She did WHAT with an umbrella?

Betonov · 12-25-13, 10:23 AM

Not just CNN and US media. Same crap is used here

Sailor Steve · 12-25-13, 10:29 AM

Yeah, I've seen 'em.

Wolferz · 12-25-13, 11:52 AM

Pretty sad commentary on what is deemed important these days. Eh?

A celebrity getting a hang nail is front page worthy.

Or anything to do with the Kardashibitches.

Buddahaid · 12-25-13, 12:48 PM

Yea internet news is like people magazine. It must be what the collective we want which is disturbing.

u crank · 12-25-13, 12:57 PM

A non monetary version of the old bait and switch maybe. That's not what I came here for. But you know, people are curious.

fireftr18 · 12-25-13, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

Not just CNN and US media. Same crap is used here

Betonov, your news can't be as bad as ours.

Jimbuna · 12-26-13, 09:12 AM

I sometimes think no news is good news...IMHO the BBC is losing a fair amount of quality and credibility for that matter.

August · 12-26-13, 10:55 AM

Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella?

AVGWarhawk · 12-26-13, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella?

I'll wait for the movie.

Jimbuna · 12-26-13, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I'll wait for the movie.

If it's anything like the book I wouldn't bother.

BrucePartington · 12-27-13, 05:34 PM

You guys may not believe it, but I sold my TV 2 weeks ago. The only thing worth watching on public TV was the News, which are also available through the Internet tubes.

Thinking about it, my favourite News anchor on the "tubes" is a guy named Jim

Sailor Steve · 12-26-13, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella?

Whatever it was, it wasn't what you were thinking.

No, I don't know what you were thingking, but I still know it wasn't what you were thinking.

Wolferz · 12-26-13, 11:57 AM

Nobody got wet.

vienna · 12-26-13, 01:51 PM

It is really very annoying to hear a newscast that starts:

"Mideast tensions at worst level since 1967;
Russia threatens nuclear anihilation;
Sleeper cells suspected in major US cities;
Major fatal epidemic feared;
Financial upheaval threatens new Great Depression;

But, first, Miley Cyrus and her new video..."

What also burns me up is Tv news teasers that run early in the day, such as: "The item you have in your home that will kill you unexpetedly...report on the 11 PM news"...

<O>

Onkel Neal · 05-18-17, 06:24 AM

Hey! Now we call this "Click bait"

Sorry for the necro but I was thinking about how this became obvious to me a few years ago and now we are saturated with it.

12-25-13, 10:29 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yeah, I've seen 'em. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-25-13, 11:52 AM	#3
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Pretty sad commentary on what is deemed important these days. Eh? A celebrity getting a hang nail is front page worthy. Or anything to do with the Kardashibitches. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

12-25-13, 12:48 PM	#4
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,324 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Yea internet news is like people magazine. It must be what the collective we want which is disturbing. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

12-25-13, 12:57 PM	#5
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,745 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	A non monetary version of the old bait and switch maybe. That's not what I came here for. But you know, people are curious. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

12-26-13, 09:12 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I sometimes think no news is good news...IMHO the BBC is losing a fair amount of quality and credibility for that matter. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-25-13, 10:23 AM	#1
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Not just CNN and US media. Same crap is used here

12-26-13, 10:55 AM	#8
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,202 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

12-27-13, 05:34 PM	#11
BrucePartington XO Join Date: May 2013 Location: KM AM99 Posts: 405 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	You guys may not believe it, but I sold my TV 2 weeks ago. The only thing worth watching on public TV was the News, which are also available through the Internet tubes. Thinking about it, my favourite News anchor on the "tubes" is a guy named Jim

12-26-13, 11:57 AM	#13
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Nobody got wet. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

12-26-13, 01:51 PM	#14
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,713 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	It is really very annoying to hear a newscast that starts: "Mideast tensions at worst level since 1967; Russia threatens nuclear anihilation; Sleeper cells suspected in major US cities; Major fatal epidemic feared; Financial upheaval threatens new Great Depression; But, first, Miley Cyrus and her new video..." What also burns me up is Tv news teasers that run early in the day, such as: "The item you have in your home that will kill you unexpetedly...report on the 11 PM news"... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

05-18-17, 06:24 AM	#15
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Hey! Now we call this "Click bait" Sorry for the necro but I was thinking about how this became obvious to me a few years ago and now we are saturated with it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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