Talk:Bokononism
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Bokononistic sex is a union of two souls achieved by placing the soles of two people's feet together.
Er.. from what I remember the touching of the soles of the feet was not sex. Maybe I am confused?
- You are correct. Boku-maru was not sex; it was an ecstatic ritual instead of sex.
[edit] Bokanovsky process
on an interesting note... does anybody think there's a relation to Bokononism and Bokanovskism (of Brave New World)? that sure would put an interesting twist on things... Dreamer.redeemer 21:51, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Another possible BNW reference...
Is it just me, or does the sound and meaning of Foma - "Harmless [and/or comforting] lies" - seem a positive spin on Huxley's "Soma" - a sort of "perfect opiate" that acted as a social shock absorber and means of escape into personal comfort and blissful contentment rather than face the unpleasant realities of life? Does anyone know if the two are connected in any way? Could we ask Vonnegut?
[edit] Noteworthy?
According to the appendix of the Principia Discordia (first edition, at least) the practice of "Bokonism" will be punished by "[getting] the HOOKonon, or whatever". I have no idea what that means, but it does sound punishy. Should it be noted, that the PD forbids practicing Bokononism? — Ashmodai (talk · contribs) 12:04, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
- Strongly recommend you read Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle to learn about the context in which Bokononism was originally presented... in the novel, Bokononism is an "outlawed" religion on a tiny impoverished island nation ruled by dictator "Papa" Monzano; the punishment for being a Bokononist is to get "the Hook", a gruesome form of public impalement. There is more, but I don't want to spoil you; it's really a fantastic mind-opening novel, and I wouldn't want to ruin it for you.
- But back on topic: PD is probably just jokingly mentioning the in-novel prohibition against Bokononism; you'd have to read the novel to get why this prohibition is seen as a joke. Cheers, Kasreyn 16:29, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
