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I was traveling back from Chicago late last week and hit a section of I80 in Indiana that was a 5 lane [each way] stretch of highway which had construction in process. Not a problem…around here we are used to it. The Departments of Transportation in the tri-state area have invested in giant digital signs whose sole purposes are to display detailed traffic updates to warn motorists of problems and delays. I came to a point where all five lanes had crawled to a near stop. As I was inching along in the middle of five lanes of idle traffic I came upon one of those “Jumbotron” signs. The message…”All Lanes Affected”. Wow! Really? Thank you so much!
It is no secret that the traditional newsprint industry has experienced a readership falloff in that past few years. With internet accessibility and 24 hour media news feeds, fewer and fewer people are buying newspapers. A bi-product of this phenomenon I believe is that as a result of slumping sales, editors and reporters simply don’t care anymore and as a result are getting sloppy with headlines. Here are some samples of actual headlines I came across this weekend:
1. Grandmother of eight makes hole in one
2. Deaf mute gets new hearing in killing
3. Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
4. Two convicts evade noose, jury hung
5. Elephant beats heroin habit with detox
6. Chihuahuas provoke baton attack on nude beach
By all means, please provide your own subtitles:).
Last but not least, yesterday I was working around the house and had the television on as background noise. There I was…minding my own business when all of a sudden I heard a commercial about Disney’s CHRISTMAS video releases in limited quantities??? It’s AUGUST! School is not back in session…Thanksgiving is 3 months away…it’s AUGUST! I think the folks at Disney need to be left on the beach with the baton attacking Chihuahuas.
I’m just saying.
4 comments:
Ok...so I'm not the only one that tends to be shocked an appalled at what is not only being put out BY the news, but what is being considered NEWS? Well that's good! No to much sure I would have cared much about the junkie elephant and his rehab, but I wish him well.
And the Christmas thing...used to actually be my favorite holiday...hate it more and more every year. Maybe because I get beat to death with it before it gets here. A friend of mine was in Hobby Lobby recently and heard the following over the speakers while wandering the store "ATTENTION last minute Christmas shoppers! Don't fret. Hobby Lobby has all your xmas needs." Yeah - I about heaved too...don't feel bad.
And as for I-80...I grew up in IL and am well accustomed to I-80 and the amount of road construction that, perpetually, never gets constructed. I avoid both like the plague! Would rather take 3 extra hours to get where I am going than deal with the bull puckey, or, better yet, just find a different city (or in my case, State) to go to that doesn't require taking 80 or 55 at all! =)
Holy Moly Jewell- Please, tell me how you really feel :). I-80 is so much fun, isn't it? I see road construction as summer vacation for road crews...they Do NOTHING...and it takes all summer and surprisingly they are back next year on the same roads...gotta love it.
Be well,
Ron
Great work, so many of us are not good into writing but want to show something what we do. i'm into photography but really bad writer. here is my photo blog just relax and watch. http://fotosxalvaro.blogspot.com
Honestly Ron, in the entire span of time that I've "known" you - how many times have you know me to mince words? =) LOL
Jewell
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