Manna for the mindless is a disparaging description of television programmes that do no more than fill up air time. The programmes that are banal, trivial and boring and which, if they were a person, would be described as a WOFS. You know the sort of crap, pretty well all of daytime television, soap operas screened at any time, moronic game shows, chat shows featuring liggers or z-list celebrities, the list just goes on. It is the sort of programme which doesn’t require dumbing down as it is targeted at fuckwits or insomniacs who need something other than drugs to help them sleep.
Before twenty-four seven television was inflicted on a long-suffering human race, manna for the mindless was typified by film serials where the hero always overcame impossible odds to rescue the heroine from an impossible situation and the villain was always defeated. Either that or the Hollywood musical of the 1950s such as Carousel or South Pacific, total shite consisting of totally forgettable songs, stilted dialogue and a non-existent plot.
Before twenty-four seven television was inflicted on a long-suffering human race, manna for the mindless was typified by film serials where the hero always overcame impossible odds to rescue the heroine from an impossible situation and the villain was always defeated. Either that or the Hollywood musical of the 1950s such as Carousel or South Pacific, total shite consisting of totally forgettable songs, stilted dialogue and a non-existent plot.
"Jane, would you like to come bird watching, there’s a good chance of a peregrine’s mating display"
"No, I've got to watch Loose Women!"
"Manna for the mindless!"
"No, I've got to watch Loose Women!"
"Manna for the mindless!"
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Often called simply OM, Operation Mindfuck was popularlized in "The Illuminatus! Trilogy" by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. It involves challenging people's perspectives, and shaking them out of their reality tunnels by unexpected actions and events. These usually involve strange twists on normalcy.
Many OMs involve subtlety, so that those whose reality perspective is being challenged don't know whether something's being pulled on them or not. Thus Operation Mindfuck often involves a degree of paranoia.
Operation Mindfuck was created in the 1960s by Ho Chi Zen (aka Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or Kerry Thornley, co-founder of Discordianism) with fellow Discordians Malaclypse the Younger, The GameMaster of Florin, Dr. Mordecai Malignatus, Harold Lord Randomfactor, and others.
OMs may be performed solo, by a few people, or by a large group. Operation Mindfuck often involves random elements, using the game theory concept that "the only strategy an opponent cannot predict is a random strategy." Participants may use random elements to make decisions, such as rolling dice.
OMs are often done by unconnnected groups of small cells of people, similar to the military tactics of Mao Tse-tung. A participant may know who's in one cell, but have no idea who else is involved in other cells. This makes it extremely difficult to pinpoint and stop those involved.
In the 21st century, OMGASM, or Operation Mindfuck: Golden Apple Seed Mission, was begun by Professor Cramulus and others. In an OMGASM, people spread the word about a coming OM so it can grow everywhere like scattered seeds.
Operation Mindfuck includes: Anti-Protests, Book OM or BookGASM, Culture Jamming, Erister Egg Hunt or EggGASM, Flash Mobbing, Guerilla Communication, Honorary Membership (in non-existent groups), OM Parades (odd and unexpected parades), Postergasm, Project Pan-Pontification, stamping official documents with unofficial Rubber Stamps, Project Jake, and more.
Many OMs involve subtlety, so that those whose reality perspective is being challenged don't know whether something's being pulled on them or not. Thus Operation Mindfuck often involves a degree of paranoia.
Operation Mindfuck was created in the 1960s by Ho Chi Zen (aka Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or Kerry Thornley, co-founder of Discordianism) with fellow Discordians Malaclypse the Younger, The GameMaster of Florin, Dr. Mordecai Malignatus, Harold Lord Randomfactor, and others.
OMs may be performed solo, by a few people, or by a large group. Operation Mindfuck often involves random elements, using the game theory concept that "the only strategy an opponent cannot predict is a random strategy." Participants may use random elements to make decisions, such as rolling dice.
OMs are often done by unconnnected groups of small cells of people, similar to the military tactics of Mao Tse-tung. A participant may know who's in one cell, but have no idea who else is involved in other cells. This makes it extremely difficult to pinpoint and stop those involved.
In the 21st century, OMGASM, or Operation Mindfuck: Golden Apple Seed Mission, was begun by Professor Cramulus and others. In an OMGASM, people spread the word about a coming OM so it can grow everywhere like scattered seeds.
Operation Mindfuck includes: Anti-Protests, Book OM or BookGASM, Culture Jamming, Erister Egg Hunt or EggGASM, Flash Mobbing, Guerilla Communication, Honorary Membership (in non-existent groups), OM Parades (odd and unexpected parades), Postergasm, Project Pan-Pontification, stamping official documents with unofficial Rubber Stamps, Project Jake, and more.
Let's donate some books to the jail where your uncle's locked up and sneak in "Principia Discordia". Give him some ideas for his own Operation Mindfuck on the guards.
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Patrick- You may be an open book Spongebob, but I am a bit more complicated than that. The Inner Machinations of my mind are an enigma. (thought bubble appears showing the milk following down as the downfall of society, and how it screwed itself over by the fact that the milk fell by itself. The cloth resembles the high class of society, which carries the milk (society) and gets corrupted by the milk. The enigma is what caused the milk to fall in the first place? This some deep shit patrick)
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I read A Splitting of the Mind and cried for days.
Don't read A Splitting of the Mind unless you're prepared for heartache.
Don't read A Splitting of the Mind unless you're prepared for heartache.
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Here in my kingdom
I am your lord
I order you to cower and P ̨̡̨̡̨̨̨̧̨̢̛̛̛̛̛̜̹̙͙͇̟͔̰̗̤̤̥͕͕̞̣̖͉̮͉̰̤̳͍̬̯̲͎̭̞̖̠̻̝̰͔̞͕̘͓͉̲̜̤͉̱̠̰͔̯͇͖̬̯͖̟͕̺̫̝̪͙̼͖̘̘̖͍̲̜͚̲̮̙̲͛̃̓̊̎͒̄̓̄̉͛͗̃̓̅̒̇̈͒̅̇̎̒̑̈́̉̀͆̂̈́̃̈̍͆̽̔̒̅̉̈́̄̈́̓͆͊̊̌̄͋̃́̆̿̋̈̑̑́͑̔̑̈́́́͐̔́͆͐͌̑̎͒̐̌̍̓̃̈́̀̽͊͌̔̂̓̒͆̂̀̕̚̚̕̚̕̚̚̚̕̕̕̚̕̕̚̕͜͜͜͜͠͝͝͝͠ͅͅr̵̨̛̛̛̹̘̱̪̹̗̞̎̆̋̂̓̃̎̃̄͊̓̈́̓̽̿̈́̊̈́̀̌̐̔̍͗͆̇̄̏̿͆̐̈͗͂̋̒̓͛̒̌̔͐̆̆̌̆̊̄̍̀̌͊̈́̏͐͆̏͑͋̾͑͐̈́̎̍̑̿̇̈́͐̅̔͐̋͊̅̕̚͘̚͘̕͘͘̕͠͠͝͝æ̶̡̡̧̧̡̧̛̛̛̛̯̼͎̪̜͉̺̟͙̗̜̲͙̣̙̯̣̗̦̜̳̼̱̰̙̭̼̥͈̲̞͙͉͉̺̩̦͔̹͔̩̩͎̭͕͈̘͉̭͔̮̜͇͖̱̙͕̯̖͈͚͚͇̯̹̬̘̩͍͖̹̯͓̤̜̝̯̆̌̌̒̈́̆̓̋̉͂̂̏͑̈́̌͂̑̅̾̿̏̒͂̂̚̕̚̚͜͜͠͝ý̴̢̠̲͍͔͙̮̱̖̲̬̞̞̳̪̣̝͕͖̝͉̼͚͔̜̥͕̝̘͇͓̰͕̯͎̟̖̬͇̻̯͍͂̏̐́̆̐̐̔̾̒̊̏̕͜͜͝͝
Here in my kingdom
I am your lord
I order you to cower and P ̨̡̨̡̨̨̨̧̨̢̛̛̛̛̛̜̹̙͙͇̟͔̰̗̤̤̥͕͕̞̣̖͉̮͉̰̤̳͍̬̯̲͎̭̞̖̠̻̝̰͔̞͕̘͓͉̲̜̤͉̱̠̰͔̯͇͖̬̯͖̟͕̺̫̝̪͙̼͖̘̘̖͍̲̜͚̲̮̙̲͛̃̓̊̎͒̄̓̄̉͛͗̃̓̅̒̇̈͒̅̇̎̒̑̈́̉̀͆̂̈́̃̈̍͆̽̔̒̅̉̈́̄̈́̓͆͊̊̌̄͋̃́̆̿̋̈̑̑́͑̔̑̈́́́͐̔́͆͐͌̑̎͒̐̌̍̓̃̈́̀̽͊͌̔̂̓̒͆̂̀̕̚̚̕̚̕̚̚̚̕̕̕̚̕̕̚̕͜͜͜͜͠͝͝͝͠ͅͅr̵̨̛̛̛̹̘̱̪̹̗̞̎̆̋̂̓̃̎̃̄͊̓̈́̓̽̿̈́̊̈́̀̌̐̔̍͗͆̇̄̏̿͆̐̈͗͂̋̒̓͛̒̌̔͐̆̆̌̆̊̄̍̀̌͊̈́̏͐͆̏͑͋̾͑͐̈́̎̍̑̿̇̈́͐̅̔͐̋͊̅̕̚͘̚͘̕͘͘̕͠͠͝͝æ̶̡̡̧̧̡̧̛̛̛̛̯̼͎̪̜͉̺̟͙̗̜̲͙̣̙̯̣̗̦̜̳̼̱̰̙̭̼̥͈̲̞͙͉͉̺̩̦͔̹͔̩̩͎̭͕͈̘͉̭͔̮̜͇͖̱̙͕̯̖͈͚͚͇̯̹̬̘̩͍͖̹̯͓̤̜̝̯̆̌̌̒̈́̆̓̋̉͂̂̏͑̈́̌͂̑̅̾̿̏̒͂̂̚̕̚̚͜͜͠͝ý̴̢̠̲͍͔͙̮̱̖̲̬̞̞̳̪̣̝͕͖̝͉̼͚͔̜̥͕̝̘͇͓̰͕̯͎̟̖̬͇̻̯͍͂̏̐́̆̐̐̔̾̒̊̏̕͜͜͝͝
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