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.
* 90% of the reason *
Puh-leeze. They'll be grabbing copies and heading straight for the escort ads in the back.
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.
@4, I already do that with all my Christmas presents. Seriously.
Yes, I'm a tacky bitch like that.
Andrea sounds like an airhead.
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.
That was painful to read.
I loathe people that sign things "cheers". Its up there with emoticons.
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?
Is it bad that I want to punch "haha" andrea in the teeth?
haha. What professional says that?fucking child.
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...
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.
Thanks for the enlightenment Christopher.
Edgy as always.
The Seattle Sinner is more convention "manager" style anyway, don't hide those
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.
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.
Hide the Strangers under the pathetic piles of leftover Weeklys that no one takes every week.
@12,
Maybe she assumed that we have better things to do than read the PI. Because really, who doesn't?
Wait... The Stranger is edgy?
Like so many commenters here, she was trying to be funny.
Like so many commenters here, she failed.
Commenters, your panties are WAY too tight. IT WAS A JOKE.
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."
@21 cracked me up. But so did Andrea's piece...
The mainstream media is just so damn cute!
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.
@20, EXACTLY what I was shocked by.
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.
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.
Since when are newspapers read for their jokes? That's what I read The Stranger for.
why is this here? seems like an email to "steve" couldve saved us the pain of reading this.
OHHH Chris you're so edgy with you inappropriate formating of your name and well wishes at the end of the message!!
I thought they already did that at the diner across the street, but they phoned and said you just forgot to deliver them.
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