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Soon Playboy will see that, no, nobody was getting Playboy for the articles.
by xlm1717 11y ago
Soon Playboy will see that, no, nobody was getting Playboy for the articles.
- cheeze 11y agoInteresting to me that the comment right below yours (at the time) is "I only read it for the articles anyways"
- nkozyra 11y agoThis is a very old joke, originally intended to disguise the actual prurient reasons for "reading" playboy. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IReadItForTheArticles http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IReadItForTheArti...
- TeMPOraL 11y agoJust like there are lots of movies that are watched for the plot.
- saturdaysaint 11y agoKind of an archaic joke in an age where few people read magazines from cover to cover. Also, I imagine this will give them a lot more prominent placement on the iOS and Android app stores. If they have world-class writers and some life left in the brand, this could be a successful pivot.
- nemo44x 11y agoIt's unfortunate the children of the future will not get that joke.
- uncletaco 11y agoThe article mentions that their site's readership increased significantly after they made it safe-for-work. Their core demographic also changed.