From Kaptain Mordant lore, obeeja is used to refer to anything spooky or
evil. The word should be used sparingly, as uttering it can stir up
evil around the speaker. When the word is mentioned, all parties within hearing distance must do the 'obeeja motion' as quickly as possible. The last
person to complete this motion is then informed by everyone else that they are 'out the club.' This ritual is thought to
help ward off
evil that may be aroused by use of the spooky word.
The word 'obeeja' originated somewhere around El Dorado, Arkansas on a dark, stormy night. Two members of Kaptain Mordant were driving along a back road when they encountered a mysterious young man on a moped. He was
black with a slight build and piercing eyes, and was cloaked in a rain poncho as he rode along in the storm. After keeping pace with them for a short distance, the young
man turned his head toward the
car and gave them an eerie stare while making a strange motion with his right hand. He lifted his hand from the handlebar,
shook it forward and then jerked it back as the sleeve of his poncho danced about his arm. This arm movement is now refered to as 'the obeeja motion.'
The Kaptain Mordant members then sped off, never knowing what spell the young
man had tried to cast on them, only that 'he was doing some sort of voodoo or obeeja or something.' The word 'obeeja' then stuck around.
