Am I the only one who gets a little bit bored with hearing news stories starting with ‘a new study has found that’ and then the most mundane, ridiculous or obvious idea being stated. Over the last few days I have heard on television that 1) Masturbation increases your chance of getting cancer, 2) the [...]
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July 29, 2008
Child pleads ’stop Mummy driving’
Click here to read the story, if you want to grow angry with the human race. Congratulations Scotland, for you are home to a complete and utter douchebag.
“A woman was caught drink-driving after a distressed child was seen shouting “stop mummy driving” and banging on the windows of a car.”
Nice, real nice. I hate people. Why are [...]
July 28, 2008
Melon, Lemon, Melon, Lemon
Melon that tastes like lemon to go on sale at Tesco.
Click here to read the story.
???? – Why?
If you want a lemon, buy a lemon. If you want a melon, buy a lemon. WHY IS THIS NEWS?!
“The UK melon market is valued at £125 million a year, according to retail analyst TNS. ” – Who [...]
July 24, 2008
That’s not news
News is new information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. Simple.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_fe_st/odd_mystery_noise;_ylt=ApMesOKIYlDBPe6kdV.E7LPtiBIF
That is not news. That is the sort of story that a friend might tell you on a bus when there is nothing else to talk about, and even then you probably wouldn’t [...]
