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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:39:57 AM EDT
As stated in the title, WTF is The Order of the Black Shamrock? Mentioned on the Emerson Knives site.
Seems like a tee shirt vendor pretending to be a warrior's order. I could, and often am, wrong...so... Just curious. 
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:41:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:41:28 AM EDT
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Let me just say this: after I joined the Order of the Black Shamrock, those kids are no longer after me Lucky Charms.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:42:11 AM EDT
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IBT Blackhawks carrying Leprechauns.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:44:14 AM EDT
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A way to milk funds from sheepdogs?
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:45:10 AM EDT
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So let me get this right...in order to be a Black Shamrock thing, you have to be a true warrior, adept at arms, with a warrior's mind and the body of a tiger...
...but the shirts are available up to size XXXL. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:47:47 AM EDT
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Sweet, once I join they will let me use the crest and logo for my warrior stamp!!
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:49:46 AM EDT
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Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:51:11 AM EDT
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Marketing.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:52:05 AM EDT
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Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. sounds a lot like the "clubs" we made up when we were ten years old....no real purpose, they don't really do anything....but it can be a reason for people to get together and have a fellowship of sorts... |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:53:26 AM EDT
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A way to milk funds from sheepdogs? I'm not pissed that they are selling this nonsense to wannabe white knights; I'm pissed I didn't think of it first. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:54:17 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. sounds a lot like the "clubs" we made up when we were ten years old....no real purpose, they don't really do anything....but it can be a reason for people to get together and have a fellowship of sorts... And buy merchandise. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:55:06 AM EDT
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Quoted: So let me get this right...in order to be a Black Shamrock thing, you have to be a true warrior, adept at arms, with a warrior's mind and the body of a tiger... ...but the shirts are available up to size XXXL. Hey you ever try getting a medium shirt on a Tiger? It ain't easy. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:55:28 AM EDT
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Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. sounds a lot like the "clubs" we made up when we were ten years old....no real purpose, they don't really do anything....but it can be a reason for people to get together and have a fellowship of sorts... And buy merchandise. But but but you get a t-shirt and a membership card and the rules suitable for framing. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:57:01 AM EDT
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A black shamrock is a blue waffle that's left untreated.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:57:38 AM EDT
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A way to milk funds from sheepdogs? I'm not pissed that they are selling this nonsense to wannabe white knights; I'm pissed I didn't think of it first. +1 Word 
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:58:51 AM EDT
[#16]
Now, if you want to join a truly cool organization, might I suggest... 
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Posted: 7/26/2012 8:59:28 AM EDT
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Oh yeah, well I'm a member of the Order of the Slightly Darker Black Shamrock.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:00:01 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: A way to milk funds from sheepdogs? I'm not pissed that they are selling this nonsense to wannabe white knights; I'm pissed I didn't think of it first. +1 Word Damn straight... Couldve been rich, rich I tell you!!!! |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:00:53 AM EDT
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Their 12 rules seems like a code I could live by. I never heard of this group before but I don't see anything there that is contrary to my own beliefs. Perhaps I should join too?
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:01:55 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. sounds a lot like the "clubs" we made up when we were ten years old....no real purpose, they don't really do anything....but it can be a reason for people to get together and have a fellowship of sorts... It doesn't really seem to be all that different from those kinds of clubs. The idea is evidently supposed to be to bring back or maintain the old Warrior's Code, chivalry, etc.. If everyone in the group takes that stuff seriously, then it's probably a pretty good group. However, a bunch of guys are likely to join just to get the memers only t-shirt, the special edition Emerson OBS knife, and a chance to attend whatever Emerson/OBS stuff they have at the Blade show and other knife shows and forum functions. I'm skeptical of any organization that anyone can join if they'll just give their name, t-shirt size, and $45, even if I agree with what they stand for. You never know, though. One day I might regret not getting in on the ground floor of the OBS. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:02:08 AM EDT
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I'd like to point out that I'm really disappointed in the title of their warrior's den. With a name like the Order of the Black Shamrock, I was really expecting a Phil Lynott fan club.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:02:40 AM EDT
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Meh, no gayer than HTF shoots and shirts. Just a group for like minded individuals to join to be a part of something.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:05:16 AM EDT
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There seems to be a desperate need within the firearms/weapons/training community to belong to something.
It's weakness. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:05:17 AM EDT
[#24]
Quoted: Oh yeah, well I'm a member of the Order of the Slightly Darker Black Shamrock. Tier 1? |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:07:04 AM EDT
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Oh yeah, well I'm a member of the Order of the Slightly Darker Black Shamrock. Tier 1? Tier 0.5 |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:07:23 AM EDT
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Oh yeah, well I'm a member of the Order of the Slightly Darker Black Shamrock. Tier 1? Tier 1A, my friend; Tier 1A. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:07:35 AM EDT
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No kidding....
Quoted: There seems to be a desperate need to belong to something within the firearms/weapons/training community. It's weakness. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:09:16 AM EDT
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Black Irish?
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:10:02 AM EDT
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No kidding.... Quoted:
There seems to be a desperate need to belong to something within the firearms/weapons/training community. It's weakness. I'd go so far as to say it's that need to belong to something regardless of the activity. Guns, music fans, quilting groups, just something to identify with. It's just with guns there's a fantasy about being in the right place at the right time to take down a terrorist group and get the girl to boot. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:11:04 AM EDT
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Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. sounds a lot like the "clubs" we made up when we were ten years old....no real purpose, they don't really do anything....but it can be a reason for people to get together and have a fellowship of sorts... It doesn't really seem to be all that different from those kinds of clubs. The idea is evidently supposed to be to bring back or maintain the old Warrior's Code, chivalry, etc.. If everyone in the group takes that stuff seriously, then it's probably a pretty good group. However, a bunch of guys are likely to join just to get the memers only t-shirt, the special edition Emerson OBS knife, and a chance to attend whatever Emerson/OBS stuff they have at the Blade show and other knife shows and forum functions. I'm skeptical of any organization that anyone can join if they'll just give their name, t-shirt size, and $45, even if I agree with what they stand for. You never know, though. One day I might regret not getting in on the ground floor of the OBS. There is another movement that I am keen to join. The Revolutionary War Veterans Association and appleseed looks like an excellent program to teach CMP type shooting and training but with the 22lr to get more newbiews interested in our past and the importance of guns to defend our freedom. http://appleseedusa.org/join_rwva.html Seriously, my check is in the mail for that group and I spent time researching it before I joined. If this group were to do something beyond a website and items they sell I could that them seriously too. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:11:55 AM EDT
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PFJ FTMFW...
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:16:12 AM EDT
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It looks like a t-shirt, sticker and certificate for $45 to me.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:16:47 AM EDT
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Part of the initiation process is getting a mushroom stamp on the forehead by elder members.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:18:03 AM EDT
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Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. Like warriortalk.com? |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:23:49 AM EDT
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Throw in a magic de-coder ring, and I'm there.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:29:43 AM EDT
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So let me get this right...in order to be a Black Shamrock thing, you have to be a true warrior, adept at arms, with a warrior's mind and the body of a tiger... ...but the shirts are available up to size XXXL. Finally something that will fit around my bulging....err biceps...yeah that's it. I kind of like what they are about. Seems like a reasonable code to live by.
Rob |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 9:30:46 AM EDT
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Throw in a magic de-coder ring, and I'm there. Eway ouldshay areshay ecretsay essagesmay ometimesay. Enthay e'dway ebay iertay oneway! |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 10:20:12 AM EDT
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Throw in a magic de-coder ring, and I'm there. Eway ouldshay areshay ecretsay essagesmay ometimesay. Enthay e'dway ebay iertay oneway! I figured it out! It says......Be Sure To Drink Your Ovaltine!!!!! lmao! |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 10:38:18 AM EDT
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I dont have a problem with it. Seems like some pretty good standards to live by. The t-shirt that you have to buy separate looks better than the one that's included with membership. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 12:40:11 PM EDT
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Eway ouldshay areshay ecretsay essagesmay ometimesay.
Enthay e'dway ebay iertay oneway! Eet-sway! Ey-may ode-kay aking-bray ills-skay inally-fay ame-cay andy-hay! 
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Posted: 7/26/2012 12:44:51 PM EDT
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A black shamrock is a blue waffle that's left untreated. ewww 
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Posted: 7/26/2012 1:07:17 PM EDT
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Lots of guys elsewhere seem to take it pretty seriously. Seems a bit silly to me. sounds a lot like the "clubs" we made up when we were ten years old....no real purpose, they don't really do anything....but it can be a reason for people to get together and have a fellowship of sorts... It doesn't really seem to be all that different from those kinds of clubs. The idea is evidently supposed to be to bring back or maintain the old Warrior's Code, chivalry, etc.. If everyone in the group takes that stuff seriously, then it's probably a pretty good group. However, a bunch of guys are likely to join just to get the memers only t-shirt, the special edition Emerson OBS knife, and a chance to attend whatever Emerson/OBS stuff they have at the Blade show and other knife shows and forum functions. I'm skeptical of any organization that anyone can join if they'll just give their name, t-shirt size, and $45, even if I agree with what they stand for. You never know, though. One day I might regret not getting in on the ground floor of the OBS. I won't, that shit is basically the corporate policies of sartinco industries. |
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