Is there something in the water?

Oct 16, 2007 10:37

I am again moved to post for strange reader tastes "up north"  (to be read in yorkshire accent). Thank you to the lovely Gary for pointing this one out this morning.

Readers' most viewed

Most viewed articles on The Sydney Morning Herald 
  1. Gore gets a cold shoulder
  2. 40c top tax rate
  3. Couple's long road to vindication
  4. Heathrow plane collision
  5. First-time powerball player wins $15m

Most viewed articles on The Age
  1. Trams crash in city
  2. Murder trial abandoned after body found
  3. Now the PM flunks the numbers test - on rates
  4. Children swallowed ecstasy 'lollies'
  5. Melbourne: the sprawl goes on and on 

And......

Most viewed articles on The Brisbane Times
  1. Dentist claims 'breast rubs' appropriate
  2. Man leaves girl to be eaten by alligators
  3. Woman wins $15m lottery on first try
  4. LGAQ reacts angrily to new water laws
  5. What is your personality type?

The top story today as read by Brisbanites:  " A dentist accused of fondling the breasts of 27 female patients is trying to keep his dental license by arguing that chest massages are an appropriate procedure in certain cases" .. what a pile of old bollocks! Oh clutching at straws. Uninterested in election campaigns of any kind, in the week the election is called, this is the most read article. Maybe it's the sun?

We drove past two MASSIVE billboard in the Sunshine State last weekend with John Howard's ugly mug slapped on it, claiming something about looking after families. I almost projectile vomited on it from the moving car. That sort of affection for the frightens me greatly. Shudders.

The second most read article, is little more alarming, "MIAMI - A Florida man who left a five-year-old girl to be eaten alive by alligators and tried to kill her mother was sentenced to death today." Bloody hell!

Oh to be a fly on the wall when the News Editor briefes journo's in the BT bureau?! The morning meeting must be a daily amusement.

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