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Scientolog 1.
I got a lot of mail from the Church of Scientology. I don't think I am ever able to adequately express how much mail I get.
What's weirdest about the mail is that it doesn't really seem to be proselytizing literature. It seems to be literature aimed at people who are already Scientologists. Perhaps this aspect of "accidental in group" is a technique, but I don't think so.
So I'm going to start making a note of every piece of Scientologist material I receive in the mail. I'm going to briefly describe it, and maybe give some notes. But don't expect anything too detailed. I've long run out of time to keep up with everything they send me. While I do love studying religions, I've found Scientology to be a bit boring.
Keep in mind that I don't check my mail every day, so if I occasionally mention two pieces of mail, they might have appeared on different days.
Today, I start with a single piece of mail:
Source, Magazine of The Flag Land Base, Issue 191.
The cover story is "Flag Services: the Best on the Planet." The cover art is pretty boring, and unnoteworthy. I guess it's a building that has something to do with whatever flag services are. Except there is kind of a phantom light flare/comet/rainbow that looks like the The More You Know logo.
In the corner: "INSIDE: Marisol Nichols shares her wins from auditing on Solo NOTs." See, that's part of what I'm talking about. That a whole lot of religion-specific jargon for one sentence. How'm I supposed to know what any of that means? You just sent me a magazine.
Though, I suppose that if I'd been keeping up with the mailed material, I would actually know by now.
At the bottom: "Standard Tech by L. Ron Hubbard."
Quick flip-through: There are a whole bunch of people wearing dark suits with white shirts and yellow ties. I don't know what's up with that.
There's an "ad" that says, "I AM AN IAS PATRON." So, of course, I read it as "I AM HAS PATRON." Somebody put that on a picture of a cat covered in paint.
Hey, how about I start some tallies, too.
Pieces of Mail: 1
Celebrity Name-Checks: 1
SJAs (Scientology Jargon Abbreviations): 2
Hubbard Sightings: 1
Typos: 0
Cute Girls: 0
Yellow Ties: 15
Tally counts are based on the summary, not the actual magazine. No, I'm not going to go through the whole magazine to find and count cute Scientologists. If you have tally suggestions, get the in now, so the count will be complete!
What's weirdest about the mail is that it doesn't really seem to be proselytizing literature. It seems to be literature aimed at people who are already Scientologists. Perhaps this aspect of "accidental in group" is a technique, but I don't think so.
So I'm going to start making a note of every piece of Scientologist material I receive in the mail. I'm going to briefly describe it, and maybe give some notes. But don't expect anything too detailed. I've long run out of time to keep up with everything they send me. While I do love studying religions, I've found Scientology to be a bit boring.
Keep in mind that I don't check my mail every day, so if I occasionally mention two pieces of mail, they might have appeared on different days.
Today, I start with a single piece of mail:
Source, Magazine of The Flag Land Base, Issue 191.
The cover story is "Flag Services: the Best on the Planet." The cover art is pretty boring, and unnoteworthy. I guess it's a building that has something to do with whatever flag services are. Except there is kind of a phantom light flare/comet/rainbow that looks like the The More You Know logo.
In the corner: "INSIDE: Marisol Nichols shares her wins from auditing on Solo NOTs." See, that's part of what I'm talking about. That a whole lot of religion-specific jargon for one sentence. How'm I supposed to know what any of that means? You just sent me a magazine.
Though, I suppose that if I'd been keeping up with the mailed material, I would actually know by now.
At the bottom: "Standard Tech by L. Ron Hubbard."
Quick flip-through: There are a whole bunch of people wearing dark suits with white shirts and yellow ties. I don't know what's up with that.
There's an "ad" that says, "I AM AN IAS PATRON." So, of course, I read it as "I AM HAS PATRON." Somebody put that on a picture of a cat covered in paint.
Hey, how about I start some tallies, too.
Pieces of Mail: 1
Celebrity Name-Checks: 1
SJAs (Scientology Jargon Abbreviations): 2
Hubbard Sightings: 1
Typos: 0
Cute Girls: 0
Yellow Ties: 15
Tally counts are based on the summary, not the actual magazine. No, I'm not going to go through the whole magazine to find and count cute Scientologists. If you have tally suggestions, get the in now, so the count will be complete!
Tally