Comments on: GIVEN AWAY: The Age’s freebie feast for readers

By: Moahr Tschitt

Moahr Tschitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:09:49 +0000

Those who handle these should smell their fingers afterwards

By: VEXNEWS

VEXNEWS — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:36:04 +0000

Yeh we have heard tabloid or Berliner whispers, which have not been so loud since Jaspan’s day when he nearly pushed it through.

By: Ron Walker

Ron Walker — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:18:51 +0000

Those chocky rocks from Ferrero look suspiciously like one of the big nuggets I left on the bottom of the Fairfax loos

By: Robert Gotterdammerung

Robert Gotterdammerung — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:57:03 +0000

And watch out for the shrunken age on Monday – their business section goes tabloid next week, and who knows, the whole paper may be next. Get on to that story VEXXY boy.

By: Rupert

Rupert — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:46:24 +0000

Death to Ferrero Rocher

By: Andrew Jaspan

Andrew Jaspan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:56:32 +0000

The age has no future without me.

By: toorak tractor

toorak tractor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:32:53 +0000

And just on Catherine Deveny. Seriously, how ghastly & inhuman is that woman? I can’t believe she actually breeds.
But on a more serious note, given her history of bitter attacks against the Catholic Church, it was interesting to note that she didn’t open her vile trap when she was sharing the stage with the Great Father Bob on the 7pm Project a few weeks ago. Bad at her job, bad at life AND gutless. How shameful.

By: toorak tractor

toorak tractor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:29:59 +0000

The Age is so awwful, it’s ridiculous. The only people I see who read it are confused Melbourne Uni leftists, who don’t know who they are or where they come from. Or where they are going for that matter.
I’ve heard som massive rumours about The Age and it’s *ahem* future.
The Australian is easily the best paper in this country…too bad it comes from the same stable as that shit rag the Herald Sun.

By: Piv

Piv — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:58:29 +0000

anonymous @ October 22, 2009, 11:39. You say the Age is class, cultured and professional journalism? What a joke! The Australian is vastly superior.

By: Dr Phil

Dr Phil — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:53:40 +0000

Dear anonymous, if you have loose stools on your anus, I would strongly advise against eating any more dark chocolate over the weekend, it will only make your bowel problems worse.

By: Mr Creosote

Mr Creosote — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:05:06 +0000

I’m going to hang around outside my newsagent on Friday when the chockies are delivered. The A2s usually sit around on the footpath outside his shop before he brings them inside. The whole box will be mine! Mwahh ha ha

By: Rodney from Richmond

Rodney from Richmond — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:57:35 +0000

A lovely chocky, how super. Just the thing to go with my Saturday Latte.

By: Poo Poo

Poo Poo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:56:53 +0000

Dark Chocolate? I hate Dark Chocolate! Ferrero probably couldn’t sell them, so instead of dunping them on the tip they’re recycling them among the enviromonsters of Northcote and Fitzroy. The fat get fatter.

By: Safety Nazi

Safety Nazi — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:48:19 +0000

disclaimer: eating chocolate will not get the bad taste out of your mouth that reading the age puts in.

By: Heckler

Heckler — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:41:11 +0000

Those chocolate balls looks suspiciously like Lawrence Money’s saggy old testes. The timing of Money’s emasculation and this promotion is just too delicious.

By: They Killed Kenny

They Killed Kenny — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:39:51 +0000

That reminds me of Chef from South Park and his salty choclate balls. Is this someone at the age trying to be funny? Catherine Deveny, I’m looking at you.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:39:12 +0000

The Age is class, cultured and professional journalism.
The Herald-Sun is low intellect populist gutter crap that is not even worthy of wiping loose stools off ones anus.

By: Billy Bob

Billy Bob — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:38:36 +0000

My newsagent has a very bad comb-over and looks like a pedo. He can keep his chocolate balls thanks.

By: FXJ forever

FXJ forever — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:36:07 +0000

Now they’ve got a grocer in charge of Fairfax it’s clear that the synergies between Woolies and The age are going to be ruthlessly exploited. Watch for the upcoming promotion of a free bag of parsnips with every copy of the Age.

By: Ravaged by Ramage

Ravaged by Ramage — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:32:16 +0000

What will they give away next week? Boiled lollies?

By: Unfairfax

Unfairfax — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:29:34 +0000

What’s brown and comes with every copy of the Saturday Age?

By: Voice of Reason

Voice of Reason — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:49:11 +0000

There are several reasons why such promotion is being done.

– Fairfax is being abosolutely rooted by News ltd. as a result of the online media revolution; they need sales to increase their readership to increase their sales

– The fall in the intellectual standard of The Age in the last 2 years is appalling. The editors are probably aware of this and don’t take issue with offering ‘promotion’ to boost opinion in the same way as successful News ltd. papers have in the past

– The ethics are in line with media regulations

By: Herbal Ted

Herbal Ted — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:09:12 +0000

I love the Age but my vegan nutritionist says no to chocolate, unless it is certified fair trade and picked by Guatemalan lesbians approved by the international trade union movement.

I’m so confused these days.

At least Paul Austin shows me the love Robyn won’t.

By: vexed

vexed — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:00:02 +0000

I love chocolate and hate the Age

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:49:29 +0000

@Southbank Patriotic Army:

Thanks Eddie Dale. You would love those chocolates.
Yum yum. Big in Beechworth.

By: Inga Binga

Inga Binga — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:06:16 +0000

I am buying 100 copies purely for the chocolate !

By: The Ambassador

The Ambassador — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:28:48 +0000

Monsieur, they’re really spoiling us:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-nZZkQqTc

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:14 +0000

How much do they pay someone to actually invest in Fairfax? It would have to come close the the share price wouldn’t it?

By: Rumpole

Rumpole — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:44:48 +0000

How much are the age giving to take the whole lot?
My Gerbils always need to make a deposit!

By: Ina Kwandri

Ina Kwandri — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:47:29 +0000

It appears The Age are about to give away the source of all their material – careless “Whispers”.

Is it true this promotion is to be sourced from the pay packets of Rick Baker and Nick McKenzie – or is this just another ill-informed rumour?