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No, seriously no. They are pollution. If you read them no matter how cynical you are your subconscious will gobble up the "facts" only to spew them at you later

No, seriously no. They are pollution. If you read them no matter how cynical you are your subconscious will gobble up the "facts" only to spew them at you later as "truth" without the association with the source. IMO tabloids make people dumber. So just _don't_ read them, its bad for you.

netcan 17y ago
I'm going to Bradford. From what I hear, I'll need them.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  Not far from my old haunt; Leeds. That's a much nicer place all round :-)
  - netcan 17y ago
    We're considering commuting from there. Comparing to the distances we're used to (melbourne) Leeds-> Bradford is like 3 suburbs.
    - ErrantX 17y ago
      Yeh it's about half an hr commute give or take. I only head back once a month or so but drop me a line when you're there and I'll buy you a drink if I'm up :-)
      - netcan 17y ago
        Sure. Cheers. It'll be a bit over a year though.
petercooper 17y ago
There are differing levels of pollution, though. The Daily Mail is, IMHO, almost "evil" in its level of ridiculousness. It exists mostly to rile up the darker sentiments held by middle England. It's Fox News in paper form. The Sun, on the other hand, is the ultimate tabloid (in terms of sales) but is more playful and aware of its role as a form of entertainment. The Sun and the Daily Mail couldn't be any different.
- netcan 17y ago
  which ones have aliens and suburban housewives raising bears as children?
  - pmjoyce 17y ago
    You're thinking of the Sunday Sport http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunday_Sport http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunday_Sport They were famous back in the '80s for ludicrous headlines like "London Bus Found On Moon" and "Aliens Turned Our Son Into An Olive". I can't recall seeing it on the news stands lately.