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SOC.* Newsgroups

All (378,027) 🗃️ Utzoo Alt (151,236) Rec (16,151) Comp (16,078) Microsoft (12,768) Soc (11,869) Free (6,677) Misc (6,442) Sci (4,598) De (4,491) Fido7 (4,203) News (4,116) It (3,130) Uk (2,858) Fido (2,555) Talk (2,546) Es (2,365) Biz (2,204) Aol (2,167) Msn (2,117) Fj (2,105)
11,869 groups in soc.*
Group ▾ Description Threads Posts
soc.australian 6 6
soc.australian.law 1 1
soc.austria 6 6
soc.austrian 28 28
soc.autos.sport.f1 1 1
soc.ba.culture.indian 1 1
soc.bangladesh 17 17
soc.belgie.lekkere-frieten 1 1
soc.belgium 4 4
soc.belgium.politics 10 10
soc.bellsouth.penpals 9 11
soc.bengali 14 14
soc.bi Discussions of bisexuality. 14,200 117,501
soc.bi. 2 2
soc.bi.alt.polyamory 9 9
soc.bikers.chain-beatings 47 47
soc.bikes 2 2
soc.binaries.hipcrime 1 1
soc.bio 3 3
soc.bio.ecology 1 1
soc.bio.evolution 2 2
soc.biology 3 3
soc.bio.misc 1 1
soc.bi.papal-bull 14 22
soc.bis 2 2
soc.bitter-monomaniacs 1 1
soc.boats 1 1
soc.boats.cruising 1 1
soc.bolivia 1 19
soc.boobs 1 1
soc.bosna-herzgvna 3 3
soc.botifarra.catalana 1 1
soc.british 6 6
soc.british.culture 9 9
soc.brittish-culture 1 1
soc.broken-egg 2 2
soc.brszil 1 1
soc.bulgaria 1 1
soc.bulgarian 6 6
soc.burma 23 25
soc.burma.net 3 3
soc.burrure.gamarusen 3 3
soc.business 1 1
soc.buttplug.aficionados 2 2
soc.buttplugs 2 2
soc.c 6 1,059
soc.calt.politics.immigration 1 1
soc.calture.japan 1 1
soc.calture.latvia 2 2
soc.calture.usa 1 1
soc.camaleones.juanjos 7 7
soc.cambodia 14 14
soc.campfire.marshmellows.and.alcoholic.bevrages 1 1
soc.canada 8 8
soc.canada.culture 5 5
soc.cannabis 2 2
soc.cannabis.policy 52 116
soc.can.polititics 1 1
soc.caribbean 1 1
soc.cclture.greek 3 3
soc.cculture.afghanistan 1 1
soc.cculture.argentina 3 3
soc.cculture.belarus 1 1
soc.cculture.colombia 6 6
soc.cculture.czecho-slovak 1 1
soc.cculture.espana 3 3
soc.cculture.greek 22 22
soc.cculture.gujarat 1 1
soc.cculture.indian 2 2
soc.cculture.indonesia 1 1
soc.cculture.iranian 3 3
soc.cculture.israeel 1 1
soc.cculture.israel 2 2
soc.cculture.kenya 1 1
soc.cculture.laos 2 2
soc.cculture.lebanon 1 1
soc.cculture.liberia 1 1
soc.cculture.pakistan 2 2
soc.cculture.punjab 1 1
soc.cculture.russian 1 1
soc.cculture.singapore 102 102
soc.cculture.spain 3 3
soc.cculture.taiwan 19 19
soc.cculture.uk 3 3
soc.cculture.usa 3 3
soc.c.culture.vietnamese 2 2
soc.cddulture.greek 2 2
soc.cde.soc.recht.misc 2 2
soc.cdlture.dgreek 1 1
soc.cdlture.greek 96 96
soc.cdlture.jewish 3 3
soc.cdreek 1 1
soc.cdture.greek 4 4
soc.cdudture.greek 1 1
soc.cduflture.greek 1 1
soc.cduilture.greek 1 1
soc.cdultdure.greek 1 1
soc.cdultu 1 1
soc.cdultudre.greek 1 1
soc.cdultur 1 1
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