# USA Today feels sickly, commits suicide

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 9, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786 "2013-10-09T16:55:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786/21 "2013-10-10T17:17:50Z")

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> [@Esco](#):
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> Read more online newspapers, save a tree

At least trees are a renewable resource.

Burning up coal and other fossil fuels for the electricity needed to run computers and other electronic devices, not so much.

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786/22 "2013-10-10T21:16:30Z")

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> [@Diceman](#):
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> Most of the McDonalds around here sell USA Today at the counter. But I’ve never seen anyone actually buy one. And I’m sure as heck not going to make a special trip to Mickey D’s for it.
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> Anybody want to start placing bets on when they’ll fold?

Aren’t they always folded? 😛

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**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786/23 "2013-10-10T21:23:02Z")

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_::rimshot::_

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**Author:** ![Esco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786/24 "2013-10-11T00:13:55Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> At least trees are a renewable resource.
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> Burning up coal and other fossil fuels for the electricity needed to run computers and other electronic devices, not so much

Over here in Toronto we run on nuclear, son 😃

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786/25 "2013-10-11T09:04:56Z")

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> [@Esco](#):
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> Over here in Toronto we run on nuclear, son 😃

Using renewable uranium?

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-feels-sickly-commits-suicide/670786/26 "2013-10-11T09:08:40Z")

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Huh. I wasn’t even familiar with the hotel stuff. My sole exposure is that little insert that comes in the local Sunday paper. (We signed up for it because it cost $5, but we got a $10 gift card for the local grocery store. I use it to collect the comics, just because.)

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