The problem with magazine covers that use too many exclamation points everywhere! is that you learn to tune them out, resulting in occasional confusion. When I first this cover I swear I thought it was all one story.
(I should have noted that the story was about too many questions/exclamation points on magazine covers, not about the way they confuse the whole issue.)
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"Drew to wed" is the only part I can make out. But that sounds important! Please!! Tell me what the rest says!!! I'm vision impaired!!!!
Posted by: Sam | June 18, 2004 6:05 PM
I saw this in the stands yesterday and had exactly the same reaction.
Posted by: nick-o | June 19, 2004 10:02 AM
Ditto me on this.
You're not alone -- CBS Marketwatch did a story on this:
"It comes across as intellectual laziness, at worst. Magazines would better serve their readers by answering, not asking, questions."
(Musta been a slow news day. Or, a slow news day!)
Posted by: editor | June 19, 2004 9:06 PM
(I should have noted that the story was about too many questions/exclamation points on magazine covers, not about the way they confuse the whole issue.)
Posted by: editor | June 19, 2004 9:07 PM
When you first did what to the cover, Dan? Please, fill us in.
Posted by: Jesse | June 20, 2004 4:01 PM
If you people think I have time to write every word of every sentence, you don't know my busy schedule.
Posted by: dlr | June 21, 2004 9:14 AM
True. After all, you left out at least four or five "fuckin'"s in that response alone!
Posted by: Jesse | June 21, 2004 9:22 AM
Jesse's an idiot. Obviously, the missing word in the original post is...wait, "frottage" can be used as a transitive verb, right?
Posted by: student | June 22, 2004 9:54 AM