That's Masons, not Mensans

[arisbe]

"Apparently, this ritual has been conducted for a few years at this lodge," Fitzpatrick said, adding that there were two guns present - one carrying real bullets and another carrying blanks, and that the shooter may have used the wrong gun. "He was being inducted into another group within the lodge."

(With thanks to nephthys510.)

Comments

[nephthys510.livejournal.com]

hahahahhaha

Love the hed.

Good one.

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Of course you get the credit for this one, even if it's my local paper.

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

Reason #12678 I'm joining the Rosicrucians instead....

[supergee.livejournal.com]

If I were a mystery writer, I'd make a book out of that.

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

I'm sure somebody will. Probably a Mason.

[laurelo.livejournal.com]

I thought it was simply matter of blackballing the person if you did not like them.

Actually, the article made it to the NYTimes this morning too. I have actually never heard of the Fellowcraft club before as a component of Masonry.

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

I believe Fellow Craft is the name of the second degree of initiation, though I wouldn't know for sure.