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[ihrtjimmorrison]

So I've spent the day searching academic societies for my internship and I came across a few gems that I would like to share

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[femmeirlandaise]

I'm pretty sure the Flat Earth Society is a fake. This is posted at the bottom...

The Flat Earth Society is not in any way responsible for the failure of the French to repel the Germans at the Maginot Line during WWII. Nor is the Flat Earth Society responsible for the recent yeti sightings outside the Vatican, or for the unfortunate enslavement of the Nabisco Inc. factory employees by a rogue hamster insurrectionist group. Furthermore, we are not responsible for the loss of one or more of the following, which may possibly occur as the result of exposing one's self to the dogmatic and dangerously subversive statements made within: life, limb, vision, Francois Mitterand, hearing, taste, smell, touch, thumb, Aunt Mildred, citizenship, spleen, bedrock, cloves, I Love Lucy reruns, toaster, pine derby racer, toy duck, antelope, horseradish, prosthetic ankle, double-cheeseburger, tin foil, limestone, watermelon-scented air freshner, sanity, paprika, German to Pig Latin dictionary, dish towel, pet Chihuahua, pogo stick, Golf Digest

[dan1099]

The Flat Earth Society is a real group, but they are a satirical endeavor, in the vein of the Flying Spaghetti Monster people. They often make press releases, etc. and are usually taken way to seriously. Read some of the copy on that webpage, it's pretty amusing. If I remember correctly, they're rallying against ACTUAL flat-earth believers, as well as other scientifically debunked zealots.

[dan1099]

Also, it's worth noting that there is a REAL flat earth society too, although they aren't as prevalent now as they were throughout the 20th century.