There is a great photograph on the front page of today's New York Times. The associated story is about The Battle in Seattle, but the picture also speaks to many Y2K concerns.

Here is the image gif of today's NYTimes front page (I hope this works):

-- (pshannon@inch.com), December 05, 1999

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That's priceless Patrick! What a keeper! (Can you make me a color xerox & mail it?)

;-D

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), December 05, 1999.

Old Saint Nick tried to pull a trick. Busted again!

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), December 05, 1999.

Police protecting the fantasy of consumerism? No, wait.. Uh, police protecting the magic of childhood? No, wait,..uh, they were pointing guns at kids,... uh, Police protecting our right to maintain our fantasy of the Protestent Work Ethic/American Dream? Oh, no..uh..Santa Toys are free....Police protecting the fantasy of "something for good-boys-and-girls" as a metaphor for the welfare state? No, wait...

-- Hokie (nn@va.com), December 05, 1999.

You should be able to buy a copy of the paper at Barnes and Noble or a newstand.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), December 05, 1999.

The Near Future of America - Caught Between the Forces of the Evil Empire and Capitalistic Greed and American Materialism

-- A Real American (america@america.net), December 05, 1999.

If they had a picture of Santa being shot with rubber bullets at close range it would probably be too frightening "for the children".

-- (RUOK@yesiam.com), December 05, 1999.

That picture is from the Seattle Times archive and was on their webpage photo gallery too.

-- Sheri (wncy2k@nccn.net), December 05, 1999.

Thanks Sheri!

Dianne... Print! :-)



-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), December 05, 1999.

Santa's bringing RoboCop Action Toys for the kids in the Bunker??

-- nah (not@this.time), December 05, 1999.

I wonder if the lady snowrestles?

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), December 05, 1999.

Uh, that's not Mrs. Claus. Santa got caught red-handed at Wilma's Winter Wonderland Spa. Busted again!

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), December 05, 1999.

No, wait! I know! I know! Mr. and Mrs. Claus being arrested for unlawful stockpiling of toys. Also charged with the intent to distribute fossil fuel (coal) to government and military personel.

-- cassie (hohoho@northpole.chill), December 05, 1999.