The "Church of the SubGenius" is a semi religion and cultural movement that uses absurd humor, satire, and surrealism to critique mainstream culture and some organized religions. Its followers seek "Slack," a quality symbolizing freedom from hard work and responsibility, which is a central theme of their belief system ��.Thus the term SLACKERS.
R. “Bob” Dobbs is the pipe‑smoking prophet/mascot of the parody religion known as the Church of the SubGenius, which mixes satire, conspiracy parody, and fringe-religion aesthetics.��Who “Bob” Dobbs is“Bob” is presented as a 1950s-style super-salesman who supposedly had a vision of an alien god (often called JHVH‑1 / Jehovah 1) on a DIY television set and then founded the Church of the SubGenius.��Within SubGenius lore, he writes “PreScriptures,” dies and resurrects repeatedly, travels through time, and embodies an ideal state called “Slack.”��Church of the SubGeniusThe Church of the SubGenius is a long-running satirical “religion” that spoofs televangelism, UFO cults, conspiracy theories, and New Age/self-help movements.��It was developed in the late 1970s by countercultural artists (notably Ivan Stang and associates), who built a dense mythology around “Bob,” aliens, yeti ancestry, and a grand conspiracy keeping people from Slack.��Core ideas and symbolism“Slack” is the central, deliberately vague ideal—roughly a mix of personal freedom, laziness-as-virtue, and escape from soul-killing conformity, which “Bob” supposedly has in limitless quantity.�The iconic black‑and‑white image of “Bob” with a pipe is used like a logo on books, tracts, zines, videos, and merchandise, functioning both as a joke and as a recognizable counterculture
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Core ideas and symbolism“Slack” is the central, deliberately vague ideal—roughly a mix of personal freedom, laziness-as-virtue, and escape from soul-killing conformity, which “Bob” supposedly has in limitless quantity.�The iconic black‑and‑white image of “Bob” with a pipe is used like a logo on books, tracts, zines, videos, and merchandise, functioning both as a joke and as a recognizable counterculture symbol.��Media and influenceThe group’s mythos is laid out in works like The Book of the SubGenius and in radio shows, zines, and live events that blur performance art, religion, and prank culture.��A documentary titled J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius explores its history and impact on underground culture, fandoms, and internet-era irony.�
Uncle Bob's would like to apologize to the following people or groups of people who we undoubtedly have offended over the course of the past few years. If you feel you have been personally offended then take this apology to be specifically for you. Otherwise, we apologize to Jewish Mexicans, President Barack Hussein Obama Mmm Mmm Mmm a.k.a. Hopey McChangey, Catholic Priests who dork little boys, vegetarians, Fruit Loop, Atkins' Diet adherents and other fat-asses, Dennis J. Olson, Delta Lady, Joe and his Socks, paranoid persona's, space aliens, Illegal Aliens, Boy Scouts, same sex aficionados, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Canadians, ditch diggers, people who support the aforementioned, people on Prozac, Mel Gibson, Nazi Mods, Tiger Woods, motorcycle gang members, rag heads or towel heads or any other Middle Eastern personas or personae, Crotch Bombers, Britney Spears, the blind, the entire Gay and Lesbian community, Charlie Sheen, Black Panthers, NAACP, and anybody who has ever been called Lard Ass.
