Did anyone get a copy of the paper today?:
"Early this morning, commuters nationwide were delighted to find out
that while they were sleeping, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had
come to an end.
If, that is, they happened to read a "special edition" of today's New
York Times.
In an elaborate operation six months in the planning, 1.2 million
papers were printed at six different presses and driven to prearranged
pickup locations, where thousands of volunteers stood ready to pass
them out on the street.
Articles in the paper announce dozens of new initiatives including the
establishment of national health care, the abolition of corporate
lobbying, a maximum wage for C.E.O.s, and, of course, the end of the
war.
The paper, an exact replica of The New York Times, includes
International, National, New York, and Business sections, as well as
editorials, corrections, and a number of advertisements, including a
recall notice for all cars that run on gasoline. There is also a
timeline describing the gains brought about by eight months of
progressive support and pressure, culminating in President Obama's "Yes
we REALLY can" speech. (The paper is post-dated July 4, 2009.)
"It's all about how at this point, we need to push harder than ever,"
said Bertha Suttner, one of the newspaper's writers. "We've got to make
sure Obama and all the other Democrats do what we elected them to do.
After eight, or maybe twenty-eight years of hell, we need to start
imagining heaven."
Not all readers reacted favorably. "The thing I disagree with is how
they did it," said Stuart Carlyle, who received a paper in Grand
Central Station while commuting to his Wall Street brokerage. "I'm all
for freedom of speech, but they should have started their own paper."
im just glad they found a random naysayer to provide the all important balance for the article.
I was waiting for a coffee at the coffee shop and picked one of the papers up while waiting. How could I resist the headline read "IRAQ WAR ENDS" There was another smaller heading that read "Bush to face charges".
pretty clever.
i want one!!
Does anyone remember the 'Not The New York Times" that appeared during the NYT labor strike in the 80's(?), complete with a TV guide and an interview with the new Pope John Paul John Paul? Hannah swears she has a paper copy buried somewhere in her files but I can't find a hit on google.
the fault lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.
"Many projects for the National Lampoon were spawned here. So was Not The New York Times, a 1978 parody of this newspaper, though its operations were quickly moved to George Plimpton's apartment because Mr. Plimpton had more space. Last fall was the 25th anniversary of the spoof, a date its alumni, who include the director Nora Ephron and the writer Rusty Unger, somehow missed."
i remember a national lampoon fake nyt distributed one day only durring the nyc newspaper strike in the late 70's. it featured marathoners taking down the varrenzano bridge with jogging vibrations amoung other humorous front page news items.
damn you guys are fast, even if you were in grade school at the time Dave.
i am a google god!
all the news thats fun to print
I kiss your feet and pledge to support you for life with 10 of the remaining 20% of my retirement funds if you can continue to live on peanuts and excellent search skills.
finally, a retirement plan. can i live on almonds instead?
i looked all day for a google reference to that paper. kudos!
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"Early this morning, commuters nationwide were delighted to find out
that while they were sleeping, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had
come to an end.
If, that is, they happened to read a "special edition" of today's New
York Times.
In an elaborate operation six months in the planning, 1.2 million
papers were printed at six different presses and driven to prearranged
pickup locations, where thousands of volunteers stood ready to pass
them out on the street.
Articles in the paper announce dozens of new initiatives including the
establishment of national health care, the abolition of corporate
lobbying, a maximum wage for C.E.O.s, and, of course, the end of the
war.
The paper, an exact replica of The New York Times, includes
International, National, New York, and Business sections, as well as
editorials, corrections, and a number of advertisements, including a
recall notice for all cars that run on gasoline. There is also a
timeline describing the gains brought about by eight months of
progressive support and pressure, culminating in President Obama's "Yes
we REALLY can" speech. (The paper is post-dated July 4, 2009.)
"It's all about how at this point, we need to push harder than ever,"
said Bertha Suttner, one of the newspaper's writers. "We've got to make
sure Obama and all the other Democrats do what we elected them to do.
After eight, or maybe twenty-eight years of hell, we need to start
imagining heaven."
Not all readers reacted favorably. "The thing I disagree with is how
they did it," said Stuart Carlyle, who received a paper in Grand
Central Station while commuting to his Wall Street brokerage. "I'm all
for freedom of speech, but they should have started their own paper."
- b. 11-12-2008 4:42 pm
im just glad they found a random naysayer to provide the all important balance for the article.
- dave 11-12-2008 5:52 pm [add a comment]
I was waiting for a coffee at the coffee shop and picked one of the papers up while waiting. How could I resist the headline read "IRAQ WAR ENDS" There was another smaller heading that read "Bush to face charges". pretty clever.
- sarah 11-12-2008 7:43 pm [add a comment]
i want one!!
- Skinny 11-13-2008 3:37 am [add a comment]
Does anyone remember the 'Not The New York Times" that appeared during the NYT labor strike in the 80's(?), complete with a TV guide and an interview with the new Pope John Paul John Paul? Hannah swears she has a paper copy buried somewhere in her files but I can't find a hit on google.
- mb 11-13-2008 4:47 am [add a comment]
the fault lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.
"Many projects for the National Lampoon were spawned here. So was Not The New York Times, a 1978 parody of this newspaper, though its operations were quickly moved to George Plimpton's apartment because Mr. Plimpton had more space. Last fall was the 25th anniversary of the spoof, a date its alumni, who include the director Nora Ephron and the writer Rusty Unger, somehow missed."
- dave 11-13-2008 5:02 am [add a comment]
i remember a national lampoon fake nyt distributed one day only durring the nyc newspaper strike in the late 70's. it featured marathoners taking down the varrenzano bridge with jogging vibrations amoung other humorous front page news items.
- bill 11-13-2008 5:06 am [add a comment]
damn you guys are fast, even if you were in grade school at the time Dave.
- mb 11-13-2008 5:09 am [add a comment]
i am a google god!
all the news thats fun to print
- dave 11-13-2008 5:23 am [add a comment]
I kiss your feet and pledge to support you for life with 10 of the remaining 20% of my retirement funds if you can continue to live on peanuts and excellent search skills.
- mb 11-13-2008 5:35 am [add a comment]
finally, a retirement plan. can i live on almonds instead?
- dave 11-13-2008 5:45 am [add a comment]
yes, marcona, they are the sweetest.
- mb 11-13-2008 5:47 am [add a comment]
i looked all day for a google reference to that paper. kudos!
- bill 11-13-2008 5:34 am [add a comment]