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The fifth group to award the Order of the Pineapple was the Order of the Pineapple itself. By the end of 2010, the group was thought big enough to give its own award.
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The 30th annual award (29th anniversary) was given on 18 January 2011, or 18 Chaos 3177. Neither recipient was a member of the original Ek-sen-triks Cluborguild, the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild, or any other form of the organization.
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This year was the first time the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild gave the
award to two "outsiders." It was part of the expansion that had already begun, as the award
honored a greater variety of people who made exceptional contributions. Both of the 2011
winners were definitely exceptional.
Sondra London conducted what are perhaps the final and most in depth interviews with
Discordianism co-founder Kerry Thornley aka Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst, many of
which can still be found online. The author is known, rightly or wrongly, for being a
"serial killer groupie," having dated a boy in high school who later became one, and
falling in love with another after the fact. E also was a friend of Thornley during es
latter years, and wrote es obituary. Working originally with Rev. DrJon, London is listed
as compiler and editor of the coming Discordian tome Discordia Prophetica. "I have
become my story....I am not safe," said London. "I never wanted to be a repeatable
person."
'Alan will graciously
accept this great
honour, and as long as
he doesn’t have to do
anything, will be glad
to receive a certificate
in the post.
'Alan doesn’t usually
accept any awards, but
in this case he will
make an exception.'
Joe (of Dodgem
Logic), writing for Alan
Moore, O.P. 2011
'With this Award, I
Promise to Hoist my
Delusions of Grandeur
to an Even More
Exalted Level.
'Pina Coladas for All!'
Sondra London, O.P.
2011
The image of Pat Pineapple in the background is by Toby Bruno and used with permission. We released the white textured wallpaper into the public domain.
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Vendetta and other works including Lost Girls. This features three Discordian saints
(Alice of Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz, and Wendy of Neverland, who may have been
based on Emperor Norton's 'The Little Countess' Minnie Rae) which pushed the edge
from art to pornography. In fact, it has been called the first true porno-graphic novel. E
refused money for movies made from es books, and left well-paying positions in
corporate comics to start what is perhaps the 21st century's first true underground
magazine Dodgem Logic. The comic icon was also a friend of original Discordian and
OP member Robert Anton Wilson. See Alan Moore's certificate.