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When the textfiles.com collection was just a lot of files at the Works BBS (which I was the SysOp of from 1986-1988), I had several major collections to sort all the text into: Humor, Phreak, Hack, Anarchy, etc. Of course, when I sat back to create this new website from many more files, I found it was better to add more classifications so we wouldn't end up with too many thousand-file directories.
However, there always seemed to be those files that were easily classifiable, but which would have only one or two files in it at most, if I were to make a whole directory for them. Or, I'd have to make a section that was just gardening. I don't want to make a directory dedicated to gardening.
So, I'd shove these weird files into the 'Fun' section. They were always entertaining in some fashion, but they weren't humor. They often preached whacky things, but they weren't conspiracies or political rants. They were just... ...fun.
I've gone through this section a few times, and cleaned it out to go into other sections, but every time I'm adding files, some of the whacky ones always end up here. I guess that's how it'll always be: The Grab Bag.
The Incredible Computing Across America, by Steven K. Roberts
Information about Keeping Track of Your Money So It's Not Counterfieted
The official National "Ten Code" Signal
A Collection of Modern Acronyms
Collection of All Sorts of Internet and BBS Jargon
Choosing an Advertising Agency, by Don Kobes
How to Start Your Own Travel Agency
Agoraphobia: Description and Symptoms, from the Freedom from Fear Foundation
Some Thoughts on the Natural Language ESPERANTO
Emegency Rescue Guidelines for Air Bag Equipped Cars
Life Sucks: AJ's Philosophies and Ramblings by Robert Alan Seace (Agrajag/AJ)
Life Sucks II: The Rantings of a Madman, Robert Seace (Agrajag/AJ)
Life Sucks III: Life in the Real World, by Robert A. Seace (Agrajag/AJ)
ALPINE 1810 CD Shuttle Control by Ole Buzzard (November 15, 1993)
A Small Collection of Alternative Reading Materials
The Eye Detector: Use Dialtion to Your Advantage
All-Time Amtrak Diesel Locomotive Roster as of August 29, 1990
All-Time Amtrak Diesel Locomotive Roster as of August 29, 1990
All-Time Amtrak Diesel Locomotive Roster as of August 29, 1990 (Part II)
Gweed is annoted how people zip up collections of textfiles
Balloon Campaign Will Seek Evidence of Antimatter Galaxy
How to Connect Anything to Anything, by Jason!
Crimefighters Membership Application
Jane's Fighting Ships 1990-1991 (Specifications of Warships)
The art of writing textfiles. What you needed to know.
Ruby's Pearls: Promotional Blurb
Attila the Hun and the Battle of Chalons by Arther Ferrill
Buying Your Massachusetts Automobile Insurance
A Guy Takes his Fine Oldsmobile Out for a Ride and to the Mechanics of the Country
G Saintiny writes about the glories of the bathroom, from the Winter Solstace 1990 EV Will and Word
Glenn Sahlin's Introduction to Batteries
Are Your a Bikaholic? by Dick Sorensen (June 25, 1992)
Charlie Lear's Adventerous Day in Biking
Project for Building a Bike Light
The Bill of Rights "Lite" by John Perry Barlow
What Does a Black Belt Mean? by Reverend Kensho Furyua
Blackjack: Card Counting for the Complete Klutz, from Steven Jacobs
How to Make Realistic Blood (Recipes)
How to Start a Bonsai Collection
R.A.B. Bookstore List of Cambridge and Boston (May 26, 1992)
How Not to Be Boring at a Party, by Jim Douglas
Ball Python Care in Captivity, by Melissa Kaplan and Kyle Wohlmut
How to Establish a Good Credit Rating, by Jay Anderson, Loan Broker 1986
Table of British and Amrtican English Words
Summer Flowering Bulbs in the Home Landscape
Burmese Pythod: Care in Captivity (February 20, 1995)
The Battle for Your Mind, by Dick Sutphen
A Used Car Checklist: What to Check when you Buy a Used Car
Codes Used by Computers in GM Cars
Mass Murderer Trading Cards Set III
The Celebrity Autograph Kit Version 1.0 by Louis Martinez (1993)
Tax Information: Regarding Charitable Contributions of Property other than Cash or Stock
Random Thoughts: A Charlen's Eye View of the Decades of Human Life by Charlen Kyle
A Collection of Chinese Curses
The Timeline of Akido Master Morihei Ueshiba
Boston Area Nightclubs: Compiled April 16, 1990)
What you should know about Collection Agencies
How to Get into College by Ian Osmond
Chat of different colors and patterns of cat fur (Choose your cats!)
The Comic Book Collectors Handbook
COMSEC Bulletin #1 (February 17, 1990)
How to be a Computer Consultant: A Guide
Do NOT wear contact lenses near Electric Arcs!
How to be a Couch Potato in the Nineties by Francis U. Kaltenbaugh
Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Part 1 (March 14, 1994)
Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Part 2 (March 14, 1994)
Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Part 4 (March 14, 1994)
Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Part 4 (March 14, 1994)
Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Part 5 (March 14, 1994)
Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Journal (March 14, 1994)
The Star Wars: Dark Forces FAQ by Karsten A. Loepelmann (Version 1.0, February 10, 1995)
Phiction by Tristan Farnon himself
Fairmount writes about James Dean
Decoding Social Security Numbers (September 8, 1992)
Divine Rights by Paul W. Will AK Koordar
How to Eliminate or Brush off Telemarketing Calls
The Doctrine of the Mean (Chung-Yung)
Dream Interpretation and Symbology by Raymond Buckland
The Lotus Eclair: Too Fat to Race
A Quick Lesson in Do It Yourself Embalming
How "Correct" is British English? By Alex Gross (1992)
Here's your Pop Quiz... What do these words mean?
Excerpts from "Crazy English" by Richard Lederer
The Answers to the English Pop Quiz
Rules for the card game of Enid
Erma Bombeck's 10 Rules to live By
Large Advertisement for the Esperanto Language
Art in the Age of Digital Dissemination Class Essays by Brad Brace (1993)
A EuroDisney Report by Tom Drynda (June 17, 1993)
Fair Debt Collection from Charley Brown's Office of Consumer Protection Division
Disneyland Frequently Asked Questions (November 23, 1994)
Farfel Oddities: Why the Farfel is an Idiot
A Large Subculture Glossary and Introduction
Who was the Most Successful Fighter Pilot of All Time?
The Aikido Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List (Version 1.1), May 12, 1994
How to Raise Money for a Small Business
Esperanto... The International Language
Funny French Phrases and Idioms
How to succeed in freelancing without being 'trying'
A Large Selection/Choice List of Must-See Paris Things
The Game of Y, with Cool ASCII Illustration
Installing a Gable Vent for Your House
The Truth about the German Language becoming America's Language
Collection of Varied and Miscellaneous Abbreviations
Accommodations, Airplane Rides and More for Youth Groups
The Quite and Dirty Guide to Japanese
A Simplified Half-Board Game Using a Chinese Chess Set by Roleigh Martin (January 18, 1994)
Some Suggestions for a Handyman
The Cut-Up Method of Brion Gysin
UNESCO's World Heritage List (The 10-12 Most Historic Sites)
Introduction to Playing a Highlander Role-Playing Game
How to Beat Atlantic City Blackjack, by Michael Hall (1991)
How to Beat Single Deck Blackjack Version 1.01 by Michael Hall (1991)
Talk given by the son of the man who was Gandhi's scribe and secretary
The World According to Studen Bloopers, by Richard Lederer, St. Paul's School
The Cat in History, by Roger Breton and Nancy J. Creek
Excerpts from Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
How to create the Perpetual Party
How to Evealuate New Members: Weed Out Informants and Agent-Provocateurs
David Melnick Suggests some Smileys
The Origin of the Phrase "In Like Flynn"
The History of the Native Americans of the Ohio Valley
Dealing with Insomnia, from Richard
Intelligence and Interrogation Processes by Master Of Impact and the Legion Of Hackers
Estimated IQs of Famous People in History 1450-1850
Are You Using Only Half Your Brain?
Hey, Man, Are You Only Using Half Your Brain?
Hello Friends! I hold some Easy Japanese Lesson!
The J: Party: Why Think? Online Propoganda #1.23
Beyond the Orality/Literacy Dichotomy: James Joyce and the Pre-History of Cyberspace
A Study Guide to Wheelock Latin
Lava Lamp Plans (January 13, 1995)
Excerpts from ~The Notebooks of Lazarus Long~ by Robert A. Heinlein
The Beauty (And Beast) Of Leverage, by Dianne Maley
Brochure for Loglan, the "Logical Language"
Suggestions and Hints for Lottery Beating
A Database of Love Poems by Kevin Solway 1992 (Version 1.6)
The Book of Lowball by Justic Case
The Tragic Tale of Old MacDonald's Farm, a Personnel Saga by A. Mouse
A Collection of Information about Maine Coon Cats (May, 1994)
Questions and Answers about the Mensa Organization
Mera Peak (21,600 feet), Nepal by Chris Ellingham
The Indian Rope Trick and Mind Control by Fakirs
The Complete Walt Disney World Monorail FAQ
Magic: The Gatheric Official Tournament Rules (August 1, 1994)
Mulches Serve Many Purposes (Gardening)
The Newbie Guide to Martial Arts Training (ver 2.5) by Jeff Pipkins
No Credit? Here's how to get started on your own!
A Test to See If You've Settled in Northern England
The Prophecies of Nostradumus, a List (August, 1986)
NUKE: The Nuclear Age Magazine: Do-It-Yourself How To Start
Feline Nutrition by R. Roger Breton and Nancy J. Creek
The Insane Card Game of Cripple Mr. Onion
A Collection of Relaxation Techniques
The Author Attends a Party at Lord British's Home
Extensive(!) listing of Broadcasting Pioneers
The Thirty-Seven Dramatic Situations
Truth is Stranger than Fiction. Documented BAD case of PMS.
The Poisons of the Realm (For a Game)
The Etymology of the word "Posh"
Astral Projection Part I by the Joker and The occult Crue
Astral Projection Part II by The Joker and The Occult Crue
Examples of Pregnancy Terminations in Different Cultures
Purebred Cats by R. Roger Breton and Nancy J. Creek
The Most Commonly Asked Questions about Building Loudspeaker Enclosures
Quilting and Quilt-Related Books Compiled for Quiltnetters
QALAM: A Convention for Morphological Arabic-Latic-Arabic Transliteration
I survived the World Series Earthquake of 1989!
An Enormous Amount of Quotes about Life from Many People
Large Collection of Quotes by Famous People
A Note About Radiation Damage by The Red Phoenix (1994)
Building a Skateboard Ramp, before Skating was big.
The Reality of the Situation, by Kortron
Buying a Car or Truck through Repossesion Auctions by Paul Dewey
Getting Rid of the Riddler by Alien
Your Certificate Giving you the Right to Play
Present Day Soviet Launch Vehicles
Refrigerants and the Atmosphere (November 1989)
A True American's Guide to Success in Lower Education by Peregrinus Jupiter, 1992
Boy Scouts Advancement List, getting a New Scout to 1st Class in less than 1 year
Scouting Campfire Skits, Yells and Other Silly Things
The Unusual Case of the Scrotum Self-Repair
Searching Your Family Tree: A Primer
How to Seed a 1200 Square Foot Lawn
The College Slang Dictionary 1989
How to Make Slime, by Black September
The Unofficial Smiley Dictionary
Snake Bites: Distilled Wisdom, January 11, 1993
Snuff It! #1: The Magazine of the First Church of Euthanasia
Snuff It! #2: The Magazine of the First Church of Euthanasia
TRICK: The Impossible Coin Pickup
Knowing Where Someone Came From By Their Social Securit Number
Lyrics to "Feline" by the Stranglers
The Story of Spam, by Raphael Dareau (September 7, 1991)
The Story of Spam Volume 3 1/2 (December 20, 1991) by Raphael Dareau
The Story of Spam Volume Three 1/2 1/2
Spatial Deconcentration by Yolanda Ward
The Wild Cats by R. Roger Breton and Nancy J. Creek
List of Spoonerisms, Malapropisms, and other Funnies said by Noel's Co-Worker
The Social Security Numbers, from Barbara Bennett
A Friend Gets a Contentless Mathematics Paper in (August 12, 1990)
TRICK: Using a Broom for The Big Push
Daily Close Information for the Dow Jones and Standard and Poor's for 1992
How do i Get Published? Then What Do I Do? By Kathy Fieler
Suicide Methods from Alt. Suicide.Holiday
Sysop Documentation for Citadel BBS Software
Some Analysis of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, by Dino
An Interview with Abbie Hoffman
A Compilation of Thoughts by someone named SUICIDAL
How to Throw a Real Party, by The Gremlin and Chronos of Knights of the Black Circle
Historical Events Chosen at Random, 217-Present
The Trivia Blab, an experiment gone flat.
Toxic Shock presents How Must I Beat Thee? By Gross Genitalia
Some rough information on decoding bar codes
The Small-Sized Irdu Dictionary
A Compilation of Position Statements, Statues and other Information Policies
A Glossary of Vietnam Computer Terms and their English Equivalents
Do the English Like the Americans? By Nigel Ballard
Collection of Complete World Facts Volume 1 (1990)
Collection of Complete World Facts Volume 2 (1990)
Collection of Complete World Facts Volume 3 (1990)
Collection of Complete World Facts Volume 4 (1990)
Complete Collection of World Facts Volume 5 (199)
Complete Collection of World Facts Volume 6 (1990)
Larry Schenk says NOT to Drive a Subaru
Information on various water filter technologies
Destinations: The South Shore: Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, from Jan/Feb 1994 WaveLength Magazine
Finding a way up the tree. What is the tree? Discuss.
The Very Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, by Rodd D. McCartney, 1992 Edition
Points to Remember When doing MIG Welding
Resources for Adult Learners of Welsh
The word math problem from hell.
What IS Futureculture? By Andy Hawks of Mindvox (January 29, 1993)
Exchanging VHS Cassettes with Foreign Viewers and Using VHS Recorders Abroad
A Collection of Professional Wrestlers and their Real Name
How to Write Good, by Frank L. Visco
William Safire's Rules for Writing
William S. Burroughs Interview
Introduction to the Ancient Game of Chinese Chess, or Xiangqi, Version 2, by Peter Donnelly
Introduction/Situation file for Noriko Ariushi aka "Zero", from Shadowrun