Ommiterre Libellus - Principia Discordia

Dictum Nine
GivingUp POOPS Causedthe Fall of A tlantis
1The memos from dictums seven and eight were handed down by Official Discordian Edith,
polysexcretariate to The House of the Rising Hodge For the Bureaucrcacy (THRHFB) of the Atlantis,
Georgia, Middle Atlantic Office. Edith, is a hotty, she ranks high on the Kallialmosti list.
2 These memos can be a bit confusing to read at first because they use the POOPS (Perfect Official
Organizing Punctuation System) of Atlantis.
3 By the mid-afternoon of the day of Atlantis 1 , the leader of the Atlantean civilization had realised that
use of the POOPS had not gained a iota of popularity on outside continents and was hindering Atlantis'
capacity to influence civilizations outside of its borders. Under recommendations from Goddess Eris
Kallisti Discordia, they made an attempt at adopting the outside world punctuation system.
4 Here is the first, and last, Atlantean memo ever written not using POOPS.
For immediate action.
It has come to our attention that residents of Atlantis do not know how to swim. We have been advised by
trustworthy sources that any and all residents of the continent of Atlantis should have passed at least their
beginner level swimming class by midnight. Given no Atlantean knows how to swim at the present
moment, you will be advised once instructors that know how to swim have been located and are available
to give class.
Official Discordian Edith,
Dazed and Confused,
To be filed under O
5 Without proper time to practice and with the common resistance to change characterising most human
civilizations. It turns out not a single Atlantean resident read that memo. Even O.D. Edith, who typed the
memo was so confused by this irrational punctuation system that she did not understand the meaning of
what she was typing.
6 The Atlantean government should have known better than to trust the Goddess of chaos.