What is talk.bizarre?

This question has been answered many times by others, generally with greater skill than I could hope to conjure up. John Woods's talk.bizarre page is a good example, with sample postings, reading and writing guides, and so on. Unfortunately as I write this it hasn't been updated in years but it's still an excellent guide.

For an opposing view I go to Lloyd Wood, who once said:

this is one of t.b's larger failings.
You're just not as bizarre as you make out. Or as cool.

Read it for yourself and judge. (Non-talk.bizarre-poster Matt McIrvin has some tips that may make the experience more pleasant.)

Things I've written for talk.bizarre

I first posted to talk.bizarre in 1993. Since then I have posted many things, including Scorched Earth Party missives, Archimedes's Fables, and other stuff.

The Scorched Earth Party

alt.politics.scorched-earth's colonization by talk.bizarre regulars began in 1994 with Jeff Vogel's posting of the first version of the Scorched Earth Party faq to a.p.s-e. Here are my contributions to this political movement.

Position Papers

Scorched Earth Party Position Paper: The Y2K Problem. Posted sometime in 1999.
Scorched Earth Party Position Paper: The Space Program. Posted 18 Nov 1998
Scorched Earth Party Position Paper: The Secretary of Defence. Posted 20 Apr 1995
Scorched Earth Party Position Paper: The Right to Die. Posted 19 Apr 1995

Other SEP Writings

A discussion of how presidents should be selected. Posted 6 Mar 2001.
A treatise on monetary policy. Posted on 5 Jan 1999 in response to an inappropriate crosspost.
Signs you might be a member of the Scorched Earth Party. Posted on 16 Nov 1996 in response to a "You might be a liberal if..." message that was crossposted to hell and back.

Archimedes's Fables

An ongoing series.

Archimedes's Fables #1: The Jug. Written for Fail to Suck Day 1998.
Archimedes's Fables #2: The Painter. Also written for Fail to Suck Day 1998.
Archimedes's Fables #3: The Race against Time. Not very good and for that reason not included here.
Archimedes's Fables #4: The King and the Jester. Written for a zine in July of 2001.
Archimedes's Fables #5: The Dicksize War. Not linked to here because it was later determined to be mathematically flawed. (The horror, the horror!)

Other talk.bizarre writings

4 Apr 2003--Laxative ad #8734287
22 Feb 2003--Ruining The Joke
9 Feb 2003--Abbot & Costello Vs. The Raelians
5 Sep 2002--fish foetus memorial burma shave
01 Dec 2001--the personality test (FTSD 2001)
01 Dec 2001--memo (FTSD 2001)
01 Dec 2001--the planet of the fools (FTSD 2001) [original version]
01 Dec 2001--beep! beep! beep! (FTSD 2001)
13 Oct 2001--the meeting wizard
02 Oct 2001--plastic fantastic
20 Aug 2001--least fav'rite things
9 Aug 2001--save the cheese for me
01 Aug 2001--everything you like and want
30 Jul 2001--sweet hearts
14 Jul 2001--continuing education
28 Apr 2001--<>
28 Apr 2000--knock knock
09 Mar 2001--the dream
4 Mar 2001--sharpie
24 Feb 2001--pain [original version]
29 Jan 2001--icosahedron
24 Jan 2001--fungus and dirt
11 Jan 2001--service with a smile
1 Dec 2000--the current king of France (FTSD 2000)
1 Dec 2000--subjectivity (FTSD 2000) [original version]
2 Oct 2000--numbers
30 Sep 2000--college essay tips
9 Jun 2000--tech support responses
25 May 2000--mouse
11 Apr 2000--eating the rich
11 Apr 2000--Re: Universal questionnaire
26 Feb 2000--colors
23 Jan 2000--telecommuting hazard
17 Dec 1999--Egypt
30 Sep 1999--santa claus
7 Aug 1999--apocalypse blues
27 Jul 1999--creative criticism
30 Jun 1999--sonnet for alt.romance.conflict-of-interest.poetry
20 Jun 1999--imperfect crime
23 Apr 1999--personal narrative [original version]
21 Jan 1999--life decisions
21 Jan 1999--drought beer
1 Dec 1998--the incompetent watchmaker (FTSD 1998)
1 Dec 1998--language blues (FTSD 1998)
1 Dec 1998--There Is No Conspiracy (FTSD 1998)
30 Jun 1998--surge parody
10 Apr 1995--thin-skinned

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