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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: RE: Digging for clams
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syrinx@c2.org (Syrinx Anonymous Remailer)
>If you want to know whether or not there are clams about at work, just
>pin up a copy of OTIII on the lunch room bulletin board and see how
>long it stays there.
>
>Just pin up a note saying it is the plot to the next "Star Trek" movie
>or something, "fresh off the Net!".
>
>If possible, watch who takes it down.
>
>Since not all clams would recognize OTIII since they aren't allowed to
>see it, perhaps one should also post an article that is negative about
>Scientology and see how long it stays up.
>
>Unless you are in the L.A. area or Clearwater Florida, it is doubtful
>you will run into many Scientologists. But especially in L.A. they are
>QUITE numerous. Twice, while in restaurants, the waitress said, "Don't
>I know you from XX Org?".
>
>Hollywood is infested. That is where the Cedars Complex is. That is
>where sign carrying picketing would have a devastating impact.
>
>Hehehehehehe.
>
>There are other things to look for, but remember, just because a
>person does some of the following, doesn't mean they are a
>Scientologist. And not all of these are true for every Scientologist,
>but I have seen these things, as common traits, often enough to
>comment on them.
>
>0) First and foremost, the stare! It's supposed to look natural but
>sometimes they try too hard. They will look straight at you and
>"confront" you. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is
>noticeable. They put a little too much emphasis on it. If the person
>has OVERLY good eye contact or social confront, they are VERY likely a
>Scientologist. They are also very attentive to "acknowledge" you with
>"OK", "Fine", "allright" and "good". If they are new clams this can be
>robotic, and thus very noticeable. The big problem with "confronting"
>everyone, is, you end up ABSORBING other people's BTs since BTs travel
>from person to person upon communication and affinity
>lines. Hehehehe. Had to throw in a little clamspeak(tm) there.
>
>1) Garlic. L. Ron Hubbard claimed that garlic had all sorts of
>miraculous powers so some clams quite often take garlic pills. You can
>smell them when they do that.
>
>2) Usage of these words and phrases in abnormally high frequency
>(usage of the capitalized words means a 99% chance you have a clam in
>front of you): "stats", "COMM", "track", "retread", "downstat",
>"subproducts", "product", "OUTPOINT", "course (for class)", "my, your
>or their UNIVERSE", "AFFINITY", "reality", "EXTERIOR (regarding a
>personal viewpoint, not their paintjob)", "CONSIDERATION", "BE THERE",
>"CONFRONT", "SIGNIFICANCE", "POSTULATE", "space, as in my space",
>"awareness", "made up words ending in -NESS", "low tone", "ANCHOR
>POINT", "MENTAL IMAGE PICTURE", "SUPPRESSIVE", "PSYCH", "PUSH MY
>BUTTONS".
>
>3) Often, but not always, clams are paranoid and are quick to identify
>anyone who disagrees with them as an "SP". Of course they won't tell
>you that but might use the word "suppress" or "suppressive". Be
>careful though, you might accidently "push one of their buttons" one
>day, and YOU'LL be the SUPPRESSIVE!
>
>4) Niacin. Clams take Niacin after they get acquainted with it on the
>Purification Rundown. It causes a red flush in the face that looks
>exactly like a sunburn but only lasts for a half hour or so. My
>experience has shown that Niacin takers are ALWAYS clams. Your mileage
>may vary of course. They are also vitamin fanatics in general.
>
>5) Strong anti-drug attitude which even includes aspirin, tylenol and
>advil. Clams would rather be in agony than take a drug. Except for
>tobacco of course which they consume in prodigous quantities. "Cancer
>is caused by radiation, not tobacoo, you know".
>
>6) Participation in all sorts of "multi-level" marketing schemes and
>even sometimes illegal pyramid games. You see, clams don't think it is
>unreasonable for their "church" to charge $300,000 to brainwash
>them. They are HEAVILY money oriented just to be able to pay for the
>$300/hour auditing. In general they seek out, generally risky, high
>profit activities. They only want the money to do the courses and
>auditing. Building a career is quite secondary to them. One of them
>once said, of NOTS, "I would mortgage my mother for this
>rundown". Actually, the person who said that was the first NOTs
>completion or SOLO NOTS, I forget which. He is now currently active on
>ARS as an ex-scientologist so I won't expose him!
>
>7) Alternative medicine. Clams will avoid the doctor like
>anything. Sending them to a normal doc is almost like sending them to
>a "psych". It's akin to a death sentence. If a clam had some minor
>medical problem like a wart, he would go to a nutritionist, an herbal
>healer, a chiropractor, a homeopathic healer, an auditor, etc etc
>before finally giving up and seeing a doctor for a 30 minute wart
>removal.
>
>8) Strange formulas for their babies and toddlers. Hubbard has this
>recipe where you boil barley and feed it to the kid. He claims it was
>what the Roman soldiers ate. They also feed their babies goats milk,
>another Hubbard "discovery". The children I've seen on this formula,
>have continous gastric distress and make quite a stink!
>
>9) Graphs and charts of production on the wall. Oh god! This is almost
>a sure sign of a clam. This is one reason Scientology is such a den of
>predators. Everyone is judged on their individual statistic so they
>stab each other in the back if it'll get their own "stat" up.
>
>10) Extreme distrust of ANYTHING that L. Ron Hubbard didn't explicitly
>mention in a positive context. Police, government, earth technology,
>psychs, wogs, television, radio, rock and roll, pop culture, civil
>servants, airplanes, computers, other religions, medicine, dentistry,
>unions, communists, the military, good lord the list is almost
>endless. But the worse if psychiatry. If you mention that, they will
>just go blank, their pupils will widen and you will feel hostility
>coming from them. Anything that L. Ron Hubbard didn't explicitly tell
>them it was OK to do, is seen as squirrelling.
>
>11) Lack of logic. Superstitious. Belief in every kind of conspiracy
>of all sorts. Belief in ESP and flying saucers. Belief in ghosts and
>spirits. Belief in reincarnation, or past and future lives. Complete
>refusal to dicuss Scientology the instant you question the validity of
>any part of it no matter how small.
>
>There you have it. If you can't spot a clam now, I can't help you.

    This pretty much covers it.  But don't forget the arrogance.
    
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           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
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