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Uncwilly · 2013-02-28, 06:40

Ignorance is a dangerous thing in the hands of reporters.

Yahoo has a headline the feed: "Acid attack victim gets face transplant" (see attached image.)
Here is the actual story: http://news.yahoo.com/vt-lye-victim-...142851289.html
Note the caption under the picture.

kladner · 2013-02-28, 15:57

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Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Ignorance is a dangerous thing in the hands of reporters.

Yahoo has a headline the feed: "Acid attack victim gets face transplant" (see attached image.)
Here is the actual story: http://news.yahoo.com/vt-lye-victim-...142851289.html
Note the caption under the picture.

Clearly the husband was a "base" character.

ewmayer · 2013-02-28, 19:52

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Originally Posted by kladner

Clearly the husband was a "base" character.

"Nice one", he said caustically. :)

So you're saying the hubby is a "lyer"?

xilman · 2013-02-28, 20:21

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

"Nice one", he said caustically. :)

So you're saying the hubby is a "lyer"?

Natrelly.

ewmayer · 2013-03-10, 21:17

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Originally Posted by xilman

Natrelly.

The lady in question has a lot in common with the wife of this baseball great.

only_human · 2013-03-11, 17:50

Timothy Gowers on g+ points to a misleading article on The Telegraph headlined thus:

Look at the graph to see the evidence of global warming
Met Office data show only a tiny change in world temperatures

Timothy Gowers says:

Quote:

How about this for a novel technique for demonstrating that global warming is not a serious problem? You just plot temperatures on a graph with the scale of the y-axis chosen so that the range of temperatures occupies only a small fraction of it. (Oh, and start in 1997 just for good measure, but that trick is well known.) It would be funny if it weren't for the fact that there are people in power who take this kind of thing seriously.

Uncwilly · 2013-03-11, 22:53

"How Americans Live Today"
Courtesy of North Korea
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=df8_1362850413

only_human · 2013-03-13, 08:18

Times of India says: Weight gain after kicking the butt natural

No need to find the article; here are some more sensible variations:

Smokers are better off quitting, even though they'll gain weight
Los Angeles Times - by Karen Kaplan

Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
U.S. News & World Report

kladner · 2013-03-13, 13:26

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Originally Posted by only_human

Times of India says: Weight gain after kicking the butt natural

The other headlines may be more sensible, but I enjoyed this one a lot more.

only_human · 2013-03-15, 08:59

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Originally Posted by kladner

The other headlines may be more sensible, but I enjoyed this one a lot more.

Same here. I like this headline today:
Russian president for wrestling in Olympics.
It leaves one unsure if he wants to keep wrestling in the Olympics so that he can personally participate.

Why not? He can add it to his adventures and image, his singing and painting or martial arts. (all links to the same Wikipedia page)

Somewhere I read a joke that the first thing tapped from that ancient Antarctic lake was a bottle of water for Putin to drink.

ewmayer · 2013-06-17, 19:29

In Florida, Nik Wallenda readies for Grand Canyon high-wire act

"I'll take 'U.S. Geography' for $1000, Alex".

2013-02-28, 06:40	#45
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 5·19·103 Posts	Ignorance is a dangerous thing in the hands of reporters. Yahoo has a headline the feed: "Acid attack victim gets face transplant" (see attached image.) Here is the actual story: http://news.yahoo.com/vt-lye-victim-...142851289.html Note the caption under the picture. Attached Thumbnails

2013-03-13, 08:18	#52
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 2·1,877 Posts	Times of India says: Weight gain after kicking the butt natural No need to find the article; here are some more sensible variations: Smokers are better off quitting, even though they'll gain weight Los Angeles Times - by Karen Kaplan Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight U.S. News & World Report Last fiddled with by only_human on 2013-03-13 at 08:36

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