I look so forward to these Friday topics. It’s a great way for never ins to get a quick insider view.
Now, just because I love all of you here’s a message a friend sent me:
Please, take care of yourself out on the roads this holiday season. A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcohol related.
This means that the remaining 77% are caused by jerks who drink bottled water, Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks, and crap like that. Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents.
This message is sent to you by someone who worries about your safety.
Merry Christmas ? and Happy New Year!
(I was relieved though that it wasn’t about senior citizens this time!)
In the late 1970’s when I took some courses at the American Saint Hill Organization in LA I rarely saw any sea org personnel walking around in uniform. Someone else may have a different recollection. Apparently about 20 to 25 percent of all scientology “parishioners” are now sea org. Back then the last thing I was interested in doing was going to church. Things changed.
Most of RB’s episodes involve sea org or die hard followers. Maybe DM has conditioned his remaining followers to believe they’re on a religious mission to save the world and spread good works upon the world. I never had any inclination toward any organized religion and Elron trashed all religion so I fit in. Calling scientology a religion kept “The Man” and the IRS off our back.
For about a year I rented a room at the Celebrity Center which was still called The Manor Hotel and undergoing renovations. A lot of the toilets and showers didn’t work, wallpaper was falling off the walls and the furniture in the rooms was old and rickety. Nobody cared since we were “On Purpose”.
Yes! i had the same experience. The “wasband” was all hyped up about this beautiful Hotel used by “old movie stars.” It had roaches and no shower curtain. For the first time in our new marriage I put my foot down! OUT of this dump asap! Believe it or not I had my way & we went to a motel. It was tacky, but at last no roaches & a decent shower. I do not think we ever got our $ back since we had to pay for our stay up front.
Laughter – Good for you! Memories. George White said he had to pay rent for a closet at the joint so he could do some solo auditing. All for one and one for all.
Hard time getting on this site this morning. I figured David Miscavige had ordered his merry band of OSA Flying Monkeys to initiate a Denial Of Service attack on your server. Well, anyway, I did get in although the service is still slow.
But I do want to say this to DAVID MISCAVIGE since I KNOW he can’t help but sit around drinking his cheap expensive whiskey and raging against Rinder and Remini … I will gladly continue to pay for my Season Pass to watch this Aftermath series for as many years as it continues to run, and enjoy watching them eviserate your worthless scientology which constists of NO science and NO technical knowledge. ? I’ve read all the OT documents at Wikileaks and can tell you L Ron Hubbard was nothing but a freaking psychopathic lunatic.
I ALSO want to say there is NO DOUBT that L Ron Hubbard molested some of the young girls he recruited to serve as his “Commodores Messengers”. Some may deny it, but I’ll NEVER believe otherwise. Sexual abuse is ALWAYS a part of cult dynamics … especially when the cult is headed up by a male figure — as is almost always the case. It’s always about money, power and sex. ALWAYS.
Allen,not to annoy you, or because I have any axe to grind about it, but why would any CMs deny sexcual abuse at the hands of LRH? Barring having been paid off by Miscavige, and unless they’re still IN the cult, what would they be gaining by such denials?
For what it’s worth, I was at Barnes and Noble yesterday to pick up my Christmas treat of DVD’s, books, etc. And, the Biggest treat of All? – to see the Jack Reacher DVD priced @ only $4.99. Merry Xmas, TC, you’ve earned it; it’s not going to be the best New Year for your bff or $, is it?
RB – you win an award for duplicating $cientologese and speaking it fluently so that we may laugh now at how crazy we all were. You are a salve to my wounded soul. Thank you. You are Hysterical!
Wow….”your body’s becoming old & practically useless & you’re lucky they have tried to Off Load you”……
Another old timer who will be dumped by COS & put out to pasture & have his bills paid for by the Government because he never paid a dime into anything as a Sea Org member. He doesn’t realize the ship has sailed WITHOUT him for the stated reason, he’s practically useless.
Should be mutiny or jump ship….well, you know what happens then.
I’ve thought that they could so simply solve this problem by setting up, or having some private Scientologists offer up a donated elder home residence, so that older timer Scientologists can go to pasture in their own community.
Yes Chuck. So easily fixable. So many of the horrors and abuses are so easily fixable. But they obviously and completely don’t care. But better they are so clueless and that it just dies!
You have to wonder if any of the Sea Orgers ever notice that there are virtually NO S.O. members above a certain age. And there’s no Social Security since they don’t pay into it. And there’s no severance/retirement fund since they don’t make enough to pay into one. Do they think their members just ‘give up the body’ when they’re routed out of the Sea Org.?
I was virtually told to do just that. I was supposed to return to duty “As soon as possible next lifetime”. And I was only 43 years old and had been in the SO since I was 20. I was the senior repair engineer on the Freewinds.
And the only reason I was dying was that they chose not to give me real medical care and sent me to a chiropractor to be treated for AIDS that I got from a blood transfusion. They left it to the government to pay for my medical care and my disability payments after they stopped my care long enough that I got dementia.
In all fairness to them they all but ensured that I would never get medical treatment in time so they did not figure that the government would have to pay.
All they figured was necessary was a body bag and an oven.
Poor Richard. Scientology doesn’t seem to be the kindest of “religions” to the aging and elderly. In fact, scientology is rather cruel, as we all freaking know.
That theme could be a complete episode of Aftermath, as the public can not stomach the abuse of the elderly.
If I were wealthy I’d fund a home for elderly, disabled Sea Org members who’d been fitness-boarded ( Cult-Speak for let go due to ill health, old age and/ or some type of permanent disability).
I’d have a compound – a number of beautiful buildings on a large, beautiful tract of land. There would be a trees and gardens and fountains and lawns. There would be clean attractive rooms with private full bathrooms. Couples could have a larger room. Each room would have a small sitting room attached and wifi and a computer and free internet.
There would be every modern assisted living facilities and there’d be dining rooms with plenty of nourishing, tasty meals served including afternoon tea and cookies and little sandwiches, etc. There’d be recreational facilities like a swimming pool and a gym, ping pong, and other senior type physical activities including exercise and physical therapy classes.
There’d be a HUGE comprehensive library (including all Scientology books and tapes that they might want to read), and i’d have THOUSANDS of movies they could watch . They’d be able to read all the great books they never read, see all the great movies they missed.
Their relatives and friends could visit anytime and eat for free and watch movies with them for free.
There’s be parties, theme parties and events that were real parties and real events, where they could mingle, talk, dance, actually relax and actually enjoy themselves.
I’d have the place be near a major city like New York or Boston or San Francisco or Chicago where those who were able could travel to when or if they were able. Free buses from the compound would take them there, once a week, so they could walk around, go to museums, plays, and enjoy what the city had to offer.
It would all be free, unless the inhabitants were able to give something. That would be up to them.
If at any time they wanted to and/or were able to they could help with light chores but it would be their choice and it would not be expected of them.
There’d be rooms for hobbies – painting, woodworking – that sort of thing.
This would not be “out-exchange” . It would actually put IN the exchange for these people who worked for so many years, for so little, and with so little acknowledgment and appreciation, and no pension, no security for their declining years.
I would fund this entire enterprise and it would be a lot of fun, just letting these exhausted, frail, abused senior citizens live out the rest of their lives in peace and dignity and respectability. And last but not least, it would be fun, knowing that they were having fun.
The place would be only for ex-Sea Org members.
Actually, the membership should probably include long-term Class V staff too, now that I think of it. Indigent long term staff members who can’t live on their social security…let me mull this point for a bit…
If I were uber rich, this would be a fun thing to do.
Good one RB. The last thing the personnel in the SO are is willingly unified. Some of ’em actually believe they are clearing the planet, while the rest just stand in a line when told to & say “yes sir” a lot. With well over 5 decades of failed expansion it’s a remarkable example of the power of delusion.
This one is as good as the best Dilbert comic strips. If I have to rank my top 3 from the whole series, this one would be among them. So many inside jokes packed into one little episode !
I tried accessing your blog, unsuccessfully, for several hours this a.m. – your ‘page could not be found’. I also had the same problem with Tony’s blog, but I had No Problem accessing any of my other internet tabs. Strange, No? Additionally, not only is the Underground Bunker still not up, but there is a Spurious (.com) version accessible in its stead. Coincidence??? I think not. Keep up the Good Work!
RB is priceless! Staying up with the times. It makes me wonder what do those inside say about the show? It can’t be easy for them…the cognitive dissonance has to be perturbing.
For those still in the bubble, the act of thinking, or being led to *possibly* think, is entubulating, and likely a bit painful. Gotta go, Santa’s just coming around the neighborhood on the big, red fire trucks.
I look so forward to these Friday topics. It’s a great way for never ins to get a quick insider view.
Now, just because I love all of you here’s a message a friend sent me:
Please, take care of yourself out on the roads this holiday season. A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcohol related.
This means that the remaining 77% are caused by jerks who drink bottled water, Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks, and crap like that. Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents.
This message is sent to you by someone who worries about your safety.
Merry Christmas ? and Happy New Year!
(I was relieved though that it wasn’t about senior citizens this time!)
The best yet!
In the late 1970’s when I took some courses at the American Saint Hill Organization in LA I rarely saw any sea org personnel walking around in uniform. Someone else may have a different recollection. Apparently about 20 to 25 percent of all scientology “parishioners” are now sea org. Back then the last thing I was interested in doing was going to church. Things changed.
Most of RB’s episodes involve sea org or die hard followers. Maybe DM has conditioned his remaining followers to believe they’re on a religious mission to save the world and spread good works upon the world. I never had any inclination toward any organized religion and Elron trashed all religion so I fit in. Calling scientology a religion kept “The Man” and the IRS off our back.
For about a year I rented a room at the Celebrity Center which was still called The Manor Hotel and undergoing renovations. A lot of the toilets and showers didn’t work, wallpaper was falling off the walls and the furniture in the rooms was old and rickety. Nobody cared since we were “On Purpose”.
Yes! i had the same experience. The “wasband” was all hyped up about this beautiful Hotel used by “old movie stars.” It had roaches and no shower curtain. For the first time in our new marriage I put my foot down! OUT of this dump asap! Believe it or not I had my way & we went to a motel. It was tacky, but at last no roaches & a decent shower. I do not think we ever got our $ back since we had to pay for our stay up front.
Laughter – Good for you! Memories. George White said he had to pay rent for a closet at the joint so he could do some solo auditing. All for one and one for all.
Always very enjoyable…Keep it up RB.
Hugs from Madrid.
Not a good idea to be asking about Shelly. He might not be able to confront the end phenomenon.
Hard time getting on this site this morning. I figured David Miscavige had ordered his merry band of OSA Flying Monkeys to initiate a Denial Of Service attack on your server. Well, anyway, I did get in although the service is still slow.
But I do want to say this to DAVID MISCAVIGE since I KNOW he can’t help but sit around drinking his cheap expensive whiskey and raging against Rinder and Remini … I will gladly continue to pay for my Season Pass to watch this Aftermath series for as many years as it continues to run, and enjoy watching them eviserate your worthless scientology which constists of NO science and NO technical knowledge. ? I’ve read all the OT documents at Wikileaks and can tell you L Ron Hubbard was nothing but a freaking psychopathic lunatic.
I ALSO want to say there is NO DOUBT that L Ron Hubbard molested some of the young girls he recruited to serve as his “Commodores Messengers”. Some may deny it, but I’ll NEVER believe otherwise. Sexual abuse is ALWAYS a part of cult dynamics … especially when the cult is headed up by a male figure — as is almost always the case. It’s always about money, power and sex. ALWAYS.
Allen,not to annoy you, or because I have any axe to grind about it, but why would any CMs deny sexcual abuse at the hands of LRH? Barring having been paid off by Miscavige, and unless they’re still IN the cult, what would they be gaining by such denials?
Richard must be suffering from onset dementia.
Wonder if he’s OTVIII?
That would be too hilarious!
Salty ol’ Richard is the best character yet. Congrats RB. Totally duplicate you, except for every fucking word of it.
Loved this Genius!!
Whatever happened to Blinky and her yummy muffins?
I’d like to see another about her or has she grew a conscience???
Thanks Mike!!
Do any of you ever speak in English? A word here and there seems to be . . .
For what it’s worth, I was at Barnes and Noble yesterday to pick up my Christmas treat of DVD’s, books, etc. And, the Biggest treat of All? – to see the Jack Reacher DVD priced @ only $4.99. Merry Xmas, TC, you’ve earned it; it’s not going to be the best New Year for your bff or $, is it?
I agree, Belynda. Happiness is seeing Tom Cruise DVDs in the bargain bin!
LOL… I hope there’s a part 2 to this one. Salty Sea Org Dog goes around asking about Shelly, gets sent back to the ship only to be overboarded
“For this we commit your sins to the sea…………”
Very interesting!
“He is harder to find than à cleared cannibal of the Marcab Confederacy” gorgeous!
RB – you win an award for duplicating $cientologese and speaking it fluently so that we may laugh now at how crazy we all were. You are a salve to my wounded soul. Thank you. You are Hysterical!
Wow….”your body’s becoming old & practically useless & you’re lucky they have tried to Off Load you”……
Another old timer who will be dumped by COS & put out to pasture & have his bills paid for by the Government because he never paid a dime into anything as a Sea Org member. He doesn’t realize the ship has sailed WITHOUT him for the stated reason, he’s practically useless.
Should be mutiny or jump ship….well, you know what happens then.
“Another old timer who will be dumped by COS….”
I’ve thought that they could so simply solve this problem by setting up, or having some private Scientologists offer up a donated elder home residence, so that older timer Scientologists can go to pasture in their own community.
Yes Chuck. So easily fixable. So many of the horrors and abuses are so easily fixable. But they obviously and completely don’t care. But better they are so clueless and that it just dies!
You have to wonder if any of the Sea Orgers ever notice that there are virtually NO S.O. members above a certain age. And there’s no Social Security since they don’t pay into it. And there’s no severance/retirement fund since they don’t make enough to pay into one. Do they think their members just ‘give up the body’ when they’re routed out of the Sea Org.?
I was virtually told to do just that. I was supposed to return to duty “As soon as possible next lifetime”. And I was only 43 years old and had been in the SO since I was 20. I was the senior repair engineer on the Freewinds.
And the only reason I was dying was that they chose not to give me real medical care and sent me to a chiropractor to be treated for AIDS that I got from a blood transfusion. They left it to the government to pay for my medical care and my disability payments after they stopped my care long enough that I got dementia.
In all fairness to them they all but ensured that I would never get medical treatment in time so they did not figure that the government would have to pay.
All they figured was necessary was a body bag and an oven.
Poor Richard. Scientology doesn’t seem to be the kindest of “religions” to the aging and elderly. In fact, scientology is rather cruel, as we all freaking know.
That theme could be a complete episode of Aftermath, as the public can not stomach the abuse of the elderly.
That’s a freaking great idea!
If I were wealthy I’d fund a home for elderly, disabled Sea Org members who’d been fitness-boarded ( Cult-Speak for let go due to ill health, old age and/ or some type of permanent disability).
I’d have a compound – a number of beautiful buildings on a large, beautiful tract of land. There would be a trees and gardens and fountains and lawns. There would be clean attractive rooms with private full bathrooms. Couples could have a larger room. Each room would have a small sitting room attached and wifi and a computer and free internet.
There would be every modern assisted living facilities and there’d be dining rooms with plenty of nourishing, tasty meals served including afternoon tea and cookies and little sandwiches, etc. There’d be recreational facilities like a swimming pool and a gym, ping pong, and other senior type physical activities including exercise and physical therapy classes.
There’d be a HUGE comprehensive library (including all Scientology books and tapes that they might want to read), and i’d have THOUSANDS of movies they could watch . They’d be able to read all the great books they never read, see all the great movies they missed.
Their relatives and friends could visit anytime and eat for free and watch movies with them for free.
There’s be parties, theme parties and events that were real parties and real events, where they could mingle, talk, dance, actually relax and actually enjoy themselves.
I’d have the place be near a major city like New York or Boston or San Francisco or Chicago where those who were able could travel to when or if they were able. Free buses from the compound would take them there, once a week, so they could walk around, go to museums, plays, and enjoy what the city had to offer.
It would all be free, unless the inhabitants were able to give something. That would be up to them.
If at any time they wanted to and/or were able to they could help with light chores but it would be their choice and it would not be expected of them.
There’d be rooms for hobbies – painting, woodworking – that sort of thing.
This would not be “out-exchange” . It would actually put IN the exchange for these people who worked for so many years, for so little, and with so little acknowledgment and appreciation, and no pension, no security for their declining years.
I would fund this entire enterprise and it would be a lot of fun, just letting these exhausted, frail, abused senior citizens live out the rest of their lives in peace and dignity and respectability. And last but not least, it would be fun, knowing that they were having fun.
The place would be only for ex-Sea Org members.
Actually, the membership should probably include long-term Class V staff too, now that I think of it. Indigent long term staff members who can’t live on their social security…let me mull this point for a bit…
If I were uber rich, this would be a fun thing to do.
Good one RB. The last thing the personnel in the SO are is willingly unified. Some of ’em actually believe they are clearing the planet, while the rest just stand in a line when told to & say “yes sir” a lot. With well over 5 decades of failed expansion it’s a remarkable example of the power of delusion.
This one is as good as the best Dilbert comic strips. If I have to rank my top 3 from the whole series, this one would be among them. So many inside jokes packed into one little episode !
I tried accessing your blog, unsuccessfully, for several hours this a.m. – your ‘page could not be found’. I also had the same problem with Tony’s blog, but I had No Problem accessing any of my other internet tabs. Strange, No? Additionally, not only is the Underground Bunker still not up, but there is a Spurious (.com) version accessible in its stead. Coincidence??? I think not. Keep up the Good Work!
I had a Cog. Posit that shit. Lol.
“I’ll start asking around about her.”
Omfg, that made my day. He’s about to get some bad indicators. LOL.
RB,
I love it! That old fart is right out of my playbook.
RB in great form again this week.
RB is priceless! Staying up with the times. It makes me wonder what do those inside say about the show? It can’t be easy for them…the cognitive dissonance has to be perturbing.
Or enturbulating?
For those still in the bubble, the act of thinking, or being led to *possibly* think, is entubulating, and likely a bit painful. Gotta go, Santa’s just coming around the neighborhood on the big, red fire trucks.
Merry Christmas Jere! ☺
Definitely scientology jargon…Very Well Done!