tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post1427709608958001230..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Peterborough penisToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-10921900296787667992013-12-05T17:51:13.969-05:002013-12-05T17:51:13.969-05:00My favorite Peterborough Examiner slip up has to b...My favorite Peterborough Examiner slip up has to be a few years back when they mis spelt an ad for a "Shirt Sale" by leaving the "R" out of shirt. Wish I had of saved it!PeterboroughOntario.comhttp://www.peterboroughontario.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-15462561140611355792010-01-12T21:36:38.892-05:002010-01-12T21:36:38.892-05:00haha I think people should stop putting down the q...haha I think people should stop putting down the quality of the examiner...it's Peterborough, honestly, what do you expect? And it's normal for us to make mistakes...It's only a penis, you can find a lot more online, this is just a paper in the picture, not porn, don't flip out about it. big whoop, a dick, all guys have one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-10546886479557312072009-12-15T01:15:53.679-05:002009-12-15T01:15:53.679-05:00I so agree with the comments about the poor standa...I so agree with the comments about the poor standards for editing in the Examiner - I often wonder if anyone ever reads what they have written before it is put in type as it is certain no one checks afterward - the grammer and spelling is astonishingly poor!! So many typos!! So maybe no one checked this picture either.... as for the photographer - don't you check EVERY picture you take and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-79860875095100817322009-12-13T19:33:52.244-05:002009-12-13T19:33:52.244-05:00I feel for Ryan, he is now all over the net, and i...I feel for Ryan, he is now all over the net, and in different papers, it looks in the paper like they just stood up as the pic was being takin, but the editors should have seen it, or reporters we pay alot of money for a paper that seems to have a lot of CORRECTIONS !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-78092247103344196802009-12-12T18:37:09.786-05:002009-12-12T18:37:09.786-05:00In reference to asking why the guy didn't know...In reference to asking why the guy didn't know he was hanging out....maybe he did and realised it after but how is he to know that in that HUGE crowd that was there that evening at that very moment someone was taking his picture.<br /><br /><br />It was only a mistake. No one is to blame for it. It's a penis oops....get over itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-12590789413779529702009-12-11T18:23:20.221-05:002009-12-11T18:23:20.221-05:00it certainly has made a BIG splash!! and i do mean...it certainly has made a BIG splash!! and i do mean bigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-17973711268177282172009-12-11T07:04:42.996-05:002009-12-11T07:04:42.996-05:00i saw it.. hell.. i don't think that kid's...i saw it.. hell.. i don't think that kid's got anything at all to be embarrassed about!! he's prolly got dates lined up for the next 3 years.. that's flacid?? whew.. yeah.. he's not all the worse off for hanging it out in public (accidental or not)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-64939744738536842622009-12-09T16:23:00.955-05:002009-12-09T16:23:00.955-05:00The Torontoist has added a disclaimer:
"UPDA...The Torontoist has added a disclaimer:<br /><br />"UPDATE, DECEMBER 9, 2009: According to the Catholic school board which represents St. Peter's, the photo depicts a current seventeen-year-old student of the school. While the image as it appeared in Metro does not constitute "child pornography"—those depicted are not "engaged in explicit sexual activity" nor was the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-3906001956268532502009-12-09T12:19:36.601-05:002009-12-09T12:19:36.601-05:00Cliff's an obsessively professional and gifted...Cliff's an obsessively professional and gifted photographer.<br />The only dick in this picture is PKP's management style, and it's a limp and ineffective one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-74476689722210295792009-12-09T09:10:44.756-05:002009-12-09T09:10:44.756-05:00What I don't understand is why in heaven they ...What I don't understand is why in heaven they decided to publish the picture of a guy and some girls on a hot tub, if they were talking about the Santa Claus parade?<br /><br />I know this was one of the floats... but couldn't they have chosen something more thematic like Santa, and elf, a reindeer, a snowman, gingerbread men, or anything else... rather than this dude and his candy cane??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-53785360180061848012009-12-09T08:11:48.368-05:002009-12-09T08:11:48.368-05:00The Peterborough Examiner has a disgraceful record...The Peterborough Examiner has a disgraceful record for typos, not just in the copy, but frequently in major headlines too. It's a constant source of amusement for my family, but as a writer/journalist it's also a sad reflection on declining journalistic standards and staffing levels. Yes, there's information everywhere today, but how much of it is accurate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-80160973060229386662009-12-09T07:12:56.731-05:002009-12-09T07:12:56.731-05:00@1:43
Whoa, hold on there, fella, let's not ge...@1:43<br />Whoa, hold on there, fella, let's not get off message. Quebecor cuts are to blame; don't be bringing in the staff at two other companies who missed the dong. We don't like those facts here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-82395250251956754142009-12-09T02:57:03.172-05:002009-12-09T02:57:03.172-05:00I know for a fact Cliff was (and still is) upset o...I know for a fact Cliff was (and still is) upset over this happening. <br /><br />He takes great pride in his work which regularly appears in newspapers across North America.<br /><br />For anyone to suggest he did this intentionally is a slap in the face to him and his reputation as a professional. Mistakes happen, we're only human.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-61872675094817414352009-12-08T23:30:19.014-05:002009-12-08T23:30:19.014-05:00Maybe I'm ignorant but I'd say there's...Maybe I'm ignorant but I'd say there's enough visual noise in that part of the picture that a little P.R. might have convinced the general public that it was "just a trick of the light" and that they all just have dirty minds THINKING that's a penis. Certainly the penis-iness of the penis didn't jump out at ME when I saw the picture. A friend sent me the picture Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-57440924350530667782009-12-08T22:57:39.294-05:002009-12-08T22:57:39.294-05:00What an interesting turn of events. Questions to...What an interesting turn of events. Questions to be asked.<br /><br />How did Ryan "Johnston" not know his package was hanging out? And for that matter only semi-flacid? Has everyone involved been questioned regarding this event. How did all the editors miss this. Why is the Catholic school board/trustees looking for heads to roll (do they really think Cliff would do this to sell Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-31260103996895349392009-12-08T19:47:13.497-05:002009-12-08T19:47:13.497-05:00It's on MTV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP...It's on MTV:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPWzLTmR_TwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-26505020738018090542009-12-08T13:43:17.977-05:002009-12-08T13:43:17.977-05:00Inexperience is not to blame... an oversight on th...Inexperience is not to blame... an oversight on three people at The Examiner (veteran, award-winning photographer, a 30-year reporter/editor and a 10-year reporter/part-time editor).<br /><br />Let's also add in editor(s) at The Canadian Press and editor(s) at Metro.<br /><br />Obviously it wasn't that apparent as I've asked some friends who have the original page (it was on a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-34559572429128690302009-12-08T10:20:52.537-05:002009-12-08T10:20:52.537-05:00The picture was very funny, but whose idea was it ...The picture was very funny, but whose idea was it to have a hot tub on a Catholic high school Christmas float? There is your oopsie! I recall a local Peterborough Catholic teacher who was recently shunned publicly for wearing a questionable outfit while playing a Halloween gig with his band on his own private time. I can just imagine how the Catholic school board feels about this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-80926060041001360062009-12-08T06:34:57.909-05:002009-12-08T06:34:57.909-05:00Geez. It's Sunday night, I'm bored and the...Geez. It's Sunday night, I'm bored and they just care about getting the pages filled. I wonder if anyone would notice if I make this photo twice as large as the other eight. And how about putting the photo of an Examiner manager right underneath the penis holding a sign, " North Pole, Naughty ". Wow, I couldn't ask for better material.<br />Amazing!! Not that anyone will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-33108691782371503902009-12-07T23:58:23.474-05:002009-12-07T23:58:23.474-05:00... or not. Still, it's probably the most inte...... or not. Still, it's probably the most interesting article out of Peterborough in some time. Maybe they should try that in other markets and sell some newspapers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-53234683965249342152009-12-07T23:52:00.800-05:002009-12-07T23:52:00.800-05:00The Peterborough Examiner is notorious for their l...The Peterborough Examiner is notorious for their little "oopsies" to all of us locals but this definitely takes the cake! I laughed all day long thanks to this young man's intelligent move to wear boxers in a hot tub, then rapidly spring upwards.. Ahh yes, we are a very bright community here in the 'Borough.. Come visit us - You'll always leave with a great story to tell PunkJessternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-49956772249463551442009-12-07T21:52:37.513-05:002009-12-07T21:52:37.513-05:00Editors don't work weekends at the Examiner. M...Editors don't work weekends at the Examiner. Monday papers are edited and laid out by two reporters working Sunday night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-41563908741004920352009-12-07T18:53:12.037-05:002009-12-07T18:53:12.037-05:00More - or perhaps more experienced - editors would...More - or perhaps more experienced - editors would have caught that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-12710740993021777572009-12-07T18:34:36.533-05:002009-12-07T18:34:36.533-05:00Reminds of the Sun's big OOPS years ago that e...Reminds of the Sun's big OOPS years ago that everyone missed, The Bike Courier spread with his thingy poking out. And, those were the days of film processing and printing photo's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-48695599515304173542009-12-07T17:32:41.190-05:002009-12-07T17:32:41.190-05:00The Peterborough Peter
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http://toro...The Peterborough Peter<br /><br />Another blog:<br /><br />http://torontoist.com/2009/12/hangin_out_at_st_peters.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com