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This is the Dumbing Down of our quality press at it's best.
see here[^]
Astrologists indeed!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Oh my lordy lord.
I'd say it was a sad day for journalism, but calling that shite journalism is - argh, words fail me!~
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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(That's an 'M')
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...and used twice, confirming the ignorance of the writer. 
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I would have posted a comment, but that means signing up with such an ill informed rag and I'd feel dirty for hours...
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He's got the important thing right, though -- his name is printed twice in the by line, and one instance of it even has a tooltip with his name in it.
That's the way that useless cretins really talented journalists get ahead in the business.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If only it were simply dumbing down.
In US we have BBC America news. Oh, how the mighty have fallen!
It's absolutely loaded with editorial given as news. And the Drama!
I've also observed it's loss of neutrality is approaching obscene, particularly with respect to Middle Eastern issues.
Now - I understand if they polish, gloss, and omit, as they see fit, on silly stuff like the royal family.
When a (former) paragon picks-and-chooses through real news to (I presume) shift public opinion. It's nasty.
We've got crap like that of our own - the NY Times printing opinion pieces as though they were news, omitting details like fact checking, and otherwise not vetting what once could easily classify as controversial 'statements of fact' - it's depressing.
If only it were simply morons.
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I don't understand the fuss being made about the article.
Is there some reason why Astrologists won't be able to witness this comet?
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Yes, their heads are stuck up their arses
[no spell write  ]
speramus in juniperus
modified 20-Nov-13 9:22am.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: up they're arses
Tut tut.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Are you sure...
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Yes, their heads are stuck up they're arses
which equals: "Yes, their heads are stuck up they are arses". Are you sure?
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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there, there, I've did it write now.
speramus in juniperus
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Thank you, my breathing is almost back to normal now. I think a little light gin is called for.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Not just up their own nipses but up each others.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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My astrologer told me that you'd be "snippy" today.
I'd respond in kind but my astrologer also told me that you'd spill some gin this week.
I figure that is probably more karmic blowback than you can handle.
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In my long and varied life, I have travelled to all corners of the globe and drunk in bars from the lowliest spit & sawdust to the swankiest cocktail lounge. I have NEVER spilt Gin.
Beer, I've spilt beer. But never Gin.
speramus in juniperus
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They're obviously working to fix it - the subheading is still wrong, but the body now mentions "astronomists". 
Nice Disqus avatar, BTW. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It still isn't anywhere near as bad as what passes for "journalism" here in the states.
Added: Apparently, it took 2 hours for them to change the word "astrologers" to -- get this -- "astronomists", before it was finally fixed to "astronomers."
I still stand by what I wrote above, though.
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It is because our Nigerian born baby eating communist president gave all the gold in Fort Knox to Chinese industrial spies working for Al Qaeda.
^ I've pieced that together from several different news reports.
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And you got those news reports from the Internet, so they must be true!
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Seriously?[^]
If anyone had ever been to Hull they would know that the words Hull and Culture are not often seen in the same sentence.
(Unless that sentence is something like "Hull has no culture"
I want those of you who have never been to Hull to imagine a grimy, run down fishing port town that has mass unemployment, no class, no style.
Where people are miserable and impoverished and education is frowned upon.
There is no ambition nor civic pride and it is inhabited by druggies, alcoholics, single mothers and there bastard offspring, all of whom rely upon benefits and handouts.
The only Art in Hull is Graffiti.
It is a shithole, worse even that Luton!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: worse even that Luton!
Now I know you are lying!
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Dalek Dave wrote: it is inhabited by druggies, alcoholics, single mothers and there bastard offspring, all of whom rely upon benefits and handouts.
Unfortunately that fits far too many towns in this country nowadays.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Aye, lad. Crawley is but one of many.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Come on - tell us what you really think!
I've been to Hull and back twice - once to visit The Deep - I was working at another aquarium at the time and was asked to check out the opposition.
The other time was to take my daughter to look around the university as she was thinking of going there - luckily she chose to go to Liverpool, my own Alma Mater (and our home town).
Nothing I saw makes me anxious to make a third visit.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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