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}}The ''[[Clavam Hominum Senum Pallidorum]]'' (lit., ''The Society of Pale Old Men'') was — some say, still is — a pre-Enlightenment secret society founded in a remote castle in Romania by the “Orphan Count” [[Vlad Paripasu]]<ref>An interesting chap, by all accounts. His parents were killed in a bizarre coracle accident on the black sea, and implausible legend has it that the infant Paripasu was raised by a school of terrapins, earning him the nickname the “Turtle Count”.</ref> in the 13th Century. | }}The ''[[Clavam Hominum Senum Pallidorum]]'' (lit., ''The [[Society of Pale Old Men]]'') was — some say, still is — a pre-Enlightenment secret society founded in a remote castle in Romania by the “Orphan Count” [[Vlad Paripasu]]<ref>An interesting chap, by all accounts. His parents were killed in a bizarre coracle accident on the black sea, and implausible legend has it that the infant Paripasu was raised by a school of terrapins, earning him the nickname the “Turtle Count”.</ref> in the 13th Century. | ||
The society’s goals were to promote the interests of all those with a fascination for chasing balls, standing around fires, hunting, fishing, carpentry, machinery, gadgets, explosions, racing cars, trains, space, beer-drinking, weak jokes, being knowledgeable about Pink Floyd guitar solos, Monty Python and boobs. | The society’s goals were to promote the interests of all those with a fascination for chasing balls, standing around fires, hunting, fishing, carpentry, machinery, gadgets, explosions, racing cars, trains, space, beer-drinking, weak jokes, being knowledgeable about Pink Floyd guitar solos, Monty Python and boobs. |