I’m in the middle of trying to decide if I want to keep AT&T as our wireless phone service, or switch to Verizon Wireless. It’s maddening that every outlet has different phones, plans and deals, which makes today’s Dilbert timely.
Note this panel from the strip, as scanned from The Boston Globe, which is at risk of becoming the Boston edition of The New York Times. The comic book fans among you should be able to answer the questions below.
- What did FOOM once stand for?
- What comic book character’s name ends in FOOM?
Yeah, I’m worried about the Globe turning into the Boston edition of the NY Times. That would suck. My biggest complaint is with home delivery. The paper is wet way too often, especially considering I tip $2/week. I’m fed up, and if I get any more wet papers I’ll cancel.
F.O.O.M — Friends Of Old Marvel. The 70’s in-house Marvel Comics fan club.
Fin Fang Foom — A Godzilla-like monster, created by Stan Lee.
Hi Doug! This weekend while listening to WBZ i heard a news tease that decision day is coming for the Boston Globe. Just wondered if it has yet. It’s a shame that papers are suffering but then everything else is too. F.O.O.M. will soon stand for Fading/Fleeing/Fleeting/Forever Out Of Memory.