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msfiddlestix

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77. Yes it was clearly in the link below the article. To see that requires clicking on the post. The request still stands

Reply to niyad (Reply #52)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 12:03 PM

Apr 25

the point obviously missed, : the reader wants to be informed in the subject title, as an act of respect and courtesy.

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Millions Cancel Subscriptions to National Enquirer After Learning Its Stories May Not be True [View all] lindysalsagal Apr 24 OP

55 years ago, a classmate in sixth grade no_hypocrisy Apr 24 #1

LOL malaise Apr 24 #3

this . ding. AllaN01Bear Apr 24 #20

About that age, my classmates and I would occasionally sneak into a garage where our church stored old newspapers to sel Squaredeal Apr 24 #51

OMG!!! My mom forbid us from looking at it..LOL LeftInTX Apr 24 #62

Lol my mom would read it for fun Tree Lady Apr 25 #82

Pre-click prediction: Rocknation Apr 24 #2

Yeah, Bat Boy never lied to us underpants Apr 24 #4

My mother loved the WWN. SergeStorms Apr 24 #66

First job at Winn-Dixie underpants Apr 24 #72

How could anyone forget Batboy? SergeStorms Apr 25 #78

Geezz Louise even when I was a wee lad I knew the Nat Inq was junk. Back in 1962 there was. a mitch96 Apr 24 #5

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You have a very different memory of the 90s RainCaster Apr 24 #34

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It was one of our resident trolls. niyad Apr 24 #53

Hello again. What flavour pizza today? niyad Apr 24 #39

Before I even clicked on this thread, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 24 #6

Exactly! BobTheSubgenius Apr 24 #35

Enquiring Minds Want To Know: alterfurz Apr 24 #7

A plentiful plethora. CaptainTruth Apr 24 #13

So glad my mouth was empty when I read that lindysalsagal Apr 24 #26

Anyone "just learning" that National Perspirer stories "may not be true" DFW Apr 24 #8

Trump (TSF) gets snipped DoBW Apr 24 #9

They make it so easy. lindysalsagal Apr 24 #27

I even stopped grocery shopping usonian Apr 24 #10

LOL h2ebits Apr 24 #15

many years ago on du there was a campaign to turn around ne at the check out stand . i still do it. AllaN01Bear Apr 24 #23

Our grocery store finally realized it was bad practice. (Basically its a form of electioneering) LeftInTX Apr 24 #64

Bravo Borowitz! (nt) Paladin Apr 24 #11

You mean Jennifer Anniston isn't pregnant from an extraterrestrial? lpbk2713 Apr 24 #12

oh such disappointment- et tu Apr 24 #14

Does almost true count? SupportSanity Apr 24 #16

Give Fox a shot, lol. Is this the Onion? Emile Apr 24 #17

good, it's always been a shit rag gopiscrap Apr 24 #18

"Now I don't know what to believe." What a quandary! dchill Apr 24 #19

are the owners of the ne and trump friends ? lol AllaN01Bear Apr 24 #21

I remember! niyad Apr 24 #41

Oh, yeah Leith Apr 24 #73

Hah! AllyCat Apr 24 #22

and here I was, thinking Elvis is still alive RainCaster Apr 24 #24

Of course Borowitz. I should have know when I read that 'millions' canceled their subscription to the NE. SWBTATTReg Apr 24 #25

Everything in a grocery store has negociated for shelf placement lindysalsagal Apr 24 #29

And the store* is making money off of everything that's sold there. ShazzieB Apr 24 #70

"Hundreds of supermarkets go out of business..." Martin68 Apr 24 #28

Satire: Still dead. Aristus Apr 24 #30

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Father confesses: I drove my son to school! GreenWave Apr 24 #32

I love good satire and the Borowitz Report LetMyPeopleVote Apr 24 #33

Andy B shouldn't print fake news like this. Ilsa Apr 24 #36

Pick one up in the grocery checkout pwb Apr 24 #38

I used to do that a lot, when I didn't just plain hide them. niyad Apr 24 #55

National Enquirer Stories May Not be True? pazzyanne Apr 24 #40

this was a click bait parody. not an actual news report. msfiddlestix Apr 24 #43

Next time, please indicate it's parody, sarcasm or just plain Borowitz mentioned in the title line, tia much appreciate msfiddlestix Apr 24 #42

Borowitz was clearly in the link above the article. And most of us niyad Apr 24 #52

Yeah, who the Hell has a subscription to the National Enquirer? Ligyron Apr 24 #69

Yes it was clearly in the link below the article. To see that requires clicking on the post. The request still stands msfiddlestix Apr 25 #77

And the reply still stands. It was clearly understood by most to be niyad Apr 25 #80

Actually, the link was posted ABOVE the article. And I will point out niyad Apr 25 #81

To my shame I used to subscribe to the a national enquirer my Dad used to buy the weekly tabloid but used kimbutgar Apr 24 #44

Mad Magazine, issue no. 102, April 1966 Doc_Technical Apr 24 #45

In the early or mid 60's, was at the grocery store KS Toronado Apr 24 #46

If the grocery stores would remove them from the checkout line, that would be helpful. Uncle Joe Apr 24 #47

Does this mean that Bat Boy is NOT on the jury in Trump's case? ECL213 Apr 24 #48

I am sorry to have to tell you that he is not. niyad Apr 24 #54

Please, not the Enquirer. If it weren't for this paper I would have never known that JFK is alive and living twodogsbarking Apr 24 #49

So if everyone has always known that the Enquirer is junk Barry Markson Apr 24 #50

I believe Pecker was buying "exclusive " rights to the story central scrutinizer Apr 24 #57

So is Pecker accused of breaking the law then? Barry Markson Apr 24 #58

He was given immunity for his testimony central scrutinizer Apr 24 #65

Because of their John Edwards work. SYFROYH Apr 24 #60

Oh great Barry Markson Apr 24 #61

"Bat Boy" Mad_Machine76 Apr 24 #56

Just imagine a different world where John Edwards was corrupt enough to pay for catch-and-kill. SYFROYH Apr 24 #59

After hearing Pecker's testimony Mr.Bill Apr 24 #67

Headline must be from The Onion 🧅. live love laugh Apr 24 #68

Borowitz ShazzieB Apr 24 #71

I learnt my critical thinking skills and cynical attitude from reading Mad magazine. Aussie105 Apr 25 #74

There are millions of people who subscribe to Bettie Apr 25 #75

"I'll give Fox a shot". haha JohnnyRingo Apr 25 #76

Will they cancel their cable subscriptions when they learn WWE is fake? Stinky The Clown Apr 25 #79