Foundation - Book of the Subgenius

The Church of SubGenius is an order of Scoffers and Blasphemers, dedicated to Total Slack, delving into Mockery Science, Sadofuturistics, Megaphysics, Scatalography, Schizophreniatrics, Morealism, Sarcastrophy, Cynisacreligion, Apocolyptionomy, ESPectorationalism, HypnoPediatrics, Subliminalism, Satyriology, DistoUtopianity, Sardonicology, Fasciestiouism, Ridiculophagy, and Miscellatheistic Theology.

Researching the Publics Fear of the Unknown Since 1953!

For up-to-date information on The Church, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

The SubGenius Foundation
P.O. Box 140306 Dallas, Texas 75214

We welcome contributions of any kind: letters, artwork, photos, clippings, articles, sin materials, artifacts, money, sacrifices, tapes, and all other shreds of humanity. NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE. We would rather not hear from Mediocretins, Pinks, Glorps, or False Prophets.

This Book was begun in 1953 by J.R. Bob Dobbs

High Epopt of the Church of the SubGenius

Revised In 1979 by Dr. Philo U. Drummond, 1 Dr. X Rev. Ivan Stang, A..

Board of Directors of The SubGenius Foundation appointed in 1980:

Puzzling Evidence

Doug Wellman

HellSwami John Hagen

Pastor Buck Naked

Cookie Drummond F.G.O.T.R.

St. Sterno Keckhaver

St. Janor Hypercleats

Drs. for Bob

Pope David Meyer III

J. Erickson

LIES

St. Paul Mavrides

Sir Guy Deuel

Glassmadness

someone else

Additional Sacrifices, 1981, by

High Priestess Eileen Keller

Dr. Bootmokus

Alexander D. Smith

Rev. Larry Sulkis

Shrendi Chisholm

Bob Black,

THE LAST INTERNATIONAL

Dr. Jay Kinney

St. Joe Schwind

Capt. Hugh M. Smith

Tribunal Overdrive

Stefan Hammond

Rev. David Boone

Dennis Keller

St. Byron Werner

R. Wollard

Burn Martyr Dr. Snavely Eklund

Severn Institute

Pope St. D. Lee Lama

St. Poonflang Dammerung

Kerry Wendell Thornely

Pope Mike Danger

Hector Hilldale

Autumn Deuel

Leslie Gaspar

Drelloid

tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE

1982 Illiterati:

Dominatrix Candi Strecker, Dr. Gary Hughes, Rev. Brian Curran, Rev. Garth Danielson, Bishop Buhle, Bishop Huey, St. Karen Trego, Mechapope Monika Vidi, Apostle G. Don Trubey, Fair Use Empire, Pope Michael Flores and The Peoples Temple, Sir Hal Robins, Krononautic Organism, Rev. Bob Lee, Nick West, St. Patricia Daley, Stigmatic Ted Early, Mastress Freddie Baer, Political Bizarro Luke T. McGuff, Maestro John Crawford, Prof. Mark Mothersbaugh, St. Becky Block, Radio Popes Kates, Chusid, Brown, Ginsburg, Nelson & Opinion; John Steakley, St. Rick Hoefle, Will (Lord) Small 888

Cover design and illustration 1987 by Kenneth Huey

Inside front cover, The Tree of Knowledge, by St. Paul Mavrides and Rev. Ivan Stang

Inside back cover, The Deadline Approacheth, by Hellswami John Hagen-Brenner

McGraw-Hill editors: St. Dr. Tim McGinnis (also Simon & Schuster editor) and St. Joan Eckerman

Hieroglyphs by Stang, Hagen, Mavrides, Hal Robins, Douglas Wellman, Guy Deuel, Buck Naked

Electrostatic Technician: St. Karen Gould

Typesetting: Archetype Graphics (Grand Rapids, MI); Design (Bloomington, IN); Franklin Typesetting (Austin, TX); Diversatype (Dallas, TX)

All work signed LIES is copyright 1983 LIES (Paul Mavrides)

A very special tip of the Dobbs hat to Rip Off Press, Inc., San Francisco, for blessed permissions, scam-abuse, technology, inspiration, Slack, etc.

Sacred Agent: Jane Jordan Browne, Multimedia Product Development, Chicago, IL.

Final Word Wrangling by: Rev. Ivan Stang

Final Image Arrangements and Design by:

LIES

Chapters: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16 & 19

Hell Swami John Hagen

Chapters: 0, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 & 20

APPROVED BY DOBBS

Bobs face and The Church of the SubGenius are registered trademarks of the SubGenius Foundation, Inc.

PROPHECY CRUSADE

WE THE SUBGENIUS OF THE POST-HUMAN RACE. in order to preserve life on this planet from immanent destruction, reestablish intelligence, regain Slack, cast out the False Prophets, smother forever the fear of fear Itself, receive the questionable gifts of the Beforelife and of the Space Dwellers, become as Overmen, unmask the Conspiracy, grip the reins of human evolution, control reproduction and mutation, decipher the Code, placate the Stark Fist of Removal, achieve Time Control, see That Which Must Come To Pass, become as gods, find the Twins with the Scissors of Sight, avert the Rupture of the Equilibrium, and secure the fiancial blessings of Jehovah-1 the God of Wrath for ourselves and our descendants, do hereby admit ourselves as such and thus ordain this Advertisement of the SubGenius Race of Earth