CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS
\t͡ʃˈɜːt͡ʃ ɒvðə sʌbd͡ʒˈiːnɪəs], \tʃˈɜːtʃ ɒvðə sʌbdʒˈiːnɪəs], \tʃ_ˈɜː_tʃ ɒ_v_ð_ə s_ʌ_b_dʒ_ˈiː_n_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A mutant offshoot of Discordianism launchedin 1981 as a spoof of fundamentalist Christianity by the"Reverend" Ivan Stang, a brilliant satirist with a gift forpromotion. Popular among hackers as a rich source of bizarreimagery and references such as "Bob" the divinedrilling-equipment salesman, the Benevolent Space Xists, andthe Stark Fist of Removal. Much SubGenius theory is concernedwith the acquisition of the mystical substance or quality ofslack. (http://sunsite.unc.edu/subgenius/slack.html).
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).