howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not heard of them before, is it and individual lodge or a group campaign?
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Is this a scene of 'openness' or merely an 'apron' stage?
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Nice floor tiles.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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so that is the secret passphrase barry.
must memorise that "nice floor tiles".
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Yes, the floor tiles. It may be a thing with all Masons and their halls. It certainly was the one time I was in one such, it was some guys birthday party, somebody I knew must have known whose party, but not I.
We were young...things got a little boisterous...someone called the fuzz. As I recall, it was a frightfully polite sergeant that beckoned to me from the outer vestibule (the police were ever so strangely reluctant to enter?) "We have a complaint;about the noise and such, could you please ask your friends to, by all means enjoy yourselves - have fun, to please keep the noise down a wee bit?
Later I was to learn that of the many thousands of Masonic Lodges there are the world over, fully half of them are in Scotland.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Yes Howard, that'll get you in, no problem, but don't let on who told you. Seriously bad weather due to hit Swansea about five o'clock, then we'll see who's blowing bubbles. (not a reference to michael jackson)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I didn't know they were doing that. I know they are much more open nowadays and willing to share much of what goes on (but not too much of course).
Freemasonry raises more money for Charities than any other organisation apart from the Lottery. If everyone followed the precepts it puts forward, the World would be a much better place.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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is that an individual lodge or representing several roger?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Probably from the Province of East Kent Howard, so representing lots of Masonic Lodges.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thanks roger i had no idea that they came under provinces, so the snargate street mob must have been included.
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Do they allow women in ? How can the world be a better place by excluding women ?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Who would like to be the first to answer barrie's question?
saudi nationals are not allowed to comment.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Sadly, owing to my previous use of the 'apron' motife, I cannot comment further.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
DT1- Location: Dover
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Don't forget the 'chequer plate' ramp to the 'chequered' floor.
These masons don't miss a semiotic trick...except for the promotion of 'masonry' being facilitated by a mobile aluminium structure.
Of course we could question the development of chequer/checker plate as a metaphysical statement.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i was about to say exactly the same daz, great minds think alike.
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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There appears to be a proliferation of VW T4 and T5 vans about at the moment, lots of which have chequered flooring in the style of the masonic caravan. Are these really surfers, or are they mobile masonic lodges, out to recruit the unwary beach bum ?
Or................................
is it more to do with our overworked prime minister's country retreat ?
......and what does metaphysical mean ?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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There are female-only lodges too - they don't allow men in either.
Roger
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Clubs that bring people together to do good work should be encouraged.
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Didn't realise there are freemasonesses, last I heard there were only sort of affiliated things, and that the ladies were not recognised as freemasons.
Not that I care, I will never be a freemason, I was making the point that you can't make the world a better place without women.
Totally agree Keith B., so long as they are inclusive, and don't exclude on grounds of gender or being an athiest.
