To be irritated by people using the terms The Grauniad and The Daily Fail?

[notanumber]

I am, I know I am.

But it's like telling a knock knock joke and expecting to win a Perrier Comedy Award.

It's not witty or clever or knowing. It might have been twenty years ago when Private Eye or whoever thought it up, but now it's just really really lame.

You can just tell that the person using it is thinking, "ah, I'm so erudite and razer-sharp - I'm not taken in by the media, no not me! But I also am able to indicate this with a light touch of humour which only serves to demonstrate that my viewpoint is far superior to anyone elses"

Twats.

That is all.

[Amandoh]

My DP says "The Gurniad". He obviously misheard someone who wasn't "Clever, witty or knowing". I enjoy having a little inward chuckle at the irony everytime he says it don't have the heart to correct him.

Since reading an article in the Daily Mail while pregnant with DS3 about a huge swarm of killer mosquitos on the verge of flying over here from France we now call the Daily Mail the Daily Mal. I was out shopping at the time and in a cafe when I read it. I phoned my DP in tears and was inconsolable. He had to take two days off work as I'd worked myself up into such a state. I even wrote him a list of things to bulk buy so we could stock pile. Pregnancy hormones. You've gotta love 'em.

[marenmj]

The Daily Fail?

Perhaps you mean The Daily Quail?

[TheKurgan]

I prefer The Daily Heil...

[flowerlady2]

Oh so funny, my mum says the grauniad and yes it drives me BONKERS. Personally, I refer to the Daily Mail as the Daily High Horse - it amuses me anyway

[BeckyBook]

It's The Daily Moron in my house.

[BeckyBook]

(Oh that's not what we read of course. We are devoted to the Indie and the Grauniad.)

[GrimmaTheNome]

The Gurniad is obviously when you read it and come across a typo so awful that it makes you pull the most dreadful face imaginable.

[GrimmaTheNome]

Anyway, I for one now know exactly what to say if someone takes me to task for casual usage of a common nickname for any newspaper.

"I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition"

...odd ...that one came out as [gurn] when I typed it - now theres an emoticon I'd quite like to see - perhaps what Notanumber might need in response to this shameless provocation...

[notanumber]

I know Grimma, why don't you do a silly walk? I mean, don't waste your time name-dropping the newspaper you read (either by it's actual name or it's hilarious namenickname).

No really, why don't you?

Because to my mind there is no more effective shorthand for, "I am a slightly liberal and university educated person who has read at least three Booker nominated novels in the last six months yet also is happy to admit to enjoying the odd episode of House."

Honestly, if you do the walk you'll be besieged by leftie types trying to press Nigel Slater recipes upon you and inviting you to share a gîte with them in Normandy next half term.

[busybutterfly]

DH calls it the Daily Flail for its well balanced and calm reporting

[GrimmaTheNome]

Use of nickname is no proof of readership, you're overanalysing a tadge you know. To be fair, the last time I did happen to read the Guardian was while staying in the house of a very liberal pair of profs with an FRSC apiece....

You can judge my reading tastes better from my MN nickname

[gasman]

Daily Wail in this household.

I read the Gruaniad but usually use it's correct name in conversation.

I was amazed recently at how horrifed one of my bosses was when I produced a copy of the guardian at lunchtime. Apparently it's not fitting reading material for young professionals!

[Ronaldinhio]

what about grotesco?

itchy teeth?

[Ronaldinhio]

also who says the daily fail...? I've never heard it and apparently no one else here has...shurely the Daily Hell??