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Web Sites in Category Spotters
An Introduction to Trainspotting - Humorous, ironic guide, describing train spotting culture, use of data books, collection of numbers for obscure rolling stock, gaining entry to depots, and railway journalism.
Anorak, a Term of Abuse - Defines and derivates anorak and trainspotting.
Basher Speak - Glossary of trainspotters' words and phrases.
BBC News: Plane-spotters knew the risks - Discusses different views of plane spotters in Britain and Greece, following the arrest of a group of spotters on charges of spying. By Angelos Stangos.
Going Native - Describes trainspotter stereotypes, use of the term as an insult, and how spotting culture has changed over time.
Guardian Unlimited: Notes and Queries - Discusses the meaning and derivation of the term anorak as applied to a person.
Guardian Unlimited: Ooh - Is that a Belgian F-16 - Examines the reasons why people plane spot and how it reflects underlying British eccentricity. By Stephen Moss.
How to Tell Apart a Trainspotter's Top 10 from a DJ's Top 10 - Humorous list of differences between music trainspotters and normal Disc Jockeys.
Memories of a Train Spotting Lady - Personal history of becoming a trainspotter, with poetic opus.
Runway 33: Spotting - Recounts conversation between plane spotter and passer-by, which attempts to set spotting in context with other hobbies.
The Joys of Birdwatching - Defines and considers the appeal of birdwatching and twitching.
The Savvy Traveller: Trainspotting - Martin Stott's interviews with train spotters and railway enthusiasts in York. Text and audio.
Trainspotting - Describes the appearance, behavior, and interests of British trainspotters, with glossary of terms.
Trainspotting - Personal view of reasons for a change in opinion towards trainspotting.
Twitching - Birders, Rarities and Ethics - Contains classification of groups of birders and birder ethics.
What is Aircraft Spotting - Contains history, different areas of interest, and personal experiences.
Related Categories:
Society > Subcultures > Geeks and Nerds
Arts > Music > DJs
Arts > Movies > Titles > T > Trainspotting
Recreation > Aviation > Personal Pages > Plane Spotting
Recreation > Trains and Railroads > Rail-fanning and Train-spotting
Science > Earth Sciences > Meteorology > Storm Chasing
Recreation > Autos > Enthusiasts
Sports > People > Fans
Recreation > Birding
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