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!