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Post by ox4eva on Jan 5, 2011 10:21:34 GMT
Was speaking to a long standing U's fan last night and the founding of the club was being chatted about and he said that 2 of the founders of Headington United were freemasons. I think that was the case for a lot of clubs around the country and it got me thinking how many on here are in the craft ? Could be a large masonic support for OUFC - sure its not a secret
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Post by hairy on Jan 5, 2011 10:59:06 GMT
Been to watch a couple of boxing shows at the masons place on the Banbury road and couldnt see where you get up to all your dastardly world domination plots, it just seemed like a posh social club to me.
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Post by ox4eva on Jan 5, 2011 12:09:25 GMT
Why ? Be interesting to know a bit more about the founders of the original club!
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Post by Long Live Clarkey on Jan 5, 2011 12:12:01 GMT
Maybe I'm not old and wise enough, but I don't see the point of freemasonry. It's a bit worrying that the moment it's mentioned someone leaps in with the comment 'please delete'.
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Post by KidInTheRiot on Jan 5, 2011 12:19:31 GMT
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Post by Vulcan XH558 on Jan 5, 2011 12:27:59 GMT
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Post by kassamatemyhamster on Jan 5, 2011 12:33:31 GMT
I think the Masons are about as out of date as The Orange Order. Surely it's just an all male bonding club (non gay) that there's no longer a place in society for.
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Post by Vulcan XH558 on Jan 5, 2011 12:35:52 GMT
Why not?
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Post by ox4eva on Jan 5, 2011 12:36:07 GMT
So we as a support have no interest in the common bond that brought together some of those who founded the club?
Maybe its interesting, and a bit different from the normal squabbles on this forum!
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Post by ox4eva on Jan 5, 2011 12:37:56 GMT
I think the Masons are about as out of date as The Orange Order. Surely it's just an all male bonding club (non gay) that there's no longer a place in society for. Same could be said for any "association" then i suppose whether its the masonic, the local bowling club or whatever! Maybe in times past when there was more members of such associations or groups there was more of a bond for society and humanity - just a thought
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Post by Vulcan XH558 on Jan 5, 2011 12:40:16 GMT
I think the Masons are about as out of date as The Orange Order. Surely it's just an all male bonding club (non gay) that there's no longer a place in society for. You'll be wanting to disband the boyscout movement too then!!!
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Post by foghornleghorn on Jan 5, 2011 12:41:20 GMT
'Not allowed to say
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Post by foghornleghorn on Jan 5, 2011 12:49:10 GMT
Not sure it’s particularly surprising. Local clubs are generally founded by local business men and, up until about the 1960’s, local business men where commonly fraternal. I doubt you’ll get many folk coming out of the closet here, outside of Scotland/NI masons tend to keep a very low profile.
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Post by foghornleghorn on Jan 5, 2011 12:56:57 GMT
Maybe I'm not old and wise enough, but I don't see the point of freemasonry. It's a bit worrying that the moment it's mentioned someone leaps in with the comment 'please delete'. Yup, the world is full of nazi thought police. Remember when ‘new labour’ first came to power? There was all the talk of radical this, radical that? What was the very first thing they did? They created the freemason register. Seriously, that was the most important thing they had to do. I’m not a mason, but I thought that was absolutely disgusting, I’m surprised they didn’t make them where gold-star arm bands.
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Post by loveandpride on Jan 5, 2011 13:28:11 GMT
Freemasons are alright, anyone ever met one? There's one who drinks in my local.
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Post by saddletramp on Jan 5, 2011 14:22:13 GMT
My uncle was a mason,my cousins had there wedding receptions in the masonic hall. He was a carpenter worked hard all his life but never had much money,still alive aged 94 so maybe theres something in it. I remember he was elected head of the local branch and was quite exited about it,they were given a special name,i keep thinking it was Imperial Wizard but i think thats the KKK.
Anyway talking about wierd cults/clubs what about the "Buffs" or The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes? The used to meet first Tuesday of the month upstairs in the old Post Office Vaults pub in Wantage,my mates dad was a member and he didnt have a clue what it was,anyone?
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Post by ConcreteBob on Jan 5, 2011 14:34:32 GMT
Near where I live in Warwickshire, the buggers have got a whole country house to themselves.
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Post by ox4eva on Jan 5, 2011 14:35:29 GMT
My uncle was a mason,my cousins had there wedding receptions in the masonic hall. He was a carpenter worked hard all his life but never had much money,still alive aged 94 so maybe theres something in it. I remember he was elected head of the local branch and was quite exited about it,they were given a special name,i keep thinking it was Imperial Wizard but i think thats the KKK. Anyway talking about wierd cults/clubs what about the "Buffs" or The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes? The used to meet first Tuesday of the month upstairs in the old Post Office Vaults pub in Wantage,my mates dad was a member and he didnt have a clue what it was,anyone? I take it your uncle became the Worship Master of his lodge, the buffs are not a masonic order but are run along the same lines and just like the masonic do a lot of charity work - www.raob.org.uk
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Post by moomooland on Jan 5, 2011 21:17:48 GMT
and also they are the guardians of the secret codes which will unlock the ancient mysteries and bring enlightenment to humankind.....
or am I reading too much Dan Brown?
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Post by Paul Cannell on Jan 5, 2011 21:26:43 GMT
Yeah. We are. Me and danny C have got as close as 41.765. Just a few days and we'll have 42.
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