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J. R. "Bob" Dobbs

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Legendary founder of the Church of the Subgenius

Died 1984
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J. R. "Bob" Dobbs is the putative figurehead of the parody religion the Church of the SubGenius. His image is derived from a collection of clip art distributed by the Bell Telephone Company of West Texas in 1946.

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deceased
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Died 1984
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