Tossing out a chain-letter seems to bring Laverne and those around bad luck. So much so, they enlist the help of a Gypsy Spiritualist to try and remove the hex from her.
A religion is a belief system with rituals. The missionary kopimistsamfundet is a religious group centered in Sweden who believe that copying and the sharing of information is the best and most beautiful that is. To have your information copied is a token of appreciation, that someone think you have done something good.