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A number of popular, but low quality textbooks have been published by the WNPP. | A number of popular, but low quality textbooks have been published by the WNPP. | ||
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The "How to pick up a ball" textbook has a video instruction sold with it: | The "How to pick up a ball" textbook has a video instruction sold with it: | ||
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===== Cheap Newspaper ===== | ===== Cheap Newspaper ===== | ||
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Cheap Newspaper was produced in 2005-2006. It featured torturous visuals, horrendous font choices, bad English and tabloid journalism. | Cheap Newspaper was produced in 2005-2006. It featured torturous visuals, horrendous font choices, bad English and tabloid journalism. | ||
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[{{:wiki:ctgmusic.png?nolink&200 |Screenshot of the ctgmusic.com website}}] | [{{:wiki:ctgmusic.png?nolink&200 |Screenshot of the ctgmusic.com website}}] | ||
- | The dominant part of the content, however, was geared towards silly entertainment. Many stories border on kindergarten stupid. For instance, the Science section of Vol. 179 featured a story about an android language proposal: | + | The dominant part of the content, however, was geared towards silly entertainment. Many stories border on kindergarten stupid. For instance, the science section of Vol. 179 featured a story about an android language proposal: |
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+ | [{{ :wiki:madame_le_spam.png?nolink&200|Madame la Spam}}] | ||
Another story was called "Madame la Spam", about a lady whose sole purpose in life was to advertise things. The protagonist eventually throws up, because he cannot take her anymore. | Another story was called "Madame la Spam", about a lady whose sole purpose in life was to advertise things. The protagonist eventually throws up, because he cannot take her anymore. | ||
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- | Cheap Newspaper is released in "volumes". Each volume features variable number of pages. Several volumes were "jokes", for instance volume 16: | + | Cheap Newspaper was released in "volumes". Each volume features variable number of pages. Several volumes were "jokes", for instance volume 16: |
[{{ :wiki:cheapnewspaper16.png?nolink&400 |Cheap Newspaper Vol.16 with a single word: "donkey"}}] | [{{ :wiki:cheapnewspaper16.png?nolink&400 |Cheap Newspaper Vol.16 with a single word: "donkey"}}] | ||
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[{{ :wiki:cheapnewspaper_roker.png?nolink&400 |An obscure card game "Roker"}}] | [{{ :wiki:cheapnewspaper_roker.png?nolink&400 |An obscure card game "Roker"}}] | ||
- | In a blaze of contradiction, Cheap Newspaper is available absolutely at no cost, and "cheap" must refer to the quality of its content. | + | In a blaze of contradiction, Cheap Newspaper was available absolutely at no cost, and "cheap" must refer to the quality of its content. |
+ | ==== Short stories ==== | ||
+ | Cheap Newspaper has published several short stories by Louigi Verona. They include: | ||
+ | * [[The Mystery of Several Stupid Anonymous Letters]] | ||
+ | * [[How People Become Gold Miners]] | ||
+ | * [[The Midnight Arose]] | ||
+ | * [[Law and Genes]] | ||
===== Connection with "The Cave" ===== | ===== Connection with "The Cave" ===== |