Petrol less than £1 a gallon!!!!!!

Everything is relative. After all the Americans look upon themselves as
civilised.

If you read as large a selection of papers as I do, you would realise
that the letter's pages are often filled by the same contributors even
though the papers political allegiance may be completely different.

From this I conclude that the letters page are filled with people who
believe they know better than others who are most likely more
knowledgeable.

You meet them in all walks of life.

 

**** off shithead.

 

I'd call that a result, Simon.

Having said that, gaining a profane reply from a refugee from Care In
The Community isn't that surprising.

 

Indeed - ever read that Captain Cash column?

The tabloids have fanatically loyal 'readers'. It's an interesting
debate on whether the news mirrors the views of the audience or the
audience mirrors the views of the paper.

 

Helium wrote:

There is a school of thought which says that people buy the paper that
reflects their prejudices. If true, then it's probably six of one and half a
dozen of the other.

However I would also throw into the pot the notion that many people simply
carry on buying the paper their parents bought, because they always have. It
simply doesn't enter their heads to try a different paper and challenge
their own prejudices.

 

Mick Whittingham :

It's aimed a late middle age, middle income people who've paid off their
mortgage. On the commuter trains from Surbiton in the morning there
were only two papers being read (well, that's what it looked like).
Youngish people in cheap M&S suits read The Sun; older people in
mid-range M&S suits read the The Mail.

Well off people wearing "Sabatini of London" - and sitting in 1st class -
read the Telegraph.

 

LOL! You should see the amount of Gucci, Armani and
Boss suits that read The Sun in the morning on my
train in to Liverpool St ... myself included!

 

I have bespoke suits, not this off-the-peg shite.

Not that that's relevant to the conversation about newspapers. As one
can't read a broadsheet comfortably on a commuter train, and I haven't
found a tabloid I like, I read a book.

 

The Independant comes in a tabloit form factor now, with the same
content as it's broadsheet equivalent, if that's any use to you...

 

I bought a Boss suit whilst out in Prague a while ago. I only
went in the shop at the airport to kill some time and it fitted
perfectly. It worked out about half the UK retail price and
only about 50 quid more than a "mid-range M&S suit".

I read The Sun every morning. It costs 30p and takes 30 minutes
to read. I don't read it for the news content, which I always
think is how you should read the paper. It's a laugh and nothing
more. It's also got scantily clad women in it, which helps to
perk me up in the morning.

 

I bought a Boss suit whilst out in Prague a while ago. I only
went in the shop at the airport to kill some time and it fitted
perfectly. It worked out about half the UK retail price and
only about 50 quid more than a "mid-range M&S suit".

I read The Sun every morning. It costs 30p and takes 30 minutes
to read. I don't read it for the news content, which I always
think is how you should read the paper. It's a laugh and nothing
more. It's also got scantily clad women in it, which helps to
perk me up in the morning.

 

he said "commuter", not "slacker".

 

I don't have *any* problems reading the paper, and I always get a seat.

 

and people wonder why trains are always running stop signals...

 

Yeah, I know. I've just got into the habit of doing it the other way
around.

I take it they aren't Autechre fans?

 

me too.

 

I'm vaguely worried about being too old to go to an event that runs
until 6am...

 

Invite Cane.

 

it'd kill the old fat fucker.

 

Everyone's a winner!