# spotted at newstand: Mental Floss magazine - Where Knowledge Junkies Get their Fix! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 20, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138 "2006-03-20T15:22:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/1 "2006-03-20T15:22:24Z")
[::feel smart again::](http://www.mentalfloss.com/) Geez, talk about a hard sell. Tone it down, guys, you’re trying too hard. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/2 "2006-03-20T16:56:22Z")
I subscribe to this little gem. It’s so nice to learn about so many different things and to have fun doing it. ::drops unsubtle hints about wanting the books:: Robin ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/3 "2006-03-20T17:22:41Z")
I’ve picked it up a few times and have considered subscribing to it. It’s full of interesting bits of trivia, aka ideal for Dopers! CJ ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/4 "2006-03-20T17:39:38Z")
::shrug:: Guess the hard sell works. Shows what I know about marketing. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/5 "2006-03-20T19:29:42Z")
Hard sell? What hard sell? I found a copy of the local library, checked it out and read it. Some time later, I stopped by a newsstand before going on a trip and picked it up because it looked like fun reading. If I recall, it was the picture of Einstein on the cover which led me to take a second look at it at the library. It beats the heck out of most women’s magazines! CJ ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/6 "2006-03-21T00:12:48Z")
> [@Siege](#): > > Hard sell? What hard sell? The harsh imagery of the title; the drawn out, plainly stated subtitle, and the boastful slogan ("::feel smart again::") all iterate thrice, “THIS MAGAZINE IS FOR SMART PEOPLE!” I don’t know, the whole presentation seemed force, as far as magazines go. Imagine a fashion magazine called “Head Turner” with the subtitle, “Where Fashion Junkies Get Their Fix” and the subtitle “look good again”. Wouldn’t that seem corny next to “Vogue”? ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/7 "2006-03-21T00:14:07Z")
eh, change “force” to “forced” and the second “subtitle” to “slogan”. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotted-at-newstand-mental-floss-magazine-where-knowledge-junkies-get-their-fix/349138/8 "2006-03-21T11:40:21Z")
Oh, I don’t know – I mean, look at the motto of [this website.](http://www.straightdope.com/)