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Fleet-Streetese's tag awards. Is that not allowed?
I thought of this in a respectful thought manner when a 'letter' writer here used one of those long-long words that poked...It also called a 'fancy' word. Ah ha! Ah-scoop!
Ahchoo. bless you.
A gentle elbow or kick under the table is often used. A 'shad-up' elbow to the pork-ribs can say, "Be Honest."
I say we need more, "Back it up." People are dead. More keep suffering. Watch what we report! It's gross and base ugly 'hysteria.' It sells.
John Farmer used the word Fleet-Streetese in "Slang and it's Analogues, 1890-1904--
It was a way of describing the so-called English "Fleet-Steeter," as a baser sort of journalist. The 'Times' of London had a big new investment in the first steam-powered printing press, and the "TIMES" was announcing loud: "Our journal of this day presents to the public the practical results of great improvement...A more mechanical apparatus"...Whoopee.
This was when the paper needed to pay for the engineer "progress" that was improvement over the traditional hand operated letter presses.
'Money, money, and more money.' We want more and more money, and we like "news" that brings more and more Mommy-mom-pop-money.'
The Press shouted vehemently THEN that the elimination of manual jobs (letter pressing) and "improved" market strategy to get MONEY---BUT It Did not go over well. People were angry with the press and used the Fleet-Streetese in a derogatory manner. Baser journalism, was what the readership said about the 1890's 'Times' editors.
The momentum to use "news" exaggeration's and vigil-hype the "hot-off-the-press" used the hyperbole's-style. O, exaggerate how those screwy Iranians are....But, it brings out the worst manners in America and exhibits the worst manners. It brings the worst traits of human nature forward to make front page reporting.
It scares the population and they tune in to buy and compound the Money & Suffering. It's 'hysteria.' It's the 'crazies' style of journalism and it's very reprehensible and deadly.
The baser sort of newspapers were said to use words that were a foot or more long to sound as if they were trustworthy and reliable intelligentsia---They are fraud sesquipedalians,imo. Phony warmongering sources.
Why trust them anymore? I flunked my drivers test 3-times. Twice for parallel parking by hitting the street curb 2-times. Then, I failed again for going right through an electric powered, Stop & Go Red-Light. I want a bad driver award.
I am bragging I have never been ticked-given-ticket for speeding in a recent 52-state check on my background. I have had people gong for being too cautious and (I get many middle fingers)driving too slow. I did get a few parking tickets. A West Virginian police said, with hand on his gun, if You don't follow my police cruiser to Finkstown, he (the yelling officer)was going to put a Booty" on my wheels! "What's a Boot?" He really got irate. I honestly did NOT know a truck could wear a boot.
The guy with the badge was 'cop' of the year? I payed the $42.00. It's Revenue money. I should 'shad-up.' I have to be non-adversarial. I need to try to not give a 'hiss' tonight at the goose-killing Forest people. We wish to be polite. It takes two to tango, and we are in a terrible quagmire in the Middle East. Why? We Know. Don't trust.
Now, after three-quarters of some frustrated beekeeper's have lost all their apiary's, an official name for bee-death's is 'it,' it-it,it,it,it.....Colony Collapse Disorder.
We have a dose of Fleet-Streetese Disorder, imo. It's an encourage toward the dearth-mongers ITCH to kill for profits.
Any one want to help me learn to parallel park? Thanks for helping to teach the Press to be honest. Help us get the MUCK out of a MESS. O, if your journalist, you'd be helping to end the muck. How did I turn the computer on? How did I get started, and how do I stop. If I send, I'll regret. If I don't send (Speak), I'll regret.
Light is Red. Stop the war. People and bumble bees etc., drop dead and keep dying so a few creeps get more bloody filthy.
Why brag about a Mr. Bullwinkle Award?