Silliness From the "It's not funny, but..." Department:

WT Sharpe · 05-09-2012, 12:35 PM

There's nothing funny about terrorism, but I couldn't help but smile when I heard this a few minutes ago while listening to the news on NPR. What a mind-picture. Quoted from memory:

"Officials are saying that Al-Queda might abandon underwear bombs altogether now that security experts are all over them."

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Has anyone else heard or seen a quote or headline recently on the news that didn't sound quite right?

steven522 · 05-09-2012, 03:43 PM

Just a few nights ago a local newscast had an "up next" quick-headline list that went something like:

"Up next, local policeman arrests man in a clown suit."
"Up next, local business selling raffle tickets for girl scouts."
And so on.

At each quote, I looked at my wife and Groucho Marx'ed, "What was the officer doing in a clown suit?", "Do you think that business is giving away boy scouts next week?", etc.

05-09-2012, 12:35 PM	#1
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	From the "It's not funny, but..." Department: There's nothing funny about terrorism, but I couldn't help but smile when I heard this a few minutes ago while listening to the news on NPR. What a mind-picture. Quoted from memory: "Officials are saying that Al-Queda might abandon underwear bombs altogether now that security experts are all over them." <><><> Has anyone else heard or seen a quote or headline recently on the news that didn't sound quite right?

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05-09-2012, 03:43 PM	#2
steven522 binomial: homo legentem Posts: 1,061 Karma: 25222222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama, USA Device: iriver Story HD; Archos 80 G9	Just a few nights ago a local newscast had an "up next" quick-headline list that went something like: "Up next, local policeman arrests man in a clown suit." "Up next, local business selling raffle tickets for girl scouts." And so on. At each quote, I looked at my wife and Groucho Marx'ed, "What was the officer doing in a clown suit?", "Do you think that business is giving away boy scouts next week?", etc.

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