Slog - Comments on PI: Hide All Copies of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger Here's the lead paragraph in a Wednesday PI story about a convention of convention managers coming to Seattle, as pointed out by a Slog tipper Steve: Seattle had better be on its best behavior next week: Stop running red lights, reschedule protest demonstrations, postpone biker-versus-driver scuffles and hide all free-floating copies of The Stranger. I emailed the writer of the story, business reporter Andrea James. Hey Andrea,I was just wondering what you meant by that dig at The Stranger in your lead.all best,christopher James replied: You know, I didn't even know if anyone over there would notice! It was totally... Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:52:54 -0800 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:09:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by JMR We should show the convention managers the plans for Clay Bennett's $500M "world class multi-purpose facility" in Renton - according to Clay, that was 90% reason for building the thing.

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896598 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:09:54 -0800 Comment by JMR * 90% of the reason *

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896600 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896600 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:10:38 -0800 Comment by tsm Puh-leeze. They'll be grabbing copies and heading straight for the escort ads in the back.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896605 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:14:05 -0800 Comment by Greg We should start wrapping all presents we send out of town in the Stranger's call girl section. Then they can compare prices and services and reach meaningful conclusions about our city.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896609 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:19:19 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER @4, I already do that with all my Christmas presents. Seriously.

Yes, I'm a tacky bitch like that.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896624 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:31:57 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Andrea sounds like an airhead.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896633 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896633 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:34:58 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Most every major city in the country has an alt-weekly. Most of them are so similar to The Stranger that no-one would notice the difference. Most of them run Dan's column. Surrounded by sex ads. I strongly doubt that too many people who travel regularly would find anything about The Stranger even remotely shocking.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896639 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:37:41 -0800 Comment by superyeadon That was painful to read.

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896641 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:38:29 -0800 Comment by el Rutherford
I loathe people that sign things "cheers". Its up there with emoticons.

]]> el Rutherford http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896642 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:38:36 -0800 Comment by *gong* good god. heaven forbid we be an actual urban environment. isn't edgy shit like this why cities are more exciting and a huge draw for those who live in suburban and rural areas? why are we still embarrassed about shit like this? is it 1945?

]]> *gong* http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896645 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896645 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:39:23 -0800 Comment by Homo Will Is it bad that I want to punch "haha" andrea in the teeth?

haha. What professional says that?fucking child.

]]> Homo Will http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896648 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896648 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:41:33 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways how passive aggressive: "I didn't think anyone over there would notice"...

is the She-Cow implying that Strangerinos are too dumb/illiterate to read the P.I.? I mean, I know their circulation is down to about 37 subscribers, but c'mon!

She's going on my Shit List, along with Julia's Bakery and their arid Banana Bread...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896669 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:52:30 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie Don't people come to conventions in strange cities in order to indulge the appetites they can't service at home? Potent cocktails, late night entertainment and easy access to call girls are the hallmarks of a good convention site. If they want this convention convention to be successful, I suggest peppering the place with Strangers.

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896688 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:03:27 -0800 Comment by Steve Thanks for the enlightenment Christopher.

Edgy as always.

]]> Steve http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896695 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:08:26 -0800 Comment by Ross The Seattle Sinner is more convention "manager" style anyway, don't hide those

]]> Ross http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896696 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:09:13 -0800 Comment by Kiki I got the original comment. My sister-in-law, who is totally small-town, visited me in Seattle this spring and was really blown away by just about everything she saw. I remember there was a Stranger on display (I think it had the word "fuck" on the cover) that she was all, "Oh mah word!"-ing over.

]]> Kiki http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896707 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896707 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:16:09 -0800 Comment by H0RATI0SANZSERIF Having worked at multiple free pubs that had periodic problems with folks "hiding" papers -- and filed periodic lawsuits when the hiders were caught -- I'd say Ms. James and her editors better watch their steps.

Lovely to hear this from the same publication that dubbed a Capitol Hill "safety forum" as the day's "protest du jour," as well.

I guess edgy=ignorant.

]]> H0RATI0SANZSERIF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896716 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896716 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:22:33 -0800 Comment by Waste Watchers Hide the Strangers under the pathetic piles of leftover Weeklys that no one takes every week.

]]> Waste Watchers http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896720 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896720 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:23:52 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @12,

Maybe she assumed that we have better things to do than read the PI. Because really, who doesn't?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896727 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896727 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:26:48 -0800 Comment by Ivan Cockrum Wait... The Stranger is edgy?

]]> Ivan Cockrum http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896728 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:27:25 -0800 Comment by duh Like so many commenters here, she was trying to be funny.

Like so many commenters here, she failed.

]]> duh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896733 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896733 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:32:11 -0800 Comment by Irena Commenters, your panties are WAY too tight. IT WAS A JOKE.

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896746 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896746 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:44:03 -0800 Comment by Gitai Personally, I was way more pissed off over Joel Connely's anti-death with dignity column today. What an asshole. "You don't get to decide to end your horrendous suffering. It would hurt your family's feelings if you were to go to your final rest prematurely, even though your remaining time before your imminent death will be filled with nothing but pain."

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896772 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896772 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:56:51 -0800 Comment by Brad @21 cracked me up. But so did Andrea's piece...

]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896801 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896801 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:19:08 -0800 Comment by J.R. The mainstream media is just so damn cute!

]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896807 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896807 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:22:04 -0800 Comment by Oregonian You people are all idiots - commenters and Stranger staff, both.

Stranger staff: Why did you even need clarification as to her point? It was obvious what she was saying. Was the "running red lights, etc." not enough context for you?

Commenters: Lighten up, you goons. Take yourself less seriously. It was a joke.

]]> Oregonian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896830 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896830 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:34:51 -0800 Comment by Just Me @20, EXACTLY what I was shocked by.

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896849 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:42:27 -0800 Comment by Your Corporate Leaders Remember, the Stranger is where local news happens, so we can't have other people reading about local stuff, they have to buy the image that we're Green Seattle.

]]> Your Corporate Leaders http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896882 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:08:28 -0800 Comment by Dougsf I actually think the biggset dig was part the response:

"I love reading The Stranger, and I think it’s a fun part of Seattle."

FUN? Ouch.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896885 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896885 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:11:44 -0800 Comment by H0RATI0SANZSERIF Since when are newspapers read for their jokes? That's what I read The Stranger for.

]]> H0RATI0SANZSERIF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896913 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896913 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:28:30 -0800 Comment by jb5313 why is this here? seems like an email to "steve" couldve saved us the pain of reading this.

]]> jb5313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896917 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896917 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0800 Comment by stu OHHH Chris you're so edgy with you inappropriate formating of your name and well wishes at the end of the message!!

]]> stu http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896936 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c896936 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:44:08 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I thought they already did that at the diner across the street, but they phoned and said you just forgot to deliver them.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c897084 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/hide_all_copies_of_the_stranger#c897084 Media Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:09:37 -0800