Re: A.A.P.C. FOLKLORE, Part Fifty-Four

> Will Dockery wrote:
> [email protected] (George J. Dance) posted:
> 
>> Will-Dockery wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>> 
>> MMP aka HarryLime aka Michael Pendragon aka Coco DeSockmonkey aka One Small Voice, etc. wrote:
>> [snip]
>> 
>> DISCLAIMER - "This isn't history, Donkey, but folklore. It's the stories that have grown up regarding the members of AAPC over the years. They may or may not be entirely true -- THEY MAY NOT EVEN BE TRUE AT ALL." (Emphasis added)
>> - MMP aka HarryLime aka Michael Pendragon aka Coco DeSockmonkey aka One Small Voice, etc., on his "A.A.P.C. Folklore" series.
>> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=632244559&start=120
>> 
>> One Michael Pendragon, in mockery,
>> Would lie all the time about Dockery.
>> When called on each lie
>> He'd whine and he'd cry:
>> "That wasn't a lie -- it was folkery!"
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> Again, too bad Michael Pendragon ruined what could have been an interesting idea with childish name-calling, lies and misrepresentations.
> 
> 😏



Well, that doesn't rob his folklore series of all value. None
of the stories may be true, but they can be accepted as a
true account of what his "people" (the Bandar-Log) used to
tell each other. Only Bandar-Log could be expected to
believe them as true tales about their subjects, but to the
rest of the world they're a treasure trove of information
on the almost extinct Bandar-Log culture that once
thrived here on aapc.
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Interesting perspective.

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This is why everyone calls George "Dunce."

No one believes the folklore is true, Dunce.  That's what makes it folklore.

Here is Wikipedia's definition of "Folklore":

"Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.[1] This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs, poems, and jokes."

The folklore of A.A.P.C. extends beyond the handful of individuals you refer to as the "Bandar-Log."  Benders' legendary "Autograph of Zorro" troll, for instance, predates the formation of the so-called "Bandar-Log" by several years.

The folklore of A.A.P.C. centers around Will Dockery, who has been a member for over 25 years.  I'm mostly relating the folklore from the past 15 or so years, because it's the portion of the folklore that I'm familiar with.

You err, however, when you claim that the tales are those that the supposed "Bandar-Log" used to tell each other.  Many are actually derived from tales that were first told by Will Docker, Stephen Pickering, and yourself.  You may take issue with the subsequent tales that grew out of their historical basis, but that's how folklore works.

One person tells a tale (Will Dockery), and others repeat it, throwing in their own embellishments, which are then retold by others, therefore becoming part of the cannon.

In fact, you can witness this process at work right now.  As I collect and post various episodes from the folklore, others join in, often adding new twists to each of the tales.  Some of these will, no doubt, be forgotten, while others will be repeated time and again, becoming a part of the folklore.

Unfortunately, much of the folklore that existed from the early years of A.A.P.C. is in danger of being lost.  Nearly all of the original members (as well as those who succeeded them) have left A.A.P.C. for good, or have passed on.

Many of the names (Karla, Chuckles Lysaght, Dale Houstman, M.H. Benders, et al.) deserve to have their place in the lore.  However, the only current members who are familiar with the folklore of the first 15 years of A.A.P.C. and you, Will, and Cujo.  Since no one trusts you or the Donkey to report the folklore in an unbiased manner, we can only hope that Cujo will contribute his own entries to the Official A.A.P.C. Folklore posts.

Another area of the folklore that I have only a slight familiarity with include Will's tales of Parnello's Pizzeria (which I've heard mentioned many times, but never been able to find), Will's alternate persona as "Irony Waves," and your career as a book packager.  These are areas in which contributions from Will and yourself would be welcome.

Otherwise, I am doing my best to catalog and report the portions of the folklore that I am familiar with in as accurate a manner as possible.  Not accurate in terms of the group's history, but in presenting the folklore as it was actually told by the members.

I have also diligently made the effort to list which portions of the folklore were base upon historical fact, and which were historically suspect.

I do know that even though the so-called "Bandar-Log" is gone, the folklore of A.A.P.C. does, and shall continue to, live on... recreating itself anew with each retelling. 


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