Don't Mess With Texas: Entire Staff Leaves Jefferson Newspaper

[Riptide]

JEFFERSON — The staff of the Jefferson Jimplecute, the fifth-oldest newspaper in Texas, decided to leave the newspaper over disagreements regarding pay.

The owner has said the paper still will be produced. The last issue the former staff worked on was Wednesday's.

"There were a number of issues that had been going on related to being paid for the work we were doing," former General Manager Hugh Lewis said, not elaborating more than saying the staff spent more than a month trying to resolve those issues. "We stayed through graduation season to get out a graduation section for our local area students so we could ensure they got the recognition they deserved for their achievements. Once that was over, we all optioned to leave."

 

[Riptide]

"Dadgummit: They done killed my Jimplecute."

 

[Big Circus]

Two things:

- Jimplecute. Amazing.
- It's not quite exact, but I love the idea of a newsman named Hugh Lewis. Hope he stays in the business.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Lewis reportedly started the staff meeting by saying "If this is it, please let me know."

 

[Baron Scicluna]

It's Wikipedia, so take it for what it is, but there are several theories behind Jimplecute.

Jefferson Jimplecute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The note at the top of the page says, "this page has issues." Sounds like that's not the only thing with issues.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The reports are the staff hadn't been paid for a month, yet had continued to work because it was graduation season. I don't know whether to laud them for their dedication or castigate them for not letting their owner take the heat from the community over his shady business practices.

 

[Riptide]

The reports are the staff hadn't been paid for a month, yet had continued to work because it was graduation season. I don't know whether to laud them for their dedication or castigate them for not letting their owner take the heat from the community over his shady business practices.

I sense your displeasure at working for free.

 

[Kayaugstin Kott]

What an awesome name for a paper.

I see the Jimplecute, though, had not really adjusted to the digital age. The website is meh, the Facebook page looks poorly run and its Twitter is nonexistent.

There has to have been at least one "famous" alum to come out of this paper, right? I see the 1986 state champion football team produced 10 D-I-caliber players, including Rafael Robinson. Never heard of the guy but he had a cup of coffee in the NFL.

 

[britwrit]

I see the Jimplecute, though, had not really adjusted to the digital age. The website is meh, the Facebook page looks poorly run and its Twitter is nonexistent.

Their big graduation story has exactly one photo on-line. (Walking to the Future |) It's not a bad one but it's about the size of a match-box, placed at the bottom of the article, and finally, tilted sideways.

I sense some passive-aggressiveness here.

 

[Vombatus]

Jimplecute sounds southern and racist to me. Should be banned.

 

[swingline]

Jimplecute sounds like some ol' boy was trying to tell a girl her dimples are cute but the wad of Red Man chaw got in his way.

 

[Kolchak]

Lewis reportedly started the staff meeting by saying "If this is it, please let me know."

Damn you! When I was reading this thread I was gonna comment that he's getting a lot more than a couple days off, but then you had to get there first.

 

[BDC99]

Lewis reportedly started the staff meeting by saying "If this is it, please let me know."

He was their heart and soul, but it's tough when you're workin for a livin.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

When Lewis' paper does die, is he going to say that he used to have you in a photograph.

 

[Riptide]

When Lewis' paper does die, is he going to say that he used to have you in a photograph.

You're walking on a thin line there.
But sometimes bad is bad.

 

[Batman]

Lewis reportedly started the staff meeting by saying "If this is it, please let me know."

We at SJ should like him, though. He wanted Sports to be the paper's only section.

 

[UPChip]

I want a new staff?

(You guys took all the good ones.)

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Takes an amazingly big **** to walk off the job like Lewis.

 

[murphyc]

Lewis reportedly started the staff meeting by saying "If this is it, please let me know."

When staff started complaining, Lewis responded, "Ain't no living in a perfect world. There ain't no perfect world anyway."

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Lewis wants to know why they left, after all, the heart of newspapers is in Texas.