Dear reader Alexander asks, "Has anyone else noticed the striking resemblance between L. Ron Hubbard, the creator of Scientology, a bizarre cult whose members badger everyone they know to join their movement and, when threatened, flock to its defense with lawsuits and noisy acts of harassment and terrorism; and Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux? Could they perhaps be related?" (Much love to FSJ Art Director Jason for the fine work.)
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Doppelganger
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Anyone else think Hubbard changed his name to sound like the Elvish king in LOTR? Dork.
Doppelgänger
Don't fergit yer umlaut, FSJ.
A doppelgänger (pronunciation (help·info)) or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person, a sinister form of bilocation.
In the vernacular, "Doppelgänger" has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person—most commonly an "evil twin". The literal translation of the German word is "doublewalker", meaning someone who is acting (e.g. walking) the same way as another person. The word is also used to describe the sensation of having glimpsed oneself in peripheral vision, in a position where there is no chance that it could have been a reflection. They are generally regarded as harbingers of bad luck. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's friends or relatives portends illness or danger, while seeing one's own doppelgänger is an omen of death. In Norse mythology, a vardøger is a ghostly double who precedes a living person and is seen performing their actions in advance.
Ackshrewalee-- Commander Hubbard looks like John Dvorak. Frightening resemblance.
Anon on the Ashram
man, i don't think anyone gets your doppelganger descriptions.
classic.
Everyone knows Scientology is a less kooky religion than Linux. After all, Scientology doesn't force you to renounce capitalism and surrender your work for the good of the "movement."
Don't knock cults too much. My mormon friends all seem pretty good cool.
Shit, did I seriously just say "good cool"? Dag, yo.
if there's a line in the comments of the linux kernel code, somewhere, that mentions that if someone in the high levels of the linux cult divulges secrets or is a turn coat, that you should take out a .45 caliber and shoot them in the head, then i think we're in serious trouble here. those linux wieners can give the ohio gun nuts a run for their money.
Bah, yet another gratuitous linux bashing... boring.
You're so mean!
I'm really going to ignore you, now.
I mean it!
linus travolta said...
Everyone knows Scientology is a less kooky religion than Linux. After all, Scientology doesn't force you to renounce capitalism and surrender your work for the good of the "movement."
hilarious!
Less hilarious is the chilling book "A Piece of Blue Sky", a close look into one man's journey down that ever-so-dark rabbit hole. The title comes from a Hubbard quote, where he claimed his followers were so loyal and so duped that they would purchase a piece of blue sky from him if he asked them to.
It's some truly scary stuff. Well, maybe not as scary as waking up next to Britney Spears.... but damn close!
I think that Picture of Torvalds really makes him look like a fatter Jay Mohr.
Also a striking resemblance to David Hicks, who, according to the Aussie papers, is the mastermind behind 9/11
Be careful, Xenu will come to you at night and do whatever evil galactic overlords do
I'm just surprised you've not had any hate posts from fruitcake scientologistards (yet)
These doppelganger things are getting out of hand. That doesn't look like him at all.
Any frigtard can resemble some other frigtard as long as the proper chemical catalyst is triggered in your brainpan...
It doesn't even take visual stimulus to jump-start a "false-positive" reaction (the recent shit-storm over this blog being purportedly targetted by Apple comes to mind)...
However, this blog 'stirs the pot', which is a GOOD thing!
I just can't blot this out of my memory::
"When you have them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow." - Charles Colson
Check out Goobuntu's (Google OS) other exec, Mark Shuttleworth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth
"a bizarre cult whose members badger everyone they know to join their movement and, when threatened, flock to its defense with lawsuits and noisy acts of harassment and terrorism;"
Gee, sounds to me more like the libtards like George Soros and moveon.org....
LOL!
They only look alike to someone with a pathetic, desperate need to bash Linux.
You're a professional journalist?
This crap is embarrassing.
They only look alike to someone with a pathetic, desperate need to bash Linux.
You're a professional journalist?
This crap is embarrassing.
This and other comments by wounded Linuxists shows you that Linux is definitely the crazier cult.
Add Michael Mckean to that shit!
doppelgangbanged
If you put an ascott on Lunis, you'll see he actually IS L. Ron Hubbard. I mean, nobody actually DID see L. Ron die, did they?
The guy's had a facelift, his chin redone (the George Hammilton (tm) model is out of style anyway), and after a long soak in baby's blood, L. Ron comes back good as new. And much love from their good friends at the Finland Embassy for the new identity. And fresh babies.
@anonymous
i am totally with you on the dvorak reference!
Amusing, indeed. Ever read one of Hubbard's books? What's so scary? Some people are so freaked out by the visage of L. Ron Hubbard that they see it reflected like their own doppelganger in a peripheral vision just before their childish post dies. Has Mary the Holy Mother come to you in a vision on a burnt tortilla lately?
All these whitebreads look like.
anonymous said...
I'm just surprised you've not had any hate posts from fruitcake scientologistards (yet)
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anonymous said...
Amusing, indeed. Ever read one of Hubbard's books? What's so scary? Some people are so freaked out by the visage of L. Ron Hubbard that they see it reflected like their own doppelganger in a peripheral vision just before their childish post dies. Has Mary the Holy Mother come to you in a vision on a burnt tortilla lately?
Looks like we have a weiner!
Dude or Dudette (posting as the second "anonymous" @ 4:20 PM), it would appear that you know exactly what book I am referring to, yet you spin the argument to what Hubbard wrote.
Could you be any more transparent?
The book "A Piece of Blue Sky", written by Jon Atack, is about his own personal journey into Scientology. The Scientology cult was so freaked out when the book was stocked by Amazon.com that they went on a massive legal offensive and momentarily convinced Amazon to pull the book. Amazon later reversed itself, but Jon Atack has been bullied and harassed by the Scientology cult ever since the book came out.
I love comments about Scientology from people that have never even read a scary book to see if it had any value. Whatever the media says we listen. All religions are cults by definition. And Linus has created a really fancy and free thing that many are thankful for and happy to use as a few other great and free OSs out there.
Wow.... It is a great post.
The only Hubbard who matches Linus Torvalds is Jordan K. Hubbard.
L Ron Who?
Steve Who?
Linus who?
What a larry
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