back when i was in second grade, there was a particularly washington variation on this joke. it went like this:

q: why did the chicken cross the road?
a: to get the washington times.

after a predictable two-beat blank stare from the other person (these were second graders, after all), there’d be the followup:

“get it?”
to which the other person would reply, “no.”

then you’d deliver the zinger:

“neither do i – i get the Post.”

ah, yes. second grade commentary on journalism in the nation’s capital. and yet, it seems the times still has local distribution issues, because they’ve just started running new bus shelter ads to drum up business.

and what is it with ties, anyway? as i noted below, fuld was wearing a very expensive one when he testified before congress – something about it just shouted out “money,” even through teh interwebs. and this ad – old white dude, black and white photo, colorized tie. what’s it really saying?