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== [[Literature]] ==

* Terry Pratchett's ''[[Discworld]]'':

* ~~Terry Pratchett's~~ ''[[~~Discworld/~~Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' features a sequence where the protagonist is initiated into the postmen's secret society, which involves an ominous-sounding and rather painful hazing ritual known as "The Postman's Walk". It's mentioned he's previously joined several Brotherhoods of Funny Hats with names like The Men of the Furrow, as a prelude to defrauding the other members.

** ''[[Going Postal (Discworld)|Going Postal]]'' features a sequence where the protagonist is initiated into the postmen's secret society, which involves an ominous-sounding and rather painful hazing ritual known as "The Postman's Walk". It's mentioned he's previously joined several Brotherhoods of Funny Hats with names like The Men of the Furrow, as a prelude to defrauding the other members.

** As mentioned in ''[[~~Discworld/Lords and Ladies|~~Lords and Ladies]]'', Lancre, centre of all rural folklore, has a Brotherhood of Funny Hats so ancient and secret it doesn't even have a name. According to ''[[Universe Compendium|The Discworld Companion]]'' their regular meetings at an earthworks called The Long Man may be an ancient rite, or simply represent man's ancient desire to get out of the house and have a couple of pints.

** As mentioned in ''[[Lords and Ladies]]'', Lancre, centre of all rural folklore, has a Brotherhood of Funny Hats so ancient and secret it doesn't even have a name. According to ''[[Universe Compendium|The Discworld Companion]]'' their regular meetings at an earthworks called The Long Man may be an ancient rite, or simply represent man's ancient desire to get out of the house and have a couple of pints.

** And Ankh-Morpork, as shown in ''[[~~Discworld/Guards! Guards!|~~Guards! Guards!]]'', has many secret societies, most of whose members would ''like'' to be part of an [[Ancient Conspiracy]], but are really just in it for the mysterious robes. And in one case, in the society that ''is'' important to the plot {{spoiler|and winds up being incinerated by the dragon it summoned}}, to chant [[Malaproper|"mystic prunes"]].

** And Ankh-Morpork, as shown in ''[[Guards! Guards!]]'', has many secret societies, most of whose members would ''like'' to be part of an [[Ancient Conspiracy]], but are really just in it for the mysterious robes. And in one case, in the society that ''is'' important to the plot {{spoiler|and winds up being incinerated by the dragon it summoned}}, to chant [[Malaproper|"mystic prunes"]].

** And this pretty much describes how the Unseen Univserity was run before Archchancellor Ridicully came into the picture, a bunch of wizard who were only concerned with eating, sleeping, wearing the clothes that pointed out that they were wizards... Oh, and moving higher in the University by making an opening with the "removal" of senior wizards.

* Pierre Bezukhov joins the Freemasons in ''[[War and Peace]]'' at the insistence of one of his [[The Obi-Wan|Obi Wans]], to find some guys are [[Contemplate Our Navels|actually into it]] and other guys...not so much. He gets in a huff later when Boris joins the Freemasons purely to advance his social standing.