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From Plastic Tub

This page contains the "From the Depths of the Tub" leads that appear on the Main Page. These leads are automatically updated by a mechanical man, offering monthly enticements into happenings and happenstance from the depths of AA history and lore.

This Month's Lead

Mormo

The Mormo cult first developed in Turkey during the Hellenic Period. It is believed to have been a syncretic cult which incorporated elements of regional Greek cthonic entities and the Ankaran demon "Mor-ah-noh." Over time, this becoame Mohrahn, and later Mormo. Sometime around the 4th Century AD it became infused with Manichean elements. Mormo was said to be a union of forces, one devil-god who ruled the spiritual and material realms... CONTINUED

Past, Present, and Future Leads

January

Geomachy

The D.C. Pentagram is a configuration of streets in Washington, D.C., which surrounds and encompasses a surprising large number of Freemasonic points of reference as well as the White House. Conspiracy theories abound with claims that this is evidence of some sort of conspiracy wherein Freemasonic/Satanic forces dominate U.S. Government.... CONTINUED

February

Owl

The owl has a long and storied history as a popular and resonant symbol of dung. During the Classical Period, for example, anyone could tell you that the owl was the symbol of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and patron of Athens. Today, the owl is still a popular symbol of sagacity and even school children know that the Owl, or Silver Tetradrachm of Ancient Athens, was the Dollar of its day: universally recognized and accepted currency.... CONTINUED

March

Lads and Lassies of the Skillet

Also known as Skillet Scouts. Children's group founded by Stimes Addisson in 1973 as a joking response to the Gnome Scouts. The organization, though never fully operational at the time of it's creation, was to focus on crime-solving and various outdoor activities. It has since enjoyed a resurgence among college students, environmental activists and amatuer sleuths... CONTINUED

April

Mormo

The Mormo cult first developed in Turkey during the Hellenic Period. It is believed to have been a syncretic cult which incorporated elements of regional Greek cthonic entities and the Ankaran demon "Mor-ah-noh." Over time, this becoame Mohrahn, and later Mormo. Sometime around the 4th Century AD it became infused with Manichean elements. Mormo was said to be a union of forces, one devil-god who ruled the spiritual and material realms... CONTINUED

May

The League of Gnomes

The League of Gnomes was founded in 1943 by John P. Merriweather in New York City and had spread to Philadelphia, Boston, Richmond and Washington, D.C. by 1945. Each city consisted of a "Grotto" comprised of anywhere between three (the minimum) and 13 (the maximum). Grottos weren't independent and answered to the authority of the New York Grotto... CONTINUED

June

Choco

In the Fall of 1979, when America's spirits were in a sad lag, a hero appeared; the nation turned towards this hero with upraised arms and giddy smiles.

He was a short fellow made of chocolate. His name was Choco... CONTINUED

July

O'Donnely Zodiac Placemats

The O'Donnely Zodiac Placemats were a bizarre promotion for the O'Donnely's Ribhouse and Honkytonk, developed by Patter O'Donnely, son of Ryan O'Donnely. The placemats aped his father's O'Donnely Brand Paper Place Mats. ... CONTINUED

August

Ear

No two ears are alike -- an astounding fact considering the 10 billion-plus human ears that have graced the Earth. Not even your own ears are identical. Ears are, in fact, the most reliable distinguishing identifier between identical twins, chimps and apes.... CONTINUED

September

Stimes Addisson

Addisson was born to an eccentric but prosperous haberdasher and his wife in Akron, Ohio, on a day so sweltering it was almost cancelled. His childhood was a ripe dream up until the age of twelve, when his father Hyram Solomon Addisson walked out on the family, never to be heard of again... CONTINUED

October

Anahinthan

The clandestine and eschatologically-minded Anahinthan are an order of proto-gnostics associated with autoamputation, ritualistic murder, and alchemy. While their agenda is unclear, it is evident that they will stop at nothing to achieve it. They are secretive to such a degree that their very existence is questioned by many reputable historians... CONTINUED

November

Hand Pants

Gloves are perhaps the earliest known example of magical vestment, articles of clothing or personal accoutrement thought to posses other-worldy, mystical powers. In a practical sense, particularly with hand-pants, this belief is understandable -- the glove indeed bestows the power... CONTINUED

December

The League of Men with Fancy Gloves

Easily the most understood of groups secreting themselves away from direct observation, the League fashions itself after Minoan Craft Ritual, Fornication Timetables and late-style arithmetical pant-fashions -- at least in so much as the latter represents a conquering fashion, a being made of spaces between fingers five -- and in that failure is a layer of experience, as the Hand too removes sensation.... CONTINUED