The year 2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of a classic tome: HIGH WEIRDNESS BY MAIL.
In those antique pre-internet days of the book's debut, your only resources for contacting and receiving strange information was the USPS. There are plenty of cheap copies of HWBM available online, if you want to get a nostalgic snapshot of that era.
But the SubGeniuses behind the book have also launched THE HIGH WEIRDNESS PROJECT, which strives to replicate the book as a web-based experience.
You may not have heard of Tarvuism before, but it claims to be one of the oldest and largest religions in the world.
Tarvuists worship Tarvu, who came to Earth over 3,000 years ago as a tiny baby boy. After landing in the oceans, and swimming with Oobu the holy octopus, Tarvu came ashore and lived amongst men and women so that he could teach them "to live".
It's easy to become a Tarvuist. All you have to do is say Tarvu's prayer:
Most Supreme Court cases are as dry as a particle-board sandwich. But not the one you can read about here. That's because this case involves a genuine wackjob cult named Summum, which believes, amongst other things, in sacred mummification of pets.
My pal Ed Morris sent me this 1956 book. Was there ever such an innocent time? The text is quite reasonable and sensible and not overly evangelical, so I could not really find any silly passages to scan. The dreamy cover will have to suffice.
Can I Be a Christian Without Being Weird?
Fifty-six Days Ablaze
Anybody Can Be Cool-- But Awesome Takes Practice
If God Loves Me, Why Can't I Get My Locker Open?
You may not have heard of Tarvuism before, but it claims to be one of the oldest and largest religions in the world. 
Category: Eccentrics, Religion, Weird Studies and Guides, Books, 1980's