The Magazine Rule: Difference between revisions

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A character subscribes to a weirdly specific fandom magazine or trade publication you would never expect to have an audience, or that [[Pastimes Prove Personality|speaks volumes about his character]]. This either represents his interest in a very niche hobby, or shows that a perfectly ordinary part of life is [[Serious Business]] to him. If it's a trade publication, he probably belongs to a [[Weird Trade Union]].

Named after [[The Wiki Rule]], its online equivalent. Related to [[Collector of the Strange]] and [[Pastimes Prove Personality]]. If a [[Testosterone Poisoning|Manly Man]] subscribes to ''Cross-stitch Quarterly'', it's [[Real Men Wear Pink]], and if a [[Nightmare Fetishist]] has managed to find a publication devoted to ''Cross-stitch Bondage Babes'', it's [[Rule ~~Thirty Six~~]].

Named after [[The Wiki Rule]], its online equivalent. Related to [[Collector of the Strange]] and [[Pastimes Prove Personality]]. If a [[Testosterone Poisoning|Manly Man]] subscribes to ''Cross-stitch Quarterly'', it's [[Real Men Wear Pink]], and if a [[Nightmare Fetishist]] has managed to find a publication devoted to ''Cross-stitch Bondage Babes'', it's [[Rule 34]].

See also [[Severely Specialized Store]].

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== [[Literature]] ==

* ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' has various publications for [[Collector of the Strange|pin collectors]] (or "pin heads" as they call themselves). Then, they invented stamps...

* ''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' has various publications for [[Collector of the Strange|pin collectors]] (or "pin heads" as they call themselves). Then, they invented stamps...

* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'', there is ''Which Broom?''; although given the popularity of quidditch in the wizarding world, this is probably not so obscure.

* In ''[[The Areas of My Expertise]]'', John Hodgman provides a list of (mostly) fake periodicals where writers of short stories can submit their work for a variety of increasingly esoteric literary genres.

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* On seperate occations [[David Letterman]] has presented segments showing both phony and real life examples on ''Late Night/Late Show''.

* Bert from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' reads books such as ''Boring Stories'', ''Pigeons of the World'', ''The Pigeon Whisperer'' (and several other pigeon-themed works), and ''The Wonderful World of Paper Clips''.

* Rimmer in ''[[~~Red Dwarf (TV)|~~Red Dwarf]]'' subscribes to ''Fascist Dictator Monthly''. [[Hitler]] was the Mr. October centerfold, apparently. Also, when trying to break Lister, Cat, and Kryten's spirits during a period of Quarantine, Rimmer supplies them with one ''Knitting'' magazine as almost their only form of entertainment. Then, in the episode "Krytie TV", there's the issue of ''Morris Dancer Monthly'' ("That's mine!") that they plant in Ackerman's quarters.

* Rimmer in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' subscribes to ''Fascist Dictator Monthly''. [[Hitler]] was the Mr. October centerfold, apparently. Also, when trying to break Lister, Cat, and Kryten's spirits during a period of Quarantine, Rimmer supplies them with one ''Knitting'' magazine as almost their only form of entertainment. Then, in the episode "Krytie TV", there's the issue of ''Morris Dancer Monthly'' ("That's mine!") that they plant in Ackerman's quarters.

* Vince in ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' subscibes to hyper-cutting-edge fashion magazine ''Cheekbone'', which has to be delivered by [[Ninja|ninjas]] to avoid being obsolete ''by the time it's read''.

* ''Infomania'' includes a segment called [http://current.com/shows/infomania/magazine-cover/ We've Got You Covered] in which Connor Knighton rounds up the week's mainstream magazines and tabloids. This ends up with a bit called "How the !*#@ Is This a Magazine?" which highlights magazines that are just plain bizarre and/or specialized. Past highlights include ''Pumper'' a magazine about the "liquid sanitation industry" and ''Pizza Today''

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** Sherri & Terri subscribe to "First Born Twin" and "Second Born Twin" magazines.

* In ''[[Family Guy]]'', we learn that Cleveland subscribes to black-guy magaznies like ''Grape Soda Today''.

* Ed of ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' owns a copy of Chicks Galore... which is about baby chickens, not girls, much to Eddy's dismay.

* Ed of ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' owns a copy of Chicks Galore... which is about baby chickens, not girls, much to Eddy's dismay.

* In one episode of ''[[Making Fiends]]'', Vendetta reads ''Evil Magazine''.

* In ''A Pup Named [[Scooby Doo]]'', Fred subscribes to a variety of conspiracy theorist magazines, the ''National Exaggerator'' apparently being one of his favorites.