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"The hardcore flying saucer cultist, on the other hand, is a very special personality who has thus far escaped close scrutiny by the scientific community. Contrary to Buckner's finding, a poll of 250 hardcore "ufologists" in the United States in 1969 determined their median age to be 31. Teen-agers and house-wives constitute the most active groups, collecting clippings of sightings and issuing amateur newsletters and magazines, usually mimeographed. The classic search for identity plays an important role. The teen-aged ufologist is most often isolated on a farm, or separated from his peers because of his eccentric personality." The Flying Saucer Subculture, John Keel (1973)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph

I'd always wondered how you produced a zine before personal computers.




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