Newspaper nicknames

[davewitley]

Tim Regan wrote:
> 
> In the olden days, many of these papers had different names, e.g. 
> The Guardian was The Manchester Guardian. Some also have nick-
names, 
> e.g. The Guardian was known as The Grauniad becase of its terrible 
> spell checking.
> 

and for a while there were separate London and Manchester editions.  
Also Gradian, Guardina, etc.

I associate the nicknames with 'Private Eye', though whether they 
were invented there I can't say:

Telegraph: Daily Torygraph because of its general support for the 
Conservative Party; Daily Hurleygraph because of its propensity to 
find excuses to put pictures of prominent female celebrities on its 
front page, with only the flimsiest excuses and clothing.

Independent: Indescribablyboring.  My favoured paper, but I do see 
what they mean at times.

Sunday Times.  The Sundry Trends, though I think that's fallen into 
disuse.

The Times: The Sun.  Because it is, in disguise.  Murdoch is 
Murdoch, wherever he is.

Daily Express.  Daily Getsworse.  Because it does.

Daily Mail.  Daily Mail.  Because there is no worse insult.

David, glad to see Neil is around