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[[File:BPLF Membership Card Front.jpg|thumb|Membership Card Front]]
 
[[File:BPLF Membership Card Front.jpg|thumb|Membership Card Front]]
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The '''BPLF''' was a not-entirely-serious organization founded by [[John Boardman]], [[Brian Burley]] and [[Fred Lerner]] in the 1960s for the purpose of drinking beer. The "Beaker People" were a prehistoric European people who may have been ancestor to the Celts and who were popularized in the 50s among [[fans]] in some of [[Andre Norton]]'s stories. It is theorized that the "beakers" (pots) found at their sites were for making and drinking beer.  Boardman published ''[[Stoned Henge]]'' for the BPLF.
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The '''BPLF''' was a not-entirely-serious organization founded by [[John Boardman]], [[Brian Burley]] and [[Fred Lerner]] in the 1960s for the purpose of drinking [[beer]]. The "Beaker People" were a prehistoric European people who may have been ancestor to the Celts and who were popularized in the 1950s among [[fans]] in some of [[Andre Norton]]'s stories. It is theorized that the "beakers" (pots) found at their sites were for making and drinking beer.  Boardman published ''[[Stoned Henge]]'' for the BPLF.
  
 
(See also [[Alforbundet]].)
 
(See also [[Alforbundet]].)
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  THE BEAKER PEOPLE LIBATION FRONT
 
  THE BEAKER PEOPLE LIBATION FRONT
 
  Aims of the BPLF:
 
  Aims of the BPLF:
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        To preserve our ethnic heritage as descendants of the
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  To preserve our ethnic heritage as descendants of the
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        original people of Europe by emptying as many  
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  original people of Europe by emptying as many  
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        beakers as possible, and to help eliminate beer  
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  beakers as possible, and to help eliminate beer  
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        surpluses wherever found.
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  surpluses wherever found.
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  [[File:BPLF Membership Card Back.jpg|thumb|Membership Card Back]]
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[[File:BPLF Membership Card Back.jpg|thumb|Membership Card Back]]
 
 
  Requirements for membership:
 
  Requirements for membership:
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        Agree with the purposes of the BPLF.
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  Agree with the purposes of the BPLF.
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        Drink beer with at least one member of BPLF.
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  Drink beer with at least one member of BPLF.
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        Be of the proper ethic background.
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  Be of the proper ethic background.
 
   
 
   
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        Being of the proper ethnic background consists of:
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  Being of the proper ethnic background consists of:
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            Being of British or Celtic Ancestry, or,
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      Being of [[British]] or Celtic Ancestry, or,
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            Being able to fake it.
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      Being able to fake it.
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        To 'fake it,' you must:
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  To 'fake it,' you must:
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            Speak English, or,
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      Speak English, or,
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            Know someone who does.
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      Know someone who does.
 
   
 
   
 
  Founded by [[John Boardman]], [[Brian Burley]], and [[Fred Lerner]]
 
  Founded by [[John Boardman]], [[Brian Burley]], and [[Fred Lerner]]
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{{club | start=1960s}}
 
{{club | start=1960s}}
 
[[Category:food]]
 
[[Category:food]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
[[Category:US]]

Revision as of 02:29, 26 December 2020

Membership Card Front

The BPLF was a not-entirely-serious organization founded by John Boardman, Brian Burley and Fred Lerner in the 1960s for the purpose of drinking beer. The "Beaker People" were a prehistoric European people who may have been ancestor to the Celts and who were popularized in the 1950s among fans in some of Andre Norton's stories. It is theorized that the "beakers" (pots) found at their sites were for making and drinking beer. Boardman published Stoned Henge for the BPLF.

(See also Alforbundet.)

The membership card read: 

THE BEAKER PEOPLE LIBATION FRONT
Aims of the BPLF:
  To preserve our ethnic heritage as descendants of the
  original people of Europe by emptying as many 
  beakers as possible, and to help eliminate beer 
  surpluses wherever found.
Membership Card Back
Requirements for membership:
  Agree with the purposes of the BPLF.
  Drink beer with at least one member of BPLF.
  Be of the proper ethic background.

  Being of the proper ethnic background consists of:
     Being of British or Celtic Ancestry, or,
     Being able to fake it.
  To 'fake it,' you must:
     Speak English, or,
     Know someone who does.

Founded by John Boardman, Brian Burley, and Fred Lerner


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