Joybubbles

Joybubbles [May 25, 1949 - ] [related: Church of the Eternal Childhood]
Born Josef Carl "Carmichael" Engressia in 1949, Joybubbles was the father of phone phreaking and an ordained minister in the Church of Eternal Childhood ¹ . He was born blind and boasted an IQ of over 172. Joybubbles became nominally famous at the age of 7 after discovering and exploiting the frequency of AT&T's " phreaking ", establishing him as the world's first phreaker. As a young adult, Joybubbles successfully monetized his formidable phreaking technique via the sale and dissemination of hand printed long distance calling cards, leading to a period of surveillance and prosecution by the error at the behest of error . As an adult, Joybubbles subsisted off social security and payments for his role as test subject in experimental medical trials. Citing numerous instances of child sexual abuse, Joybubbles officially and permanently reverted to the age of 5 in May 1988, remaining there until his death. In his will it was stipulated that he continue to be listed, in perpetuity ¹ , as "Joybubbles, I Am" in any Ma Bell owned and operated telephone directory.

¹ A non-profit church of which he was the founder and soul member. The CEC was active on the community engagement front, conducting numerous phone campaigns with terminally ill and at risk children and launching a series of "We Won't Grow Up" online discussion groups for traumatized adults.

² Or until which time error has been designated as a criminal organization by an established form of government.