This is True: Travel

Thanks to "Zero Tolerance", You are Not Safe

2004-10-11T06:50:41-07:00

The silly concept of "Zero Tolerance" may have started in American schools, but it certainly did not end there. It not only has spread to schools in other countries, what's the expected result when all those schoolchildren get out of school, and into the Real World? They practice what they learned, of course! The story, from the 10 October 2004 issue:

Distant Cousins

2003-02-17T13:49:03-07:00

See 2006 Update, Below

Many readers enjoyed these two stories that appeared in the 16 February 2003 issue, as they showed how different -- and how similar -- Australians and Americans are:

Bugger!

"Strine" -- Australian slang -- is invading American speech, says Tom Dalzell, the author of two books on U.S. slang. Thanks to more Australian movies and TV shows becoming hits in America, not to mention the 2000 Olympics, terms such as "no worries", "agro" (aggravated), "walkabout" and "crikey" (exclamation of surprise) are being heard in the States more frequently. (Brisbane Courier-Mail) ...That's shonky! If that drongo thinks the trend is new, he's berko.

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We're Off to Pluto!

2002-05-21T12:13:41-07:00

Yes, True is about weird news. More importantly, it's about thinking, which implies a quest for knowledge and understanding. That's most evident in Randy's editorials; here are two of them on the same subject, starting with an editorial in May 2002:

Camp Innuendo

2002-04-29T09:14:46-07:00

From True's 28 April 2002 issue:

Airline Insecurity -- a Symptom of a Worse Disease

2002-01-27T14:02:47-07:00

Some weeks after terrorists turned several of our airliners into guided missiles, I flew -- and got to experience our greatly "improved" security. My experiences brought a lot of response from readers.