NOF
Norsk Obligatorisk Forening
"Foreningen for folk
som ikke eier medlemskap"
 This is the official and only home page of the rather obscure Norwegian association Norsk Obligatorisk Forening, which we believe is the only association of its kind in the world.  As far as we know NOF  is open only to people who can understand and read a the entire set of statutes that govern the day to day operation of NOF and the role of its members.

STATUTTER FOR NOF (pdf)

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APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP

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The NOF is a "Forening" (a Norwegian word which means forening) which has complicated rules, but we have been told that the statutes more or less mean the following:
  1. NOF is a membership organisation for people who don't belong anywhere else.
  2. You become a member by reading the rules aloud to friends without giggling, smiling, falling on the floor, hesitating or mispronouncing.
  3. When you have successfully passed the enrolment test, you may join NOF by sending a mail, stating your name (which may or not be a real name, but it should not be rude) and you will be sent a unique pdf document and membership number, which will be your proof of membership.
  4. When the NOF has over 10 000 members they will celebrate, publically in the capital of Oslo! This may take many, many years, we have been told.

The NOF is only drifting on the wind of the  internet, waiting for potential members to find it. It only works by accident and very slowly! The first member joined in January 2008. In this sense it is a secret society...but anyone can join!

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