After another entertaining read of our popular regional newspaper, we have spotted a few points we would like to complain about. We would complain on the MENs online forum, but they would just ban us again, so it is Choughworld to the rescue:
Page 3 - the parish registers for Greater Manchester were placed on line, with the co-operation of a certain company which offers its services to help you find your family tree (for a charge). However the MEN says this is 'Manchester' news - do us in the outer reaches of Greater Manchester who actually pay for this rag not exist?
Page 4 - the MEN reports that Bury has been named one of the UK's top gay-friendly employers. It goes on to say Bury was 37 in the top 100 employers. If 37th place is what is now being called a 'top place,' then we can claim Choughworld has more commentators than the MEN - yes stretching the truth a bit all for the sake of a headline.
Page 8 - the best of the web comments section used to be spread over 2 pages, now it is down to 1 including a large picture of a fox. Yes today it has a grand total of 5 comments. The question I have is, when are they going to admit defeat and give up this once 'big section' altogether?
Page 9 - yes she is back, our favorite columist Deanna is spouting her views on how we still act like serfs in this country, all because of the public outcry over the pictures of pregnant Kate in a swimsuit. Does this women really get paid by the MEN? Wow the barrier is low these days. @it reminds us of the view expressed by MEN online contributor Celia Partridge, how we are subserviant to the royal family etc - are they one and the same we ask?
Page 12 - titled Cyclist told to lock and love bikes. Are the MEN really suggesting cyclists, once they have locked their bikes up, perform sexual practices all over them in public?
Page 28, yes it is beat the smoker up time again. The MEN reports how more than 27,000 Greater Manchester residents have signed a petition calling for plain packaging of cigarettes. If Wikepedia is correct, the population of Greater Manchester is 2.68 million, in other words about 1 % cared enough to sign a petition. Is this a case of the tail wagging the dog?
That's todays round up folks and before you ask, I am not in a good mood, the standard of this rag is getting worse.
That's a bloody good bit of reporting there, sorry to hear you are in a bad mood. Not like you I feel. Or I may have done, but there have been so many...
ReplyDeleteI love my bike, but not in that way.
ReplyDeleteIt does make me smile that you actually read that rag. I only know of one other person who does.
Glad my 50p expenditure each day makes you smile.
DeleteI like to think I am performing a public service, by removing a copy of the rag off the shelf saving some unwitting sod buying it just to see what it is like, and then regretting wasting their money
Scratching, will you be my Valentine? Somebody has to, I only got 2 cards today and that was from my 'adopted' dogs at the Dogs Trust and they always send them because they just want my money.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I would but Mrs Scratchy gets quite touchy about things like that. She already thinks I am having an affair, she just does not believe that I post messages on a blog, criticising the MEN, making sories up and talking about dog shite!
ReplyDeleteStandards are slipping, the headline says Thursday but I am here whinging on a Friday.
ReplyDeleteThe MEN pages these days are a bit like Central station at 3am on a bank holiday Monday in 1974. Eerily quiet, and only the odd lone voice to shatter the peace.
Articles wise - dross.
Can I suggest you either get up earlier or keep visiting the website every day for updated/new articles.
DeleteThere's an hilarious article today about an AA Survey that says people still don't want the congestion charge.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like people still don't want the charge in exactly the same proportions as when they voted to reject it in 2008.
And not a comment. Not even from Kiwi Blue.
I think Kiwi Blue is no more, probably been banned for not being pro-Manchester enough
DeleteA man was actually convicted for engaging in sexual relations with his bike. And in the privacy if his own room!
ReplyDeleteI will post a link later if i can convince myself anyone might care.
Does not noticing some one has nicked the saddle before setting off count?
I see there was a campaign to pardon Alan Turing though. PC or Wot?
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