Abbie Hoffman wrote a book in the 60's titled "Steal This Book"--there used to be a site called Abika.com (or something like that) wherein you could download non-copyrighted books for free, and I actually got a copy of it.We know SOAD is fond of making weird references, notably as in their last album, Steal This Album, which came from something about thirty or forty years ago, that was something like. . Steal this Book, or something? xD
It details what he calls the "yippie" lifestyle--basically a treatise on how to live by stealing, scamming, and squatting, and turn your laziness and moral degeneracy into a paeon against capitalism; as well as instructions on causing all sorts of mayhem.
Among its instructions are how to get a buffalo (according to him, at least, the government has to give you one if you request it), how to throw 'pigs' into confusion (again, according to him), how to shoplift (everything from tag-switching to 'grazing' to stealing groceries by the pallet.), how to make your own yogurt (which was interesting), as well as how to vandalize vehicles, houses, and places of business, how to make bombs, and what to do if you end up with VD--all interspersed with frequent semi-coherent rants against capitalism, America, God, and people who work for a living.





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