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[madbaker]

Which I would have posted earlier, but LiveJournal's servers are slower than McDonalds on "New Trainee Night".

An amusing yet terrifying look at a 1970s Scientology handbook, and what was going through Galen's brain last night.

What I'm reading: Trudi Canavan, The Novice

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Good heavens. It's a good thing we have those Scientologists to protect our food supply!

[maestrateresa.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, that's the ticket! When *I* decide to drive my employer out of business, I must remember to use a clearly labeled bottle of poison, in plain sight. No subterfuge needed...that's the Scientology way!

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

And apparantly the Health Department was helpless in the face of the mystery of the dying customers; it took a True Believer.

I really liked the photo of the Scientologist handing the hippes even better drugs than what they had. Nevermind the caption; clearly a mistake.

[maestrateresa.livejournal.com]

Yes, those hardcore hippies and their crooked Stevie Wonder posters!

My personal fave, though, had to be the Grocery Store Massacre. I think it deserves a prize in the category "Least lifelike", for sheer cardboard-like staging.

Thanks....

[aastg.livejournal.com]

Had to bookmark that one: the next time my critical functions take a powder and I get all nostalgic for the 1970s, I'll bring up the Scientology Handbook.

Re: Thanks....

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

And if you can't find the Scientology handbook, I recommend this as an emergency back up site: http://www.lileks.com/institute/index.html

Sadly, his attack on 70s decor is no longer up, but much of the rest is... memorable. If Madbaker hasn't read the selection "the story of bread" (from 1949) he really should.