In the published mythology of the Church
of SubGenius, the Church was formed in the early 1950s when, during
an evening of watching late-night TV, mild-mannered drilling equipment salesman
J.R. "Bob" Dobbs was astrally transported to the presence of Alien Space-God
"Jehova 1". This incident, known as 'The Divine Emaculation of J.R. "Bob"
Dobbs', led to Dobbs and his followers setting up a church to publicise
the vital importance of the mythical quality of "Slack", the philosophy
of "BULLDADA", the universal need for "Short Term Personal Saviors" and
the dangers of "Pinkness" it all its forms. To quote from their 1980 pamphlet
#1, "Must Have Slack", :-
"The Church of SubGenius is an order of Scoffers and Blasphemers,
dedicated to Total Slack, delving into Mockery Science, Sadofuturists, Megaphysics,
Scatolography, Schizophreniatrics, Morealism, Sarcastrophy, Cynisacreligion,
Apocolyptionomy, ESPectorationalism, Hypno-Pediatrics, Subliminimalism,
Satyriology, Dysto-Utopianity, Sardonicology, Fasciestiouism, Ridiculophagy,
and Miscellatheistic Theology."
Other publications, not originating from the Church itself, suggest that
the whole concept originated as a running joke between a group of Unix hackers
in the late 1970s, as an explicit parody of the form of Christian evangelism
espoused on late-night U.S. TV. The Church, of course, regards this as
unproductive heresy.
Study the Church's
literature and make up your own mind. And remember - if you feel that
their ideas are worth promoting, you can become a fully accredited Minister
of The Church of SubGenius for only a few dollars... Contact The SubGenius
Foundation, P.O. Box 140306, Dallas, Texas 75214-0306, U.S. of A for
more details (but don't necessarily believe those details).
To quote J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, "The Stupider it looks, the More Important
it probably is".
Peet, May 27th 1999