In the late 1970’s, a group of nonconformist freethinking dogs published a pamphlet promoting The Church of the PupGenius, promising its devotees “eternal salvation or triple your money back.” Its mascot and prophet is the pipe-smoking J.R. “Bob” Doggs.
Where do I sign up?
Eternal salvation or triple your money back! Mike, you’re a genius!
Ah, but I didn’t write that. That line comes from the real pamphlet promoting the Church of the Subgenius, which is the actual fake religion that I’m referencing in this post.
Good grief.
It’s genius to have found the church, changed Dobbs to Doggs, and found the picture.
Church of the Ubergenius seems more apropos.
Eternal SALIVATION or triple your money back!
(Dogs drool, “Bobs” rule)
What about the Pastafurians?
I’d join that church!
I think I know what’s for dinner tonight, at least.
I definitely prefer the Pastafarians/furians.
I love that the guy wears a colander on his head!!!!
I have a friend who is an adept of Pastafarianism and it’s deity the Flying Spaghetti Monster and will happily wear a pasta strainer on his head. As a firm atheist, I don’t think it’s any better or worse than any other religion.
All hail his noodly appendage!
😂
I’m a proud Pastafarian myself. There are devotees who have sued for, and won, the right to wear a colander in their driver’s license photos.
I’ve knitted several FSMs for Pastafarian friends. I always approve of pun-based new religions, especially when the leaders are cute fuzzy critters or delicious meals. 😋
John Scalzi, bizarre genius that he is, wrote a book called “The Android’s Dream”, which involved a fake church called the Church of the Evolved Lamb, which poked a lot of fun at a thinly-disguised L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology.
I believe they must have an offshoot, as shown here, called “the Church of the Not-So-Evolved Pup” (Pipe smoking? Really? You silly deity!)