Aerial signposts point to Scientology's sacred text storage facility (CO$ hidden lair in New Mexico)

boing boing ^ | 11/27/05 | N/A

[fallujah-nuker]

http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=25390

[Revolting cat!]

What part of "Science Fiction" author don't they understand.

The "fiction" part.

[SteveMcKing]

Actually, there was this interesting experiment at MIT recently. A student came up with this idea--

All over the world, people hid written instructions, mostly in old libraries, telling the time and place of a meeting (a convention, actually) that was to be held this year. The instructions asked that IF time-travel is possible, oh great reader of the future, then please come back and meet us at this particular time and place!

(The key, of course, is to assume the instructions will survive many centuries before being found... you just have to hide them well enough!)

I'm not sure, but I think the convention was already held. I didn't read about any time-travellers showing up. Did you?

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Where is the "tinfoil hat" alert?

[null and void]

So you have questions about Scientology...

[Central Scrutiniser]

Wonder if you can get a 4WD and visit this sacred place?

[canuck_conservative]

Can anybody explain to me how Scientology got firmly established in Hollywood? Was Travolta the first big celebrity name?

I don't remember anything about it being there in the '60s or early 70's.

[null and void]

I suppose. But why bother?

[Central Scrutiniser]

Wear some Xenu masks, hold a SP rally, give them naked pictures of David Miscaviage with a goat...

[null and void]

There was a policy letter laying out a plan to specifically target "opinion leaders" such as actors, musicians, sports heroes. politicians, etc. with the idea that they would lead many people into the church.

Ravolta wasn't the first. Dunno who was. Jazz musician Chick Corea maybe? Priscilla Presley?

[D-fendr]

They specifically targeted Hollywood. A big effort to find, woo and keep.

The celebrities see a country club version of the con.

[D-fendr]

The facility contains founder L. Ron Hubbard's writings etched into stainless steel tablets that are stored in titanium capsules.

Ten thousand years from now, some future humans are gonna think we were superstitious egotistical bogus-science whack jobs.

[null and void]

Hmmmmm. Well, uh, I did get my on the spot declare (as an SP) from the Ethics Officer at ASHO...

[Central Scrutiniser]

I've seen SP tee shirts for sale.

Wear it with pride.

[null and void]

We're not?

[null and void]

I prefer to think of myself more as a squirrel.

[af_vet_rr]

Didn't South Park cover all of this two weeks ago...

[Liberty Valance]

If you listen closely you can actually hear Nicole Kidman and Brooke Shields laughing.