18 February 2010

Anticipatory journalism

Rico says the window for his mail delivery cuts off titles after a certain number of characters, so he sometimes tries to guess what's coming.
Today was one: "News Alert: Two More Senior..."
Rico says he assumed, of course, that it would be a story about two more senior Democrats either dying (hey, it happens), resigning, or just deserting the party, like rats off a sinking ship.
But, no. The real headline for the real story: "Breaking News Alert: The New York Times: Two More Senior Taliban Leaders Are Arrested"
Rico says that's better, just not as funny...

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