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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

April 21, 2022 By Mike Rinder 27 Comments

  Plenty of good laughs this week... Experience Your Own? Just by going to graduation? The thrill of fruit...     Grammar fail Greg and Elizabeth has achieved.... Yo, Dave. When is the Golden Age of KTL coming?   The Power of Canada! On display with the CO FSSO and Jim Meskimen? Attend live in your local org? A "live" zoom call? This is definitely going to make the whole country ideal... There are still orgs in Canada that after 20 years have gone nowhere -- Calgary, Edmonton. Let alone Toronto and they didn't even need to buy a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Arte Maren, Beth Akiyama, Captain Miscavige, Carole Eddington, Chicago, Chicago Ideal Org, Dan Sherman, Dublin Org, Easter, Jim Mathers, Jim Meskimen, KTL, Michael Lewis, OSA, ot committee, Sharron Weber, valley org

Thursday Funnies

March 24, 2022 By Mike Rinder 36 Comments

    Until I was left with only me.... You only think you got rid of all those pesky BTs and Clusters. Until you get to OT 6, then you will discover you are not ONLY you, but a whole lot more BT's and Cluster. Tens of thousands of them. How could you possibly be so wrong?   Not a lot of interest.... It seems people are NOT curious.   Limited Seating They have 2 folding chairs set up. One for Lance. The other is available. It IS limited seating....   The history of freedom... Delivered by those who promise it (for a hefty price) and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSH Africa, Austin Org, Chase Wilson, Chris Baker, Expansion Team International, Foothills Msn, Guadalajara org, HELP, Joburg N, Joburg North, Kyiv, Lance Miller, Melbourne org, Michael Chan, silicon valley, valley org, Vancouver

Thursday Funnies

March 10, 2022 By Mike Rinder 51 Comments

Hall of Fame? An an "extraordinary" briefing on GAK Extension courses. Nothing about actual graduates.   Woohoo! Our files are current.  Or they were last week. They're probably backlogged again already. The most sophisticated administrative system in the universe....   Get Virtually Briefed... By a registrar! Haha   LRH Birthday Celebrated at graduation? Oh dear. What a downgrade.   A Must See Event! Your money will magically disappear....   All Ideal USA Can you imagine how incredible it will be?\ The USA will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies, General Tagged With: AOSHANZO, Applied Scholastics, Bayou Bennett, CC Int, Chicago org, Daniel Lir, Freewinds, graduation, Ideal Orgs, L. Ron Hubbard, LA org, Lizette Rocha, LRH birthday, Open Mic Night, Stan Gerson, valley org, Vancouver

Thursday Funnies

December 30, 2021 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

  Tourist Promo Interesting how all promo for Dublin org features the "beauty of Ireland" as the first selling point. I thought this org was put there to "Clear Ireland," the Irish don't need to go to a scientology org to experience the beauty of Ireland. They live there.   Correct Title: Scientology Winter Festival The "community" (wogs) are just there for show. They are not much use to the regges.   Kiddie Corner     Merry R6 Implant Day You would think they could at least not be totally insulting and say "Happy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Canada, CC Int, CCHR, Chicago, Christmas, Dave Pettit, Dublin Org, Freewinds, IAS, Merry Christmas, New Years, Perth org, valley org, Writers of the Future

Make Your New Year’s Postulates a Reality

December 15, 2021 By Mike Rinder 30 Comments

Another piece of insight into the scientology world of bait and switch from our old friend Clearly Not Clear. Not as snarky as the last one, but just as revelatory. This IS what scientology is about, getting your money, no matter how they try to paint it. Years ago our local org decided to harness the New Year's Resolution urge, and get the wayward Scientologists to come in for an LRH tech-inspired boost. I'd found Admin Scales to be problematic in the past. I liked the step-by-step aspect, but somehow, I found making lists more satisfying than the multi-page overwritten piles of duties … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: Admin Scale, Clearly Not Clear, Kevin WIlson, valley org

Some Serious Snark

December 12, 2021 By Mike Rinder 11 Comments

Today, some fine snark from our old friend Clearly Not Clear in response to this promo piece. Call any staff member to confirm? One of the three perhaps? Or just leave a message on the machine? Oh, no machine? Yeah, they don't want to start the day with multiple distortion-riddled, yelled messages from upper management. So yeah, no machine. The dynamics? Yeah the dynamics of how to pay for A) your next service, or B) if you're in Ethics, a sizable donation for the Ideal Boondoggle, er Org program. Regging via the dynamics, hmm how would that work? First dynamic: Donate for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: Clearly Not Clear, dynamics, fundraising, valley org

Thursday Funnies

November 11, 2021 By Mike Rinder 23 Comments

      Lots of found parking spaces and caught the green light... There's been a pretty big devaluation of "OT phenomena"   AOLA could use some of this... Wonder why these guys who are so good aren't 10X the success of the orgs?   Instead of being on course? Oh my....   Unites? This is the big IAS event this year? Wow   The First Ideal Continent... Just Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane to go for an ideal "Continent" -- but not a single org in India, China, Indonesia etc. Seems just a little bit of a hollow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Andrea D'Agostini, AOLA, ASHO CC Int, Bijou Phillips, Caroline Collen, Chase Wilson, Columbus Org, DJ Donkey Punch, Flag, Franklin County Sheriff, Freewinds, graduation, Greg Capazorio, IAS, Jeff Pomerantz, Joburg org, LAPD Hollywood Div, Lisa McCaffrey, Matt Reeve, Michael DeLeon, Nayyirah Muhammad, New Era, Patrick Valtin, valley org, Vancouver org, WISE

Thursday Funnies

October 28, 2021 By Mike Rinder 15 Comments

    Flourish and Prosper? Andres Rodriguez has been in the Sea Org forever. What does he know about flourishing and prospering?    It's time for spiritual freedom... And they have a "completion" -- though not an OT level. No doubt she got a bunch of sec checking.   The Chan Man is Back.... Not sure he ever went anywhere. You gotta hear his take on "solvent particles" -- it's "Part 2." so tough if you missed part 1. Is this a Chemistry lesson? Or perhaps he is teaching people how to open a cleaning business?   The Caped Crusader Dr. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Alex Alemis, Andres Rodriguez, AOLA, AOSH Africa, AOSH ANZO, Auckland, Chicago org, Flag, fundraising, IAS, Joburg North, Katie Dean, Marc De Turck, Michael Chan, Pat Felske, Rafferty Pendery, Sydney, valley org, Vancouver org

Thursday Funnies

October 21, 2021 By Mike Rinder 30 Comments

  We have quite a selection this week! Dilettantes Get Away Does this prize include an approved CSW from the Course Supervisor and D of P to not report to the org during the trip? (Of course there is no org in St. Thomas or anywhere else in the Caribbean other than Puerto Rico... despite the Freewinds leading the charge on clearing the planet there for 25 years)   For Eternity  For anyone who doesn't know about this -- I recommend you check it out. Scientology has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of tax exempt money to preserve the scribblings of Hubbard for all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOLA, AOSH Africa, AOSH ANZO, Archive Project, asho, Auckland Org, Brandy Harrison, Celebrity Centre, CMO, Flag, Freewinds, Godfathers of Good, Hana-li Pendery, Jive Aces, Jive Asses, L. Ron Hubbrd, Lisa Malm, Manchester org, Mary Shuttleworth, Maya Weinreb, Michael Chan, Michael DeLeon, Michael Lewis, Ocala Mission, Peter Stephens, Quinn Tauffer, Ryan Prescott, Stan Gerson, Valerie Fahren, valley org, Van Nuys Mission, Vancouver org, Writers of the Future, youth for human rights

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