quicko: newspapers

I was really distressed yesterday. I was at Max Brenner's and I was still upset, so you know it must have been bad.

I was reading the Sydney Morning Herald, which is the paper in town, and was shocked to find it using "Ah" and "mah" to quote an American saying "I" and "my." I understand they're not fond of certain Americans' sentiments and are linking them with redneck speech to strip people of their credibility, but I couldn't believe such a legitmate paper would stoop so low. Why not just let the words speak for themselves without adding insult to injury?