Amateur writers:
here's a partial list of topics to be covered on Oddhobby

   Oddhobby Ingredients
May contain any of the following:
Anti-Aging,  Fossils/Amber, Aromas/Odors, Aroma Therapy, Colognes & Perfumes, Incense/Candles, Pheromones, Eliminating Body Odor, Flatulence,  Books About: B. Franklin, Performers and Contests, Farting on Command, How to Stop, Names For Con Artists, Dead/Death, Caskets,Health & Preservatives, Discount/Wholesale Inflatable, Taxidermy, Zombies, Defense, Home Security, Personal Weapons: non-regulated, regulated, secret/forbidden Strange, Bizarre or Odd Hobbies, Kites-Kiting, Extra Terrestrial, Crop Circles (an IPO favorite), UFO, hunters, The Human, Body piercing, Tattoos, Other Body Strangeness, growing fingernails, growing beards, collecting teeth, collecting things from dead people,  (rectum collect'um) sticking things into your rectum, Falling Fun:  Bungie cord jumping, Sky Diving, Hi diving (into water), Herbs

Candle Making.  Here's another hobby that peaked in the early seventies.

 Macramé Here's another hobby that peaked in the early seventies.

Plants & Gardening, Jerry Baker Tools, House Plants, Reference Materials For

Hobbyists,

 Ceramics An Oddhobby favorite can't afford a kiln of your own? Try a local community college--a lot of them have weekend courses, cheap!

Wicker & Basket Making, Sewing & fashion, There are some interesting shows on Public TV, if you're in a big city you may be able to find 2 or 3 channels that have sewing shows. Ice Carving Wood carving Catalogs An Oddhobby favorite!

Collecting For Pack-Rats Books on how to stop Books on how to organize For Collectors Software Inventory Management Screen Savers Games CD Magazines Demo's Pictures Smut historical, non-family tasteless museum,
Good lord are you still reading this?  Cartoon cells, Lists, Facts & Statistics David Letterman, Top Ten Lists Human dimensions for furniture making Trinkets (the little toys you get from trades shows etc.) things that glow Flashlights L.E.D. bulb key chains/fobs balls pens pencils envelope openers toys mugs Key Chains Canes Toys Star Trek Star Wars Misc. Motorized/Electronic Toys From McDonald’s Toys From Wendy's Toys From Burger King Other Fast Food Collectibles TV Movie Pre-1950 1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1991-current Hot Cars The Big 12 coins stamps bugs Cards Non-Sports Sports comic Books plates Political Campaign Memorabilia autographs mugs & shot glasses hats & patches t-shirts posters Dead Batteries What to do with dead batteries (For Pack Rats) Japanese Comics (Manga) TV related Current The Simpsons Recent Ren & Stimpy The Boomer Era Rocky & Bulwinkle Movie Related Movie Posters By Genre Music Related Band Posters 45's 78's cassettes (or cassette covers or cassette inserts) CD's (or CD covers or CD inserts ) lunch boxes Toys & Trinkets, Bootleg Recordings Military Real Estate Link to buying 1 square foot of land in country X --  loosely related (having a star named after you) Radio Recordings Parodies Talk Shows Music Commercials Photography Self-Help & Therapy Antiques Health Alternative Medicine Herbs Homeopathy Other Tea Making The Latest Evil 1st rule, if you've not heard it before it's new to you. Ok, you have a book written in the early 1800's that says that xx is bad for you. The Latest Good Books Fiction Sci-Fi, Science Fiction Humor Douglas Adams (may he rest in peace)  Academic Historical WWII Civil War Mythology Forbidden Books on sex, revenge and stuff to taboo for us to even think about.. Books for people who simply refuse to take any shit from anyone. If you build one of these things and you find that it does not detour your obnoxious neighbor from his offensive conduct, you may just want to get a bigger dog. Genealogy Magazines By Category Alphabetical Sponsors Tv Shows The Couch Potato Handbook Odd hobby favorites Cable TV Stories (includes fines for stealing cable) Stateliest TV Actor Bio's Big List of TV Shows Models railroads cars (die cast & pre assembled) watercraft aircraft military Music Movies Watching making collecting Lifestyles Talk Radio The Net's Best Beta Testers Wanted Surveys (let yourselves be heard!) Sports and things you can't do on the couch Things I (Ignats Peyahoo Oddhobby) hate The 50's The 60's The 70's The 80's The 90's Sex toys, marital aids books videos porn stars video collecting magazines soft core straight gay hard core straight gay Phone Sex television HBO Red Shoe Diaries newsletters events Swingers Conventions Internet Where do we start? News Groups Web Sites Chats/IRQ ICU Music & Audio Recordings By Genre Folk Music classical jazz blues soul -R&B Rock Hard/Acid/Heavy Metal Rock Parody (boot leg) These are the little ditties you hear on talk radio. These can only be sold if the money goes to charity. Otherwise the only place you'll hear them is on the radio or as a boot leg recording. Parody (commercial) Party albums By artists By Title Scripts & Actors Autographs, collecting Art & Artists Computer Art Comic Book Art (collecting) Comic Book Art (creating) Comic Book Art (buying) Artists for Hire Cartoonists Caricature Game Air Brush Comic Book Programmers Needed weird Hackers Consultants (programmers for hire) User Groups Game 3D artists Audio Techs A.I. Altered States Astral Projection Drugs Legal (US) Prozac Illegal (US) Hallucinogens Marijuana (pot) Paraphernalia Roach clips Bongs Cultivation/Manufacture Use Penalties Cost Effects on Health LSD Mushrooms/Shrooms Cocaine/crack Up'pers (uppers) Down'ers (downers) Opiates Heroin Misc Toxic and Poisonous Substances "Airplane" (model) glue Spray Paint Dreaming Lucid Dreaming (also called Directed Dreaming per Star Trek TNG) Jung On Dreams Self Hypnosis Meditation Coma Other Politics Talk Shows Libertarian Democrat/Socialist/Communist Republican Independent Other The News Rumors vs. news Satellite Feeds Obvious displays of Bias Missing Power Users Building your own PC Tips and Tricks Hardware reviews Software reviews The Oddhobby system Gizmo Collecting Games Beta Testers Wanted Card Board Computer Role Other Humorous Adult (sexual content) Adult (non-sexual content) Writing Submit to Oddhobby How-to Parapsychology Astral Projection ( Lucid Dreaming?) Religion Magic If what you're looking for isn't here check "The Occult" The Occult Cooking Books Software Equipment Soups (good enough to make "The Soup Nazi" jealous) Bread Deserts Entries Dining Food Salsa Consumerism The Good Guys Post (cereal) The Bad Guys digital answering machine manufacturers Boarder Line soft drink manufacturers (why?) TOYS Collecting Designing Alcoholic Beverages (excluding wine) Cigars Wine Getting Even Legal Harassment Hatred & National Shame Partying bizarre weird odd strange Auction Notices Oddhobby Catalogs of the following categories: Fan Clubs travel Big List of TV Shows, board games.