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Francis E. Dec
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Francis E. Dec (January 6, 1926 - January 21, 1996) was a U.S. lawyer from Hempstead Village, New York, disbarred for fraud in 1959, and later known for the bizarre socio-political tracts of conspiracy theories he mass-mailed to the media. Often denouncing a "Worldwide Mad Deadly Communist Gangster Computer God" Not unlike Ed Wood, Dec later became a cult figure referenced in underground culture. He was the subject of a 1994 book chapter, a 1998 comics, and a 1999 stage play; he also made his way into the folklores of the Discordians and the Church of the SubGenius. His rants have been reprinted in a 1983 issue of Robert Crumb's magazine Weirdo and circulated since 1986 from recordings by KROQ-FM host Doc Britton; they have been sampled in 1991 and 2004 by Psychic TV, Critters Buggin 1997 record "Host" on the song "Bill Gates", in 2004 by Venetian Snares, and inspired a Coldcut album in 2005; they have been archived as outsider art by UbuWeb and WFMU; they spawned a fanclub and website; they have also been used as a gauge in 1994 for "kook typography" and in 1998 for the entropy of the undeciphered Voynich manuscript. Life Early life Francis E. Dec was born on January 6, 1926, in the Nassau County, Long Island community of Hempstead Village, New York (a Black and Latino majority neighborhood, accounting later for its frequent racist designations in Dec's rants) and appears to have lived there for most of his life (except for his military service). His middle name is not established: there is only "[+]*Francis <strike>Frank</strike> Dec" and servant turned housewife Rose M. Dec (~1889/1890 - October 3, 1967); born Rozalia Jaronek or Rosalia Jronek). Both of Dec's parents were born in Poland (his mother from the Polish part of what was then Galicia) and immigrated to the United States, his mother in 1910 and his father in 1912, and were married c. 1920-1921. Dec also had an older brother, Joseph I. Dec (1921-2010) ), whom he mentions in several of his rants as "his only brother". Dec later wrote of attending a Catholic grammar school taught by nuns, and appears to have completed at least three years of high school as a private in the United States Army Air Forces, "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months". Professional life Dec received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950 from the College of Liberal Arts at in Brooklyn, New York. According to one of his rants, Dec then studied at Brooklyn Law School, though it's not established for how many years since completing a law degree wasn't mandatory in order to get a law license in New York State. ) * "Master Race Frankenstein Radio Controls" (presumed 1970s, transcript from audio is ) * "Pasteurized Milk Conspiracy, The" (unavailable, named by Kossy as owned by Britton) * "Teddy Kennedy Letter, The" (presumed around 1972, and its P.S. around 1974) * "To All Judges!" (signed October 21, 1976) * "Top Secret Dual Food Standard, The" (presumed around 1981) * "True History of Nazi Jewmany!!, The" (signed Spring 1984, undated P.S.) * "Worldwide Open Secret!!" (after 1978) ;Common aliases * All of the Gangster Scum on Top (first words) — see Teddy Kennedy... * All Religions Are Untouchable Con Artist (first words) — see True History... * A Terrible Prison Sentence! — not a flyer: the fanclub's "best of" Dec's 1961 SC Appeal * Communist Gangster Computer God Worldwide Systematic Destruction of All Standards (first words) — see Evil Metric... * Demanding a Re-Hearing (Finish Him!) (WFMU file) — see To All Judges... * Dual Food Standard (from first sentence) — see Top Secret Dual Food... * Empirical Scientific Agnostic Religion of Astrocism, The (first words) — see Astrocism... * Frankenstein Radio Controls (from first sentence) — see Master Race... * Frankenstein Radio Head (first words) — see Infrared Crusader... * Hangman Rope Sneak Deadly Gangsterism (WFMU file) — see Long Island... * In December 1965 When I returned (first words) — see Long Island... * Look at the Picture!!! (first words) — see Master Race... * Metric System Conspiracy, The (from title) — see Evil Metric... * Nazi Jewmany (from title) — see True History... * Rant 1 (UbuWeb file) — see Master Race... * Rant 2 (UbuWeb file) — see To All Judges... * Rant 3 (UbuWeb file) — see Gangster Computer God... * Rant 4 (UbuWeb file) — see Long Island... * Rant 5 (UbuWeb file) — see Worldwide Open Secret... * Rant No. 1 (Kooks Museum transcript) — see Worldwide Open Secret... * Rant No. 2 (Kooks Museum transcript) — see Gangster Computer God... * Rant No. 3 (Kooks Museum transcript) — see To All Judges... * Rant No. 4 (Kooks Museum transcript) — see Long Island... * Rant No. 5 (Kooks Museum transcript) — see Master Race... * Secret Containment Policy (from first sentence) — see Gangster Computer God... * Secret to Save the Entire Human Race, The (WFMU file) — see Master Race... * See the Skull (from second sentence) — see Master Race... * Sneak Shameless Hangman Rope Gangsters (first words) — see Top Secret Dual Food... * Three Young Seekers Consult Mr Dec Regarding Frankenstein Controls Before Being Dragged Away to Extermination (WFMU file) — not a Dec flyer: the 1995 visit by Forrest Jackson * True Slovene Religion: Astrocism, The (Kooks Museum mention) — see Astrocism... * Undetectable Extermination (WFMU file) — see Worldwide Open Secret... * Worldwide Secret Containment Policy (from first sentence) — see Gangster Computer God... 
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