03/12/10 Reader Submitted Comments: We Would Rave About The Greenwich Time If It Was Invented Today

I can understand why the Greenwich Time is not viewed as trendy today.

After all, the Greenwich Time and other newspapers were really the iPods of 1690.

But humor me, and consider this alternate history: Imagine if Gutenberg had invented a digital modem rather than a printing press, and that for centuries all of our information had come to us online.

Further, imagine if we held a press conference announcing the invention of an intriguing new product called a "Newspaper named the Greenwich Time."

That press conference might go something like this:

We're pleased to announce a new product that will revolutionize the way you access local information. It will save you time and money and keep you better informed than ever before.

Just consider the hours you've spent on the Internet looking for information of interest to you.


The Greenwich Time hired specialists who live and work in your hometown to cull information sources and provide a daily report tailored to your community, your friends, and your neighbors.

The Greenwich Time editors also know that you sometimes wonder whether you can trust the information you see online.


Well, they plan to introduce a painstaking new process called "fact checking" in which we actually verify the information before we pass it along to you.

In addition to saving time online, you'll also save money.

You won't need those expensive color ink cartridges or reams of paper because information will be printed out for you in full color every day.

You'll also save money on access charges and those unpleasant fights over who gets time on the computer because the Greenwich Time will be physically delivered to your home at the same time each day, for less than what you would tip the guy from the Chinese restaurant.

If you worry about your kids stumbling across porn on the Internet,

No Need to worry about the Greenwich Time, this product is pre-screened and guaranteed suitable for the whole family.

And in a security breakthrough, we guarantee that the Greenwich Time is absolutely virus-free, and promise the elimination of those annoying pop-up ads.

The Greenwich Time is also the most portable product in the world, and doesn't require batteries or electricity. And when the flight attendant tells you to turn off your electronic devises, you can actually turn this on, opening page after page without worrying about interfering with the plane's radar.

To top it all off, you don't need a long-term warranty or service protection program. If you're not happy with the Greenwich Time on any day, They'll redesign it and bring you a new one the next day.

I can see the headlines now:

"Cutting-edge Greenwich Time threatens Google's survival."

My point, of course, is that the Greenwich Time remains an extraordinary information bargain, and we shouldn't be selling them short.

A Greenwich Time Fan

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