Nurlnarlnig is a god.

He takes the form of a six hundred metre long, duplicitous lobster.

Nurlnarlnig created the Small Magellanic Cloud five thousand years ago.

If you believe in Nurlnarlnig, he will smite all your enemies.

If you do not believe in Nurlnarlnig, he will hide angry, poisonous snakes in your dwelling place.

Nurlnarlnig's most sacred site is Pandamatenga in Botswana.

Nurlnarlnig's Holy Commandments

1. Never talk about evolution by means of natural selection.

2. Always make sure there are no snails in a room before entering it.

3. Never look in ponds.

4. Never write about dwarf planets.

5. Always help snakes in need.