“Well, Martha, at least the damn whippersnapper didn’t ask what a newspaper is…”
I kid. Back in the day, newspapers made most of their money off of advertising. Full page ads for things like supermarkets, furniture stores, cars, and luxury items. Smaller ads for movies, specialty shops, etc. In fact, you’ll see some older newspapers whose name was The Advertiser. The classified ads were ‘classified’ by the type of ad. There’d be five or six full lenght columns with short ads. Help Wanted and Apartments to rent would have the most spots, but there were plenty of ads for Yard Sales, Handymen, Pets for sale or adoption.
If you read the book, the hero explains why he enjoys reading them. It’s a great novel; the author takes most of the tropes and punches them in the crotch.
Ah I see. It’s true that I’ve never read a full newspaper, but I know these mini ad boxes exist. English is not my native language, perhaps that is why I didn’t know the term. I though classified as in secret.
‘Classified’ as in specific they would run the ads in specific sections. All the ‘Help Wanted’ ads under one heading, all the ‘Rooms For Rent’ under another.
One of my all time favorite fantasy books is ‘Glory Road’ by Robert A. Heinlein.
The hero sees a classified ad in the back of the newspaper. “Are You A Coward?”
See also “Safety not guaranteed”.
LPT. Never pass a chance to post something with a video of Aubrey Plaza
https://youtu.be/73jSnAs7mq8
Example
https://youtu.be/6AfE3TDJwHs
She’s so good in Legion.
I really don’t understand how this show has slipped through the cracks.
Folks hear “Marvel show” and immediately get hostile.
Ahah that’s exactly why I’m only watching it now.
Like that weird milk ad lolol
Can you explain a bit more? Also, what is a classified ad?
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I’m in my 30s and this makes me feel old…
Which thing?
The ad from the story, or the fact that there are humans who have never held a newspaper?
“Well, Martha, at least the damn whippersnapper didn’t ask what a newspaper is…”
I kid. Back in the day, newspapers made most of their money off of advertising. Full page ads for things like supermarkets, furniture stores, cars, and luxury items. Smaller ads for movies, specialty shops, etc. In fact, you’ll see some older newspapers whose name was The Advertiser. The classified ads were ‘classified’ by the type of ad. There’d be five or six full lenght columns with short ads. Help Wanted and Apartments to rent would have the most spots, but there were plenty of ads for Yard Sales, Handymen, Pets for sale or adoption.
If you read the book, the hero explains why he enjoys reading them. It’s a great novel; the author takes most of the tropes and punches them in the crotch.
https://www.warwickadvertiser.com/
Just found this site with a quick search, and it helps because it actually has a classified ads section in the back.
Ah I see. It’s true that I’ve never read a full newspaper, but I know these mini ad boxes exist. English is not my native language, perhaps that is why I didn’t know the term. I though classified as in secret.
‘Classified’ as in specific they would run the ads in specific sections. All the ‘Help Wanted’ ads under one heading, all the ‘Rooms For Rent’ under another.
Think of them as what people did before Craigslist (or I guess Facebook Marketplace these days).