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Whose Ox Is Being Gored?
Literally, in this case, given the name of the high priest.
I wish I'd thought of this:
I keep reading about how hybrid cars and compact fluorescent lightbulbs can reduce the production of greenhouse gases, but I have yet to see an article about the savings that could be achieved if we were to stop delivery of newspapers and magazines and do all of our news reading on line.
Hey, I think it could rival toilet paper usage reduction as a solution to the problem. Maybe even beat it.
Hey, now I'm thinking dual-use here. I'm a genius (no need for applause in comments, but you know you want to...). It's not just for training puppies and parakeets any more!
Posted by Rand Simberg at May 14, 2007 02:59 PM
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Newsprint is one of the largest components of trash in landfills. Filthy stuff. The EPA should classify it as a pollutant.
Posted by Bob Hawkins at May 14, 2007 06:15 PM
Magazines too? And how would the ladies smell the latest perfume on line? Or the guys look at that amazing picture of Turlington in the latest Vanity Fair while comfortably perched on a toilet seat?
Posted by Toast_n_Tea at May 14, 2007 06:48 PM
My butt is too good for typical MSM newsprint. Wipe with that and you get a bad case of BDS.
However, I would wipe on Cheryl Crow's sleeve. Just to see her face.
Man, that's now one of my three wishes. Thanks for inducing the mental imagery!
Posted by Dave G at May 14, 2007 08:28 PM
The singer-songwriter-conservationist motto:
One squat, one square, no disgust, my behind.
Posted by Paul Milenkovic at May 14, 2007 09:30 PM
I wonder how much of a "carbon footprint" the Gorey film has left? I'm surprised he didn't insist on environmentally-friendly packaging, instead of the plastic case I see piles of it encased in.
Posted by Fred Kiesche at May 15, 2007 04:24 AM
Newsprint is one of the largest components of trash in landfills.
And telephone books. Armchair environmentalists think plastic is worse than paper because paper decomposes. But scientists have taken cores from landfills and found newspapers from the 1950's which were perfectly readable.
Posted by Mike Combs at May 16, 2007 06:32 AM
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