Posted on 02/28/2013 9:48:23 AM PST by nickcarraway
A paid death notice in The New York Times said a retired Israeli-born stockbroker loved everything about the city except the Times.
The New York Post said Wednesday the notice for Amos Shuchman, 84, ran Feb. 2. Schuchman "loved his family, his birth and adopted countries, finance, skiing, opera, ballet and biking in Central Park. Loved everything about NYC, except The New York Times."
Daniel Shuchman told the Post his father fought in the Haganah, a Jewish resistance movement, before Israel became an independent state. He said his father thought the Times' coverage of the Middle East was biased, canceled his subscription a long time ago and would have been unhappy to learn his death had brought the newspaper revenue.
"We think he is in heaven now with a New York Post and a falafel sandwich, having a good chuckle over this notoriety," Daniel said.
Eileen Murphy, a Times spokeswoman, said she found the death notice "sort of amusing." She said death notices, which are paid, can say whatever they want, within broad limits.
“All the news that’s (supportive of our incredibly biased, leftwing, socialist ideology that we decide is) fit to print”
That is priceless.
Amos Shuchman, 84... "loved his family, his birth and adopted countries, finance, skiing, opera, ballet and biking in Central Park. Loved everything about NYC, except The New York Times." ...fought in the Haganah, a Jewish resistance movement, before Israel became an independent state... thought the Times' coverage of the Middle East was biased, canceled his subscription a long time ago and would have been unhappy to learn his death had brought the newspaper revenue.
The obit would be funny, but out of respect for the deceased's passing, best not to laugh.
But kudos to the deceased's son for pulling off what he did.
The obit would be funny, but out of respect for the deceased's passing, best not to laugh.
But kudos to the deceased's son for pulling off what he did.
Agreed on both counts.
The obit would be funny, but out of respect for the deceased's passing, best not to laugh.
I have little knowledge of most religious beliefs, but definitely had a laugh and I cannot see any way that that is disrespectful.
We are born to later pass; created by the Creator to live and then pass. An argument could be made that to treat passing as something negative - something other than yet another wonderful event in this wonderful journey is itself disrespectful to the One that set the rules.
Smart guy. R.I.P.
He should mentioned that his father was buried with a Big Gulp and styrofoam cups filled with kosher salt.
And transfats.
The New York Post made big story out of this yesterday.
Why is the NY Sun gone, but the NY Times remains in circulation? Help me, G-d, to pass this test of faith, and continue believing in Your justice.
Thanks for the thread A.B. The post apocalpytic world (post-Sequester-3/1/13) seems rather like the ante-apocalyptic Y2K world, and the pre-9/11/01 world.
In other words SNAFU, and FUBAR.
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