BurtWorm
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Tue Sep-09-03 08:59 AM
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Poll question: Best Reason to Buy the NY Times |
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Tue Sep-09-03 09:02 AM
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1. but the Sunday puzzle page runs a very close second!! |
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I chose Paul Krugman's columns.
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Tue Sep-09-03 09:14 AM
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2. The Sunday Crossword Puzzle. |
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I once read where it took Bill Clinton an average of 20 minutes to finish the NY Times Sunday crossword puzzle. I wonder how long it would take Dubya?
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Tue Sep-09-03 09:16 AM
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if he just fills each square with a random letter.
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Tue Sep-09-03 09:50 AM
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Has any one noticed that The New York Times' slant has been distinctly pro-Bush of late? Their political analyses all carry a distinct spin that is anything but balanced reportiing. Other than Krugmand (and sometimes Dowd--Friedman I now find nauseating) I have become more leery of this paper.
Used to also like their book reviews, but here again there appears to be an unhealthy pandering to commercial interests. Maybe I am just getting old and grumpy. :-(
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Tue Sep-09-03 10:08 AM
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5. Actually, I think their editorial board is Bush-skeptical |
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See today's lead editorial for example. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/09/opinion/09TUE1.htmlTheir political reportage, however, totally sucks. I don't know how it's ever going to change. They're far from being alone in having whores for political reporters.
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Tue Sep-09-03 10:08 AM
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6. Saturday's is the really hard one |
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how many people know this? BTW: It's the paper of record silly!
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Tue Sep-09-03 11:50 AM
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10. yeah they increase in difficulty |
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monday is easiest, tuesday a bit harder, etc.
someone told me that the sunday is supposed to be set at "thursday" difficulty, but with a bigger puzzle... anyone know for sure?
imo, the crossword is the ONLY reason to buy the nyt. the rest of it you can get online for free.
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Tue Sep-09-03 11:55 AM
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11. I've noticed that they run in two week cycles |
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The first Monday of the cycle is practically a baby puzzle. One week later, it's a little harder than you expect a Monday puzzle to be. The first weekend's puzzles are not quite as murderous as the second weekend's.
Am I imagining this?
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Tue Sep-09-03 10:10 AM
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7. I'm partial to the acrostic |
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For awhile, I was buying the Sunday edition only every other week, just for the acrostic.
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Tue Sep-09-03 10:22 AM
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Edited on Tue Sep-09-03 10:23 AM by underpants
I had a telemarketer call me from the NYT and I realized it was a telemarketer so I went into a voice that irritates the hell out of my wife. Billy Crystal did it in "Running Scared" and if done correctly it is hard for the caller to tell if I am a woman, man, elderly, mentally handicapped/retarded, a child....most anything.
After about five minutes I asked the guy if the NYT had "boobies" he said that yes indeed it did have boobies in it, check the style section on Sundays.
I finally got out of that voice and the guy was howling laughing. I always ask what/who he thought I was and he said he had no idea.
I once kept a girl on the phone for 45 minutes and when I finally came clean you could hear the laughter behind her, the whole phone bank must have stopped to listen.
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Tue Sep-09-03 10:23 AM
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Cat pan liners are rarely biodegradable.
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Tue Sep-09-03 12:00 PM
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Sometimes I do get the mag to do the Sunday crossword. I enjoy all the info, especially international and travel.
Mostly, I don't like the paper stacking up in my house. Reading online is a good option.
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