<s>
James	O
Parry	O
(	O
born	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
1967	O
)	O
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
by	O
his	O
nickname	O
and	O
username	O
Kibo	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Usenetter	B-Application
known	O
for	O
his	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
various	O
surrealist	O
net	O
pranks	O
,	O
an	O
absurdly	O
long	O
signature	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
machine-assisted	O
knack	O
for	O
"	O
kibozing	O
"	O
:	O
joining	O
any	O
thread	O
in	O
which	O
"	O
kibo	O
"	O
was	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
exploits	O
have	O
earned	O
him	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
who	O
celebrate	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
head	O
deity	O
of	O
the	O
parody	O
religion	O
"	O
Kibology	O
"	O
,	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
humor	O
newsgroup	B-Application
alt.religion.kibology	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
showed	O
early	O
computing	O
skills	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
and	O
reprogram	O
ROM	B-Device
video	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
those	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
artistic	O
pursuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
as	O
public	O
awareness	O
grew	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
Usenet	B-Application
,	O
Parry	O
received	O
publicity	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
cover	O
story	O
in	O
Wired	O
magazine	O
and	O
mentions	O
in	O
Playboy	O
and	O
The	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
became	O
known	O
on	O
Usenet	B-Application
for	O
grepping	O
all	O
occurrences	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Kibo	O
"	O
—	O
whether	O
intended	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
Kibo	O
himself	O
or	O
not	O
—	O
and	O
replying	O
,	O
often	O
in	O
a	O
fanciful	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Parry	O
estimated	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
posted	O
"	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
20	O
articles	O
a	O
week	O
to	O
alt.religion.kibology	B-Application
during	O
the	O
past	O
15	O
years	O
,	O
probably	O
about	O
500	O
words	O
of	O
original	O
content	O
per	O
article	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
...	O
seven	O
point	O
eight	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
perhaps	O
best	O
known	O
on	O
Usenet	B-Application
for	O
his	O
famous	O
(	O
or	O
infamous	O
)	O
"	O
Happynet	O
Proclamation	O
"	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
circulated	O
to	O
many	O
newsgroups	B-Application
,	O
some	O
absurdly	O
unrelated	O
,	O
which	O
satirized	O
the	O
endless	O
flamewars	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
with	O
Parry	O
posing	O
as	O
a	O
godlike	O
being	O
issuing	O
an	O
edict	O
full	O
of	O
in-jokes	O
and	O
humor	O
targets	O
that	O
claimed	O
to	O
unify	O
all	O
news	O
into	O
one	O
glorious	O
totality	O
,	O
"	O
happynet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
early	O
Usenet	B-Application
days	O
it	O
was	O
centered	O
in	O
the	O
newsgroups	B-Application
talk.bizarre	O
and	O
alt.slack	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
alt.religion.kibology	B-Application
in	O
late	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alt.religion.kibology	B-Application
newsgroup	B-Application
remained	O
active	O
through	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
with	O
gradually	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
joke	O
religion	O
and	O
more	O
satirizing	O
popular	O
culture	O
and	O
internet	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
popular	O
regular	O
contributors	O
kept	O
the	O
group	O
active	O
even	O
during	O
"	O
Kibo	O
"	O
 '	O
s	O
periodic	O
absences	O
from	O
Usenet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
