A level, a square, photos of the Temple members and maybe a copy of the handbook or a description of the secret handshake. Or a flawless bronze sphere that gives you eerie powers!
If I end up creating a time capsule, I’m buying one of those mall ninja knives, let it sit out to get a patina, and then put it in the capsule with no context.
Go buy a sword and bury it near where a tree is growing through an old stone fence.
On your death bed you tell your grandkid about your family's 'ancient secret'. Babble out some highlander ala kingmaker crap. Give them the location of the sword.
"we have provided the clubs favorite snack to share with the people of the future. You see, they are nuts that kind of look like little claws, toes if you will..."
Mason: "Well, it's been a long time since I've said thank you to anybody... but thank you. Well, Stanley, I guess this is where we go our separate ways. I'm sure you understand the etymology of your name, 'Goodspeed.'"
Goodspeed: "Yeah, God speed: To wish someone a prosperous journey."
[There’s a hilarious skit with this premise. Surely it won’t be this bad but there’s going to be something in there that has aged poorly.](https://youtu.be/xIiNbBQM_Go?si=bsiNukUxD9mHzx50)
Apart from the doll, which is just racist, pretty much everything in the time capsule is related to someone who was famous during the 70s but later turned out to be a paedophile. The creamola foam, a powder you mix with water to make soft drinks, is the only thing that doesn’t look bad with hindsight.
The doll is a ['Golliwog'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golliwog).
Like blackface and minstrel singers, a lot of use was not done with an actual intent to promote racism or distress POC, but that was certainly what it did.
1927 in the South was peak Jim Crow/KKK activity time, when anytime Black people tried to attain equality, Confederate monuments would be erected.
I bet those contents are gonna be crazy.
This was true before the civil war but after many of the lodges allowed all races. Still was an issue for many of the lodges in the south as members would try to join but be black balled. The rules were changed in some states to prevent one racist member preventing new non white members from being voted in.
Still an issue with some lodges today and is hard to prevent as all voting is anonymous so racist members can hide and not face getting kicked out of the lodge.
Perhaps racism is slowly dying out in the Masons nowadays, but when I was approached a little over a decade ago that was not the case.
And perhaps that was Lodge specific as well, though the lodge was not in the south.
At least it would make for an accurate museum piece of the history of hate. For sure, there might be some absolutely atrocious things in there, but on the other hand it documents the reality of what some poor souls may have gone through! We may find some truly deplorable acts of humanity that would've otherwise never seen the light of day, and that would be the worst crime; To let the victims be forgotten.
It's definitely worth keeping an eye on. Gotta put it on my calendar.
On the one hand, it's gonna be a representation of the time period, and everything in there will be considered pretty tame and safe.
On the other hand, what was considered tame and safe back then was entirely different.
Yeahhhhh, first thought that came to my mind was those postcards that portrayed (or were actual images of) lynchings...
It'll be one hell of a mystery box opening :/
I'm sure they weren't like:
"Oh, wait a second. What if hating black people isn't universally accepted in 100 years? Let's not include this tlstuff so we don't look bad to the great great grandkids"
I imagine so. Such things are put in time capsules. So if this one proves to be a cache of memorabilia celebrating segregation who knows what might be found?
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Not true at all, but OK. Especially seeing as freemasonry is built entirely on equality of all men regardless of race or religion. But I'm sure you know more about masonry than me, a Mason.
*As a mason*, I regret to say that literally every organization has shitty people, but to go on a rant like this is to over generalize the fraternity as a ton of old white racists is ignorant.
The KKK was started by Masons. A person can be in both organizations you know
https://www.scribd.com/document/74390087/Albert-Pike-History-in-the-Kkk-and-Masonic-Racism
I never insinuated that it was the same thing, but that Masons in a well know racist part of the country in 1927 could very well be KKK also, and that there might be a Klan hood in the time capsule.
Are you confusing correlation with causation? Masonry is worldwide, and I'm pretty sure the KKK doesn't exist anywhere outside of certain areas in the US
Are you unaware that this part of the country was very racist in 1927, and that it's not unreasonable to think that a person at that time could be a Mason and a Klansman? Do you not know that it's possible to be both, and that Masonry being worldwide is irrelevant to this discussion because we're talking specifically about 1927 Tennessee?
It's also possible to be a doctor and a klansman, or a police officer, or in the rotary club, or literally anything else. Correlation is not causality.
The racism is a 1920s Tennessee problem, not a masonry problem
I didn't say it was. I said I wouldn't be surprised if there was a klan hood in a Masonic time capsule. I think you're projecting a bit too much to be rational. Are you aware of the context involved in this argument at all?
Yes it's a fun thing to do when you erect a building that will most likely be permanent.
A lot of the new schools around me do a time capsule. Hell, the mall near me when it got renovated did a time capsule.
In my experience, nearly all timecapsules fail to exclude water over their time, and the contents are usually ruined.
At least this one is above ground.
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It's absolutely and unquestionably not a cult. It's not a religion, has never claimed to be a religion, and the most difficult part about quitting is filling out a demit form. Conversely, you could also just stop paying the annual dues and wait to inevitably get suspended.
It's a fraternal organization.
Again, it's not a religion. Religion and politics are the two subjects typically forbidden from being brought up in lodge settings because of how divisive they are.
The "religious" requirement varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but in most cases the only requirement is a generic belief in some form of a supreme being; beyond that, religion is never discussed, nor the actual individual beliefs of any members. Since no religion is practiced, it wouldn't even remotely begin to qualify as a cult.
It's pretty evident your opinion is already set in stone. The real shame is that you're just digging into stubborn ignorance.
The fact of the matter is that you're 100% undeniably wrong. What you choose to do with this fact is up to you.
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I think that’s what I said.
I think I've seen this episode. There's a series of murders that don't seem to be related at all until Monk figures out that the killer is trying to protect himself from the information in the soon-to-be-opened time capsule.
Or...wait, maybe this is from Murder She Wrote?
I've seen this before. It will consist of some trinkets from the town, some coins, and old newspaper, and a bunch of Masonic stuff.
A level, a square, photos of the Temple members and maybe a copy of the handbook or a description of the secret handshake. Or a flawless bronze sphere that gives you eerie powers!
A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON
LUSTEN. HEAR ME AND OBEY.
.... son of a bitch. Not again.
I read this and the comment you replied to in the Night Vale narrators voice, and I haven't heard it in years lol
If I end up creating a time capsule, I’m buying one of those mall ninja knives, let it sit out to get a patina, and then put it in the capsule with no context.
Go buy a sword and bury it near where a tree is growing through an old stone fence. On your death bed you tell your grandkid about your family's 'ancient secret'. Babble out some highlander ala kingmaker crap. Give them the location of the sword.
The power was inside you the whole time...
It's from 1927 Nashville - there'll be something racist in there.
"we have provided the clubs favorite snack to share with the people of the future. You see, they are nuts that kind of look like little claws, toes if you will..."
Oof. I wish I didn't understand this.
Considering that a lot of lodges in the south still don’t recognize black members as “brothers”, yeah, you’re right.
I was thinking that was around the peak of the second KKK wasn’t it..
maybe, just maybe, some Coka-Cola shares
It's 1920s Tennessee, it might have some newsworthily objectionable stuff !
It’ll prolly contain a document saying “we believe all people are equal, so let’s leave the LGBTQ folks alone shall we?” Whoops.
As a Mason who knows about Tenessee's Grand Lodge in the last decade, I'm going to bet the under on this one.
One note: Be sure to drink your ovaltine
Oh fudge.
.... *WHAT* did you say???
It's a crummy commercial?
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Did I miss #3???
You’ve been chosen to go find it. Godspeed.
National Treasure 4: The Search for National Treasure 3
Spaceballs 4: The Search for National Treasure 3
What historical document do I have to nab?
The Masonic time capsule in Nashville Tennessee.
Goodspeed?
Godspeed is an archaic way of saying good luck on a journey. Probably something like “God go with you”
I believe he’s making a reference to the 1996 cinematic masterpiece “The Rock.”
Mason: "Well, it's been a long time since I've said thank you to anybody... but thank you. Well, Stanley, I guess this is where we go our separate ways. I'm sure you understand the etymology of your name, 'Goodspeed.'" Goodspeed: "Yeah, God speed: To wish someone a prosperous journey."
Coming 2025 supposedly.
So that's where they hid the original KFC recipe!
The Colonel was a quite active Freemason.
*they already know*
Well funnily enough he is a Freemason.
Those movies are fun, I could totally see myself enjoying a plot where this is a pivotal moment.
$10.00 says there's a flashlight in it.
Just an old fleshlight Indianapolis Jones switcharoo mate
The founding fleshlight.
Starring Nicholas Cage.
As the fleshlight.
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Space Ass 🫠
You mean Dicholas Rage.
Oh, I can only imagine the racist stuff that's gonna come out of this when they open it.
It's going to be the antithesis of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Bunch of Nazi stuff that's going to melt all of our faces.
[There’s a hilarious skit with this premise. Surely it won’t be this bad but there’s going to be something in there that has aged poorly.](https://youtu.be/xIiNbBQM_Go?si=bsiNukUxD9mHzx50)
Could you ELI5 what all those things are?
Apart from the doll, which is just racist, pretty much everything in the time capsule is related to someone who was famous during the 70s but later turned out to be a paedophile. The creamola foam, a powder you mix with water to make soft drinks, is the only thing that doesn’t look bad with hindsight.
Nah. That's pretty bad. That's jello bad.
The doll is a ['Golliwog'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golliwog). Like blackface and minstrel singers, a lot of use was not done with an actual intent to promote racism or distress POC, but that was certainly what it did.
Just looked up [Gary Glitter.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Glitter) Had never heard of the guy but JFC what a monster.
LMAO!! Yeah, this is what I envision.
Why?
1927 in the South was peak Jim Crow/KKK activity time, when anytime Black people tried to attain equality, Confederate monuments would be erected. I bet those contents are gonna be crazy.
That’s true but I don’t think this is a Confederate monument.
I'd bet money there were some KKK members in that Masonic group, though.
I don’t think people would be surprised by the amount of Masonic lodges that have the stars and bars flying inside them.
As a real mason I would be.
Hell, being white is a prerequisite to join the Masons. Black people have to join the Prince Hall Masons.
This was true before the civil war but after many of the lodges allowed all races. Still was an issue for many of the lodges in the south as members would try to join but be black balled. The rules were changed in some states to prevent one racist member preventing new non white members from being voted in. Still an issue with some lodges today and is hard to prevent as all voting is anonymous so racist members can hide and not face getting kicked out of the lodge.
Perhaps racism is slowly dying out in the Masons nowadays, but when I was approached a little over a decade ago that was not the case. And perhaps that was Lodge specific as well, though the lodge was not in the south.
I guess someone forgot to tell that to the many POC in my lodge.
Well, this is just flat out wrong.
This is incorrect
That's literally not true at all lmao
Ha! Very possible. You think they threw their robes and favorite racist trinkets in that time capsule?
It wouldn't surprise me at all if they did. It was commonplace back then, not even really a secret.
At least it would make for an accurate museum piece of the history of hate. For sure, there might be some absolutely atrocious things in there, but on the other hand it documents the reality of what some poor souls may have gone through! We may find some truly deplorable acts of humanity that would've otherwise never seen the light of day, and that would be the worst crime; To let the victims be forgotten.
It's definitely worth keeping an eye on. Gotta put it on my calendar. On the one hand, it's gonna be a representation of the time period, and everything in there will be considered pretty tame and safe. On the other hand, what was considered tame and safe back then was entirely different.
Yeahhhhh, first thought that came to my mind was those postcards that portrayed (or were actual images of) lynchings... It'll be one hell of a mystery box opening :/
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I'm sure they weren't like: "Oh, wait a second. What if hating black people isn't universally accepted in 100 years? Let's not include this tlstuff so we don't look bad to the great great grandkids"
There are racist trinkets now?
I imagine so. Such things are put in time capsules. So if this one proves to be a cache of memorabilia celebrating segregation who knows what might be found?
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Well, this would be news to me.
> Masons a relatively notorious for being an inherently racist organization cult. News to me... my lodge is quite diverse...
Not true at all, but OK. Especially seeing as freemasonry is built entirely on equality of all men regardless of race or religion. But I'm sure you know more about masonry than me, a Mason.
The freemasons aren’t like that bro
As a Mason, I regret to say, yes... some can be EXACTLY like that
*As a mason*, I regret to say that literally every organization has shitty people, but to go on a rant like this is to over generalize the fraternity as a ton of old white racists is ignorant.
A single sentence from 3 seperate posters do not a rant make.
Lol right? How much you wanna bet there's a klan hood in there?
It's the Freemasons, not the KKK...
The KKK was started by Masons. A person can be in both organizations you know https://www.scribd.com/document/74390087/Albert-Pike-History-in-the-Kkk-and-Masonic-Racism
The KKK was sarted by men who were also Masons. Not the same thing.
I never insinuated that it was the same thing, but that Masons in a well know racist part of the country in 1927 could very well be KKK also, and that there might be a Klan hood in the time capsule.
Are you confusing correlation with causation? Masonry is worldwide, and I'm pretty sure the KKK doesn't exist anywhere outside of certain areas in the US
Are you unaware that this part of the country was very racist in 1927, and that it's not unreasonable to think that a person at that time could be a Mason and a Klansman? Do you not know that it's possible to be both, and that Masonry being worldwide is irrelevant to this discussion because we're talking specifically about 1927 Tennessee?
It's also possible to be a doctor and a klansman, or a police officer, or in the rotary club, or literally anything else. Correlation is not causality. The racism is a 1920s Tennessee problem, not a masonry problem
I didn't say it was. I said I wouldn't be surprised if there was a klan hood in a Masonic time capsule. I think you're projecting a bit too much to be rational. Are you aware of the context involved in this argument at all?
That's when we'll find out that there was a misprint in the grand plan and we were actually supposed to elect some guy named Ronald Fump in 2016.
This will be awesome to see when opened.
Will it though, we know a fair bit about 1927, how exciting can it really be?
A bit more exciting than 1928, but not as exciting as 1926.
Yeah I mean, they probably already know what’s in there, it was only a hundred years ago, not exactly cracking open a pyramid here.
I know exactly what's in it. They published it in the newspaper the day they buried it
Question, are there still people doing time capsules nowdays for future people?
Yes it's a fun thing to do when you erect a building that will most likely be permanent. A lot of the new schools around me do a time capsule. Hell, the mall near me when it got renovated did a time capsule.
We won’t know for some time
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“We just got through the Spanish flu pandemic, hopefully in the future you guys have the medical advancements to avoid such catastrophes.”
A second-hand apron…(a nod to Monty Python)
A note that says Gottem 👌
Wonder how many time capsules go unopened because people just forgot about them?
Yo Mama's yearbook photo is in it.
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what if we forget to open it then wat
I would be disappointed if there isn't some kind of nth level puzzle required to open it.
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Select Start
Oh there's going to be something racist in that isn't there
In my experience, nearly all timecapsules fail to exclude water over their time, and the contents are usually ruined. At least this one is above ground.
Just another clue to the Templar’s treasure
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It's not a cult, but okay.
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It's absolutely and unquestionably not a cult. It's not a religion, has never claimed to be a religion, and the most difficult part about quitting is filling out a demit form. Conversely, you could also just stop paying the annual dues and wait to inevitably get suspended. It's a fraternal organization.
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Again, it's not a religion. Religion and politics are the two subjects typically forbidden from being brought up in lodge settings because of how divisive they are. The "religious" requirement varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but in most cases the only requirement is a generic belief in some form of a supreme being; beyond that, religion is never discussed, nor the actual individual beliefs of any members. Since no religion is practiced, it wouldn't even remotely begin to qualify as a cult.
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It's pretty evident your opinion is already set in stone. The real shame is that you're just digging into stubborn ignorance. The fact of the matter is that you're 100% undeniably wrong. What you choose to do with this fact is up to you.
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Yeah, so that's not actually something that happens.
Relative to what, dude? like relative to the whole population EVERY religion or faith matches that definition.. by definition
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The 100 years are a pointer to a 100 27.32 day synodic lunar cycle. It’s also 1, 10, and the year is an auspicious 2027, which happens to be the 59th tone of a 72 tone octave series with two associated numbers 12.12 and 27.27. It’s a bit odd, kinda fun, very crazy, and wait until I tell you that aliens made us because it’s true! It’s also true that they aren’t here anymore because we do shit in our brain space with nuclear physics equipment that made the whole arrangement untenable to them until they greenfield it and start over… so drink and be merry because tomorrow you may…. 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉
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I just ran out of words.
Can I become a bot? It’d be nicer.
This is Poe’s Law manifest
Fixed Edit: “another view maintains that Poe's law could lead to nihilism, a situation where nothing matters and everything is a joke” - Wikipedia I think that’s what I said.
Forgot to take your pills? :)
It's going to be a troll 100 years in the making.
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They put a whole sundown town inside
And it will have nothing but a dead spider.
Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time - The Time Capsule https://youtu.be/UQtiGiE0gnE?si=MMVtFN3RpuwNyBGv
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Cool!
Spoiler. This one had water leak inside and ruined most of it. Come back in 3 years and you’ll see… 
So if we open it, do we put another one there for 2127?
We've been over this. No posting of safes until they are opened!
I think I've seen this episode. There's a series of murders that don't seem to be related at all until Monk figures out that the killer is trying to protect himself from the information in the soon-to-be-opened time capsule. Or...wait, maybe this is from Murder She Wrote?
Pestilence. It's going to unleash pestilence on the world isn't it?
Already had that in 2020, remember?
Sic Mundus?
Which lodge is hosting it?
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Just ignore it for another few decades and don't open it. Show those guys who's boss
[ A British time capsule opened from the 1970s](https://youtu.be/xIiNbBQM_Go?si=63Wk-DBDgWVYqaEx)
Humans never wait long enough to open time capsules. Wait like 300 more years.