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January 10, 2005

Oh, the absurdity!

The NYT selfspose' on third-party subscriptions provides yet another opportunity to pull out my favorite Ed Wasserman quote:

Still, there is an absurdity to the whole scam. Counting copies is a dopey way to gauge impact.

Rex Hammock also points out the absurdity.

So when will they run the expose' on NIE?

Now playing:  John Hiatt and the Goners - My Baby Blue

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