# How often do you use Mental\_Floss?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-mental_floss/168319>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 12, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-mental_floss/168319 "2003-04-12T21:03:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-mental_floss/168319/1 "2003-04-12T21:03:23Z")

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My gf’s brother got us a subscription to this magazine, [Mental\_Floss](http://www.mentalfloss.com/) for Christmas. While I think it could be denser, less glossy(more post-recycled etc), and less flashy…I’m still glad I get to read it.

Are there any other Mental\_Floss readers out there?

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**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-mental_floss/168319/2 "2003-04-12T21:33:00Z")

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It’s kinda interesting, I got the lady a subscription as part pf her BDay present last year.

I think they play up the “you sure are smart if you read our magazine” card. It’s certainly not Proust or Voltaire you’re reading here…but it is good bathroom / short attention span reading – Interesting articles and fun trivia. As I said, it’s mildly annoying the way they try to position themselves as being so highbrow.

Having said that, I do like it and will probably renew the subscription when it comes up.

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**Author:** ![Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-mental_floss/168319/3 "2003-04-12T23:27:32Z")

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I think it’s a very cool magazine. I don’t think it tries to be highbrow; in fact, it seems to push itself on those of a short attention span. 🙂 I like how it jumps from subject to subject instead of spending so much time on any one thing.

That said, I found the latest issue (the 10 issue) kind of boring.