I laughed my ass off as I noticed an advertisement on TV this evening for “dianetics.org,” a Church of Scientology front (the book “Dianetics” is one of the cult’s more infamous recruitment tricks, especially combined with their “free personality test” tables). The advertisement itself wasn’t the source of the laughter, though it’s a remarkably ineffective ad (it even includes the volcanoes bit that the cult’s “secret scriptures” include in the backstory).

What made me chuckle was that it was aired during a run of South Park. Yeah, the same show that lampoons the cult mercilessly (particularly in Trapped in the Closet which you can go watch by clicking “lampoons the cult”). First they threaten to sue the show’s creators and broadcasters, but now they’re paying Viacom for advertising time? Heh. Morons. I guess if you’re nuts and you’re on the losing side, doing completely bat-shit crazy things is a completely valid tactic.

Be sure to visit Operation Clambake at http://xenu.net/ to read up on all the destructive and horrid things Scientologists have been responsible for over the years they’ve existed. Then laugh next time you see that stupid volcano ad.