Ye Ancient Order of Whynot

Ye Ancient Order of Whynot (Why Not) was a North American fraternal benefit order, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and active beginning in the mid-1890s. It eventually consolidated with the Knights of Modern Maccabees in December 1904.

The order, in addition to insurance sales, also lent its name to a brand of cigars produced by H. L. Kirstein & Co., which was later simplified to "Whynot".