Blogs Mar 17, 2009 at 3:47 pm

Re: Death Becomes Hearst

Eli Sanders
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1
how demeaning to the families of lost ones to compare their family members to a failed business.
on March 17, 2009 at 3:50 PM Report this
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This sort of makes me want to cry.
on March 17, 2009 at 3:52 PM Report this
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How very sad. It makes me want to break out a bottle of red wine, but I'm not sure I can afford one.

I wonder what I'll do. Any ideas?
on March 17, 2009 at 3:53 PM Report this
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@3, QFC has some nice reds for only $8.99.

pretty much anyone can afford that, right?
on March 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM Report this
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Check out pg C2 bottom right in the "Deals" section.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM Report this
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#1, come on already. The obit is funny, sad and apt. Feel bad for the families of anyone who croaks tomorrow and is subject to the indignity of being hyperlinked on the P-I site.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:05 PM Report this
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Sounds like they also should listed "CREDIBILITY, Erica C. Barnett's, of Seattle, March 17.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM Report this
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That is great. Definitely FTW-worthy.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:35 PM Report this
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@1

Lighten the fuck up.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM Report this
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In all seriousness Dan... this is getting out of control!

Can we just have an ECB stole a bottle of wine post and get this BS over with?

Everyone wants their pound of flesh, and this will at least allow us to comment normally on other posts without them being hijacked by this craziness.

Why are you being so hypocritical and not doing it?

Seriously?

There should have been an entry for "The Stranger, Gay Daily Blog, Seattle, March 17th.

*sigh*

No credibility or accountability.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM Report this
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@10 You're acting like a 3 year old.

I WANT IT! I WANT IT! I WANT IT!

Just STFU and maybe you'll get it. And if you don't, maybe by then you'll find something more productive to do.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM Report this
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@10,

Concern troll is concerned. Your use of the phrase "pound of flesh" makes it clear that this isn't a credible call for honesty and the airing of dirty laundry. Get a fucking life.

Don't forget what happened to Shylock when he demanded his pound of flesh.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:03 PM Report this
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BLANKENSHIP: Michael P., 15. of Kent, March 10.
Forever immortalized by the demise of the Seattle PI.
http://www.trusera.com/health/stories/br…

As an aside: I still remember a random obit that our grade school teacher brought into class back in 1975 of a young man who was really no one special but the picture of his face, his glasses, the trees in the background, are forever ingrained in my memory.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM Report this
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Pictures of Frank Blethen's car are newsworthy for SLOG, but the news editor gets charged with shoplifting and it's "Move along nothing to see here."

Nice.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM Report this
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I'm more saddened by Michael P. Blankenship's obit. Dead at 15? Wow.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM Report this
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Flying Pomeranian Enthusiast, thanks for pointing that out.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM Report this
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I love this. It's subtle, which I like, and softly poignant.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:26 PM Report this
18
Well, they're taking their imminent unemployment better than most people would.
on March 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM Report this
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Eh, newspaper. Litter bin. Dreadful, tinny sort of words. Tin, tin, tin!
on March 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM Report this
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Since the P-I is keeping their online version, maybe they'll still be able to report on the local alt-weekly news editor that was busted for stealing an $8.99 bottle of wine. It would be good for their ratings; that post on Capitol Hill Blog has like 900 views.
on March 17, 2009 at 6:38 PM Report this
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They did the same thing with the waiver wire in the sports section for all the sports staff. It was pretty funny.
on March 17, 2009 at 6:40 PM Report this
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Holy Crap! I actually know one of the real deceased people listed on the page (not the 15 year old). RIP.
on March 17, 2009 at 8:10 PM Report this
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I hope to see lots more of these - obits for newspapers, that is.
on March 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM Report this
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I am so with you @23. If there's two things I hate it's professional journalism and informed opinion. And everyone knows that reading is for losers!
on March 17, 2009 at 9:52 PM Report this
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speedy hands, wtf? it was on the pi blog at 1:50pm, two full hours (minus three minutes), like, soooo last week (innernet time).
on March 18, 2009 at 3:23 AM Report this

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