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Order of the Pineapple Nominations for 2011/3177

Posted by  on 23 November 2010, 6:44 pm
The Golden Pineapple

Professor Mu-Chao holding the Golden Apple--click on the apple to see the amazing pineapple special effect.

By now everyone’s heard of the Order of the Pineapple. What, you haven’t? Well, you’re about to be enlightened.

 The Order of the Pineapple (OP) is our second oldest and most truly “this-gives-you-bragging-rights” DisOrder. Like most of our stuff, we didn’t create it but ripped it off. It began recognizing exceptional contributions of discord and eccentricity in service to the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild in the very early 1980s, but expanded. A connection with the original group or to the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild rip off is considered, but not required. But exceptional service to the cause of discord and eccentric tendencies is a must.

Last year’s honorees were Professor Mu-Chao (who built this site) and Professor Cramulus (who revived this site).  Recent honorees have included Steve Jackson (SJ Games is publisher of the black cover edition of Principia Discordia) and, ahem, Reverend Loveshade.  Previous honorees included Malaclypse the Younger, Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst, Timothy Leary, and Robert Anton Wilson. Anyone is free to turn down the award, but so far no one has. We’re rather surprised at that.

The award is given out each year on Pat Pineapple Day, which is January 18. So it’s time to think of nominating worthies for next year’s award. While only a member of the DisOrder can technically make a nomination, we’ll take suggestions for deserving trouble-makers from anyone. Send your suggestions including reasons why we should consider your proposed member to op2011@loveshade.org. This is a temporary email address and will be discontinued after the 2011 winners are announced on 18 January 2011. Please send nominations and suggestions for nominations no later than Santa Claus Day (25 December 2010).

To learn more and to see all known honorees, go to discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/pineapple.html or the officious site at orderofthepineapple.info .

OP Estorical notes

 We are missing several years in which the OP may have been given. If you have any information on awardees from 1995 to 2006, please email us at the address listed at the sites listed above or post a comment below.

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The Order of the Pineapple–Nominations 2010

Posted by  on 4 December 2009, 9:37 pm

ORDER OF THE PINEAPPLE: NOMINATIONS

You may know that the Order of the Pineapple (OP) is our second oldest and most truly “this-gives-you-bragging-rights” DisOrder. Traditionally, it honors those who have made exceptional contributions of discord and eccentricity in service to the estorical Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild (ECG) and later to the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild (D & D of the ECG). But the times they are a-changin’. As the original ECG faded into the grey mist, as the Shamlicht Kids Club grew into reality, and as the neo-Discordians have become so interconnected, we’ve expanded it somewhat. However, some direct or indirect contribution to D & D of the ECG or the ECG, and service to the cause of discord and eccentric tendencies is still required.

It’s time once again to think of nominating worthies for next year’s award. While only a member of the DisOrder can technically make a nomination, we’ll take suggestions for deserving trouble-makers from anyone. Send your suggestions including reasons why we should consider your proposed member to our email listed on our homepage (link is below). Please send them no later than Santa Claus Day (25 December 2009).

OP Estorical notes

Our oldest DisOrder is The Unknown DisOrder which began in 1981 and technically predates the ECG. The OP is our second oldest, and was first awarded on 18 January 1982, and since then the award is always given on 18 January, which honors our patron saint and the ECG mascot Pat Pineapple. It was most recently awarded in 2009 to willing recipients Steve Jackson and Reverend Loveshade (anyone is free to turn down the award, although as far as we know no one ever has).

We are missing several years in which the OP may have been given. If you have any information on awardees from 1984 to 2006, please email us at the address listed on our homepage at http://discordia.loveshade.org/main.html.

Submitted for your approval,

  • Reverend Loveshade, Episkopos D & D of the ECG (OP 2009)
  • Princess Unicornia, Co-Founder Mythics of Harmonia (OP 2007)
  • Alien, Founding Vice President ECG (OP 1982)

          http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/pineapple.html

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The E-Jing-A-Ling Thing

Posted by  on 26 November 2009, 5:42 pm

The I-Ching is an ancient Chinese system that is not unlike the western Tarot. Sticks or coins are thrown and they Mean Something.

For the E-Jing-A-Ling Thing, we took the I-Ching and created Discordian answers that had some similarity to the Chinese meanings (albeit, in some cases it is a stretch, but the Goddess TOLD us to do it).

There are 4 sections that should be studied and meditated upon for each throwing. The hexagram itself, the name of the hexagram, the quote or image that applies to that name, and our explanation of the hexagram’s meaning. Each one of these is just as important to understanding the hexagram as the other is, so don’t ignore the first three by any means.

We thought about creating a system that uses Pentagrams instead of Hexagrams (for obvious reasons), but figured we would duplicate and feed off of the old chinese sage’s wisdom first. When we feel up to it, we may create another E-Jing-A-Ling that relies on Pentagrams.

Think of a question and

Throw the E-Jing


Or view the

Complete E-Jing Chart


Or Download the Discordian Oracle AppleKation, which appears to have disappeared from the internet now that the creator’s website, Neuroatomic.com, is history. This is an exe file that allows you to throw an E-Jing-A-Ling-Thing (and get Discordian Cabalistic numbers for words) from the comfort of your own computer. Since I had nothing to do with the program, don’t come looking at me for support – it either works or it doesn’t.

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