Comments on: At the Risk of Crossing the Line … http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/12/13/at-the-risk-of-crossing-the-line/ The Fundamentals of Our Publishing are Wrong Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lee Battersby http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/12/13/at-the-risk-of-crossing-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Lee Battersby Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/12/13/at-the-risk-of-crossing-the-line/#comment-983 Hang on, now: Don't fall into the trap of mistaking Fox News for journalism.....<br /><br />The only realistic answer to such a stupid question, of course is "Of course he's alive, and <i>he's standing right ebhind yoooouuu!</i>"<br /><br />Or kick them in the nads, whichever you prefer. Hang on, now: Don’t fall into the trap of mistaking Fox News for journalism…..

The only realistic answer to such a stupid question, of course is “Of course he’s alive, and he’s standing right ebhind yoooouuu!“

Or kick them in the nads, whichever you prefer.

]]> By: Paul Riddell http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/12/13/at-the-risk-of-crossing-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Paul Riddell Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:16:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/12/13/at-the-risk-of-crossing-the-line/#comment-982 I see this sort of stupidity constantly: on a much lesser scale, it's like how every report on discoveries of plesiosaur fossils have to bring up Nessie. In this case, though, it's a classic example of why I advocate giving journalism majors government grants to drink themselves to death: they're going to do it anyway, so why not speed up the process so they cost us less and perform fewer atrocities as this in the process> I see this sort of stupidity constantly: on a much lesser scale, it’s like how every report on discoveries of plesiosaur fossils have to bring up Nessie. In this case, though, it’s a classic example of why I advocate giving journalism majors government grants to drink themselves to death: they’re going to do it anyway, so why not speed up the process so they cost us less and perform fewer atrocities as this in the process>

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