The Times they are a-changin'...

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The Times they are a-changin'...

by 10loves10 @ 2009-10-21 – 16:46:53

I am my second week in to buying The Times on a daily basis - I do it for the free books. And while normally I would hastily flick through the 'news' section from today onwards I have resolved to dash it straight in the bin cos that's where it belongs! On second thoughts I shan't, I shall select the most ridiculous headlines and post them on here.

And today's winners are:

'Ever wondered why we drive on the left but stand on the right? Step back to the 1920s' One word: What?

'Condom and Pill share equal place in women's affections' Ten years ago a headline like that would only have been acceptable in Sex Trade Weekly.

'Brown: it's chock chip' Frankly the only headline I ever wanna read about Gordon Brown is: 'Brown: I quit!' and not about his preferred variety of biscuits.
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- londonsdead85
- 2009-10-21 @ 17:07:17
Dam, you got the free book. spent all my lunchbreak looking for todays. People had stolen the book from every paper I saw, cant believe people cant spend the 90p.

Just really glad I got the George Orwell yesterday- could not find it in any bookstore for the past few months.

'Condom and Pill share equal place in women's affections' - this is bizarre a headline. Who bothers to research this stuff and for what reason is what I want to know, maybe they should be researching themselves a bit more..
- - 10loves10
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  - 2009-10-22 @ 07:02:44
  It's a shame you didn't get Hangover Square (yesterday's book) cos it's really good. Do you think the offer continues next week?
  
  I thought The Independent was shit until I started buying The Times...The headlines above are all true though I can hardly believe them myself!
  - - londonsdead85
    - 2009-10-22 @ 13:01:54
    I got it eventually at a cafe nero of all places... Dont think it continues- back of the book only has 5 book names on it. Will have to go back to stealing books from friends when they are not looking.
    
    The Independent is certainly better than the Times if only because it does not have Murdoch sodomising approval before publication.
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- brokendownangel ^Pro
- 2009-10-21 @ 17:26:26
How very odd! Hubby gets the times but only on Sundays to read and weekdays for the crossword.
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- alecweston ^Pro
- 2009-10-21 @ 17:38:42
A few years ago,back in the days when I owned a car, I gave a dim, atypically introverted Australian a lift back form Somerset to London. He spent the whole journey bemoaning the illogicality of Brits for driving on the left and standing on the right on Tube escalators. He never explained why it mattered.

Perhaps this guy was a distant cousin of Rupert Murdoch, who, in his dotage, has sent intructions from New York that this vital story be covered.
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- DominicGee
- 2009-10-21 @ 17:45:43
I thought this particular post purile and trite - nothing compared to your usual verbosity. I shall expect better of you next time.

Having said that, I did smirk at one point. I don't mean to be overly critical, I'm just trying to attract attention.
- - 10loves10
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  - 2009-10-22 @ 07:07:38
  Well, DomDom, you have certainly got my attention namely because you misspelled puerile.
  - - DominicGee
    - 2009-10-22 @ 11:44:17
    Oh. Yeah. I'm... I used the, er, Canadian spelling.
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- justgrrl
- 2009-10-21 @ 19:57:17
dash it straight in the bin,
If your Times to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
in old newspapers

(Lyrics - in part - courtesy to... google search)

Btw, what alternative could you suggest instead of Brown (not biscuits, the other)?
- - 10loves10
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  - 2009-10-22 @ 07:01:13
  Anarchy.
  - - neonmeatdreams
    - 2009-10-22 @ 16:28:44
    Thats the correct answer.
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