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Mar 4, 2006 19:13:21 GMT -5
Post by Cy Otauna on Mar 4, 2006 19:13:21 GMT -5
This guy in a bookstore had a pin that said JOIN ME! "Join you in what," I asked, "ruling the world?" "Well,", he said, and proceded to tell me this tale of a guy who put an add in a newspaper (in England) and it said just Join Me and an e-mail adress. Many many people joined him to do what they knew not, and he didn't either. People began calling him The Leader. He says; "Now, I don't know if you've ever started a cult, but one of the first things you have to do is decide whether to use your powers for good, or for evil. You will already have realised that I decided to work for good. And it was working. The very moment I instructed my joinees to take to the streets and carry out Random Acts of Kindness for the benefit of strangers, in fact, they took to their task with determination and gusto." This intrigues me for very reasons. 1), people actually "Joined" (they've stuck caps on it) him. 2) they're being nice. This is rare. There's A Link Here
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Mar 4, 2006 19:25:30 GMT -5
Post by Tiana, eh? on Mar 4, 2006 19:25:30 GMT -5
That's... interesting. I don't know if I have any really sane remark to make on this. I don't like their calling it a cult, though...
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Mar 6, 2006 21:37:47 GMT -5
Post by SilverSergyon13 on Mar 6, 2006 21:37:47 GMT -5
Scully: "So you're basically saying that Agent Mulder has joined some sort of UFO cult?" Agent Reyes: "Call it a group."
I rest my case. Hehehe....
I am definitely not sane tonight.
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Mar 9, 2006 12:14:40 GMT -5
Post by Hobbit-eyes on Mar 9, 2006 12:14:40 GMT -5
Being English, I know a fair bit about this: His name is Danny Wallace. Basically, one day he was bored, and took out an ad in a newspaper saying 'JOIN ME', telling them to send a passport photo. Quite a few people did, asking him what they were joining. He said "Er." But as more and more people joined, he realized he had to come up with something. So he told them to go out and do Random Acts of Kindness, especially on Fridays, and they all sign the 'Good Friday Agreement'. They call themselves the Karma Army, and in their own words, "It's not a cult, it's a collective." They don't believe they're bringing themselves closer to God, or that's it's the only way to return to the Promised Land of Planet FluffyBunny - they just think they're doing nice things. Not world-changing things, just life-affirming things. I think it's great. For more info about how one random man and too much free time has caused an international phenomenon, go to www.join-me.co.uk. Incidentally, in his free time, he's also started a new country in his flat.
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