Apparently, absolutely nothing happened in Seattle yesterday… at least nothing important enough to make the front pages of the dead tree editions of either daily newspaper.
Seattle Times:
World comes to Seattle to fight malaria
Invitation-Only Forum
Because nothing screams top story like a report on a scientific conference, to which none of us are invited, that hasn’t even happened yet.
Local travel agency’s pitch: 2 hours in space for $200,000
Very, very wealthy travelers are bored of Earth, because, you know… “Everybody’s been to Iceland.”
The first baby boomer applies for Social Security
Breaking news about a staged PR event symbolizing a “long-anticipated stampede.”
He’s fast, not afraid of a challenge:
Deaf Bothell football player shines
It’s always nice to have a heart-warming human-interest story balance out the day’s hard-edged news… assuming you bother to print any hard-edged news.
Seattle P-I:
Sellers trying it all to hook choosy buyers
Apparently, the key to selling your home quickly is to clean it up and price it right. Who knew?
Mutants? Saviors? Modified trees eat poisons
No kidding. UW scientists have crossed a poplar tree with a rabbit, setting off a nationwide search for an effective punchline.
Small farmers seek a slice of institutional markets
Cheesy headline, worthy installment in the P-I’s special report on where our school lunches come from.
“UW scientists have crossed a poplar tree with a rabbit, setting off a nationwide search for an effective punchline.”
Wel, I’m sure Roger will have something to say about that, at least!
Let’s eliminate the state sales tax exemption for newspapers.
I’m sorry, but a headline that screams, “Goldy pissed at everyone else’s POV,” isn’ news; that’s an everyday fact of life. Now, if you want headlines, make news: “Goldy abandons hopeless campaigns of Pope, Sherman; apologizes to Satterberg.”
That would sell papers!
The Piper
The world can be saved by Roger enhanced poplar trees? Wonders never end at HA and U of W !
I thought the only species that fucks trees was Republican politicians.
@4…2AD…
If Rog had real regard for the planet, he’d round up all his friends and relations, then hop straight over to the UW and sacrifice themselves for the good of the planet. They can all twitch in Morse Code with their noses, “This bunny’s for you, Al Gore,” as they give up the ghost in such a noble cause.
Now THAT would be news!
The Piper
lollll seattle is so lame.
Man, I have been living the nightmare of that first PI article for far too long. We actually had a consultant come in and stage our house for us and we’re over 90 days on the market and counting (at least the realtor paid for her services and not us)…
“Modified trees eat poisons”
Where do the poisons go after the trees eat them? Do they shit that stuff into the soil? Or exhale it into the air? Do mushrooms on the bark absorb it, then people eat the mushrooms, and drop dead? This doesn’t sound good! I think they should shoot the poisons into space. No wait — I have a better idea — let’s shoot all you humans into space! Then rabbits will take over this planet and I’ll be their king.
@4 Just what this blog needs — another wingnut liar pretending to be a Democrat! Nobody admits to being a Republican anymore — wonder why? (raucous bunny laughter in background)
@6 The planet will benefit immensely more if we sacrifice all you Republicans to research. Where do I sign to donate you to science?
@8 The beauty of living in a hole is that if it caves in, or you simply get tired of it, you can move a few feet and dig another one in about a half hour.
Sell HA ain’t bein’ all that newsworthy now either ,,,,
#Goldstein to Seattle Press: I am Bored.
#Darcy vs David, Pennies Count on the Eastside.
#Roger Rabbit Revealed to be a Closeted Vegetable
#Bellevue Taxpayers Don’t Care if You Die
#RTID is confusing
#Why its Dems, Dems, and Dems all the time.
In the meantime, lets see what i can do to be provocative:
Where in hell is CG? As her ratings hover below 50 she hires a PR consultant wi tax dollars?
Who is the mystery client moving into SLU and how much will this cost the Seattle taxpayers?
Did Richard Pope poof?
The Seattle Pub Schools super seems intent on making the same mistakes as her predecessors .. dumb down the schools, drag down the scores, wonder why????
Duhhh! Is anybody excited by the dim bulbs running for city council or school ctee.
Three Kudoes for Gold’s rant on Coulter-the-goy. Anyone here want to defend her idea that Christianity perfected Judaism?
On this slow news day, crude futures blew through $87 a barrel and analysts predicted $4 gas next summer.
Looks like a recession is going to arrive just in time for the election.
Yeah, its not like there is a good headline like “Bush Administration Started Warantless Wiretapping 9 Months Prior to 9/11; Failed to Stop Attack” floating around out there…
@10 & 11…RR…
First you bunnybitch that nobody admits to being a Republican anymore, then you rabbitrag on me when I do. Is there no pleasing you?
You at least should take pleasure that some guy at the UW finally found a use for you. Suck that poison, Rog! Breathe deep, it’s a long way to the rendering plant! When you go, can I have your feet? I have four friends who want new key chains.
Don’t forget…breathe deep!
The Piper
Headlines I’d like to see… “Roger Rabbit Finally Get’s a Life and Stops Wasting blog Space”
@17…OM…
No, no, no…The headline should read, “Roger Rabbit finally gets a life SENTENCE!”
Then there would be justice.
The Piper
3 Sorry to break it to ya, Piper, but “everyone’s POV” ain’t necessarily yours, and there are some of us other folks with pretty full bladders.
“Did Richard Pope poof?”
It looks like he’s been busy putting up some snazzy new-design campaign signs. Someone got stuck on 520 this morning so I had to take the “grand tour” over I-90 and up 148th to get to my place of labor. Saw a bunch of ’em along the way.
It’s rather interesting that the PI carried an article in their local news section asserting that Ron Sims has proposed a rather austere budget next year, while the Times has a headling screaming, “Sims Proposes Three New Taxes!”
@19…AF…
Then get you a pot to piss in so your bladder can be relieved…Then get a sense of humor.
The Piper
Hmmm…Re: the “Democrats (especially Hillary) are polarizing” ….
As it turns out….majorities say they definitely wouldn’t vote for Romney or Frederick of Hollywood, and more polled voters reject Giuliani and McCain than Clinton, Edwards, or Obama.
You know, I spend most of my time on national blogs. But this one is great! Commenters going after each others necks? I’m going to get some popcorn.
The smaller the pond, the more prolific the invective. Who knew?
Here’s a headline: Randi Rhodes wasn’t mugged after all! Liberal hate-filled liars proven wrong again!
Here is another headline: Eleven Jane Hague signs taken down along Old Redmond Road. Was it the work of a drunk liberal?
Back to those headlines…
It is true, Goldy, that both of today’s papers sport mundane leads.
Another game that I follow (that cannot be played today) is when the front pages of the Times and PI have nearly identical content.
Meanwhile, I enjoy reading comments sections in HA…
Another Headline: Did the Clinton Camp spy on their rivals in 1992 through electronic eavesdropping?
How about this headline;
Rush Limbaugh Auctions off Smear Letter from Harry Reid and 40 other odd-ball senators to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation charity!
Puddybud
I hear there is a new treatment available for those suffering from Chronic Cranial-Anal Inversion Syndrome. You might want to consult your physician.
How about this headline: You know how Google agreed to the Communist Chinese government’s demands on censorship. Well now Google agreed to ban anti-MoveOn.Org Ads on Google. MoveOn.Org Backs down after furor!
Hey Proud Kool-Aid Drinker: What, you can’t think of great headlines?
Simple mind, simple thoughts!
And another HA thread ends with Puddy goose-stepping off into the sunset…
Man! That dude needs to get a life!
Hey Puddybuddy!
Take your show over to Sadly, No!
Enjoy!
(PS Hey, Puddy- the words that say “Sadly, No!” are actually a link. Click on it and try your little troll act there. They luv a good Orc)
@26
Here is another headline: Eleven Jane Hague signs taken down along Old Redmond Road. Was it the work of a drunk liberal?
Could have been the work of a drunk Jane Hague driving home last night.