And don't forget, the Shriners are the progenetors of syncronized pocket bike riding!

 

The Freemasons .... Ah what a great pub! Just down the road from the Stonemasons!

Seriously, have a squint at http://freemasonry.org

Courtesy of google.com.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cdelena
[B]Good question. I found this summary (the history is very long):

 

The Stonecutters ( ) Is that what they were called in the Simpsons?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by teqneek
[B]The Stonecutters ( )

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by teqneek
[B]The Stonecutters ( )

 

And silly hats, and rolling one trouser leg up..... apparently

 

I once found the little box containing a lodges apron on a council clean up. I guess someone was a mason and passed away. The family, not knowing it's significance chucked it out.

My father, who was/is a mason (I think it's a bit like circumcision, no going back) was very firm on the subject and returned it to it's lodge.

But everything I've learnt about freemasonry I learnt from books (The Brotherhood, Jack the Ripper stories etc) and movies (The men who would be kings).

 

What about the Knights Templar?

 

My grandfather, one of the most honorable people I know, was a Mason. Because I know a lot about my grandfather's character and therefore think he's one of the greatest people I've ever know, I can assure you that there is nothing fishy about being a Freemason.

He didn't talk about being a part of this, but he never boasted about anything, ever. I found out about his involvement with the Masons when he died, the same time I found out about so many other unselfish, giving things that he had been a part of. I found his book from the Masonic Temple among his effects and have yet to return it to them, though I think this may be the stimulus I needed to get motivated to do so. Just for the record, I didn't read it; I knew when I picked it up that there are some things that shouldn't be disturbed, and out of respect for Granddad, I didn't go further than the first page.