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Originally posted by interestedalways
There actually was a recent thread mentioning a bit about the group. I believe the symbol posted that was in question was an owl. And do they use the motto "We never sleep"?
I will look for that thread.
Oddfellows
There are several different reasons given for our strange name. One old and apparently authoritative history of Odd Fellowship gives the explanation, "That common laboring men should associate themselves together and form a fraternity for social unity and fellowship and for mutual help was such a marked violation of the trends of the times (England in the 1700's) that they became known as 'peculiar' or 'odd,' and hence they were derided as 'Odd Fellows.' Because of the appropriateness of the name, those engaged in forming these unions accepted it. When legally incorporated the title 'Odd Fellows' was adopted."
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Sounds like an offshoot of the Freemasons to me.
Originally posted by Burnt Offering
So how would one know if he were right for the Odd Fellows group? Does one have to meet a certain criteria? Are there lodges working near everyone?
“Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs the cave fish of their sight?
Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do! We do!”
quote; "The Simpsons" Stonecutters
Originally posted by Nygdan
I think that the oddfellows tend to fly under the conspiracy radar for the same reason that the elks and lions clubs do, because they post-date masonry, and are largely seen as harmless because of their small numbers. Masonry also has a strong association with the royal houses in europe (which is paradoxical in a sense, because masonry ultimately weakened many of those houses).