To SJ:NY

OK, so I'm looking at the online editions of the tabloids yesterday, and one of the headlines about Monday's Braves-Yankees game was "Yankees Burn Atlanta."

Shoulda let it go, and I know you guys do it in part because it irritates southerners, but really, enough with the fucking burning of Atlanta references. There's more New Yorkers in Atlanta than there are Atlantans at this point. We get it. North won the war. Fine. If the Braves beat Randy Johnson and, I don't know, Mike Mussina on consecutive days, and a headline in the Atlanta paper said, "Braves take down twin towers" all hell would break loose. So stop this shit. It's not funny any more, and it's become a cliche. You guys are supposed to be more creative than that.

Rant over.

 

You're lecturing to the tabloids?

You're gonna get carpal tunnel if you keep that up.

 

Yeah, I know, they're generally assholes -- entertaining, but assholes nonetheless -- who go for the LCD, and I know that I'm not their target audience. This just really rubbed me the wrong way.

 

Last week had an editor here write "Houston, you've got a problem"

I hate cliched headlines

 

Right after that movie came out, I was pissed because I missed a chance to use that cliche. I thought it was really clever and new.

That was dumb.

 

You're right, Civil War references are dated. There's gotta be something else with a Georgia flavor. How about, "Squeal Like A Pig!"

 

Well played.

 

Wow, do we work at the same paper? I couldn't believe we used it, let alone someone else out there used it too. I thought it became cliche about 5 minutes after the movie's release.

 

I don't know if your comparison works.
9/11 happened going on five years ago.
Burning Atlanta happened some 150 years ago.

 

I think we're safe from anyone using "Springtime for . . . Germany" if G wins the WC.

 

I'd go with "National Party" myself.

 

Come on, you know the headline for Germany winning the World Cup is:

Deutschland uber alles!