Thought I'd do a bit of research r.e the room we occupy on Tuesday nights. It's the formica altar, bent candles, flashing disco lights, game of Twister & big mallets that bother me.So here goes:
Antediluvian: Referring to the time before the flood????
Colloquially..utterly out of date!!

For Colin's benefit, our friends in the photos are not wearing envelopes within which are placed buffalo bollocks, they are indedd aprons. Originally they were a peice of animal skin fastened around the body & tied with two tapes which came to a bow in the front. Since the bow could become unfastened whilst working, a piece from the top of the apron was folded over to protect the bow, hence the resemblence to envelopes. Perfectly practical and logical.

The RAOB was created by the stage hands & theatre technicians of Drury Lane in 1822 as they were denied entry to the Order of the City of Lushington which consisted of artists and actors.

The purpose of the order is described as "the pursuit of Brotherhood".
The conception of Brotherhood is firmly based on the family principle, that the total power and strength of the family shall be available to the individual in accordance with his need, but the point must be made at once, that the degree to which needs can be met depends entirely on the loyalty to that principle of each member of the family.

I'm getting bored now.