Comments on: Thinkin’ Lincoln and Todd

By: Sodakmac

Sodakmac — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:28:56 +0000

I am glad to know that many other folks hate those folded ads in the newspaper and those very aggravating cards in magazines. I also mail blank cards back to the advertiser – it gives you a small sense of satisfaction to know they have to pay the postage.

By: blueeyes

blueeyes — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:46:13 +0000

Add this to the list: my personal favorite is when the Argus prints white words on dark background. How are we supposed to be able to read it when the words are all fuzzy ? If it was my ad, I would be darkening the AL door and demanding it be done over so people could actually read what I paid for. Aberdeen, Sioux City and Rapid City newspapers have the AL beat – hands down. The AL needs to work harder because it is a poor excuse for a town the size of Sioux Falls. Rant over.

By: John Bennett

John Bennett — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:41:24 +0000

Doug – how do those Argus fold overs differ from the TV stations , ‘crawling” information across the bottom of the screen when ever they feel like. How about those that are hearing impaired? Try watching with the closed caption on and then have the crawl start. You can’t read either the closed caption or the crawl. Why doesn’t the crawl and the ‘FCC required emergency notice’ ever happen during a commercial break?

It is all about selling advertising and you know as well as I do that nothing happens till a sale is made. Besides if the Argus didn’t have an ad or two there would be nothing to read. The ads add some weight to the paper – other wise the remaining 3 or 4 pages of the daily-waste-of-ink would just blow away to the neighbors.

By: daniel johnson

daniel johnson — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:44:44 +0000

We just got back from Fort Collins Co and believe it or not the same Ad fold is employed in that city as well . I appreciate you bringing it up because it really screws up opening the pages in a normal fashion. Maybe if we all refuse the wed paper the Argus may get the point .

By: Badger

Badger — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:52:28 +0000

I just listened to some coffee clatchers complaining about the 1//2 of 1//3 page foldouts. An Argus was on the table, and someone mentioned how much they hated the darn things. It was basically unanimous. We all hate them. Darn near enough to cancell a subscription.

By: grouse

grouse — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:41:16 +0000

Hello Vet….I like your style….This will amuse me for years to come

By: Vet

Vet — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:11:56 +0000

Take the cards from magazines and put the blank cards in the mail. The companies have to pay the return postage.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:13:03 +0000

Doug, once again I am so sorry for Ken’s comments in yesterday’s blog. He just gets real grumpy and smart when he hasn’t had sex for a couple of weeks. I suppose that I’ll have to get him out of that state later tonight. (Sigh) And today, I really do have a headache.

By: Doug Lund

Doug Lund — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:47:38 +0000

Sweeps. Thanks for the reminder. I fear I should have paid closer attention in Mrs. Schultz’s English classes. I do know the difference but sometimes old habits rise to the surface.

By: Sweeps

Sweeps — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:57:59 +0000

dlp: The first thing I do with my one and only magazine (AARP–nice, but those cards drive me crazy!) is tear out all the cards and drop them in the trash. Glad I’m not the only one.

Doug: great reading for this history major, but as someone to whom English grammar and spelling are an avocation, when you’re tempted to write “it’s”, please think for a second: is that the version I really want to use? At any rate, thanks for the history fix!