When was the last time you bought an honest to God newspaper? - Page 5

tubemonkey · 09-18-2013, 09:40 AM

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tubemonkey · 09-18-2013, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by calvin-c

Worthwhile though-it teaches kids how to read backwards. I've found that skill quite useful when standing in front of the boss's desk being dressed down.

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patrickt · 09-18-2013, 10:00 AM

Over 15 years but I have read a discarded paper occasionally in a café.

Solitaire1 · 09-18-2013, 11:17 AM

I often purchase and read the New York Post, mainly for the opinion pieces.

Thasaidon · 09-18-2013, 01:33 PM

About twenty-odd years ago when Rupert Murdoch closed down my favourite newspaper.

Tattncat · 09-18-2013, 06:05 PM

Years. Once we went to eReaders, actually before, we started getting our news off of the I-net. You don't have to worry about the paperboy getting the paper to your doorstep when it snows.

wawasteele · 09-18-2013, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I used to copy the comics with Silly Putty when I was a kid. What a mess

I had forgotten about that! I used to love it. Now, I think back and wonder why I thought it was such fun?

sunnysmiles · 09-19-2013, 01:42 AM

A good few years ago.Read them all on line now . Occasionally read the metro and standard the freebies if I see them at work.

teh603 · 09-19-2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I used to copy the comics with Silly Putty when I was a kid. What a mess

You could do it a bit with modelling clay, but silly putty was always better for it. If you could find it, though. I remember seeing ads for it, but it wasn't until I was in high school that I could actually find it in stores.

xendula · 09-19-2013, 10:40 PM

A really long time ago. The last newspapers I purchased were the really good Spanish newspaper El Pais, and I was getting the special edition that included some global or travel magazine - Aceflor, was that the Wednesday edition? Of course, I got it in Gemany, so it was probably a few days old.

That was back in college, and the main purpose was to build up vocabulary. I then decided that I was going to only read the online version, but with that, I noticed that I was no longer reading full articles and thus commenced the skimming of news.

I feel bad because I am contributing to the death of newspapers, but much like paper maps, I just never could stand the unruliness of their size.

There is this very sad website you guys may be interested it - it chronicles the death of (US?) papers - one by one: newspaperdeathwatch.com

Kumabjorn · 09-20-2013, 04:04 PM

How does this affect young kids? No papers means no paper routes which means later introduction to working for your own money, or do they have other alternatives?

tubemonkey · 09-20-2013, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

How does this affect young kids? No papers means no paper routes which means later introduction to working for your own money, or do they have other alternatives?

McDonald's

BWinmill · 09-20-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

McDonald's

Teenagers, sure. Kids, not so much.

It seems as though there aren't many employment options for kids. There is household chores, babysitting, delivering flyers, and doing light lawn work for neighbours like mowing lawns and shovelling snow. Yet there wasn't much out there to start with and it doesn't seem like new options are developing, which makes losing paper delivery a tragic loss in some respects. Being able to focus more on school rather than taking a job is great for some kids, but other kids need something where they see immediate returns. (Studying for a career is abstract. Earning money is concrete.)

WT Sharpe · 09-21-2013, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Do you have to use a glass cutter to cut the coupons out on your iPad?

Of course. That way I get twice as many coupons. I ain't no dummy!

frahse · 09-22-2013, 01:37 PM

My wife and I love the mountains. She in particular relishes the waterfalls. I like the crags.

We were in Cades Cove, TN one time and went inside a very old mountain cabin. They had used newspaper and magazine pages for wall paper. Essentially insulation. Very interesting decor.

I didn't mind the newspaper form. You could quickly pick what you wanted to read.

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patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Over 15 years but I have read a discarded paper occasionally in a café.

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Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,933 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I often purchase and read the New York Post, mainly for the opinion pieces.

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Thasaidon Hedge Wizard Posts: 802 Karma: 19999999 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK/Philippines Device: Kobo Touch, Nook Simple	About twenty-odd years ago when Rupert Murdoch closed down my favourite newspaper.

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Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Years. Once we went to eReaders, actually before, we started getting our news off of the I-net. You don't have to worry about the paperboy getting the paper to your doorstep when it snows.

09-19-2013, 01:42 AM	#68
sunnysmiles Addict Posts: 279 Karma: 1188010 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Device: I pad air, kindle pw2 and kindle touch , kindle had fire Nook pad nook	A good few years ago.Read them all on line now . Occasionally read the metro and standard the freebies if I see them at work.

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xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	A really long time ago. The last newspapers I purchased were the really good Spanish newspaper El Pais, and I was getting the special edition that included some global or travel magazine - Aceflor, was that the Wednesday edition? Of course, I got it in Gemany, so it was probably a few days old. That was back in college, and the main purpose was to build up vocabulary. I then decided that I was going to only read the online version, but with that, I noticed that I was no longer reading full articles and thus commenced the skimming of news. I feel bad because I am contributing to the death of newspapers, but much like paper maps, I just never could stand the unruliness of their size. There is this very sad website you guys may be interested it - it chronicles the death of (US?) papers - one by one: newspaperdeathwatch.com

09-20-2013, 04:04 PM	#71
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	How does this affect young kids? No papers means no paper routes which means later introduction to working for your own money, or do they have other alternatives?

09-22-2013, 01:37 PM	#75
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	My wife and I love the mountains. She in particular relishes the waterfalls. I like the crags. We were in Cades Cove, TN one time and went inside a very old mountain cabin. They had used newspaper and magazine pages for wall paper. Essentially insulation. Very interesting decor. I didn't mind the newspaper form. You could quickly pick what you wanted to read.

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