The NY Post Jared cover

[reformedhack]

Lazy was what I thought too.

Now a joke about the prison food being better than Subway ... that woulda been great.

Locally, the Tampa Bay Times went with PRISON DIET on the cover of its daily metro tabloid, TBT. Which worked great, I thought.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I expected better from the Post. I mean, the same joke was posted on the other thread days ago. Low-hanging fruit.

 

[wicked]

I'm with Ragu on this one. The hed would've been the same if Jared were slammer-bound for vehicular homicide or money laundering. And it's also lazy; the two ideals aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[BDC99]

I usually like NYP headlines because of the thought that can go into them. You normally find a play on words, or a double-meaning type of thing. When I first saw this, I got the obvious message but couldn't come up with the play on words or double-meaning. I think it was a bit crass. I think they could have done better with a little more thought.

You don't get the double meaning? You ever been to Subway? And I thought this was too over the top. And, yes, it was lazy.

 

[BDC99]

That joke was all over social media since the story began to percolate.

Now a joke about the prison food being better than Subway ... that woulda been great.

The following jokes appeared on July 7 on our very own locked Jared thread. So, quite lazy.

Prison food would be an upgrade.

He'll be continuing his steady diet of footlongs from inside

 

[Riptide]

Even the Post should draw the line at doing actual **** jokes in headlines.

 

[Vombatus]

Even the Post should draw the line at doing actual **** jokes in headlines.

But prison rape is okay. Just don't mention the size of the **** that's doing it.

 

[Riptide]

But prison rape is okay. Just don't mention the size of the **** that's doing it.

I'm not ignoring that aspect. But editors shouldn't think **** jokes in headlines are cool, either.

 

[gravehunter]

You don't get the double meaning? You ever been to Subway? And I thought this was too over the top. And, yes, it was lazy.

I got the subway connection but it was just too obvious.

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

Awful.

 

[Donny in his element]

Wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot-long pole.

 

[The Big Ragu]

The whole, "**** joke!' thing makes me shake my head. This is what the NY Post does. And THAT is the headline that makes everyone go "tut tut"?

The Post has a long tradition of **** -- all kinds of sex -- jokes in its headlines. I can find more outright **** jokes, I am sure, but. ...

I understand it is different. ... Weiner did ACTUALLY expose his weiner. But this is the NY Post. This is what it does. Why anyone would be particularly bent out of shape by the Jared headline makes me scratch my head. It was relatively tame compared to things the Post has done in the past.

 

[da man]

I'm with you, Ragu. My reaction was a chuckle, a shrug and "it's the Post."

 

[forever_town]

Over the line. Children were involved. I want this guy to rot in hell just as much as anybody, but rooting for rape just isn't right.

This. So totally this.

 

[Vombatus]

The whole, "**** joke!' thing makes me shake my head. This is what the NY Post does. And THAT is the headline that makes everyone go "tut tut"?

The Post has a long tradition of **** -- all kinds of sex -- jokes in its headlines. I can find more outright **** jokes, I am sure, but. ...

I understand it is different. ... Weiner did ACTUALLY expose his weiner. But this is the NY Post. This is what it does. Why anyone would be particularly bent out of shape by the Jared headline makes me scratch my head. It was relatively tame compared to things the Post has done in the past.

Ragu, well played, particularly the "bent out of shape".

 

[The Big Ragu]

I'm not that "clever." I wasn't trying to do a pun.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

"Weiner/wiener" needs to be on the copy editor exam.

 

[Ace]

The NY Post covers are as tastless as Subway.

 

[Ace]

I'm not that "clever." I wasn't trying to do a pun.

Always take credit for your subconscious, Rags.

 

[da man]

Always take credit for your subconscious, Rags.

Yeah, rule No. 1 is if people think you're smart or talented because of something you did accidentally, don't argue with them.