Showing posts with label yawn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yawn. Show all posts

Monday, April 22, 2013

Yawn headline of the day

Boston bombing suspects did not have valid handgun licenses

Will the next article about them be "Boston bombing suspects jaywalked to set bombs?"

Monday, March 18, 2013

Today's news round-up

Good News
Bad News
Misleading News
Ridiculous News

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Yawn headline of the day

First Look: 'Dark Knight Rises' promises violence
Of course there's violence. It's a Batman movie.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Yawn headline of the day

Queen Elizabeth II to open 2012 Olympics

Of course she is.

As the article says, she opened the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and I was there to see her do it.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Yawn headline of the day

Pope defends traditional values

This is like saying "The sun rises in the east."

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Yawn headline of the day

City Catholics Attend Easter Sunday Services

It would have been news if they didn't attend.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Yawn headline of the day

Turkey on NJ Turnpike causes havoc, evades capture
Big deal, there are lots of turkeys driving on the NJ turnpike.

OK, I guess I really should file this under "living with wild turkeys."

Friday, May 01, 2009

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Why is this news?

Pope Reaffirms Traditional Views
This is like saying "Sun Rises in the East." If it rose some place else, it would be news. Doing the expected is not news--especially to people who who have little interest in what the subject of the headline does in the first place.