Any pipe smoking Odd Fellows in the house?

[fetidbog]

Greetings all. I was curious if there were any members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows here in the forums?

I became interested in the order about 6 years ago after looking into the old IOOF Cemetery here in Beaumont, Texas. Well this past weekend I took my degrees(had to go to Houston as there hasn’t been a lodge in Beaumont for almost 30 years) and became a member. So, are there any other Odd Fellows here?

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I'm odd enough as it is. I don't think they'd put up with me.

 

[jpmcwjr]

He's not that odd!
And I bet there are some IOOF here, as well as a lower case odd fellow or two.

 

[voorhees]

Dear Board,
I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.
Sincerely yours,

Groucho Marx.

 

[pappymac]

Coincidentally, one of my uncles was a member of the Oddfellows lodge in Beaumont, Texas back in the 1960s.

 

[briarbuck]

Is that similar to the Ministry of Silly Walks?

 

[fetidbog]

Folanator, close. But not quite. I am a big Monty Python fan though.

 

[fetidbog]

Pappymac, that is cool! Do you know exactly when he was a member? I’m trying to find out anything about the old Beaumont Lodge.