Cyrano gave the name, Risata di Cielo, which means "Laughter of Heaven."
A few people thought it was good, and I can't think of another that fit as perfectly as that one. So there it is!
The sign is getting close, but I need one more part. When you see it, it will be unique. I doubt anyone would accidently have a pin in that shape.
Our purpose is :
-to tickle! BUT, specifically, the Risata di Cielo tickles for the sole purpose of spreading joy and laughter throughout the world. That is our absolute, number one, defining goal. Even if it isn't through tickling, which most of the time it will not be. But that will be our defining tool of the trade, so to speak. If someone wants to be tickled, we will tickle them. Yes, maybe in rare occasions that will probably never occur, we can use it for self defense. Most of us will probably never use it in self defense though, but it will be there. (One day, someone here will break up a fight with tickling instead of punches. But getting in a fight is dangerous, so don't try it...unless it is two girls and you know they are ticklish, and neither has a weapon...I'm telling you, it MAY happen, it MAY not... all things are possible under God, or whovever you believe in...)
-I assume most, (I know not all) but most of us here enjoy the sounds of laughter. Our world is filled with people who don't enjoy the sound of laughter. They just want control. They want to watch others suffer or become fearful to demonstrate their control over others. The members of the Risata di Cielo want to watch others be happy and laugh, and not wallow in misery and fear. Our purpose is to do that. You're in a restuarant and the waiter drops a plate all over your chair, which is what just happened to me tonight, you can bark insults at him and demand he be fired, or you can say "Hey, it's alright. Don't worry, everybody has accidents." Then you tell him a stupid joke, and instead of walking away feeling terrible, he walks away laughing. Oh, I could have raised a big stink, but that would only serve to inflate my pride, and inflating my pride doesn't make others happy. It doesn't make others laugh.
-I would love to, at some point, donate to charity in the name of the Risata di Cielo. Like, anyone who wants to sends a donation to, say, St. Jude's Hospital, or the Guatamalan relief fund, or something, but put no return address. Use your forum name, or make up a name, and simply put : From: Mabus. Member of the Risata di Cielo.
They will wonder what that is, they may search and find out, they may not.
Why charity? Well, if we are just a tickling society, and that's it, people will look at us as wierd, and stop there. There won't be much compassion and acceptance for something that makes people laugh. I mentioned in an earlier post about the Obscenity Act. It probably will never affect us, maybe one day it will, maybe not. Another recent post talks about the "foot licker" sentenced to one year in jail. Now, you can talk about how stupid the guy is, which he is, but there are people who beat up people, I mean demonstrate REAL assault, and get a lot less time than that, if any. Obviously, fetishes aren't looked at kindly in the larger society. There has been a long lament about that for as long as I can remember being on the internet and reading people's comments. "If only we were more accepted. Why are truly bad people looked more kindly upon than we who merely tickle?"
Well, this is a BIG way to possibly change some of those attitudes.
We donate money, and obviously leave no return address. We want no reward, only a little acceptance, and to make someone's day brighter. That what this is all about, bring laughter and happiness to the world. They may look at this tickling society and smirk, "But hey, they're helping. So what they like tickling." Now, imagine the day that some unhappy fundamentalist or prude or close-minded bigot wants to shut us down, and/or many others on the net. We can say, "Hey, yeah, we like tickling. We make no apologies to some bully who has a problem with us. But we also help others with charity and responsible citizenship to make the world a better place. You close us down, all that ends.
That's not all. The second biggest concern - "What if someone finds out?! They will think I'm a freak.!" Okay, unfortunately, yes may, beacuse there are a lot of close-minded people out there. But you tell them, "Yeah, but the organization I belong to also does a lot of charity work, though money and simply being good citizens and helping make other people's life brighter." I think that would throw them for a loop. I think someone explaining that to their parents after they are "exposed" would have those parents scratching they're heads trying to think of a way to judge, or maybe will lead to a greater acceptance. "Hey, so you guys and girls like tickling. You're helping others too, and that all seems to fit."
We are secret because, well, look, go ask fifty people what the Risata di Cielo is, and they will look at you like you have ten heads. We are different from all other secret societies. One, we're real. The illuminati may or may not exist, that is for another thread. The Free Masons exist, but I don't know if they are good or bad. But supposedly people join them because they do philanthropy. So that fits into like our possible charity thing. We are different because we're not evil, we're not trying for world domination, all we want is to hear the occasional laugh of joy. The "Laughter of Heaven," which is what all good laughter is. The only real way to gain membership is to be a ticklephile, have a tickle fetish. Will someone ever want to join who doesn't have a tickle fetish? Maybe, and if so, let them join - just so long as they know what we stand for - bringing joy and laughter to the world.
Now, we are also an internet secret society. Yet, we're really not that secret, even though we are. We have no initiation, (obviously it would involve tickling if we did!) We have no secret meetings, we don't require tatoos, or a blood oath, or anything like that. It will all be what's in the heart. We'll have a symbol, that can be worn by any tickle loving person. You see someone with one, if you ask them quietly about the Risata di Cielo, they will know. But, this is the internet, No one will ever know if you wear it or not, if you are a member or not. This is, basically, a secret society for those who want to be in it. No one will ever know if you join or leave, unless you announce it on the forum. (This is in response to those few who had complaints - why complain, no one will know or care if you join or not...)
I know that there is the Hyena's Club. But I think the Risata di Cielo sounds more mysterious. Basically, it's something that only a member or an Italian would understand, and an Italian still wouldn't know what it was unless she joined or was already a member. The Hyena's Club is still the Hyena's Club. You can be a member of both. (Will anyone from the Hyena's Club know if you joined or not....hmmmm....)
Now, people who enjoy tickling will have a way of knowing who else likes tickling, and, don't forget, if you ever meet anyone who likes tickling, INTRODUCE them to the forum! We, like any other group, wants to grow and expand. But our group is different from all others. Anyone who joins gets arenewed sense of community, a sense of being a part of something that fits with what they feel and believe, and know how they feel. They can share things here they can't elsewhere, because we're the elite. We don't want to grow just to say we have this many members. Everytime someone new joins us, we know that one more person breathes that sigh of relief, that "Hey, there are others just like me. I'm not alone, I'm not a freak, oh my God, there are pictures, and videos, and stories! Who would have known?!!"
So, thoughts, observations....?
A few people thought it was good, and I can't think of another that fit as perfectly as that one. So there it is!
The sign is getting close, but I need one more part. When you see it, it will be unique. I doubt anyone would accidently have a pin in that shape.
Our purpose is :
-to tickle! BUT, specifically, the Risata di Cielo tickles for the sole purpose of spreading joy and laughter throughout the world. That is our absolute, number one, defining goal. Even if it isn't through tickling, which most of the time it will not be. But that will be our defining tool of the trade, so to speak. If someone wants to be tickled, we will tickle them. Yes, maybe in rare occasions that will probably never occur, we can use it for self defense. Most of us will probably never use it in self defense though, but it will be there. (One day, someone here will break up a fight with tickling instead of punches. But getting in a fight is dangerous, so don't try it...unless it is two girls and you know they are ticklish, and neither has a weapon...I'm telling you, it MAY happen, it MAY not... all things are possible under God, or whovever you believe in...)
-I assume most, (I know not all) but most of us here enjoy the sounds of laughter. Our world is filled with people who don't enjoy the sound of laughter. They just want control. They want to watch others suffer or become fearful to demonstrate their control over others. The members of the Risata di Cielo want to watch others be happy and laugh, and not wallow in misery and fear. Our purpose is to do that. You're in a restuarant and the waiter drops a plate all over your chair, which is what just happened to me tonight, you can bark insults at him and demand he be fired, or you can say "Hey, it's alright. Don't worry, everybody has accidents." Then you tell him a stupid joke, and instead of walking away feeling terrible, he walks away laughing. Oh, I could have raised a big stink, but that would only serve to inflate my pride, and inflating my pride doesn't make others happy. It doesn't make others laugh.
-I would love to, at some point, donate to charity in the name of the Risata di Cielo. Like, anyone who wants to sends a donation to, say, St. Jude's Hospital, or the Guatamalan relief fund, or something, but put no return address. Use your forum name, or make up a name, and simply put : From: Mabus. Member of the Risata di Cielo.
They will wonder what that is, they may search and find out, they may not.
Why charity? Well, if we are just a tickling society, and that's it, people will look at us as wierd, and stop there. There won't be much compassion and acceptance for something that makes people laugh. I mentioned in an earlier post about the Obscenity Act. It probably will never affect us, maybe one day it will, maybe not. Another recent post talks about the "foot licker" sentenced to one year in jail. Now, you can talk about how stupid the guy is, which he is, but there are people who beat up people, I mean demonstrate REAL assault, and get a lot less time than that, if any. Obviously, fetishes aren't looked at kindly in the larger society. There has been a long lament about that for as long as I can remember being on the internet and reading people's comments. "If only we were more accepted. Why are truly bad people looked more kindly upon than we who merely tickle?"
Well, this is a BIG way to possibly change some of those attitudes.
We donate money, and obviously leave no return address. We want no reward, only a little acceptance, and to make someone's day brighter. That what this is all about, bring laughter and happiness to the world. They may look at this tickling society and smirk, "But hey, they're helping. So what they like tickling." Now, imagine the day that some unhappy fundamentalist or prude or close-minded bigot wants to shut us down, and/or many others on the net. We can say, "Hey, yeah, we like tickling. We make no apologies to some bully who has a problem with us. But we also help others with charity and responsible citizenship to make the world a better place. You close us down, all that ends.
That's not all. The second biggest concern - "What if someone finds out?! They will think I'm a freak.!" Okay, unfortunately, yes may, beacuse there are a lot of close-minded people out there. But you tell them, "Yeah, but the organization I belong to also does a lot of charity work, though money and simply being good citizens and helping make other people's life brighter." I think that would throw them for a loop. I think someone explaining that to their parents after they are "exposed" would have those parents scratching they're heads trying to think of a way to judge, or maybe will lead to a greater acceptance. "Hey, so you guys and girls like tickling. You're helping others too, and that all seems to fit."
We are secret because, well, look, go ask fifty people what the Risata di Cielo is, and they will look at you like you have ten heads. We are different from all other secret societies. One, we're real. The illuminati may or may not exist, that is for another thread. The Free Masons exist, but I don't know if they are good or bad. But supposedly people join them because they do philanthropy. So that fits into like our possible charity thing. We are different because we're not evil, we're not trying for world domination, all we want is to hear the occasional laugh of joy. The "Laughter of Heaven," which is what all good laughter is. The only real way to gain membership is to be a ticklephile, have a tickle fetish. Will someone ever want to join who doesn't have a tickle fetish? Maybe, and if so, let them join - just so long as they know what we stand for - bringing joy and laughter to the world.
Now, we are also an internet secret society. Yet, we're really not that secret, even though we are. We have no initiation, (obviously it would involve tickling if we did!) We have no secret meetings, we don't require tatoos, or a blood oath, or anything like that. It will all be what's in the heart. We'll have a symbol, that can be worn by any tickle loving person. You see someone with one, if you ask them quietly about the Risata di Cielo, they will know. But, this is the internet, No one will ever know if you wear it or not, if you are a member or not. This is, basically, a secret society for those who want to be in it. No one will ever know if you join or leave, unless you announce it on the forum. (This is in response to those few who had complaints - why complain, no one will know or care if you join or not...)
I know that there is the Hyena's Club. But I think the Risata di Cielo sounds more mysterious. Basically, it's something that only a member or an Italian would understand, and an Italian still wouldn't know what it was unless she joined or was already a member. The Hyena's Club is still the Hyena's Club. You can be a member of both. (Will anyone from the Hyena's Club know if you joined or not....hmmmm....)
Now, people who enjoy tickling will have a way of knowing who else likes tickling, and, don't forget, if you ever meet anyone who likes tickling, INTRODUCE them to the forum! We, like any other group, wants to grow and expand. But our group is different from all others. Anyone who joins gets arenewed sense of community, a sense of being a part of something that fits with what they feel and believe, and know how they feel. They can share things here they can't elsewhere, because we're the elite. We don't want to grow just to say we have this many members. Everytime someone new joins us, we know that one more person breathes that sigh of relief, that "Hey, there are others just like me. I'm not alone, I'm not a freak, oh my God, there are pictures, and videos, and stories! Who would have known?!!"
So, thoughts, observations....?
