Posted by Jesse Taylor November 29, 2005 in Images
Sent to me by a reader, discovered in a cheap Boston paper called Metro.
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Now, I realize that Tom Cruise doesn’t believe in actual science or anything, but isn’t there some evidence that too many ultrasounds can actually be harmful to the developing fetus?
Either that, or he’s convinced that Xemu is the real father and he just wants to watch for the signs …
Ick. Just, ick.
The Metro is a chain of freely distributed commuter tabloids that have HUGE distribution and are available in many large cities, including some in Europe. They are like USA TODAY super diet lite. The Headline News of papers. All headlines, no analysis, but:
1) Always a random animal story bottom left
2) Odd editorials, other stuff. It’s hard too guess their politics because I don’t know who owns them. They are odd, odd peeps.
At one time, the NYTimes was going to buy 49 percent, but that may have fallen through. I’m not sure.
I read that in Metro, and ick is right. I have two questions:
1. Since when does owning an imaging machine mean that a man gets unrestricted, 24 hour access to his fiance’s body?
2. Who’s to say it’s not for her to look at her own Scientolospawn?
…isn’t there some evidence that too many ultrasounds can actually be harmful to the developing fetus?
Only if you turn it up to 11 for about 80 hours straight.
here is some more info on Metro. newspaper
In 1992 the concept of the free commuter paper was developed in Sweden, it took three years to convince investors and the Stockholm public transport system to support the new paper.
Metro, the largest and fastest growing international newspaper in the world was launched in Sweden in 1995.
hope that helps a bit…
This from the guy who believes that crazy alien/volcano story.
As I like to say, the Metro: Half the news that’s fit to print.
(well, not even that. But it rolls off the tongue nicely).
Isn’t the Metro some subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch rightwing crazyland GMB?
The Metro’s European owners are, shall we say, less than enlightened old Europe types who haven’t quite come to terms with such modern novelties as women and black people. I don’t think they’re a Murdoch group, but definetly not that far off.
The paper, however, is Weekly Reader for adults. I know USA Today claimed that title, but the Metro makes them look like the Financial Times. Not that I don’t still advertise with them grudgingly. Where else can you get commuters to hold up a billboard for you while going to work.
Hummina-wha?
London’s Metro is owned by Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail (and ultimately my employers), which is the single most reactionary paper in Britain. It also manages the frustrating trick of attracting a large female readership while furiously pushing a “Know your place!” line. That said, Metro itself is relatively apolitical, certainly by British standards.
I like Metro ‘cause it … er … um … well, it’s free. And I enjoy trying to figure out how much crack the guy who does the crosswords smoked before writing each day’s.
Also, the people who write letters to the editor are even stupider than the people who write to the Daily News.
I’m pretty sure the NYT deal went through for Metro Boston since they now reprint Boston Globe (owned by NTY Co.) articles. I also like the question of the day. Last year, one question was “Are you going to watch the lunar eclipse this weekend?” Answer: “No, I’m going to be out of town.”
awww, the metro. i miss that little guy. they’ve got the red eye out here in chicago, but it’s just not the same.