# Bob and the Church of the Subgenius

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-and-the-church-of-the-subgenius/50184>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 15, 2001, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-and-the-church-of-the-subgenius/50184 "2001-01-15T18:37:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2001, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-and-the-church-of-the-subgenius/50184/1 "2001-01-15T18:37:31Z")

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Now wait a miniute, I remember the face of Bob  
from Pee Wee´s funhouse as well as various other  
places (lots of ASCII art with his mug) but the  
face of “Bob” is “Bob Appelton” from the National Lampoon  
cartoon series “The Appelton´s”. They were this 50´s  
“Ward and June Cleaver” type family except dad (Bob)  
was always getting the kids hurt during some sadistic game  
under the ruse of “family fun time”. Now, did the “Church”  
swipe Bob from Nat-lamp, or did Nat-Lamp swipe Bob from  
the church…

This I gotta KNOW!

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-and-the-church-of-the-subgenius/50184/2 "2001-01-15T18:56:54Z")

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