tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post3191538814843030793..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Grocery Rag Magsjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53359990615108760732015-06-17T15:39:07.936-04:002015-06-17T15:39:07.936-04:00I suggest that you save $4.75 by getting in line b...I suggest that you save $4.75 by getting in line behind some clueless guy who forgot the coupons wifey handed him and is realllly gonna be in for it if he doesn't go to the car and get them - or some other ding-a-ling - and read them for free with plenty of time to find the goodies buried in the ads.<br />Your other comments reminded me of my mother-in-law's obsession with the Enquirer after she started to "lose it." Our post-Thanksgiving dinner entertainment was reading them out loud to the siblings. Mother was not amused.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359404486512786477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44702291835240672452015-06-17T13:05:49.208-04:002015-06-17T13:05:49.208-04:00I read People magazine. The online version is not...I read People magazine. The online version is not as good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-79681316874605238832015-06-16T22:51:03.872-04:002015-06-16T22:51:03.872-04:00I also used to subscribe to several of the "n...I also used to subscribe to several of the "newspapers" that are at the check stand at the markets, including the Enquirer & the Weekly World News. I actually had a reason for all this--let me explain. When our kids were in college, so were many of our nieces & nephews. They were all over the U.S. & for a while & our daughter Nameless was in Italy. In order to keep a family member up to date on what was happening to the rest of us, I acted as sort of a clearing house. They would send me letters (this was WAY before email or cell phones) & I would put whatever information they gave me into a BIG letter. I Xeroxed it (remember that?) & put in stupid stories, jokes & my own thoughts & sent a copy to everyone every couple of weeks. Now that I think of it, it was sort of an early version of my blog. I mailed 15 or 20 copies. <br /><br />I don't do that anymore!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-29200278709017190932015-06-16T22:25:57.707-04:002015-06-16T22:25:57.707-04:00Try GAWKER for your trash media, Joeh. I knew a gu...Try GAWKER for your trash media, Joeh. I knew a guy who wrote for National Enquirer and I saw how he worked. It's trash. Besides you can read the New York Post and the Daily News on line, as well as Gawker and many others.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48758314002388536012015-06-16T20:56:04.257-04:002015-06-16T20:56:04.257-04:00I have not read a tabloid since my mom passed away...I have not read a tabloid since my mom passed away. Before that, I bought a Globe and an Enquirer every week, gave them to her after reading, discussed the articles by phone all week, and then she gave them to her neighbor, who gave them to another old-lady friend, who passed them on as well. I figure I spent a great deal on those two tabloids, but should have been able to count that investment as a charitable contribution.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-4035303110137498982015-06-16T20:42:17.350-04:002015-06-16T20:42:17.350-04:00Ah...now I know where you get your Stupid Headline...Ah...now I know where you get your <i>Stupid Headlines</i> ideas!<br /><br />You should just skip those rags and buy Playboy or Penthouse.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56246927805601501612015-06-16T19:49:55.397-04:002015-06-16T19:49:55.397-04:00Magazine pages are impossible!!! I give up on them...Magazine pages are impossible!!! I give up on them. I'll use the internet, thankyouverymuch.Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1377904591802997492015-06-16T15:24:33.414-04:002015-06-16T15:24:33.414-04:00But wait, there's more!But wait, there's more!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-27111962405047107262015-06-16T14:22:33.808-04:002015-06-16T14:22:33.808-04:00I'll give you a condensed, completely non-fact...I'll give you a condensed, completely non-factual account of any headline you wish to know about, for only $3.95! Yes! And that's not all!! You'll also get my complete and unabridged version of the Bible!!! And that's not all......<br />I await your Paypal money transfer. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5739143603581845962015-06-16T13:37:58.856-04:002015-06-16T13:37:58.856-04:00Here's where being a female is a big advantage...Here's where being a female is a big advantage . . . we can read these rags for free at the hair salon. Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43765159674630933942015-06-16T12:01:31.024-04:002015-06-16T12:01:31.024-04:00I think their marketing is working just fine. On ...I think their marketing is working just fine. On you that is. I go right past these rags. Most of the media is full of smoke and mirrors. To find the truth the media isn't the place to visit.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day Cranky. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-52311168596322727122015-06-16T11:45:50.226-04:002015-06-16T11:45:50.226-04:00And yet you keep coming back for more .... ;-)And yet you keep coming back for more .... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-49329296224512334712015-06-16T11:23:34.634-04:002015-06-16T11:23:34.634-04:00Hi Joeh,
Nice rant. I have only bought such magaz...Hi Joeh,<br /><br />Nice rant. I have only bought such magazines purely as research. I ranted so much that Mrs PM took them off me and hurled them into the bin.<br /><br />We get them in the UK too (as you might have guessed).<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64876497864054733062015-06-16T09:17:59.151-04:002015-06-16T09:17:59.151-04:00Thank you Joanne!
I guess we are all allowed som...Thank you Joanne! <br /><br />I guess we are all allowed some guilty pleasures.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-15535361653990209622015-06-16T09:01:53.125-04:002015-06-16T09:01:53.125-04:00Well, you could still be buying cigarettes.Well, you could still be buying cigarettes.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-2489594143166316632015-06-16T09:00:43.925-04:002015-06-16T09:00:43.925-04:00those mags always catch my eye but sometimes irrit...those mags always catch my eye but sometimes irritate me, too. and i never buy them - or even open them. :) we're inundated with the kardashians and caitlyn and kaitlyn and scandals everywhere we turn. msn.com has enough for me. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-92016328970317302912015-06-16T08:47:46.833-04:002015-06-16T08:47:46.833-04:00They always entice you by their "flashy"...They always entice you by their "flashy" headlines. I haven't bought anything like this in years, but when my mom lived with us way back then, she liked the National Enquirer so when I went grocery shopping sometimes I would buy one for her. I couldn't wait until she finished reading it so I could "just take a look at it" and would devour the whole thing.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-29539297125537349652015-06-16T08:08:29.022-04:002015-06-16T08:08:29.022-04:00One of my favorite games to play to pass the time ...One of my favorite games to play to pass the time in a grocery line is to think up excuses for those headlines, what they could really mean. No, i don't buy them, i'd rather just have the Reader's Digest, at least it has some good jokes.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85823023316743352932015-06-16T05:25:54.547-04:002015-06-16T05:25:54.547-04:00I think the editors are laughing up their sleeves....I think the editors are laughing up their sleeves. Our magazines are roughly the same - I gave up on them after discovering Google. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90838427075915202292015-06-16T05:01:47.868-04:002015-06-16T05:01:47.868-04:00You actually buy this rubbish?
Have you not heard...You actually buy this rubbish? <br />Have you not heard of google?? (*~*)<br />I agree with the first rant about 12 pages of ads and junk before coming to the contents page. Even gardening magazines are the same now. I get them from the library if I'm wanting to know about certain plants, mostly I read them while I'm there and leave with a proper book.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33656966707486948312015-06-16T00:57:09.019-04:002015-06-16T00:57:09.019-04:00I remember a headline proclaiming that a prominent...I remember a headline proclaiming that a prominent British politician was caught wearing women's clothing. It turned out the politician was Margaret Thatcher.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com