This page tells the story. The logo characterizes exactly the tone I aim for. I've discovered that anyone who reacts to that logo with a raised eyebrow and a little chuckle is very likely a reader who will appreciate what I do. For its first 100 issues the masthead of TBTF's email edition sported a quite cheesy Ascii-art rendition of a set of lips owing something to Mick Jagger. The Web edition sported a simpler pair of lips untiul August 1996, from TBTF go-live until the 87th issue.
Many pages use tables, some with background color in cells.
The top page uses JavaScript only for validating an email address in the subscription form. The site does not employ Java nor anything requiring a browser plugin. There are only two permanent animated . GIF s on the site. Privacy TBTF does not use cookies and does not collect any private or identifying information anywhere on the site.