Hijacked Topic overflow: What state (not state of mind) do you hail from?

[Rev. Ed C]

I am thinking there are two ways that Dudeism expresses it's self, hermetic Dudeism living a Dudeist life, and Engaged Dudeism promoting a Dudeist life.

Very true.  Although I've covered the issue of living as a dude (that is to say, more like THE Dude) and living a normal life in a dudely fashion, I'd not really covered those dual aspects.  I guess I tend to treat them as one, myself, but to some they can be very far apart, yet still linked.  Inner-estin!

Even the Sikhs have the Khalsa, their form of Engaged Sikhism. Further they have recognized Gurus, though they now only recognize the Book as Guru.

Ah, a fellow appreciator of Sikhism, or just a massively knoweldgeable feller?

This is true.  But we recognise Great Dudes.  These are are gurus and our buddhas, the things we aspire to be.  And yes, they have a holy tome that is now THE Guru which sits higher than others.  I'm not so down with the praise of a book, but I feel it's more a praise of the ideal.  Still, I'd be more down with dudes exemplafying the ideal of dudeism, and therefor we're all equal to the ideal even.

Not everybody who bowls is in a league, but they are all bowling.

That's another thing, instead of "religious" iconography and structure, why not mimic bowling structure, leagues, teams and trainers, something along those lines? Everyone's a "bowler", but rolling with different styles.

Not a manifesto, just out loud thinking. First rule, don't panic.

Heh, the bowling model isn't so bad.  I do love our yin-yang ball symbol.
I'm not sold on it, but it's a good start to get the ball rolling (as it were).  I've not got any real ideas myself, so someone needed to start this with a valid suggestion

[Busmum]

Not a manifesto, just out loud thinking. First rule, don't panic.

keep it up dude! 

[Rev. Ed C]

So, what is wrong with using your real name dudes?
I never did like the anonymous nicknames...too easy to misbehave.

Yeah, I'm kinda wanting my name back... feels wrong after 2 years being just Rev. Ed (with or without the C)

So, we're agreed, the Rev. part isn't an issue?  I'll just promise to not become Grand Wizard Ed or anything like that, k?

[cckeiser]

I just tried something...hope no one noticed...if you wish I can create a whole new Board at the bottom and title it Abideism (Abiding without Lebowski).
I can also make you the Moderator if you like.

Let me know and I'll fly it past Ollie to see if it's ok with him.

[Busmum]

So, what is wrong with using your real name dudes?

well... technically nothing... until some internet freak tracks you down and commits mayhem on your ass... which happened to me once 

web-handles are safer, in that respect...

and ed, you should be called anything you want xxx

[cckeiser]

So, what is wrong with using your real name dudes?
I never did like the anonymous nicknames...too easy to misbehave.

Yeah, I'm kinda wanting my name back... feels wrong after 2 years being just Rev. Ed (with or without the C)

So, we're agreed, the Rev. part isn't an issue?  I'll just promise to not become Grand Wizard Ed or anything like that, k?

And what is wrong with Ed Churchman? Do you really need the rev? I mean I don't care, but it's a hold over to a very undude and Fascist religion...
Dudeism is something New...Lets not hang onto the past...but create the new.

[Busmum]

I just tried something...hope no one noticed...if you wish I can create a whole new Board at the bottom and title it Abideism (Abiding without Lebowski).
I can also make you the Moderator if you like.

Let me know and I'll fly it past Ollie to see if it's ok with him.

i think that's a great idea, cc  especially since the concept of abiding seems to fit what some of us are questing on.

thanks dude!

[Rev. Ed C]

So, what is wrong with using your real name dudes?

well... technically nothing... until some internet freak tracks you down and commits mayhem on your ass... which happened to me once  

web-handles are safer, in that respect...

and ed, you should be called anything you want xxx

Grand Archdruid Ed it is then

I just tried something...hope no one noticed...if you wish I can create a whole new Board at the bottom and title it Abideism (Abiding without Lebowski).
I can also make you the Moderator if you like.

Let me know and I'll fly it past Ollie to see if it's ok with him.

I'm intrigued.  Is this a proposition for staring a sub-genre of topics within Dudeism, or specifically for subjects on the matter of moving Dudeism towards Abidism, like these sorts of discussions we're having on titles, terms and whathaveyou?

I guess I'm for either, but more the latter than the former.  I'm more for evolution than sub-branching

[Rev. Gary (revgms)]

I mentioned that one of the regulars from the CN had the FBI show up at his door because of an internet vandal. And right now we are under attack by two nasty trolls. I wouldn't expect much of that here, but some people are real paraquats sometimes, and when they find our little community it could get ugly.

We will want a good moderator team when such an eventuality strikes.

[Busmum]

So, what is wrong with using your real name dudes?
I never did like the anonymous nicknames...too easy to misbehave.

Yeah, I'm kinda wanting my name back... feels wrong after 2 years being just Rev. Ed (with or without the C)

So, we're agreed, the Rev. part isn't an issue?  I'll just promise to not become Grand Wizard Ed or anything like that, k?

And what is wrong with Ed Churchman? Do you really need the rev? I mean I don't care, but it's a hold over to a very undude and Fascist religion...
Dudeism is something New...Lets not hang onto the past...but create the new.

my nickname around the web (and most pubs) has been "barley, goddess of beer" (a movement dedicated to promoting the peaceful consumption of mother's milk-- the fruit of the barley)... which i modified a bit in my signature here... so i adopted one of my other monikers, to avoid certain implications and such...

what was i saying?  

[Rev. Ed C]

And what is wrong with Ed Churchman? Do you really need the rev? I mean I don't care, but it's a hold over to a very undude and Fascist religion...
Dudeism is something New...Lets not hang onto the past...but create the new.

Well, I actually started as just that "Ed Churchman", but it felt a little uptight and pretentious compared to people with nicknames and "personas", so I loosened up and just chopped it down to be a more "dudely" version of myself than.  To be honest, I don't like the length of my name either, and god-damn it, it's got Chruch in it, it doesn't help my case any

[Busmum]

... and god-damn it, it's got Chruch in it, it doesn't help my case any

ha ha ha

[cckeiser]

and god-damn it, it's got <Church> in it, it doesn't help my case any

Yep...I had taken notice...just figured you were predestined...lets not forget...lets not forget...my middle name is Christian!
I was pretty well fucked from day one.

[Rev. Ed C]

and god-damn it, it's got Chruch in it, it doesn't help my case any

Yep...I had taken notice...just figured you were predestined...lets not forget...lets not forget my middle name is Christian!
I was pretty well fucked from day one.

LMAO... now, that sort laughter can gets me once in a while... oh dear.  My condolances!

Well, I dunno... I guess I can fudge something together that's me but without any church or rev-based connotations!

I'm just conscious that when I use RHED (from Ed R H Churchman) that it's also a contraction of Red-head.  And using ERHC is an annogram of Cher!!

CC, we were both born to lose!

[cckeiser]

CC, we were both born to lose!

I'm not going down without a fight!