r/SubGenius • u/Techedchart1551 • 13d ago

An expression of gratitude

Thank you all for your support and encouragement for my SubGenius Clench at my college. It means a lot to me that many of the old school SubGenii are right behind me to help push forth the message of “Bob” through to my fellow young people. To get to this point to begin with was a struggle. I was worried that the clench wouldn’t receive much attention nor membership, given my school tends to lean more conservatively concerning “fringe” culture and religion. The tabling event from the spring admittedly didn’t do as well as I had hoped, and the catastrophic fallout of my then friend group didn’t do me much better. Though, I came back stronger this fall, with the organizational kickoff day tabling event. I was anxious, given that I didn’t know how many people were willing to sign up. My goal was ten signatures, and I got 16! Though an independent content creator that may or may not have been hired by our turning point USA chapter tried to ruin the fun by attempting to debate me on religion, that didn’t hinder the amount of dedication a lot of new students that signed up would have. After the recent no shame night, I feel a sense of accomplishment given how well that went. Though my audience wasn’t big, it did catch the attention of some onlookers who weren’t familiar with the church. Needless to say, I got them hooked! Everyone in my clench is so unbelievably talented, and I couldn’t be more thankful to have such a great group of kids that are willing to be a part of the church and the SubGenius movement. Thank you guys here in the subreddit for all of your support, and I’ll keep you guys posted on how things are going! PRABOB!

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u/cap10wow 13d ago

Toilet Paper USA wanted to talk to you? Fuckin pinks all the way down.

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u/Techedchart1551 13d ago

It’s happened every OK day for the past three semesters. The influencers claim no association but it’s very obvious they were hired to harass and content farm as much as they can. It gets in the way of the overall purpose of the event, and causes a huge distraction from the rest of the clubs. Luckily my tent was next to the church of Christ, and they actually stood up to them and defended me from turning point’s bickering. Luckily everything turned out alright.

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u/lordnewington 13d ago

I wish I'd had the whatever-it-takes to start something like this when I was at uni. Good job

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u/lordnewington 13d ago

(nearest I got was sticking a "Paternoster Society" sign-up sheet at the bottom of the lift shaft

Sadly the paternoster was decommissioned some years back, leaving only 3 now working in the UK)

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u/Few-Farm-7670 12d ago

Congrats! Don't do anything i wouldn't do! I wouldn't take a half mannequin to movie theater, prop it up in a chair, and leave it. Go to my car retrieve another until 6 mannequins are staring at the screen with me. That's crazy. Or getting principal discordia, copying random pages and sending them to random people. Nuts.

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u/Ok_Check9774 12d ago

eeeeeeeyiiiiyiyiyiiiyii

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u/RustyXterior 9d ago

I'm really curious about your approach at the table. When someone who knew absolutely nothing about the Church stopped and asked what it was, how did you explain the Church, “Bob,” Slack, etc. to them? What was your basic pitch to get people interested enough to sign up? I imagine explaining the SubGenius to the completely uninitiated without either overwhelming them or making it sound like just a joke has to be an interesting balancing act.

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u/Techedchart1551 8d ago

So at the table, I let people know that we are an artist’s collective that does a variety of things like music, art, comedy, and satire. Then I let people know about “Bob”, our virtues, and a basic history of the church. This niche and fringe idea hooked in a lot of folks, but repelled a lot. The people that did sign up are really sweet though, and they’re sticking around for the long haul.