Lists Issue Introduction
This is a reprint of the introduction from Issue #75 of Exploits, our collaborative cultural diary in magazine form. If you like what you see, buy it now for $2, or subscribe to never miss an issue (note: Exploits is always free for subscribers of Unwinnable Monthly).
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When it dawned on Team Unwinnable that this was to be the 75th issue of Exploits, we thought an acknowledgment of some sort was appropriate. Someone suggested we all submit a list that consists of 75 items. To which I said, “No.” That seemed like it would be too much work. Instead, I suggested we collect 75 lists of varying lengths. That seemed like less work at the time. I will never know if I my instincts were correct. I suspect not.
The Rules:
- Lists should be two or more items.
- Items should be as brief as possible.
- The only context should come from the title of the list.
- The list should be emailed to me when completed.
There were no limits imposed on subject matter, organization, methodology, honesty or any other topic. I have only edited typos and lightly for style, in the hope of preserving the ambiguities and absurdities inherent to the lists.
Lists, of course, are a central part of existence on the internet, to the point that they are often referred to as listicles, especially in the context of the dark arts of search engine optimization. I don’t need to prattle on about their meaning, omnipresence, importance and lack of importance. You’re smart cats. You already get the joke, and the knowing nods that lurk behind it.
