Ballad of Bob
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synopsis
The life story of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, Slack Guru of the Church of the SubGenius. The traditional Dobbshymn by Dr. Ahmed Fishmonger is illustrated by dozens of illustrations created by the denizens of alt.binaries.slack.
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