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  • The most ‘sub’ of SubGeniuses just sit and bliss all over themselves through the Lesser Meditations: The Shielding Meditation (plug the ears and hum), The Silent Meditation (picking of the nose), Meditation of the Avenging Cyclops (akin to cytorspasm and fornicationalism), Tubing, aka Obeisance to The One True God (watching TV), The Meditation of Moronicism (flapping the lips with a finger, “bluyahbluyahbluyah”).

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The most ‘sub’ of SubGeniuses just sit and bliss all over themselves through the Lesser Meditations: The Shielding Meditation (plug the ears and hum), The Silent Meditation (picking of the nose), Meditation of the Avenging Cyclops (akin to cytorspasm and fornicationalism), Tubing, aka Obeisance to The One True God (watching TV), The Meditation of Moronicism (flapping the lips with a finger, “bluyahbluyahbluyah”).

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • The most ‘sub’ of SubGeniuses just sit and bliss all over themselves through the Lesser Meditations: The Shielding Meditation (plug the ears and hum), The Silent Meditation (picking of the nose), Meditation of the Avenging Cyclops (akin to cytorspasm and fornicationalism), Tubing, aka Obeisance to The One True God (watching TV), The Meditation of Moronicism (flapping the lips with a finger, “bluyahbluyahbluyah”).

    The Book of the SubGenius The SubGenius Foundation 1983

  • Obeisance to the idea of joined up care for senior citizens is standard political convention across all parties.

    NHS reforms live blog - Wednesday 8 February 2012

  • Obeisance to Durga, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Obeisance differs from respect; to demand the former in the name of the latter is self-defeating.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Georgia Courts Expressly Allow Religious Headgear in Court: 2009

  • Obeisance differs from respect; to demand the former in the name of the latter is self-defeating.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Georgia Courts Expressly Allow Religious Headgear in Court: 2009

  • Whilst the Lady was perusing this Letter, Truman's Steward cast his Eyes on the Gypsie, and knew her to be his Master's Daughter, and with a suitable Obeisance, saluted her by her Name, withal reproaching her for the many and great Afflictions she had caused her Father by this her long Absence.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • Obeisance to corporate power was just as much a hallmark of the Democrats then as it is today.

    The Silent Minority 2008

  • Obeisance to God means confessing to monotheism and obeying His commands, and to be free from ungodly worship.

    President Ahmadinejad's Speech Addressing the U.N. General Assembly 2008

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