Kibology is a parody religion, partly satirizing Scientology. It is centered on the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.kibology. The central figure of Kibology is Kibo. Practitioners of Kibology are called Kibologists or (sometimes more disdainfully) Kibozos. A recent parody religion, Pastafarianism was created in 2005 to protest a decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to allow intelligent design to be taught in science classes alongside evolution. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by American pulp fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. ... Usenet (USEr NETwork) is a global, decentralized, distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name. ... A newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

James "Kibo" Parry and his friends began Kibology about 1989 at the suggestion of Mark Jason Dominus. In its early Usenet days it was centered in the newsgroups talk.bizarre and alt.slack, until the creation of alt.religion.kibology in late 1991. The faux religion aspect faded in the mid 1990s, and the newsgroup became oriented to the sense of humor of Kibo and his followers. The newsgroup also follows various internet "mad scientists" and "crackpots" like Archimedes Plutonium, Kurt Stocklmeir, and Time Cube inventor Gene Ray with a mixture of mockery and appreciation for the unintended humor they produce. A similar Internet phenomenon exists surrounding the Church of the SubGenius. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Mark Jason Dominus (born 1969) is one of the founders of Kibology. ... talk. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a postmodern religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... They LAUGHED at my theories at the institute! Fools! Ill destroy them all! Caucasian, male, aging, crooked teeth, messy hair, lab coat, spectacles/goggles, dramatic posing — one popular stereotype of mad scientist. ... For a list of other Usenet personae, see Notable Usenet personalities. ... Time Cube is a website created by Gene Ray where he sets out his proposed description of the nature of the universe. ... Gene Ray (born Otis Eugene Ray, 2 July 1927) claims that his writings on Natures Harmonic Simultaneous 4-Day Time Cube describe the ineffable truth of the universe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a postmodern religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ...

In addition to "Leader Kibo," other Kibologists have developed cult followings of their own from their unusual and humorous writing. The most prominent of these include David Pacheco, Lisa Pea (Elisabeth Rea Higgins), Matt McIrvin, Stephen Will Tanner, Stefan Kapusniak, M Otis Beard, Joe Bay, Dag Ågren, and E Teflon Piano. In 2003, the group spawned a band, Interröbang Cartel, which by early 2007 had written and recorded over 70 songs. For other uses, see Interrobang (disambiguation). ...

External links

• kibo.com — Kibo's website
• Kibo's usenet signature
• The alt.religion.kibology newsgroup via Google Groups
• Matt McIrvin's Kibology humorous articles and a brief history of alt.religion.kibology
• David DeLaney's random arkhive Another collection of posts from the newsgroup, saved for various reasons or none at all, in stunning 1994 graphic display!
• The Wiblovian Institute of Kibology Home of the Kibological Gourmet, an archive of recipes posted to ARK over the years, as well as random bits of weirdness and bozosity.
• Interröbang Cartel web site