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@JJones - I don't agree w/ #1, and #2 pretty much. But oh man #3 is spot on. And 4. I'd so much prefer a cap/mantle setup which is more accessible and affordable and less... Dorky. ;)

One of our EAs works in Abu Dhabi. When he visited us a couple weeks back, he told us that no lodge had been officially chartered yet.

It only available from the the ones who made it. Amazon just links back to the original site. Self distributed I guess.

Yeah I watched it. Pretty cheesy I thought, but not bad. It's worth a viewing.

Yepper.

I rarely say Mason, but frequently say Masonic. I frequently say Freemason, by rarely use Freemasonic.

A mnemonic is just a "memory device". Something to help you remember something. Much like ROY-G-BIV to remember the rainbow colors or "my dear aunt Sally" for math order of operations.

Move from irregular to regular lodge. Methods vary by jurisdiction. That's not cool. Have you contacted them? Visited them? What has been the communication history?

Yes you are absolutely welcome here! This is an open forum for anyone to join. I didn't create the forum so I can't provide an answer in any official sense, but it seems these forums are sort of styled after regular, recognized masonry in the US. The concept of an open masonic forum isn't...

Shoot, I'll come get some gumbo!

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Robin Williams movies kinda defined a chunk of my youth. Hook and Mrs Doubtfire especially.

For an EA, you are quite informed!

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I've not heard the saying. Are these people Masons? Perhaps it's a colloquial saying meaning "good work"? Edit: A cursory search turns up the usage in poetry by Sylvia Plath. Breakdowns of this metaphor on poetry sites suppose it to mean "good person". Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Being HP and TIM this year, I want to get a chapter and/or council ring. Haven't seen any I like yet though. Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

No reason that I know of. The edit function doesn't work at all? Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

IMO I think it is more oft than not the other way around. That is, masonry borrowed ideas from other mystery schools (or were perhaps" infiltrated" by members of other schools and ideas were assimilated) rather than masonry being of such ancient origin. But that's just me. Sent From My...

Yes. My wife has the car emblem and mother has the pin. Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

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