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Thursday Funnies

December 22, 2022 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

  Join us lighting the Menorah Why?   It's a holiday party And the part they are not saying: they will be pressuring you to join staff and if you won't do that, hand over cash. It's the scientology way -- "Celebrate Christmas with us, it's a time of giving. You give to us."   This is a lot of stuff... How come ONLY the orgs that are "next to go ideal" seem to put on these endless events? And why does graduation always feature something other than graduates (spoiler: they don't have any)... The "Christmas Open House" is going to feature "LRH stories" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Amelie Pimont, Chicago org, Chris Romani, Clive Rabey, Flag, Greg Weiss, Malmo Org, Rick Alexander, Stephanie Croman, Vladimir Reznikov, VMs, Wick Allcock

Thursday Funnies

August 18, 2022 By Mike Rinder 17 Comments

  A lot of promo this week has been devoted to the massively, spectacular, epic wider bridge OMG! But there are some other bits and pieces worthy of comment...   Postcard Mania? This is the venue, not one of the numerous completely empty Potemkin village buildings on N. Ft Harrison?   What is she holding up? Why are they blanking out a routing form?   Deep questions and an epiphany Scientologists love good conspiracy theories. Global Elites in secret perverted activity! Things TOO disturbing to share. But scientology has the answer. The ONLY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: 10000 on Solo NOTs, Andrea D'Agostini, AOSHAf, AOSHANZO, Bellaire Mission, Brisbane, Carole Eddington, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Clyde Batton, Colleen May, Dublin Org, Harlingen, Kiddie Corner, Malmo Org, Michael Chan, Peter Alemis, Philadelphia org, Postcard Mania, Richard Olson, Shawn May

Thursday Funnies

June 9, 2022 By Mike Rinder 13 Comments

  Be kind, be decent... Yeah, the guiding principles of scientology. Not   AOSH Africa taking over the world One country that is actually their zone, everywhere else they are poaching other AO's territory! And who the hell is this guy -- he is from Albania? Why is he promoting AOSH Africa and not AOSHEU?   Oh boy... Columbus is almost the BEST org in all of EUS? And the real scoop on this Sea Org manned org is that it is a complete morgue -- listen to the podcast Chris Shelton did recently with the SO member who The Aftermath Foundation helped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: 10, 10000 on Solo NOTs, Andrea D'Agostini, AOSH Africa, AOSHEU, Barcelona org, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Columbus Org, Dan O'Connor, Dan York, Father's Day, Freewinds, Jacob Jolly, Lydia Hopwood, Marc De Turck, Michael Chan, Vancouver org, volunteer ministers, way to happiness

Thursday Funnies

May 19, 2022 By Mike Rinder 38 Comments

    What Deal!! 2 weeks in a motel, then a week on the Freewinds. And you get a webinar" that you could do from the comfort of your own home. And two people who are going to instruct you on how to get into Power as an artist and be on the comm lines of the world. Two people nobody has ever heard of.   How to do everything at once seminar Wonder if this guy has ever read Problems of Work? Does he know what he is promoting is flat out off-Source?     What? How does graduation equate to "Stronger together"?   More … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Bayou Bennett Lir, Bob Daley, Bogota, Buckeye draft, Chicago, Clive Rabey, Daniel Lir, Flag graduation, Freewinds, Jim Meskimen, Kiddie Corner, Ludmilla Peacock, Michael Chan, Mikel Lindsaar, Nancy Daley, Richard Stewart, Sunland Mission, Susan Stewart, sydney org, Tamra Meskimen, Tom Cruise, Tom Cummins, Tony Peacock, Victoria Cummins

Thursday Funnies

April 28, 2022 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

  This is an Advanced Org? And 6 of them were kids...   The magic combination of sweat and niacin It makes EVERYTHING better. Your confidence. Communication. Serenity...   This is an AO? Dubious advice on how to make your art understood?   A Clear! Woohoo... Just 750 million more needed.   Artists for a Better World Making their presence felt. Or maybe not....   An Evening with LRH He's BACK!! What is he doing with Steve Latch? He should be heading to his $10 million mansion on the hill at Gold. Or one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHAf, AOSHEU, Barry Paul, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Kenya, Kristen Henry King, Leah Abady, Melbourne org, Michael Lewis, Prelude, Rafferty Pendery, Steve Latch, valley org, way to happiness

Thursday Funnies

February 17, 2022 By Mike Rinder 24 Comments

Way to Happiness? They try to latch on to anything. One of the WTH precepts is Support a Government Designed For All the People.... Don't read anything in there about protests or blocking traffic?   A Mini Folder This is to record the mini-BTs?   Looney  Lewis Is his first question projecting himself onto his audience?   Drugged BTs How getting rid of druggie BTs accomplishes this is anyone's guess. Of course, for those who don't know what's on OT IV it sounds amazing. For those who do, they are in on the joke. They go along as it would hurt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSH Africa, AOSH ANZO, AOSHUK, Artists for a better world, Barbara Cordova, Central Files, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Columbus Org, fundraising, inglewood org, Joy Villa, Michael Lewis, Super Bowl ad, Vancouver org, way to happiness

Thursday Funnies

December 2, 2021 By Mike Rinder 42 Comments

  Reign? What a strange choice for a quote... certainly had nothing to do with Thanksgiving. Operating on that old scientology adage: If Ron said it, it must be good/true/appropriate....   Experts on Stress Relief The Jive Asses? These two pics really go together well don't you think?   It's a Mega Event! VERY special guest "Captain" Mike Spurgeon. He's been there forever captaining Canada and has accomplished absolutely nothing. Not even Toronto ideal and they didn't need to buy a building! They probably forgot about him. But when he starts promoting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOLA, AOSHAf, AOSHUK, ASI, CC Int, Chicago org, Clive Rabey, Columbus Org, Flag, France D/Amour, Fusion Voice Studios, Jive Aces, Madeleine Varda, Marisela Rojas, Meagan Ayers, Michael Chan, Mike Spurgeon, Nancy Daley, Pat Clouden, Pat Stojak, Quentin Strub, Stanley Clarke, Tony Twomey, Vancouver

Thursday Funnies

October 14, 2021 By Mike Rinder 79 Comments

  10 weeks with Arte Maren... People PAY for this?   Amount raised - $0 This is her birthday fundraiser that's been up for a year. She is the Snr C/S of the Portland "ideal" org   Wait until you find out... Actually you have to pay more to get that ability because you really cannot confront life until you are done with OT III. And then OT V. And then OT VII. And on and on...   That's a real stretch... Many of these people OD'd -- First guy on their list, Don Simpson was in scientology for a while. Didn't save him.   Buried … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSH Africa, Arte Maren, Battle Creek, Canada, Clive Rabey, Diane Crandell, Drug Free World, Flag, Foundation for a Drug Free World, Gary Howes, harlem org, IAS, Jeff Pomerantz, Kids, Malmo Org, Michael Lewis, Perry Niehaus, Portland Or, Puerto Rico, Sacramento org, Stevens Creek, tampa org, Tom Cruise, valley org, Vancouver org

The Year of Target Attainment

April 10, 2021 By Mike Rinder 16 Comments

This event today is another "milestone" -- celebrating the idea that they will attain their target of 10,000 started on Solo NOTs (not completed...) They have been postulating this for a very long time now. In fact, just this week I came across this issue, from April 2002 -- 19 years ago now:   This is so long ago, that they are talking about 10,000 people ON Solo NOTs at one time, all going in session 6 times a day (they revised that target ten or more years ago to being "on or through" as they knew they would never get at the same time even if people were on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org Tagged With: 10, 10000 on Solo NOTs, Clive Rabey

First 5,000 OT VIII’s

February 14, 2021 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

OK, so they have not been able to get 10,000 onto or through Solo NOTs in 40 years, so they have come up with a new plan. Half as many through OT VIII. The 10,000 is derived from some obscure Hubbard statement about 10,000 people being able to control the destiny of earth. Here is how Clive Rabey put it back in 2014: ORIGIN OF THE 10,000 TARGETThis campaign was primarily based on the following LRH quote:"At any one time on Earth there were not more than about 10,000 people of a caliber that was sufficient to do a little steering or leading. There's only about 10,000 of them, really." - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: OT Tagged With: 10000 on Solo NOTs, Clive Rabey, Flag, fundraising, OT VII, OT VIII

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