A mutant offshoot of Discordianism launched in 1981 as a spoof of fundamentalist Christianity by the "Reverend" Ivan stang, a brilliant satirist with a gift for promotion. Popular among hackers as a rich source of bizarre imagery and referencessuch as "Bob" the divine drilling-equipment salesman, the Benevolent space Xists, and the stark Fist of Removal. Much subGenius theory is concerned with the acquisition of the mystical substance or quality of slack. start . (1996-01-02)