This is True

This is True

"This Is True" is a syndicated weekly newspaper column and online mailing list written by American humorist Randy Cassingham. The column describes strange-but-true stories culled from news sources around the globe. Cassingham reports that there are nearly 110,000 subscribers to the mailing list for True from over 200 countries. [ [http://www.thisistrue.com/currentissue.html This is True's Current Issue ] ] [ [http://www.thisistrue.com/countries.html This is True: Where Our Readers Are ] ]

Frequent themes in "This is True" include absurd governmental actions or policies, unusual or badly-phrased newspaper headlines, and injuries and deaths due to outrageous negligence (similar to the Darwin Awards). Cassingham particularly favors stories of outrageous effects of zero tolerance policies in schools, such as children expelled (under drugs rules) for sharing cough drops.

External links

* [http://www.thisistrue.com The Official Website of This Is True]
* [http://www.myspace.com/official_thisistrue This Is True on MySpace]

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