Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: When Cosmo strikes...(c. Cosmoparody) Message-ID: <820@opus.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 04:10:34 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.820 Posted: Tue Sep 18 04:10:34 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 05:36:36 EDT References: <2267@sdcc3.UUCP> <2280@sdcc3.UUCP> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 26 >...Unfortunately, I can't say it's harmless; I know enough >women who swear by it. Sigh. I did a huge research project in >Communications last year on the effects and methods of Cosmopolitan, >with depressing results. However, I wouldn't move to remove it >from the newsstands; feels too much like censorship, ugh! Nor would I want to censor it...if it's stupid enough, it will die for lack of market. If enough of us are stupid enough to buy it anyway, we deserve what we get. But I saw the best reply to Cosmo about two weeks after I saw the issue that prompted my original posting--it's called "Cosmoparody". Some of the cover leads were things like: How to shed those excess brains How to fake orgasm during masturbation Guide for the single bride (Of course, in keeping with my original superficiality, I only read the titles and didn't look inside, so I don't know whether I can really recommend it:-) -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Never offend with style when you can offend with substance.