I wonder how many Americans get their news the same place I got mine Sunday morning?

[Scuba]

No, not Press the Meat, but from the tabloids in the checkout aisle at the local supermarket. After carefully scanning the Impulse Items and determining that I needed none of them, my attention turned to the pulpy papers that appear like weeds around the checkout.

What I learned:

The biggest news this week is Kim Kardashian's butt. Apparently it's growing and cannot be stopped.

Second is divorce. Lots of celebrities are getting divorced. Lots of money is involved.

Third is some celebrity lost some weight.

Fourth is some celebrity gained some weight, and it's not on a Kardashian butt.



So there you go - all the news you need to know to be an informed American.

[LiberalEsto]

1. Oh no, a Kardasshian invasion!

Weren't they aliens on Star Trek?

[WinkyDink]

2. It's a shame we have no other choices of magazines, too!

[monmouth3]

3. Someone important is dying, just can't remember who it is..dang...n/t

[madokie]

4. Funny you would bring that up

As I was patiently waiting to check out Sunday I also checked out the asswipe papers/magazines. Laughing mostly at what the editors think is news. I see people grabbing them up all the time so some are definitely getting their 'news' from them LOL

[WinkyDink]

7. I buy them for fun. What'sittoya? I also get 2 newspapers, watch MSNBC, and read on-line (like DU).

[madokie]

8. I didn't mean to ruffle any feathers :-)

LOL

[Historic NY]

5. I miss the Weekly World News...

we don't see it anymore here....

[tridim]

6. Kardashian's butt must be stopped! Nothing else matters.

USA! USA! USA!

[Chan790]

9. I didn't.

I watched the Evening News on ABC (or was it CBS) and read The Economist, my local newspaper and the New Yorker.

[cntrygrl]

10. Can someone explain

the attraction to humongous butts? And it seems that it's only the women who want them. I think it's very unappealing.

[ellenfl]

11. ask the guys who wrote the song . . . although i think more than a few men like them. eom

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I like Men in Black take on it

On a more serious note, a prof I used to assist (she was blind) loved 'em. No, not because they were news. She loved the gossipy nature of them. Oh she knew it was gossip, but preferred that fantasy to reality. I wonder how many consumers of these are like that? I've met people in Mexico who consume Hola, the equivalent, for the same reason.

[BuelahWitch]

13. I had to rec this thread

I had no idea that Kim Kardashian's butt was taking over the country. It's left CA and is now entering Nevada. I think I can stock up on toilet paper well before it gets to Kansas. Thanks for the tip!