Posted by Pastor Primarius Mingus III Zingo, C.S.C. etc... on April 18, 1997 at 16:21:50:
Ave fellow Ladonians and Children of Eris!
I have now returned to the virtual grounds of Ladonia,
after having resided in the Region of Thud for many
dull months, being tempted by Greyface and his ilk.
This is due to an unexpected visit from Our Lady herself.
One night she appeared on my TV screen (I don't have a
TV, but that's immaterial, she likes to do that kind of
things), asking me:
-Hey dude, why are you sitting so idle?
-Well, why not, I asked, I'm sort of enjoying myself.
Why do more than you have to?
-There may be people out there who needs you, the
population of Ladonia for example. You oughta go out
and tell them that they're free to do what they want.
-I suppose they are already aware of that.., I tried.
-There are also people who knows how to eat hot dogs
with hot dog buns, she replied mysteriously, and then
switched off.
So, since I dare not defy the will of a goddess, I hereby
declare to all the people of Ladonia, in the name of
Eris: You are free to do what you want!
By the way, I can also tell you that Eris is very pleased
with the development of Ladonia so far. The elections,
challenges and the division of power between all parts
have resulted in an awesome confusion, which delights
Our Lady tremendously. Keep up the good work!
While few may have noticed the proclamation of the
Discordian cabal of Ladonia (in fact I told noone until
after a week or so), it had some more significant,
however subtle, consequenses.
First, the whole atmosphere in Ladonia changed in a
chaotic pattern, thus resulting in that noone may reside
in Ladonia for more than a few days without turning a
discordian him- or herself. In this way, we're completely
protected against invasions by foreign powers, since our
Lady Eris will screw up their brains if they stay too long
(or long enough). Of course, this won't protect against
vandal raids, like the one that struck Nimis, but I'm
working on making the protecting field stronger.
Second, it also brought into existence a physical area
as the base of a discordian congregation. Until now,
most discordian cabals have been connected to individual
persons (the most notorious being the Josua Norton Cabal,
which is situated in the pineal gland of Malaclypse the
Younger), thus making them somewhat hard to find for most
people. To strengthen Ladonias importance as a physical
node for the discordians of the world, I have previously
proclaimed that I'm going to erect an Eristic altar in
Ladonia.
This act has now been planned to be committed at Prickle-
prickle, Confusion 28, 3163, or according to the Gregorian
calendar, Monday, June 23, 1997. I hereby invite all &
every Ladonian to join this ceremony. I also hope that
someone who is more familiar with the geography of
Ladonia could come up with suggestions of a suitable
place for the altar.
May the Madness always find you!
P.P. MIIIZ, C.S.C. etc...