a “reality adjustment” before going out as she had a frown on her face & was just putting the intro film tickets into every hand she could. Also, she was walking as fast as she could. When she was onto the next block, I looked around and all the tickets were, yep, you guessed it, on the sidewalk!
Ann B Watson says
Hi Mike, A very informative post! I would love to see how many booklets handed out end up in the circular file.Years ago I recall there was an ODDS item at Asho F that anyone who wanted to go to the Rose Bowl then, was going to do personality tests & sell DMSMH.Before WTH booklets.So football and 47X expansion seems to have been around forever.The difference I feel now is the Internet.Those never in can instantly see why they will stay never-in.The more the merrier!
Off-topic this house is hysterical right now.Walter goes to Starbuck’s and kindly gets me coffee each AM granted it is three minutes away but he never drank coffee so I gladly accept his offer.So I come into the kitchen and instead of coffee I am greeted with cans of beef franks and beans,placed not only in the kitchen but a set for each room! I got him back though,because I have saved 20 yrs of crazy King cake babies and I put them all around his sink in the bathroom!
When the snow settles we shall see! Love U Go Denver!! Ann.
Ann B Watson says
Hi Mike, My IPad & spell kill I meant OODs item. Opps! Ann.
asseenonokra says
LOL! An overabundance of King cake babies is always an effective attention getter.
Ann B Watson says
Hi asseenonokra, Yes an over-abundance of King-cake babies may yet help Denver! Enjoy your posts too.Love,Ann
roger gonnet says
Methinks sooper DM has no sooper balls. Why does’nt he show his force and courage facing sooper bowlers during the match?
DM is a sooper big sooper thetan, OT IC (99 in roman figures), so, he could make it even alone when struggling against all the big guys, no?
Lawrence says
Roger, because if David Miscavige was to appear in a Super Bowl break time commercial the viewers would turn their TV’s off or change the channel and no-one will get to see the game. But, Roger I wonder if David Miscavige is out in Colorado enjoying some freedom like the rest of society there, that FINALLY has permission to drug themselves legally from the “authorities”. It is a two way street and is seems like someone is going to have a head on collision sooner or later. So please don’t joke around or you might make me laugh, about people flying through their windshields at 50 m.p.h. after an accident such as this. 🙂
Ann B Watson says
Hi roger gonnet, I love your post! What a picture dm out on the field with the big boys! He better have the cloak of invisible OT upper never mind none of your business levels!! Hysterical! Thank you.Love,Ann.
Bobbi Jo Kellogg says
Dear Ann, I love your posts! Just a random thought about sports and DM, COB, SOB, whatever his LARGE title is: I wonder how many ex Scientologists, and would-be Scientologists would give a dollar or more for a chance to hit the “Big Guy” in the nose for a day? Not a very sweet thought of me, but for all the extra money they need, doesn’t anything go? Just kidding, really friends, I am a non-violent person in real life. The subject just gets my ire up. Yall’s friend in FL.
Ann B Watson says
Hi Bobbi Jo Kellogg, I posted back to you and the post flew onto The Front Porch of Infinity! I will try again. Great to meet you! Thank you so much for your kind words,you are a bright and lovely spirit. I read your other post and feel as you do. It is so heartbreaking when staff,Sea Org or public leave against the cult’s demands or get kicked out and all the family has are a few clothes, and in my day Ron’s now dm’s stuff to try and sell. If I was Big Pharma I would set up centers all over the world to help those leaving with nothing outside of the bubble.They would be peaceful places and in whatever area ex-cosers needed help with would be attempted.If those out wanted really good Indie auditors they could.If they just wanted to talk fine too.Think of all the good the last beached whales and celebs could do with their $ instead of enabling dm and his life-style.
I know all taking a shot at dm the OT football player is mean,but hey what does that make him?! Laughter he is way meaner than any linebacker! Look forward to more of your posts.I live in Baton Rouge,LA now( 20 yrs ) but lived in Tallahassee for some years and hubby and I are debating Pensacola for our very twilight years! Fast approaching.For a person born & raised in Boston, Mass in my old age I need sunshine! Too much snow for me now! Always Love, Ann.
Pat Wog Winner says
haha! The runt knows he will get trampled to death. Humm ….
Martin Padfield says
“Stay tuned for further details”. I’m on the edge of my seat. Is the assumption that most attendees have a drugs problem? Suppose this were true. Is the answer really to check into a Narconon? A facility so awful that even Scientologists with kids who have a drug problem won’t check their kids into it (see KRs written by Scn parents from Tony O’s blog a while back). A facility that has so many lawsuits running against it for fraud and unnecessary deaths that checking in is like playing Russian Roulette? The booklets are left in some takeaways and shops locally here in Crawley. Whoever is putting them out is being very careful not to mention any Scientology connection. When I point out the connection the booklets get trashed, Scientology being such a toxic brand.
Kathy H. says
Attending the Super Bowl is a very expensive proposition, tickets cost thousands of dollars, plus transportation/lodging, no one with a drug problem could afford it!! The only point to this ridiculous stunt is to take advantage of the publicity surrounding the most high-profile sporting event of the year.
Pat Wog Winner says
Hi Kathy, I’d agree but all the drug kingpins and gang lords have mucho, much dinero — and they’ll be there, wheeling and dealing, besides scalping; and they don’t appreciate anyone stepping on their toes and running interference with their HUGE DRUG BUSINESS!
Hum, interesting. I wasn’t going to watch the game but I am now. 😉
Leslie Bates says
Speaking of PR, why hasn’t Jack Chick (http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Jack_Chick) ever done a tract on Scientology? Seriously? With the involvement of LRH in Crowley’s version of Satanism one would think that Chick could have done something.
Oh…right…Evil Incarnate doesn’t sue but Scientology does.
Never mind…
Ann B Watson says
Hi Leslie Bates, I am slow at knowing about an expose of Ron & Crowley, but I can tell you , I felt the sharp edge of that sword. Black Arts, Black PR, Black auditing especially with X/DN those were bleak times for me.The Sun is out today cold here in the Deep South, but sunlight always makes me happy.You have most interesting posts.Thank you.Love,Ann.
Leslie Bates says
Hi Ann,
There are days that I miss living in the South. When I was stationed at Fort Benning there was a used book store that sold independent comic books in Columbus. They sold Cerebus the Aardvark and the original black and white version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The characters all spoke grammatically correct English and there was not a slice of pizza in sight. The last time I was in Columbus in 2000 the shop had been replaced by a Subway sandwich shop.
Feh!
Ann B Watson says
Hi Leslie Bates,With that enormous blizzard chugging along, I do not miss my hometown I hated shoveling snow!I have lived a lot of places and I think I took a piece of each place with me.I feel the book you are working on sounds unique and you write very well too.Love,Ann.
Alpha Bates says
You’re probably talking about Columbus Book Exchange. It’s still in town, Pat has just moved the place a few times over the years, always to a smaller store. I used to go there for my comics until I moved to the west coast. One of my favorite places in that city.
It’s funny. I remember during the comics speculator boom of the 90s, Columbus had at least 7 comic shops. Now it’s just Pat. He was the first in 1978 and he’s the only one left. Super nice and a really good man in general.
thegman77 says
Nice. Several former players…all unnamed…are already onboard. I expect *that* will be milked, too. The czerch gets more embarrassing by the day.
Potpie says
My first thought too….who are these former NFL players? Generalities in their promo is no problem but heaven forbid one mentions a “generality” to a SO member.
Old Surfer Dude says
I wonder if these imaginary players know it’s scientology?
Nostradamus says
If there really were even 1 NFL player involved, the name and photo would be plastered all over the place. Somebody is full of shit.
GTBO says
Bob Adams and ……..???
GTBO says
BTW dm took his father to the superbowl when the Philadelphia Eagles made it.
Mike Rinder says
Actually he met him there. Before Ron was in the SO. SB in New Orleans. Ron came from Philly. Ron Jnr from Clearwater with Bill Dendiu and Dave and Marty from LA.
GTBO says
Thanks for filling in the details Mike. I bet he doesn’t go to this one unless his bff takes him.