Any body else grow up with "Funny Papers"

As a kid on the farm Mom and Dad used to get the weekend edition of the Winnipeg Free Press. It had a rural distribution to farmers and ranchers across western Canada. Every week we would get the latest version and the first thing we looked for was the colored comic section that we all referred to as "The Funny Papers". I liked Beetle Bailly while Dad liked Bugs Bunny. My sister preferred Mandrake.

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Lostpoet · M

I used to read the comics on the back of newspapers growing up.

I think i'm the only one that still buys newspapers at the gas station if i see them
But the price is ridiculous so i only do it maybe three or four times a year

And I think the comics are all old reprints

dakotaviper · 56-60, M

@Lostpoet Our Local Sunday Paper is $5 with virtually nothing much in it.

Lostpoet · M

@dakotaviper And after taxes it's like seven something. i like to markup what i'm reading sometimes and newspapers are good for doing that, but yeah the content sucks and i could buy a real book for the same price.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@Lostpoet I haven't bought a paper is so long I have no idea what they want for a copy.

Lostpoet · M

@hippyjoe1955 They want a lot and it's only at a few gas stations that i know of. I wish newspapers and journalism didn't go out of style.