Bhagwan Sri DaleWiselysheesh - a new cult in Ireland

[Lorenzo]

Jumping ship from another thread…(too much time on me hands today)

@Montana

@Lorenzo

See rest of story and pictures of his old mansion here.

On a serious note, if you go to Lorenzo’s link, there’s an article describing the fact that an entire village is for sale. It says the locals want someone who is interested in restoring the village, but not turning it into a tourist trap. Making it into a tourist trap would be a travesty, IMO, but most contractors would do just that, being more interested in money than heritage. I focused on this because I just read a book that pointed out that quite a bit of this kind of thing has been happening since the creation of the EU.
“In 2001…the home construction business was booming, the traditional one-story Irish farmhouse was being replaced by two-story stone mansions whose design seemed more appropriate for the landscape of Germany, France, or suburban Oklahoma City. The narrow roads that demand expert driving skills in Ford Fiestas and VW Golfs seemed all the more narrow by a shift to oversized Mercedes and Bristish-made SUVs. Noticeable also was the sudden introduction of No Trespassing signs in the countryside…Since joining the EU, Ireland has had to create job opportunities and open up the country for sale to people from other member countries. Unfortunately, far too many of those moving in come with attitudes and biases that conflict with those of the locals.”
Where you used to be able to respectfully walk across farmland, there are some areas where now you can’t. And some tourist-oriented land-owners are setting up things like false dolmans.
I was saddened when I read this because I visited Ireland in 2001 and saw some of the building (it was everywhere) but didn’t realize it got worse than that.
Sorry… going a little OT here…

Montana, this “village” that is for sale would be a great opportunity for Dale to start his own cult, called Chiffdom, or some such thing, kind of like the Bhagwan Sri Rashneesh did in Oregon. We could all move over there and turn our wealth and possesions over to the Guru. Dale probably needs a couple hundred Rolls anyway.

http://www.tkb-associates.com/press.htm
The first appartment complex. Who’ll be first.

[Montana]

Whew! I made the jump…

Wow! A real (not just virtual) community made up entirely of whistle players (okay, and some flute and bodhran/bones players). Ya know, a lot of those religious types who set up their own communes were looking for Utopia. But this could be it; the ultimate, undisputed Utopia!! (the UUU)
Nothing but whistle playing and whistle making and all things whistle.
But I guess we’d have to set aside a couple hours in the afternoon for OT.

[The_Weekenders]

Guess we need a poll to determine who shall be the new Ma Sheela or whatever that gun-totin’ broad’s name was… she was MEAAAAAN! I don’t think the Mrs. Wisely would have any part of it.

Hey Dale, do you happen to like Orange as a color to wear???

I sure hope Stony doesn’t tell us he was part of that cult for a while…

[Nanohedron]

Nonononono. NO. Not orange. Maybe go for paisley or something.

[Nanohedron]

@Nanohedron

Maybe go for paisley or something.

Jeez Louise, that’s a bad choice, too.

[Paul]

Dale’ll just have to come up with a tartan.

[Lorenzo]

..and the women could chant the words to “The Scotsman” (or “what the whistler wears beneath the kilt”)

[kevin_m]

I think Dale could take on the title ‘DALE-I Lama’ (or is that Diddley Lama?).
Of course,to be true followers,we’d have to donate all our whistles to him
Just watch out if he comes around with the Orange juice though!