@awk The best thing of all of those, is that the WWN has the “Official” photo of Hillary Clinton’s alien baby. Yes, Hillary adopted an alien baby and didn’t select Annie Leibovitz or Yousfu Karsh; heck she didn’t even take the kid to Olan Mills or the knock-off place in the mall. She opted for the Weekly World News. Their photographs went out on all her Christmas cards that year.
Also a great idea to use a crappy hand-draw facsimile on the cover, so potential buyers have to at least open the magazine to see the “official” photo.
I caught on to the print version of The Weekly World News shortly before its demise. I wish I’d read it sooner; some of their stuff made The Onion look like amateur hour.
Isn’t it a weird world to be in where you can think to yourself, “I miss the Weekly World News.” Compared to the celebrity slop rags, reading about Doomsday and looking at realllllllly poor photoshops of Dennis Rodman might as well been NYT.
I usually try to shop while it’s not busy so I don’t have to wait in line. If I go at the wrong time, I do find myself looking at the covers because the stories are pretty outrageous. Lately I just remember that every celebrity seems to be dying, having a secret affair, or getting divorced.
One of them - the Globe perhaps? - seems to cover the imaginative beat. “Camilla kills the royal family and replaces them with animated wax replicas” or whatever.
But the Globe is poor stuff compared to the classic WWN. Can’t reputable journalist give us an update on BatBoy?
My snookums buys them every week and there’s sortta not much else to do while you’re taking a dump.
They’re rely more interesting than people magazine.
Too funny! My husband used to say, “U have a genius i.q. so Why in the world r u reading the National Enquirer. I said “It’s hysterically funny, bizarre & it gives my mind a break. Besides, ‘Inquiring minds want to know.’ ha ha ha. We worked 2 jobs - 1 at SSA, fast, stressful & a racetrack as parimutual tellers. I have always thought those mags were a hoot. When my hubby was shopping bc I wasn’t well enuf 2 do so anymore, I’d hang around the magazines & book aisle. I’m a speed reader & could polish off the entire Enquirer in a few minutes. So outrageously crazy weird but I enjoy it still 2 this day.
@thismyusername I really miss batboy.
@awk The best thing of all of those, is that the WWN has the “Official” photo of Hillary Clinton’s alien baby. Yes, Hillary adopted an alien baby and didn’t select Annie Leibovitz or Yousfu Karsh; heck she didn’t even take the kid to Olan Mills or the knock-off place in the mall. She opted for the Weekly World News. Their photographs went out on all her Christmas cards that year.
Also a great idea to use a crappy hand-draw facsimile on the cover, so potential buyers have to at least open the magazine to see the “official” photo.
The place where I shop doesn’t carry tabloid magazines, and they never will.
@TickledLizard That’s kind of where I’m at… if I ever saw them, I’m sure I’d give them a glance and a chuckle, but I just don’t…
@TickledLizard what place is that?
@thismyusername
A local supermarket.
@TickledLizard they clearly need to learn about impulse item placement, they are slacking.
@thismyusername
It’s also a way to keep people in slow lines from going postal. Tolerate “quick free browse”. Cheaper than opening new registers.
@TickledLizard
Your neighborhood must be unbearably junk-free.
@f00l
Pretty much, although I dunno if “unbearably” is an accurate word though.
Isn’t that what the internet is for?
My dad loves the weekly world news. He kept this up on the bulletin board in his office
I caught on to the print version of The Weekly World News shortly before its demise. I wish I’d read it sooner; some of their stuff made The Onion look like amateur hour.
Isn’t it a weird world to be in where you can think to yourself, “I miss the Weekly World News.” Compared to the celebrity slop rags, reading about Doomsday and looking at realllllllly poor photoshops of Dennis Rodman might as well been NYT.
I read the celebrity tabloids, like Star and US Weekly, but mainly when I am on vacation or sick.
My better half and I check out those trash papers while waiting at the checkout line. The headlines are always good for laugh.
I usually try to shop while it’s not busy so I don’t have to wait in line. If I go at the wrong time, I do find myself looking at the covers because the stories are pretty outrageous. Lately I just remember that every celebrity seems to be dying, having a secret affair, or getting divorced.
One of them - the Globe perhaps? - seems to cover the imaginative beat. “Camilla kills the royal family and replaces them with animated wax replicas” or whatever.
But the Globe is poor stuff compared to the classic WWN. Can’t reputable journalist give us an update on BatBoy?
OK, I’ll confess…I bought one a few weeks ago to read the cover story. Don’t even remember what it was now.
I think I’ve only bought 2 or 3 in my life.
@smilingjack you just doubled their sales!!!
Used to, back before the internet gave me all the weird crap I ever wanted to know.
This was always my favourite tabloid cover. It’s in reference to MH370. My question is…who took this photo!?
@jciatti
I think I took that photo, on an acid trip once. Not sure. Undocumented travels.
@f00l I’ll have what you’re having!
Here’s one of my favorite Weird Al songs:
My snookums buys them every week and there’s sortta not much else to do while you’re taking a dump.
They’re rely more interesting than people magazine.
@cranky1950 that’s what $99 tablets are for.
@thismyusername ewww is that sanitary?
@cranky1950
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@thismyusername
@cranky1950
Pls note: paper is dual-use in the bathroom. Tablets, not so much.
Too funny! My husband used to say, “U have a genius i.q. so Why in the world r u reading the National Enquirer. I said “It’s hysterically funny, bizarre & it gives my mind a break. Besides, ‘Inquiring minds want to know.’ ha ha ha. We worked 2 jobs - 1 at SSA, fast, stressful & a racetrack as parimutual tellers. I have always thought those mags were a hoot. When my hubby was shopping bc I wasn’t well enuf 2 do so anymore, I’d hang around the magazines & book aisle. I’m a speed reader & could polish off the entire Enquirer in a few minutes. So outrageously crazy weird but I enjoy it still 2 this day.
I forgot 2 say, I don’t buy them anymore. Have a great today, every1.
@Greenbird325 na huh sure
The only time I’ll buy them is when someone I know will be spending time in a hospital and I give them to the patient.