# Cool zines that would make a good gift?

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**Created:** [November 30, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-zines-that-would-make-a-good-gift/333431 "2005-11-30T19:28:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-zines-that-would-make-a-good-gift/333431/1 "2005-11-30T19:28:11Z")

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Trying to think of a good gift for my sister-in-law to be. Last year I heard a story about Found magazine (entirely comprised of letters, notes, etc. that people find) and tried to get her a subscription, but the operation seemed to be a little disorganized and they didn’t respond to my inquiries till after the holiday.

I still think it’s a good idea though.

So I’m looking for something that could be described with words like cool/funny/weird/wacky but not words like angry/pornographic/existential/disaffected.

???

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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-zines-that-would-make-a-good-gift/333431/2 "2005-11-30T19:49:05Z")

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Mental Floss?

> **[Mental Floss](https://www.mentalfloss.com/)**
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> Random, Interesting, Amazing Facts - Fun Quizzes and Trivia

Look at the back issues to see what kind of stuff is in it. I’ve picked up a few issues off the newsstand and I like it.