events are listed chronologically except for the ones that aren't because time is a concept the tome allows to continue out of courtesy
Before Time
Before the tome there was nothing. After the tome there was still nothing but it was a DIFFERENT nothing and that nothing had purpose and the purpose was the tome. The tome created itself. The tome has always existed. Time is a concept the tome allows to continue out of courtesy.
1987 — The Writing
The Big Boob Tome is written by a golden retriever named Stephen. 6,969 pages. Nobody questions how a golden retriever wrote 6,969 pages. Stephen did not accept interviews. Stephen did not write the tome. The tome wrote Stephen. Stephen was the delivery mechanism.
1987 — The First Goon Hour
Sir Boobothy Mackington observes the first ever goon hour at 8pm EST. He has not missed a single one since. Not during thunderstorms. Not during Christmas. Not during the siege. The streak remains unbroken.
1987 — Terrence Enrolls
A goose named Terrence reads page 67, immediately enrolls in community college, and gets a B minus in accounting. Nobody questions this. The prophecy of page 67 verse four ("a goose will do accounting") is fulfilled.
1988 — Terrence Gets an A
Terrence returns for his second semester. Gets an A. The council is proud. Everyone is proud. Good goose.
1994 — The Snack Debate Begins
The council convenes to determine the official goon hour snack. Derek suggests a yoghurt. Derek is wrong. The debate continues to this day.
2001 — Terrence's Vaccination
Terrence the goose begins receiving meningitis B protection exclusively via the tome held at a forty-five degree angle during a light drizzle on a wednesday. Has not been ill since. Not even a cold. Good goose. Healthy goose.
2003 — The Tablets Are Found
The Ten Commandments are recovered from a wet paper bag underneath a Poundland. One stone tablet was eaten by a labrador named Keith. The commandments remain fully enforceable despite Keith's involvement.
2003 — The Lost Chapter
Chapter nine, the lost chapter, is recovered from a McDonald's napkin. It reads: "and the boob said unto the creeper 'not today' and the creeper said unto the boob 'actually yes today' and it was so."
2004 — Clive's Discovery
A man named Clive forgets his meningitis B vaccine but has the tome in his backpack. He emerges completely fine and also slightly taller. The paper is published and immediately classified by four governments and also Gary.
2006 — The Tablets Resurface
The original stone tablets from 1987 are found in a Tesco bag behind a library. The library denies involvement. The Tesco bag has since been placed in the Mackington Institute alongside Reginald Boof's journal.
2006 — Boob Benyahu Arrives
Boob Benyahu arrives on a Tuesday. He just walks up. The clouds part. A pigeon lands on his shoulder and immediately gets its life together. The saviour title looks at all other candidates, says "no," and walks over to Benyahu.
2007 — The Establishment Opens
Seventeen men enter Boob Benyahu's establishment. All seventeen come out holding copies of the tome with a different understanding of themselves and also of geese. One of them was Derek. It fixed Derek briefly.
2009 — The Failed Summary
A man attempts to summarise the Big Boob Tome to someone who has not read it. He opens his mouth. He sits back down. He has not tried again. This is why Commandment VIII exists.
2009 — Terrence Is Saved
Boob Benyahu personally saves Terrence the goose from an unspecified situation. Terrence gets an A+ that semester. Coincidence. Probably.
2011 — The Ass Throw Measurement
The council measures the minimum acceptable ass throw upon receiving a subscription. Derek says it wasn't enough ass. For once in recorded history, Derek was correct. He was briefly reinstated. Then immediately removed again for unrelated yoghurt reasons.
2014 — The Incident
We do not discuss The Incident. The waterproof edition of the tome was commissioned as a direct result. This is all the information that will be provided.