Reddit reviews The Book of the SubGenius : The Sacred Teachings of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs
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Yup! "Praise Bob!" as the members of the Subgenius say. I used to know the guys who started the group, including the owner/operator "Ivan Stang." They were from Dallas and Houston and were very clever, friendly people. The Houston Pacifica radio station had a late night d.j. (known as "Reverend Huey") and his radio shows from the 1980s featured a lot of Subgenius programming that he and his friends created -- lots of "found" audio, sound collages, and religious "rants," very much like audio clip art.
The Church of the Subgenius was originally started as a joke (think performance art done by happy pranksters) and began amassing members though appearances at SF conventions and public events like art shows and concerts. Later on, more and more material was created by newer members, a couple of which were underground cartoonists.
You can buy a book of some of the best of the Subgenius flyers and "propaganda" on Amazon: "The Book of the SubGenius: The Sacred Teachings of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs." If the Mayday stuff interests you, you would probabaly enjoy this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Book-SubGenius-Sacred-Teachings-Dobbs/dp/0671638106
Click on "Look Inside this Book" to see a lot of great examples of the Subgenius material. You can see the similarities to the Mayday stuff. Mayday could even be a couple of old Subgenius members.
> how many copies of Book of the SubGenius
I have one.
There's plenty of places to order it.
Including from the Church itself.
Hell, I have 3 print copies of the Principia Discordia.
>Fake Religious Texts
The naruto fanfiction community made a parody religion based on ninja worshipping logs.
Also The Book of the SubGenius
^^^^or ^^^^Dianetics.
My First Book of Mormon Stories?
Bhagavad-Gita for Children and Beginners?
The Littlest Satanic Bible? Looks like the Satanic Temple has a kid's thing, but it's already been linked.
Prepare her for a world full of Fnord with The Itty Bitty Principia Discordia? Hmmm... Can't seem to find a kids version of this.
I know! I know! Teach her about the ways of Slack with The Book of the SubGenius: The Sacred Teachings of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and its companion Revelation X: The Bob Apocryphon, Hidden Teachings and Deuterocanonical Texts of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs! They don't have a kid's thing either, but such is life! (This SubGenious stuff is. a. hoot.)
In stock and even better than you remember!
Blasphemy!!!
The true word comes from The Sacred Teachings of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs
> eternal salvation or triple your money back
Google is your friend, friend (wink)
https://www.amazon.com/Book-SubGenius-Sacred-Teachings-Dobbs/dp/0671638106/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=book+of+the+subgenius&qid=1565969991&s=gateway&sr=8-1
(and in all seriousness, this is a fascinating work, but it's one that I *do not* think is just completely a joke. I think that beneath the snark and humor there is something real being said, and from personal experience, I can say that there are aspects of that thing being said that do *not* seem to me to be, necessarily, healthy...caveat emptor, is all I'm saying - I had some weird LSD-like experiences around this book when I was NOT tripping, and I'll just leave it at that, PM me if you want to know more)
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