"Mail Supremacy" - from the New Yorker

[BrilloPad]

taken more seriously than the one paper that outsells it, the Sun.
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Is it possible to be taken less seriously than the sun?

[BrilloPad]

At a family reunion some distant cousin was spouting on about immigration, asylum seekers etc. During a pause, I asked him "Do you read the Daily Mail?".

Everyone else laughed and he wouldn't speak to me again. Which was definitely a good result.

Was that MF?

[OwlHoot]

rectitudinousness



Is that a real word? ...

Yes, it's the posh way to say "arsiness" (from the Latin "rectum")

[Pondlife]

its Web arm, Mail Online, surpassed that of the New York Times as the most visited newspaper site in the world, drawing fifty-two million unique visitors a month.

I know it says unique but I'm pretty sure most of those are DP checking house prices and celebrity gossip.

[Zoiderman]

taken more seriously than the one paper that outsells it, the Sun.
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Is it possible to be taken less seriously than the sun?

Most popular paper with Squaddies.

Nuff said...

[BrilloPad]

Most popular paper with Squaddies.

Nuff said...

I once tackled a sun reader asking him how he could read such drivel. He said it was the best paper for footie. I just object to them putting supposed real news in there.

[amcdonald]

taken more seriously than the one paper that outsells it, the Sun.
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Is it possible to be taken less seriously than the sun?

There's The Daily Star

[Zoiderman]

I once tackled a sun reader asking him how he could read such drivel. He said it was the best paper for footie. I just object to them putting supposed real news in there.

I think it's actually as they are not allowed, by editorial edict, to allow words over 2 syllables to sneak into the Sun. The mere fact it's the most popular amongst our window licking military fraternity says enough for me. It's emergency toilet roll, and nothing else.

Besides, the Telegraph has the best sport by far.

[amcdonald]

I think it's actually as they are not allowed, by editorial edict, to allow words over 2 syllables to sneak into the Sun. The mere fact it's the most popular amongst our window licking military fraternity says enough for me. It's emergency toilet roll, and nothing else.

Besides, the Telegraph has the best sport by far.

Don't you feel that standards have slipped though, perhaps it's just perception but I'm sure I see it becoming more tabloidy over time

[Zoiderman]

Don't you feel that standards have slipped though, perhaps it's just perception but I'm sure I see it becoming more tabloidy over time

It is, but then I only ever buy it for the sport section

No, in all seriousness, its gone down hill quite a lot, but in context, it's still right up there, if that makes any sense...