tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post2436775030129994422..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: All the News You Never WantedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-31458395668443261592008-08-14T11:01:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:01:00.000-04:00Jonny's Mommy- As it's a free paper, not much econ...Jonny's Mommy- As it's a free paper, not much economy supporting going on anyway. <BR/><BR/>Hey, maybe we could convince the drivers to bring pizza along, as well. My treat!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-78356824533125662982008-08-14T10:16:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:16:00.000-04:00I work at a paper. They do need the money.Get over...I work at a paper. They do need the money.<BR/><BR/>Get over yourself, Scoobie and support the economy. :-)<BR/><BR/>just kidding.Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-36402972042672338072008-08-14T09:01:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:01:00.000-04:00Drowsey- Yep, whole rainforests are going instantl...Drowsey- Yep, whole rainforests are going instantly from tree to newspaper to recycling. It just doesn't seem right.<BR/><BR/>Unfinished- Editorial I understand. Forced paper consumption is just frustrating. :) She got another paper today, in fact. We just laughed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-10119143719992966162008-08-13T18:36:00.000-04:002008-08-13T18:36:00.000-04:00I've worked at newspapers, mostly small weeklies, ...I've worked at newspapers, mostly small weeklies, and it's the same everywhere. Luckily, I didn't work in circulation, though, just in editorial, where you never hear complaints. ;)<BR/><BR/>As if you haven't heard from enough today, <A HREF="http://unfinishedrambling.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/shout-outs-to-my-humor-blogscom-peeps/" REL="nofollow">here</A> is something else for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-60622983233683358552008-08-13T18:24:00.000-04:002008-08-13T18:24:00.000-04:00My sis hates those too, they leave them on the ste...My sis hates those too, they leave them on the step and the hub throws them directly into the recycle bin.<BR/><BR/>Living in an apt I don't have that prob anymore, they are a bit annoying.MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-7215884598815653062008-08-13T16:54:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:54:00.000-04:00Chyna- I COULD use some weed control. Though I was...Chyna- I COULD use some weed control. Though I was thinking more black meshy stuff and woodchips than the "Opinion" section of the P-G. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Alice- I will have to brush up on my lobbing arm, but perhaps if I can get a few friends to help lob, too, it would be interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-54540084023788364882008-08-13T16:48:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:48:00.000-04:00I say you save up some papers and then camp out.Wh...I say you save up some papers and then camp out.<BR/><BR/>When you see the delivery driver come by, throw them into his/her car!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312731015432167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-39888674786516298732008-08-13T16:43:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:43:00.000-04:00Maybe you use them for weed control in your garden...Maybe you use them for weed control in your garden. We got a free paper once out of nowhere which we enjoyed until it up and disappeared. No invoice, no explanantion. Oh well it was good while it lasted.<BR/><BR/>And you're right. I for one read the paper online. Wonder when they'll catch on to that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-33606356906183648562008-08-13T16:23:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:23:00.000-04:00Greg- A YEAR? Oh good gravy, a year...Heh, and yes...Greg- A YEAR? Oh good gravy, a year...<BR/><BR/>Heh, and yes, good point Greg-- Claire, aren't you interested in receiving the London Times, and 200 copies of Hello Magazine and the Manchester Municipal Mumbles and, well, whatever else might appeal on whim? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-32997468307554248242008-08-13T16:16:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:16:00.000-04:00About nine years ago we moved into a house we thou...About nine years ago we moved into a house we thought we were going to buy and were advised we'd get a couple weeks free delivery of the local paper. We lived there just under a year and the paper came <I>every</I> day...we were sort of relieved when we finally had to move, since we had been wondering when the invoice was going to show up for all the papers delivered after those first two weeks.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, we had a fireplace, so the newspaper was welcome...plus, news on the internet was still a nascent concern.<BR/><BR/>Sounds to me like <I>Claire</I> wants a free subscription sent to HER...Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-5336091046312652112008-08-13T15:04:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:04:00.000-04:00Jay- See the tricky bit is she still wants the Sun...Jay- See the tricky bit is she still wants the Sunday paper for the coupons (oh, ahem, as well as enjoying reading the very important news...) <BR/><BR/>So there's a certain balance she has to strike between Not Getting The Paper Everyday and Not Getting The One Paper She Paid For.<BR/><BR/>Services are tricky that way. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-90279130805747697402008-08-13T14:37:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:37:00.000-04:00Can she report them for leaving litter on her fron...Can she report them for leaving litter on her front porch? LOL!<BR/><BR/>I hate it when the free papers get delivered, same reason - I don't read them, but they clutter up the house and I don't want to have to dispose of them. *Sigh* Why won't they listen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-26844297343218242232008-08-13T14:20:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:20:00.000-04:00Claire- Ah, you won't want to do that-- she was he...Claire- Ah, you won't want to do that-- she was helping me find things to put in the package I'm sending you. Better rethink, there, Missy. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-77355802507962350252008-08-13T14:17:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:17:00.000-04:00Hmmm I now have the urge to sign your house mate u...Hmmm I now have the urge to sign your house mate up for every free magazine, newspaper and catalogue there is in your area.crpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740212737574269503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-3538005586385262242008-08-13T13:17:00.000-04:002008-08-13T13:17:00.000-04:00Peg- Heh- it might very well come to that. Or she ...Peg- Heh- it might very well come to that. <BR/><BR/>Or she could create hundreds and hundreds of paper hornets nests and leave them in random places around the country, giving deserving homeless hornets a place to go... Sorta like Habitat for Humanity, but not. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-24865571224539810082008-08-13T13:12:00.000-04:002008-08-13T13:12:00.000-04:00I wish my neighbor would cancel her subscription. ...I wish my neighbor would cancel her subscription. And it's one I'm sure she's actually paying money for. So many papers pile up outside her doorstep and it really irks me. Sometimes I want to kick them down the hall way and other times i want to stack them really close to the door so she'll trip and break her face when she walks out. :) <BR/><BR/>Maybe you could make it profitable and start making paper jewelry, and baskets, and all that other crap they are making out of newspaper. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-70208717644571894852008-08-13T12:14:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:14:00.000-04:00WordTapestry- Heh, I don't somehow think if Scoobi...WordTapestry- Heh, I don't somehow think if Scoobie these folks she's moving to Tanzania or something, it will necessarily prevent this paper from continually arriving.<BR/><BR/>Tiggy- If my housemate plans to go that route with it, she might just have to wait to create the Scoobie Archive of Ye Olde News Emphemera until she gets her own digs. I don't have that kind of storage space. :)<BR/><BR/>DaOldMan- If this continues another week or so, I think she'll be pretty jazzed about that idea!Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-53127542447757884542008-08-13T11:45:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:45:00.000-04:00My situation is not quite as bad. My subscription ...My situation is not quite as bad. My subscription to Vegetarian Times was about to run out. So, I got the final notice. I decided to let it lapse. Then I got one more issue, "just in case it slipped my mind."<BR/>Then I got, you were a subscriber for so long, we're sure you really didn't want to let it drop. Here's a copy to remind you. I continue to get the magazine for about the 5th month since I decided to not get it. Apparently, Big Delivery is behind all this.<BR/>They are like Big Oil and drug cartels, only newsier.<BR/><BR/>If Scoobie does take up the papier mache craft, rather than a pinata, she could make an art piece.<BR/>A newspapaper delivery guy with large papier mache axe stuck in his head would be quite the piece for the front yard.Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-41843915248964730822008-08-13T11:33:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:33:00.000-04:00In ten years' time everyone will read the news on ...In ten years' time everyone will read the news on the interwebs, so newspapers will be defunct. Don't know how to to break the news to the delivery drivers though.<BR/><BR/>Your friend should start stockpiling papers - they could be a valuable historical curiosity one day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-26316617178826778922008-08-13T11:10:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:10:00.000-04:00Ah, yes. Having to explain to the newspapers when ...Ah, yes. Having to explain to the newspapers when you move is always a joy. Especially when you move to a different state. It can take up to 3 months for them to get the message that you're unlikely to want delivery 200 miles away.<BR/><BR/>But the people who are like limpets -- opera companies and museums, once you're set up a membership and then have to move for work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com