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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

May 5, 2022 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

  It opened the flows... The ridiculous things they try to assign cause and effect to.     Bottom of the Bridge at the "Advanced" Org They promote things that should be done in missions and lower level orgs. I guess when there is so little to talk about anything suffices.   He's BACK!!! Who knew he was gone?   More weird stuff at an "Advanced" Org They're going to teach people how to VIEW art???   Celebrate Mothers in scientology Disconnection from their children. Divorce from husbands who don't buy into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Alyssa O'Rourke, Andres Lopez, AOSHAf, AOSHEU, CC Int, Chicago Ideal Org, Claire Taylor, Kharkov, L. Ron Hubbard, Marc Arrighi, Melbourne org, Michael Lewis, Mother's Day, OTC, Riverpark Mission, sydney org, Ukraine

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February 10, 2022 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

  Kiddie Corner   Unleash your OT Abilities If all it takes is a webinar, why bother paying for anything?   Those Canadians are the experts... The Continental Org, Toronto, has been languishing for 20 years undone and they already had a building!   Listen to "Paul" But why?   Someone started! It used to be they celebrated someone finishing something....   OT 1 is some OT shit... As long as you have no idea what it entails. Otherwise you know it's kind of like ARC Straightwire.   Really? What Ideal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSH Africa, inglewood org, Jade Lopes, Joburg org, Manchester org, Melbourne org, Peter Benyada, Richard Fallon, Shane Brockdorff, sydney org

Thursday Funnies

February 3, 2022 By Mike Rinder 32 Comments

An International Top Executive Not top enough to be named... But this is going to "blow you away" Never heard that before.   Wonder what happened? The WTH "movement" in 2014 seems to have petered out   Kiddie Corner Sad   13,000 scientology staff in the world? Not a chance -- but even if there was, each one is responsible for clearing 573,709 people? You want to advertise this?     Sounds exciting Not really.   Maybe the only way... ...they can pretend they are "allied" with a legitimate … [Read more...]

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Thursday Funnies

December 23, 2021 By Mike Rinder 45 Comments

      Graduation Cocktail Hour? They've taken it a step beyond food in Australia...   You can do the Purif here! Only at Flag, Freewinds, possibly the SO Orgs and Narconon. No Class V orgs or Missions. Because we said so.   Good News! "In celebration of the New Year, the Christmas season production bonuses and prizes are hereby extended for three weeks: December 23 and December 30, 2021 and December 6, 2022. International Director of Finance" I guess they didn't make enough cash to pay any bonuses, so "Christmas bonuses" are going to become … [Read more...]

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Bookselling Stories — Lie Like a Professional

December 18, 2021 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

  Sydney is pitching some "stories" about bookselling. "Matt" is apparently a pro who knows how to make a sale by overcoming objections. I have included the whole promo piece here and circled some specific points of note. His technique for overcoming objections is to just lie:     As you can see, part of the pitch is the lie that L. Ron Hubbard was an "Engineer" who "travelled a lot in the East as a teenager." Definitely NOT an "engineer" and he traveled a bit in the East as a teenager, though being "exposed" to buddhism is a sleaze, he was also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: booksales, L. Ron Hubbard, sydney org

Thursday Funnies

October 7, 2021 By Mike Rinder 51 Comments

  She not only found "truth"... She got a job. Oh dear. Wait until she gets her "pay"...     Why is St Hill pitching itself in Spanish? They are supposed to service the UK. AOSHEU is supposed to service Europe. Of course, the problem is there aren't enough Clears being made in the UK (if any) so they have to look elsewhere. The real state of scientology.   A virtual "briefing" The difference between this and a reg call? Absolutely nothing.   Come join us in quarantine! What could be more fun that flying to LA to spend two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHEU, ASOHUK, Columbus Org, Emmett Osborn, Hawaii, IAS, Ildiko Helembai, Istvanne Verdo, Malmo Org, OEC, Rick Blangiardi, Sacramento org, Shawn May, sydney org, truth about drugs, Vernon Martins

Thursday Funnies

January 2, 2020 By Mike Rinder 51 Comments

  The new look Crossed arms are so 2019. Holding an empty 3 ring binder is the new thing. Sure says "determined" to me?   Here today, gone tomorrow Just look at ANY of the ideal orgs that have opened and see how many of the people they touted beforehand are there today. Most of these people will never actually start, they just agree to sign up to be left alone for a while.   Big Ben! That's a lot of "secular" stuff for an organization that claims to bring more people onto the Bridge than anyone else on earth...   The Year of Bahamas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Big Blue, Children, Flag, fundraising, funnies, Ideal Orgs, inglewood org, L. Ron Hubbard Way, LA org, PAC Base, pasadena, public relations, Scientology, Scientology Idle Orgs, sydney org, valley org

Thursday Funnies

October 10, 2019 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

  Freedom for all California... One more empty building and California will be free at last! Not a chance ANYONE actually buys this. But the rah-rah seems to impress.   No we don't Not a one has EVER come back   Nothing quite like "Big Blue" It's ugly, dirty and empty. The celebration may be memorable, but not for the right reasons.   They're trying to sound fancy... If you have ever been to the "PAC Canteen" you will understand the crazy of them serving "lobster tail"   Scientology Thanksgiving  Not only are they NOT providing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies, Scientology Tagged With: Chicago Ideal Org, Christopher Decca, Columbus Ideal Org, Flag Service Organization, IAS, Ideal Orgs, International Association of Scientologists, Jeff Mintz, Joburg North, Kansas City, Mace Kingsley, Moriah Photos, Nick Lekas, Nicoh Photos, ot committee, PAC, pasadena org, public relations, Scientology, Scientology Idle Orgs, Sea Org, sydney org, valley org, Ventura org, way to happiness

Join scientology Staff: No Pay but we “Offer Total Freedom”

August 12, 2019 By Mike Rinder 91 Comments

This poster has few words but says an awful lot. The "notice" at the bottom is clearly a legal disclaimer put there by lawyers to protect scientology. Scientology in Australia got into trouble with the government for not paying staff and providing inadequate health care and other benefits afforded all workers in Australia. They asserted that everyone on staff is a "volunteer" and pretty much got away with it. Can you imagine a "volunteer" of any other organization signing a 5 year contract of employment (maybe it's designated a "Volunteer Agreement" - but in spite of its name that is … [Read more...]

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