A paperboy is the general name for a person (traditionally a preteen boy) employed by a newspaper, a news agent or even an official postal service to deliver papers to subscribers as assigned by streets and routes, often on a bicycle.

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The position of paperboy occupies a prominent place in the American folklore because it has long been the first paying job available to youngsters. Despite that, the number of paperboys in the United States has declined greatly since the 1990s. This decline is due partly to the disappearance of afternoon newspapers, whose delivery times worked better for school-aged children than did those of morning papers, which usually must be delivered before 6 a.m. The numbers have also been affected by changing demographics, labour laws and concern about unescorted children, all of which have led many newspapers to switch to delivery by adults. Today, they are mainly used by weekly newspapers, which still tend to be delivered in the afternoons.

Other countries with a tradition of paper boys include Canada, Australia and the UK.

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ooooo boy i have to do a 8 page paper(double spaced) and im only at one page (single spaced)..lol
MsJohnita (Nita) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:53:03 -0000
ooooo boy i have to do a 8 page paper(double spaced) and im only at one page (single spaced)..lol
RT @briarrrr_ I never spoke to this boy ever except sayin lemme see yur paper & he gt a crush on me..... I think thts cute :) ina weird who?
daricobbS (dari cobbS) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:38:33 -0000
RT @briarrrr_ I never spoke to this boy ever except sayin lemme see yur paper & he gt a crush on me..... I think thts cute :) ina weird who?
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JeffreyNYC (Jeffrey P) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:36:12 -0000
@jenn615 See, you got a party invite... From a very late paper boy to a party invite... All in a days work for my awesome followers. LOL
I never spoke to this boy ever except sayin lemme see yur paper & he gt a crush on me..... I think thts cute :) ina weird sorta way...
briarrrr_ (Briar Barrow) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:29:22 -0000
I never spoke to this boy ever except sayin lemme see yur paper & he gt a crush on me..... I think thts cute :) ina weird sorta way...
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