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Have you ever been in your local paper? If so, why? (feddit.uk)
submitted 9 months ago by Oneeightnine@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk
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When I was a kid, me and my beavers group got into the local paper because we did something.

I've got no idea what we did, but we got printed and as a 7 year old that was pretty huge.

Life never got better.

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[–] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Boring answer for me: I'm a local councillor and activist, so I've been in the paper more times than is strictly good for me. I've pointed at potholes and glowered at empty shops and stood freeze-framed in the act of handing over petitions and all the other classics.

The burden of local fame can be overwhelming.

[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever appeared on Angry People in Local Newspapers? That would be the true claim to fame!

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

Sadly not. The Male Political Haircuts Twitter account is a fan, though.