Depending on the table, I have been known to play a very wide range of hands. The better you know your opponents, the more hands you can play. The better you become postflop, the more hands you can play. I make a lot of the junk I play +EV because I'm almost always right about when it's time to steal the pot after the flop, or when I'm simply ahead. If you have AK on a JT8 board, I will come over the top of you with 78o for instance. If you can't picture yourself doing that when you're ahead, then rags aren't for you.

I feel like it's dangerous to mention, because the worst thing a new player can do is open up their range. I advice strongly against it. It can get you into a lot of trouble if you haven't developed a postflop game yet.

Here's a direct quote from the "newbie circle of death"

Phase V: Here come the swings...
Since my skills are so awesome, I guess I can see a little more flops, and just fold if I don't hit 2 pair or better. Didn't you just see that 722 flop? Sometimes you gotta play garbage just for the slim chance of hitting that monster... I mean it only costs some change so see the flop anyway. Everyone else and their momma is limping in and catching miracle cards, aren't I wasting a ton of opportunities if I'm folding 70% of my cards before the flop? You play on for a few days, winning some, and loosing some, but your bankroll isn't growing anymore. Oh well, it's just that variance thing, the poker gods will be back on my side in no time.
This is exactly what happens when you play rags without a strong postflop game.