Freethinkers Anonymous

Frederick Allen Jones (Courtesy Freethinker Archives) The Freethinkers Institute welcomes you to its home page. Freethinkers Anonymous was founded in 1953 by poet, author, and original Freethinker Frederick Jones. For a comprehensive biography of Jones, we recommend Reginald Starkie’s Hey You Kids! Get Away From That Donkey--The Life of a Freethinker. Originally founded for reasons which remain obscure, the new mission of Freethinkers Anonymous is to find and provide a little humor to those who need it most. The legend of Fred Jones is, itself, almost as obscure as the origins of his weekly distribution list. Born in 1870, he had a series of misadventures around the globe, always going somewhere and never really getting there. After settling down in Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), he founded the Freethinkers Institute, then disappeared into the jungle, never to be heard from again.

Freethinkers Anonymous, as well as Freethinking in general, was revived in 1995, along with the weekly distribution list. Feel free to subscribe to the weekly list, or you can read the latest offerings online, as well as browsing through the Freethinker Archives.

Just What Is a Freethinker, Anyway?

The man most qualified to answer that question is lost in the dense jungle of Sri Lanka. However, it is rumored that Fred Jones is still alive, and that he continues his crusade against...er...that he’s still fighting to stamp out...um...well...any further questions, comments, complaints, should be directed to Frederick Jones himself.

Freethinkers Issues

1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010

January 3, 1997: "I'm baaaack...."
January 10, 1997: "Shooting my mouth off..."
January 17, 1997: "Handeyesqueisms"
January 24, 1997: "Party time..."
January 31, 1997: "It's not the end of the world..."
February 7, 1997: "Don't ask me..."
February 14, 1997: "Isn't it romantic..."
February 21, 1997: "Wise men say..."
February 27, 1997: "I'll be seeing you..."
March 7, 1997: "Biography This Week"
March 14, 1997: "The shortest distance..."
March 21, 1997: "In the springtime..."
March 28, 1997: "The 90's? They were groovy..."
April 4, 1997: "More famous quotes..."
April 11, 1997: "Spam, spam, spam..."
April 18, 1997: "Legendary..."
April 25, 1997: "Ah! Wilderness!"
May 2, 1997: "Cliffhanger!"
May 9, 1997: "Leadership lessons"
May 16, 1997: "The birds and the bicuspids"
May 21, 1997: "Left Out?"
June 6, 1997: "Boiled cabbage, anyone?"
June 13, 1997: "Friday the 13th..."
June 20, 1997: "Submitted For Your Approval"
June 27, 1997: "Happy Anniversary!"
July 3, 1997: "Freethinkers Anonymous Contains 0 Calories."
July 11, 1997: "Beach Blanket Bull"
July 18, 1997: "Read a book!"
July 25, 1997: "Another one bites the..."
August 1, 1997: "I didn't shower today..."
August 8, 1997: "That's why they're called 'Convenience Stores'"
August 8, 1997: "Vonnegut? Schmich? Who can tell in cyberspace?"
August 15, 1997: "Uh huh..."
August 22, 1997: "Why not?"
August 28, 1997: "Just because you're paranoid..."
September 5, 1997: "I'll tell you what's in a name..."
September 12, 1997: "Hold the cream cheese."
September 19, 1997: "Turn it off..."
September 26, 1997: "Hello, Vincent Price?"
October 2, 1997: "Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself."
October 10, 1997: "A little dab'll do ya."
October 17, 1997: "No, I really do read the articles"
October 24, 1997: "Yeeehaaa!"
October 31, 1997: "It's a conspiracy!"
November 7, 1997: "How about virtual bosses?"
November 14, 1997: "How do you spell 'Nietzsche?'"
November 21, 1997: "You call this a benefits package?"
November 26, 1997: "I'm ALWAYS thankful for a holiday."
December 5, 1997: "Eat lead, Comrade!"
December 12, 1997: "Do you hear what I hear?"
December 19, 1997: "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..."
December 19, 1997: "Freethinkers--The Final Edition"

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