Posted by Avius Lawlz. I went through that stage when I was 13. I tried to summon the spirit of Kurt Cobain in my parent's basement and got so freaked out that I threw away the book I had and never touched the stuff again.

Haha! what book did you use?

Posted by Oryx Haha! what book did you use?

Oh I have no idea. That was like 15 years ago- just some book of Wiccan B.S. I found at Barnes and Noble.

Posted by Oryx Pagan technically just means many gods right?

Not really, that is polytheism. Paganism as defined by the church is any non-Abrahamic religion, but it is implied that it means pre-christian European religions which are dead. There isn't all that much known for sure about those groups.

Posted by Oryx Lol I wish this was just a stereotype. Last time I visited the new age section at B&N there was a small group of 13 year olds wearing slipknot shirts, huge pentagrams, heavy black eyeliner, and talking about summoning demons from the necronomicon. I'm not even exaggerating.

lawlz!!

should ask 'em how obtaining that copy of the necromicon is coming along ;D

Posted by jukebox fuckup lawlz!! should ask 'em how obtaining that copy of the necromicon is coming along ;D

Wait, isn't that a book that H.P. Lovecraft made up for some of his stories and was used in The Evil Dead? Or am I thinking of something else?

Posted by jeepdave Wait, isn't that a book that H.P. Lovecraft made up for some of his stories and was used in The Evil Dead? Or am I thinking of something else?

yup!!! you just won awesome points.

Back in the day, university students would put fraudulent card in the catalog for the Necromicon at their university as a hoax

Posted by jeepdave Wait, isn't that a book that H.P. Lovecraft made up for some of his stories and was used in The Evil Dead? Or am I thinking of something else?

Yep! The one in the Evil Dead series was actually the Necronomicon ex Mortis, though. Influenced by HPL, but not the same. (big fan of both)

I used to work in a bookstore, and it was funny to get the teens who would come in and want to special order the Necro or the Satanic Bible. When they came in we'd call, and if the machine answered we'd say "Bobby, your copy of the Satanic Bible is ready to be picked up!" Strangely, a lot of times they wouldn't come back. I assume mommy found out and nipped that in the bud!

Posted by splumer Yep! The one in the Evil Dead series was actually the Necronomicon ex Mortis, though. Influenced by HPL, but not the same. (big fan of both) I used to work in a bookstore, and it was funny to get the teens who would come in and want to special order the Necro or the Satanic Bible. When they came in we'd call, and if the machine answered we'd say "Bobby, your copy of the Satanic Bible is ready to be picked up!" Strangely, a lot of times they wouldn't come back. I assume mommy found out and nipped that in the bud!

Haha! That's awesome. I actually read the necronomicon. It was entertaining I guess.

And yes many awesome points for those knowing Lovecraft and Evil Dead <3

Posted by Oryx Haha! That's awesome. I actually read the necronomicon. It was entertaining I guess.

lol. Which one? There have been several attempts to "translate" it, but it seems to me that it would take all the fun out of the Mythos to read some lame dude's made-up version from the 1970's.

Posted by Avius lol. Which one? There have been several attempts to "translate" it, but it seems to me that it would take all the fun out of the Mythos to read some lame dude's made-up version from the 1970's.

Haha yeah I read the Simon one

I'm a Pastafarian and sticking to it.

Raised Catholic, now atheist.

Every school I've gone to was (and still is) Catholic, now I'm Presbyterian.

militant combative atheist.

Posted by Samurai militant combative atheist.

Really? I'd have never guessed.

I did some research to try and figure out what I am. The closest thing I have found is Unitarian. Its not exactly, but its the closest i can find.

Posted by MonkeyPunchBaby I did some research to try and figure out what I am. The closest thing I have found is Unitarian. Its not exactly, but its the closest i can find.

Well, at least I've gotta respect for rejecting that trinity bullshit. That is some rank fucktardity.

Posted by MutantMandias Well, at least I've gotta respect for rejecting that trinity bullshit. That is some rank fucktardity.

My wife and I were looking stuff up about it on Wikipedia today, we have now committed to it. It's pretty neat. If you get a chance read the wiki on it.

I have helped teach classes on it.


Here is me dressed as John Sigismund, the Unitarian king.

King John Sigismund (serious) by mutantMandias, on Flickr

Posted by MutantMandias I have helped teach classes on it.

Then you are far more educated in it than I am. I have just read the wiki and a couple of other things about it. If we end up exploring this weekend I will have to ask you a couple of questions about it.