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Sacha[_10_] · 19-02-2013, 09:55 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 2013-02-18 18:28:41 +0000, said:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

I read the Daily Mail every day, salt cellar in hand. And I know quite
a few others here do, too. I also read the Daily Telegraph, the Mid
Devon Advertiser, the Totnes Times, Country Life and The Lady
(unexpectedly excellent magazine now, for those who haven't seen it in
years) The Oldie and if totally desperate Aircraft. It's a big
Shavian-style mistake to judge people on the papers they read. I'm
sure you and others, have been open to manipulation in your time. Most
of us have, even if we didn't recognise it as such when it was
happening.

I was judging the paper, and a regrettable number of its readers,
not all of its readers!

The Lady used to be far better than it was given credit for, and
some really quite good writers used to publish occasional articles
in it. Country Life is a bit tedious, but quite often has one or
two interesting articles.

What amuses me is the number of people who inveigh against the DM but
who must, surely, read it to be so confident in their opinions? ;-)

It's available in the waiting room where I go for my blood pressure
trial appointments. Usual experience is several gross and obvious
falsehoods, invented to support its bigotry, but nothing either
interesting or informative. Then I either give up or get called in.

Now, if they still had Flook :-)

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Hmmm, don't remember Flook, I'll have to look that one up. The Lady
really is good now and again, it has some good writers contributing
interesting articles. Rachel Johnson's stint as Editor (she's now
Editor in Chief) gave it the shot in the arm it needed. And from a
female's pov, it's refreshing to be able to read a mag that doesn't
constantly tell us how to look younger, thinner, sexier etc., or
anything else designed to undermine our self-esteem! Let's just say I
know a couple of men who enjoy reading it now, too. I really don't
know why we take Country Life, if I'm to be honest. We enjoy the
articles, though most of the content is advertising. Now that Carla
Carlisle no long writes for them, the best bit for me is the Tottering
By Gently cartoons. And may I gently suggest that reading the DM just
before having a blood pressure test might be something you'd like to
reconsider. ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk