The Corner

Re: Newspaper Nicknames

Oh, my. It seems that a lot of people don’t really like their hometown newspapers. Sure, some of the nicknames are pretty puerile, but a little puerility can be a good thing:

Atlanta Urinal-Constipation (Limbaugh says this a lot)

Milwaukee Urinal-Sentinel

Canton (Ohio) Suppository

Sacramento BS

New York Slimes

Boston Glob

Washington Compost

Minneapolis Red-Star Tribune

Tucson Red Star

Detroit Free Pravda

Philadelphia Pinkquirer

Austin unAmerican Spaceman

San Francisco Comical

Houston Barnacle

Fargo Fool-em

Charlotte Disturber

Raleigh Nuisance & Disturber

Richmond Times-Disgrace

Portland Snore-egonian

Dallas Morning Snooze

Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Liar

St. Louis Most Disgraced

Rochester Democrat and Chronically Ill

Fort Worth Startle-Gram

Tallahassee Democrat (no nickname needed)

…plus a few that Kathryn would frown on. Now go back to work people!

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