By Daily Planet slaves
Like “that guy” at a party who has just told a flat joke, Santa Monica’s only daily newspaper was waiting nervously for a response today after making a few jokes at the expense of some city’s organizations and community leaders.
The paper — which simply decided not to publish any “real news” today — is widely regarded as “on its last legs” by business interests and renters’ groups alike, who each say the “rag” is “in the pockets” of the other group.
Neither the paper’s editor nor its publisher were available for comment yesterday, but the answering machine at the paper said, “Sorry. We’re really, really sorry. Send us some money and we’ll write about whatever you want. Really.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 1, 2003. Read the original PDF.