CNN might be "The Most Trusted Name in News" but whenever I look at their website, I feel stupider afterwards (yes, "stupider" not "more stupid"-- don't fuck with me, I know my superlatives).
Sometimes the articles are just that dumb, other times not. Examples of a few headlines today, no need to read the articles (I sure didn't).
NASA probes shiny object trailing shuttle
I admit that if you read this article's short blurb, this headline makes sense. But before doing that I had to read it at least three times to get what it was trying to say. I have a hard time taking sentences that contain "shiny object" seriously. I start imagining people with swirly-eyed vision going crazy over diamonds or Nero-kitten playing with aluminum foil.
Ex-con's videos keep inmates, kids in touch
Hmm. What kind of inmates are these, and whose kids? Is R. Kelly involved?
Can cell phones really pop popcorn?
Well, I have always wondered...
Friday, June 13, 2008
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