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Gay couple featured in article in AARP magazine
serious crayons:
One time a guy I know was trashing the AARP for what he claimed was their opposition to health-care reform. He said that because the organization provides health insurance, it opposed Obama's plan and reform in general.
Not so. AARP magazine and that other thing, the more newspapery-like AARP publication that members also receive, carried editorials strongly supporting health-care reform and Obama's plan, and ran articles explaining how it would work.
Jeff, does AARP no longer go by the words in the acronym? Maybe it's trying to increase its appeal to the pre-retirement 50+ market and, like KFC and ARC, wants to downplay something in its original name.
Also, I once read that there are several different versions of AARP magazine; which one you get depends on your age.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 21, 2010, 01:28:01 pm --- In any case I am impressed by the casual matter-of-factness of including this couple in this article.
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--- Quote from: Ellemeno on June 21, 2010, 01:31:22 pm ---That *IS* awesome. Matter-of-fact is the best.
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Yes and yes.
Times are changing. Yesterday, during the soccer match of the German team, they showed the German coach and co-coach. My daughter casually stated "Those two would make a cute couple." and then went on about the the looks of the next man they showed. I registered because those were my thoughts exactly. I have no idea about their sexual orientation, but there's something about them which really makes them seem to be a good fit.
Anyway, it reminded me of this thread.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 22, 2010, 11:02:28 pm ---Jeff, does AARP no longer go by the words in the acronym? Maybe it's trying to increase its appeal to the pre-retirement 50+ market and, like KFC and ARC, wants to downplay something in its original name.
Also, I once read that there are several different versions of AARP magazine; which one you get depends on your age.
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Well, according to the Wikipedia article I found, the organization has officially changed it's name to just AARP. I don't really know anything about age-related differences in the publications. The Wikipedia article says that AARP the Magazine used to be known as Modern Maturity, and I also receive the Bulletin, which reminds me of a Sunday-newspaper supplement (like Parade).
Here's the link again:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARP
I found the section on the history of the organization interesting. I was going to skip renewing my membership, but then I actually got an AARP discount on a hotel in Denver in April, and I'm also getting an AARP discount on my new cell service. Consumer Cellular is sort of the "official" cell provider for AARP. I guess it's a little like getting the Royal License in England. ;D
I've always wondered why KFC wasn't Kentucky Fried Chicken anymore. ???
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 24, 2010, 08:55:34 am ---I don't really know anything about age-related differences in the publications.
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That's something I read on a site for magazine writers.
--- Quote ---I also receive the Bulletin, which reminds me of a Sunday-newspaper supplement (like Parade).
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Yeah, that's the one I was referring to earlier. What do you call that kind of thing? It's not really a magazine or a newspaper or a newsletter. And it is like Parade, but it's not a supplement if it's not supplemental to anything, right? :)
--- Quote --- I actually got an AARP discount on a hotel in Denver in April, and I'm also getting an AARP discount on my new cell service.
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I got 30 percent off my new glasses!
As for hotels, I used to use AAA, which is about the same as the AARP discount. Now I use neither because I book through priceline.com or hotwire.com and get amazing deals.
--- Quote ---I've always wondered why KFC wasn't Kentucky Fried Chicken anymore. ???
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They want to downplay the "fried."
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 24, 2010, 09:17:47 am ---Yeah, that's the one I was referring to earlier. What do you call that kind of thing? It's not really a magazine or a newspaper or a newsletter. And it is like Parade, but it's not a supplement if it's not supplemental to anything, right? :)
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Beats me! ;D
--- Quote ---I got 30 percent off my new glasses!
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:D
--- Quote ---As for hotels, I used to use AAA, which is about the same as the AARP discount. Now I use neither because I book through priceline.com or hotwire.com and get amazing deals.
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Is priceline the one you "bid" on? I should check those out. I need a hotel in San Francisco in August, and in Denver then again, too.
--- Quote ---They want to downplay the "fried."
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Makes sense, I guess. :-\
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