Gessmapwig is a god.

He takes the form of a thin, intelligent yak.

Gessmapwig created the Small Magellanic Cloud four trillion years ago.

If you believe in Gessmapwig, he will make you lucky.

If you do not believe in Gessmapwig, he will turn you into a tree.

Gessmapwig's most sacred site is Demsin in Germany.

Gessmapwig's Holy Commandments

1. Never think about comets.

2. Never talk about asteroids.

3. Never think about the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

4. Do not drink from vessels made of zinc.

5. Never write about chromosomes.