You forgot the mentions of poop (I guess that could go with the butts) and Molly. Do the kids still call it Molly?
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Didn't they all commit suicide wearing the same exact tracksuits and Nike sneakers?Heaven's Gate is a very solid choice there, @GTO.
Their leader Do, the alien embodiment of Jesus Christ on Earth (sometimes known by the name given to his vehicle, Marshall Applewhite), has to be on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time crazy looking cult leaders, too. Seriously, look at him --
That is Major Applewhite -- only Marshall is a native Texan, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Applewhite
Yup. Black with a white swoop. You just can't buy publicity like that.
Religious scholar Catherine Wessinger posits that the suicides began on March 22.[178] Most members took barbiturates and alcohol and then placed bags over their heads. They wore Nike shoes and black uniforms with patches that read "Heaven's Gate Away Team".[179] A bag that contained a few dollars and a form of identification was placed beside most bodies.[180] The deaths occurred over 3 days; Applewhite was one of the last four to die. Three assistants helped him die by suicide, then killed themselves.[181] An anonymous tip led the sheriff's department to search the mansion;[182] they found 39 bodies there on March 26.[183] It was the largest group suicide involving U.S. citizens since the 1978 mass suicide of 920 Americans in Jonestown, Guyana.[184] Applewhite's body was found seated on the bed of the mansion's master bedroom.[185] Medical examiners determined that his fears of cancer had been unfounded, but that he suffered from coronary atherosclerosis.[164]
I recently learned that a church in my hometown is considered by many to be a cult or at least "cultish". It's located in a building that was originally a Happy Joe's. As a former HJ's employee, what can you tell me about this? And don't try to distract me by mentioning deliveries to the bordello. I want to know about your brain-washing of the world's youth.
That's about the creepiest thing I've ever seen that's not a Hawkeye basketball player.Religious scholar Catherine Wessinger posits that the suicides began on March 22.[178] Most members took barbiturates and alcohol and then placed bags over their heads. They wore Nike shoes and black uniforms with patches that read "Heaven's Gate Away Team".[179] A bag that contained a few dollars and a form of identification was placed beside most bodies.[180] The deaths occurred over 3 days; Applewhite was one of the last four to die. Three assistants helped him die by suicide, then killed themselves.[181] An anonymous tip led the sheriff's department to search the mansion;[182] they found 39 bodies there on March 26.[183] It was the largest group suicide involving U.S. citizens since the 1978 mass suicide of 920 Americans in Jonestown, Guyana.[184] Applewhite's body was found seated on the bed of the mansion's master bedroom.[185] Medical examiners determined that his fears of cancer had been unfounded, but that he suffered from coronary atherosclerosis.[164]
Happy Joe's taco pizza is brainwash worthy. Besides that, I am not at liberty to say any more.
You don't seriously think that siren and flashing red light they turned on for birthdays was "for entertainment purposes only" do you?
The Heaven's Gate people were absolutely fascinating.
Crazy, but fascinating.
They were a bizarre mixture of autism, agoraphobia, fundamentalist Christianity, and 1950s/60s UFO sci-fi with a very strong element of Star Trek.
Crazy, but fascinating.
They were a bizarre mixture of autism, agoraphobia, fundamentalist Christianity, and 1950s/60s UFO sci-fi with a very strong element of Star Trek.
What about apple-bottom jeans, with the fur?
Just pretend that you don't have a new ear worm for this afternoon.
I miss Happy Joe's
. I think there are still some left over in Eastern Iowa but I don't get over that way much.
You kind of already missed the bus on going telah ("The Evolutionary Level Above Human") when comet Hale-Bopp made its way by Earth in 1997.
You might want to try this site for more information --
http://www.heavensgate.com/
Supposedly the last few members of their Away Team still answer emails --
[email protected]
So you could maybe given them a try. The Earth is going to be "recycled" sometime in the 2020s according to their theology, so you should get a move on it.
I almost signed up but Sig's cult has 50/60's UFOs and Velo's cult has taco pizza.
Don't get me started on David Miscarriage -- all 5'3" of him.
LRH was a great man, though.
Interesting tidbit is that one of their members that committed suicide was the brother of the actress that played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek. Crazy.
