This article is from 1997 and may not be totally correct, but its commentary about some of the more unusual associations cracked me up:
"Pickle Packers International (whose tongue-twisting address is 1 Pickle and Pepper Plaza)"
"Flying Funeral Directors (for morticians who are pilots)"
"Marine Mammal Stranding Center (which actually does the opposite of what its name implies and, better still, publishes a newsletter called the Blowhole) and the American Council of Spotted Asses (we know what you're thinking, but it's really just a coalition of donkey owners)"
"International Hibernation Society: When we called, everyone was mysteriously unavailable.
Loners of America: Think about it. An association of loners."
Sorry, but I needed a good laugh this morning! What's the weirdest-sounding association you've heard of?
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