the single greatest piece of bulldada ever

[sophiaserpentia]

Bulldada is a term coined by the Church of the Subgenius, who define it to mean, "That which is brilliant because it does not know it is stupid."

Perhaps you have heard, if you are the right kind of curious geek like me, of the Principality of Sealand. This is a claimed micronation that consists of a pontoon base built by the British Navy during World War II which was abandoned and then later occupied by a pair of pirate radio broadcasters. Since the base was at that time in international waters, it was technically outside of the territory of any nation, and so the occupiers declared it to be a sovereign nation.

In 1978 Sealand had a civil war. While Prince Roy was away, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Sealand staged a military coup, holding the Prince's son for ransom. Prince Roy hired some mercenaries and re-took command. Afterwards, the Prime Minister declared himself the head of the Sealand government-in-exile.

So. Start with an abandoned floating naval base; add one self-proclaimed prince, and then add a self-proclaimed prime minister and a military coup, and a subsequent government-in-exile.

The government-in-exile, now under the auspices of Prime Minister Johannes Seiger, has formal diplomatic relations with an organization claiming to be the government-in-exile of the Third Reich(!). Together these, um, governments are the producers of a lengthy pamphlet on vril energy.

Yes, the very same vril energy that was created by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (of "it was a dark and stormy night" fame) for a science fiction novel in 1871.

But this pamphlet is not just about vril energy. It is also about the Sealand government-in-exile's attempt to create formal diplomatic relations with the German government (the real one, not the neo-Nazi one), and a full Kirlian workup of Johannes Seiger, his vital force and chakrams, and an exposition on electrical force by Karl Schappeller, who apparently tried to develop flying saucers for the Third Reich.

Comments

[liminalia.livejournal.com]

That's pretty brilliantly amusing, all right.

[wyndhover.livejournal.com]

Awesomely awful.

I got a ladyship from the Principality of Sealand for sending a donation after their big fire. I love that place. :D

[lassiter.livejournal.com]

As the saying goes, "It gives one furiously to think." :)

[ankh-f-n-khonsu.livejournal.com]

Ha! I figured those Sealanders might be a bit quirky, but I had no idea! Cheers for sharing! :)

[nebris.livejournal.com]

...and people say I'm crazy!

~M~

[kittenkissies.livejournal.com]

So, does it work?

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Your guess is as good as mine. I know that there have been fraud complaints and prosecutions brought against several who have promised the device they're peddling gives free electricity. But maybe the utility companies really are politically powerful enough to persecute folks like them -- after all, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't really out to get you!

[kittenkissies.livejournal.com]

...they're not...?