> Those all sound like news to me. News is something different. ... > For every bad person out there there are a hundred good > people and a thousand > apathetic people.
precisely. The thing that's different is what makes the news, and what is different is the bad behaviour, the violence, the sporting excellence, the natural disaster, and the occasional act of goodness that goes beyond the normal background goodness. I do, however, agree with you that the celebrity stuff should not be on the news. Unless there were a mass public execution of them. I'd like to watch that. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of graywolf > Sent: 02 November 2007 21:50 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: AP Top News Photos > > Those all sound like news to me. News is something different. > What they show > they ought to call it Olds. "And not for the 11 o'clock Olds. > Same old, same > old. Good night." Or maybe they should call it the 11 o'clock > Creepy Horror Show. > > For every bad person out there there are a hundred good > people and a thousand > apathetic people. But after watching the news for awhile > there are a thousand > and one apathetic people because you are sure everyone else > is bad and there is > nothing you can do about it. Hell, you can not even trust them not to > sensationalize the weather. > > The news is not about important stuff, it is about ratings. > Hang onto your seats > folks; the ride is about to begin; you will be scared to > unlock your door in the > morning. > > > > Bob W wrote: > >>> http://news.aol.com/top-news-photos/ > >> If they took out war, politics, and sports there would not be > >> much left would > >> there? Remove disasters and celebrities as well and there > >> would be nothing there > >> at all. And, folks wonder why I do not pay much attention to the > > news. > > > > You don't pay much attention to the news because they report, er, > > news? > > > > They're not going to put baskets of kittens on the news are they? If > > you only want to look at pictures of dewy roses, strings of puppies, > > and babies dressed as bears there are plenty of > opportunities for that > > too. It's just not news. > > > > <Dramatic music. Dan Rather's voice> > > > > Good evening. Here are tonight's headlines. > > > > Most things are the same as they were yesterday. > > > > New developments in the sweet shop story - a fresh delivery of > > Smarties has arrived. Prices unchanged. > > > > Reports are coming in of kindly behaviour from Boy Scouts. 2 elderly > > ladies, helped across the road by woggle-wearing lads with cheeky > > grins, said earlier tonight "They were so sweet and kind. Their > > mothers must be very proud of them". > > > > Calls for a police force, manned by PC Plod from Toytown, have been > > unanimously rejected by the town council. Said Mayor Gaily > "There just > > isn't any crime - we don't need a police force". > > > > Financial news. Every currency is up against every other, and we're > > all making a profit. Plans to eliminate poverty have been shelved > > until there is some. > > > > Today's weather: it will be fluffy and nice. People who like lots of > > warm sunshine will get it, but there will be no pollen to > give anyone > > hay fever. Those of you who like a brisk, chilly day - that's what > > you're in for. > > > > Goodnight. > > > > Bob > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
