It was a dark time in the world, when the once-peaceful fields of suburbia were overrun with the scourge of the striped menace.
The year was 2005, and the world was forever changed as the first stripe, a particularly bold and garish example of the species, appeared on a unsuspecting lawn in Ohio.
As the years passed, more stripes followed, each one more garish than the last. They spread like wildfire, consuming everything in their path.
But fear not, dear reader, for the stripes have not gone unnoticed. A secret society of humans, known only as "The Order of the Plain Background," has risen up to fight back against the striped menace.
Join us as we delve into the history of the Great Stripe Invasion and learn how it came to be.
Read the Manifesto of the Order
Or, if you're feeling adventurous, read the second part of the Manifesto