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The f****** Daily Mail

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Artdecogran Fri 22-May-20 09:32:41

I read the daily mail because it has a logical easy to understand layout and you can manoeuvre through it quite easily on a laptop. Every morning I tell myself not to read it because it’s usually depressing but I end up reading it anyway as I don’t watch the news, and I need to keep up a bit with what’s happening.
Last week they ran a story about an asteroid that’s going to hit us. Then yesterday/today they are running a story about the earth’s magnetic field going wrong. Honestly are they trying to make people scared and depressed. I know I was, didn’t sleep last night for the intense feeling of dread.
I am just so angry that the DM can print such stories at the
moment. There should be a criminal offence of scaring the public and they should be made to print nothing but happy stories and nice pictures of puppies and kittens for a month. (Just joking).
Rant over, enjoy your day. I’m off to water the garden, oops something else we will be being told to ration soon. ???

GrannyGravy13 Fri 22-May-20 17:38:43

MissAdventure grin

Nightsky2 Fri 22-May-20 18:51:15

MissAdventure. That’s exactly what I was thinking. Maybe there are some people who simply can’t resist having a peep at it in the supermarket before changing their mind and buying the Guardian hence why they seem so well informed.smile

Fennel Fri 22-May-20 19:09:41

I'm a secret online DM reader, but I'm selective. Never read the side column about celebs (well hardly ever.)
And I avoid other stories that I find disturbing.
The DM has happy stories about pets and young children. and some of the political ones are interesting to get a balance.
I've got links to the Independent and Guardian too.
They're all biased one way or another.

MissAdventure Fri 22-May-20 19:11:08

Good job the site is anonymous, Fennel. smile

Callistemon Fri 22-May-20 19:20:11

Fennel
shock

How could you be so tolerant and broadminded?!
It's just not allowed on GN.

Lucca Fri 22-May-20 19:22:25

Funny those who buy it just because the TV guide is so good A but like men bought Playboy for the interesting articles...(no double entendre intended)

Fennel Fri 22-May-20 19:25:12

I'm a Pisces grin.

MissAdventure Fri 22-May-20 19:25:42

I think Playboy's readers were keen on d.i.y.
I expect that's what the articles were about. wink

Callistemon Fri 22-May-20 19:34:40

[frin]

I like the TV guide.
The only time I saw a men's mag was when I was invited up to a friend's tree house. The walls had girlie pictures plastered around.

We were both about 9 at the time!!

I like the TV guide and I've never seen any girlie pictures in it, let alone any pictures of toy boys.
Oh, I forgot, wotsisname, Poldark, topless.
Does nothing for me, alas.

There was an article in the TV guide once about my ancestors though, very interesting!

MerylStreep Fri 22-May-20 19:36:18

MissAdventure
Your right there ?
Now I have the vision of Burt Reynolds on the bearskin rug, ahhh ?

Callistemon Fri 22-May-20 19:36:26

I thought that a Gemini would read a range of newspapers.

And TV magazines too!!

Nightsky2 Fri 22-May-20 20:45:53

Luca. Your so wrong!. Men really did buy it for the pictures, no reading.

Chewbacca Fri 22-May-20 21:11:51

The Sun remains the best-selling national newspaper with a circulation of 1.26m, only 100,000 copies above nearest rival the Daily Mail.15 Aug 2019

Odd that isn't it? Nobody buys it, everybody hates it, but it's the 2nd most popular newspaper in the UK. confused

Callistemon Fri 22-May-20 21:52:08

It's Monty in his braces that does it for me, Lucca

I am missing his weekly column in the DM Saturday magazine.

JenniferEccles Fri 22-May-20 22:23:30

Both Tory supporting newspapers too!

Katek Fri 22-May-20 23:30:39

I’m just surprised that some if you still buy a tv magazine ..... even as a supplement!

Curlywhirly Sat 23-May-20 08:17:05

Katek you are right, but I am a bit of a traditionalist, prefer a book to a kindle and a printed TV listing over an internet listing. The magazine also has articles regarding up and coming programmes, cookery and gardening. Suppose I could try the TV times instead - I wonder if it's cheaper than the Mail on Saturday?

BlueSky Sat 23-May-20 09:03:02

I used to enjoy the News of the World! Now you can't beat that for some 70's naughty sauciness (when I still felt naughty and saucy!)

tickingbird Sat 23-May-20 09:03:10

I think people confuse the online version with the actual newspaper. The free, online version is badly written by junior, would be journos, with odd articles by real journalists. The actual newspaper is far better and regardless of your political persuasion, does have some very good articles on a variety of subjects.

Having said that, I haven’t bought any newspaper for ages.

Callistemon Sat 23-May-20 09:37:52

tickingbird I think you're right.

The TV Times is over-priced, I think, Curlywhirly; we only used to buy it at Christmas.

Megs36 Sat 23-May-20 09:51:51

I have always been ‘ left leaning’, nearly falling over
, but in recent years couldn’t find a newspaper that entertained (is that the right word)like the Mail, Gone are the days of Daily Herald and Reynolds News..showing my age there. Like many of you only read the parts by journalists that appeal and ignore the rest.BTW the Nectar points come in handy?‍♀️