Random Phenomenon of The Day

Ever notice whenever a character in a TV show or movie reads a newspaper, it's always the same one? Me neither. But it's true.

Nobody's sure whether the same prop newspaper has been used over and over for decades because prop masters are cheap, or if they're playing a big running joke only TV fanatics on Ritalin would spot. Either way, it's a fascinating phenomenon.

As a neat example, here's Ed O'Neill reading the infamous recurring paper as Al Bundy in 'Married With Children'. Then, a couple of decades later, here he is again reading it in a scene from 'Modern Family':


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