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The Subgenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon

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There will never be another opportunity like this one. Buy this book and study it carefully. But it would be best to keep it hidden from the "authorities".

Inside, you will find the BIG secret everyone is talking about, revealed at last in an ever-so-slightly different form than you have EVER SEEN BEFORE. Countless SubGenius serihilarious "elements" rehashed for your re-consumption, just like regular sequels, only less cleverly hidden!

Praise "Bob". Reading this book is like shooting up the torah, quran, bible, cheerios, and a healthy dose of Fnord. But beware do not approach "Bob" if you are pregnant, have a heart condition, or are under 700 inches tall. Side effects may include: inverted hair growth, temporal lobe phasing, gravity reversal, and implosion. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!

There's something about the overall tone and form of this book that makes me feel the Church is mellowing and maturing. Maybe it's the aging of the main authors. The unending battles against the Conspiracy and its Pink minions are bound to wear on even the stoutest SubGenius constitution. Maybe their style of exegesis has become polished through the years. But polish isn't really a good thing in this church.

Let me contrast it with the Church's two previous major holy books. This book is physically smaller. Unlike the others, it fits comfortably into your hands. Ahhhh .... The print type used is larger and easier on the eyes, and is used through most all of the book. This book is much more conducive to being read through cover to cover. It flows more smoothly. The other books would tear your psyche to shreds if you tried to read them straight through. Long time listeners to the Hour of Slack will recognize that many snippets of Devival rants have been put into written form here.

Things explained in the other two books are explained yet again here. Stang's writing style has become frighteningly coherent. He's dang near logical! We need to look to the book's other contributers to bring back the good ol' insane writing style, as provided by writers like Rev. Susie, Dr. Legume, and especially Nenslo. Sheer obscenity can't shock us here. Stang is aging, and he hits us with many hard truths he has learned from life and "Bob" over that time. Hard sayings in a smooth writing style seem like a strange combination, not always effective. He doesn't give us any kinds of encouragements, except reasoning with us to forgo suicide so "Bob" can do with us what he will. Beyond that, it seems like gloom and doom.

The collages and art work are good, but not quite so wildly imaginative as in the other two books. They suffer because of the book's smaller size. They cry out for color, but "Bob" made them black and white so he could pocket the savings.

This book goes over familiar old material in a rather mellow way. Harsh words are mitigated by a smoother writing style. It's certainly a worthwhile (need I say mandatory) purchase, though it won't rock your world like the other two books did. But remember, "Bob" is watching to see who buys and who doesn't. Act accordingly.

If you have a pipe, "Bob" will give you one. If you do not, "Bob" will take it away. Beware little pink man. Your SubG latency is but a twinkle in Dobbs' eye, and you shall withdraw a bleeding stump for having grasped at it. And then, fanbob, then you will squander your $30 on Conspiracy swag instead of investing it in the one true protectorate of the Church's slush fund. But go ahead and buy this book. Smite those who would take your Slack! Smite the Conspiracy! Smite "Bob"! Do it yesterday so that today you may rest in Slack.

PraBob

I own all 4 of the other subGenius books and couldn't wait to get this one. I enjoy the story of "BOB". If, you are a member of the Church like myself then this book is a must have.

Love the Subgenius take on religion, politics, conspiracy theories, and everything you could ever poke fun at. From their graphic designs to their witty writing, this is a gem to read.

this is the best one since the original and i'm only on page fifteen.

if this keeps up, will be spreading copies around like they were jack chick comix.

I found the Psychlopedia to be pretty entertaining. It's really a collection of articles and the humor style does get repetitive after a while. Definitely something to dip into now and then rather than read straight through.

This is a worthy successor to all other Subgenii books. It feels as if the Church is moving in a direction leading to legend status, with "Bob" at the helm. If you're looking for something new, or something to complete your Subgenius Book Collection, this little piece of literary history is just the ticket.

Praise "Bob" and pass the Slack!!

Rev. Stang couldn't find any collaborators, bashed this book out in a weekend, and its painfully obvious that the drugs have taken their toll. Like the later works of Jefferson Airplane, what once was the glory of a subculture, is now painfully pedantic, lacking in scope, vision, humor and artistic ability. Obviously composed while zoomed on a screen, not a book for pleasure reading or even casual yuks. Buy a copy of the pastafarian bible if you want to see a better translation of a faith for today's audience. The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster