Comments | frozen_wishes: In the news

frozen_wishes

In the news

Jun 14, 2007 16:49

I don't know if this is just me, but I've noticed over the last few months that the BBC news website seems to be coming up with a lot of stories that I thought were years old. This is today's example. Yesterday I also saw a story about a study that suggests women end up in relationships with men who resemble their fathers (something I remember ( Read more... )

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ms_siobhan June 14 2007, 16:15:02 UTC

I'm all for getting rid of those awful hanging trousers, especially when you can see underpants and worse when the wearer has been less than thorough after a visit to the toilet.

Know what you mean about news - maybe some news stories just keep resurfacing.
My condolences about the death of your stepbrothers, a truly awful way to go.

ms_siobhan June 14 2007, 16:20:00 UTC

Sorry if that last sentence sounded a bit crass or trite - I lost one of my closest friends to HIV/AIDS ten years ago and it was just awful watching him get iller and iller til in the end it was relief for him to die, I meant it was truly awful to watch him die like that.

frozen_wishes June 15 2007, 15:42:33 UTC

erg, must hunt out mental floss!!!

Don't worry, it didn't sound crass or trite: I always find it hard trying to find something to say when someone dies. I never really knew Andrew, but I was very close to Steve, and it was horrid watching him get worse - especially as I sometimes went a few months without seeing him while I was at uni, which made the difference more obvious.

news wight1984 June 14 2007, 17:08:35 UTC

At least it beats them making it up I suppose!

I was a bit confused about the Barrymore story because I would have a thought everyone would have caught it first time around, but it did contain some recent developments.

As to studies, well, that I guess they can pull out whenever they want, kind of 'back up' story for when they don't have anything else to talk about :o)

News is a pretty wacky thing anyway... :o/

Re: news frozen_wishes June 15 2007, 15:45:37 UTC

I was going to post a link to the spaghetti growing news story from 1957 as proof that making up news can be a good (or at least amusing) thing, but then I realised it was a documentary, not a news item, so might not count.

marieceleste June 14 2007, 17:13:50 UTC

It is called the news industry, so that's just what it is, no news, no jobs.....

marieceleste June 14 2007, 17:18:53 UTC

My pants are always saggy, but usually because my bum is saggy too!

frozen_wishes June 16 2007, 10:21:06 UTC

I know that feeling!

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frozen_wishes June 16 2007, 10:21:24 UTC

1. Sounds like one of my lines after I've had a few and get philosophical.

2. Eh?

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frozen_wishes June 16 2007, 10:54:38 UTC

1. ...

2. I can't believe it actually has a name!