tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post114700605943516996..comments2024-03-28T08:05:03.470-05:00Comments on Althouse: You can understand a lot about life in America today...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1147018252392327732006-05-07T11:10:00.000-05:002006-05-07T11:10:00.000-05:00What I found interesting was the observation that ...What I found interesting was the observation that the nature of classified ads changes when people no longer have to pay by the word. Now people can go on and on in a medium that used to encourage verbal restraint. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of alphabet soup (from the article about the French love of acronyms) the old system of fee-based classified ads drove the development of acronyms. Why pay for "single white male" when SWM would suffice?Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1147017686938736142006-05-07T11:01:00.000-05:002006-05-07T11:01:00.000-05:00Dave: correct. U r0x!Dave: correct. U r0x!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791314877257904422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1147007802113010972006-05-07T08:16:00.001-05:002006-05-07T08:16:00.001-05:00The Times -- trying to show how hip they are? Hav...The Times -- trying to show how hip they are? Have they been reading Village Voice ads from 30 years ago? What's next for the NYT, the leet edition?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791314877257904422noreply@blogger.com