Date:  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 14:51:56 -0600

From:  Cynthia Bernstein <bernscy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>

Subject: Re: Funny Names for Newspapers



When I was an undergraduate at Cornell, the local ("townie") newspaper

--the Ithaca Journal--was dubbed the "Ithaca Urinal."



Cynthia Bernstein

Dept. of English

Auburn University, AL 36849-5203





On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, Winfield, Laurie wrote:



> The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch is often called the Richmond Times-Despair

> by readers who yearn for more objective reporting.

>

> Alice

> ----------

> From: American Dialect Society

> To: Multiple recipients of list ADS

> Subject: Funny Names for Newspapers

> Date: Wednesday, November 08, 1995 2:12PM

>

> While I'm on the subject on Rush Limbaugh, Rush was angry at a liberal

> reporterette (caller's word) from the Atlanta Urinal/Constipation

> (Journal/Constitution).

>

> Our local paper, the Union-Recorder, is often dubbed the Onion Disorder.

> In West Chester, PA, I heard the Daily Local News called the Daily Lack of

> News. My graduate student says that the Sandersville Progress is called

> the Regression.

>

> Surely, there are other funny monickers for papers around the country.

> Please post them. I could use a laugh. The college is giving me a

> paperweight today for 15 years of service.

>

>

> Wayne Glowka

> Professor of English

> Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

> Georgia College

> Milledgeville, GA 31061

> 912-453-4222

> wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu

>