Way to Go, Seattle Times

This terrible juxtaposition of image and text was the on front page of their website this morning.



Did anyone look at this before publishing it?

Oh Seattle

Enjoyed this "news" tidbit.

Sedro-Woolley men skin 16-foot road kill python

Let's File This Under "Good Intentions Meet Poor Reasoning"

Dayton Mother Caught Breast Feeding and Driving.

I get it. When the kid's hungry, you have to feed it. BUT PULL OVER! Geez...

Maybe This Was the Problem

Remember how this summer my neighbor got all tweaky about our rented goats. Maybe she was worried about her car getting boosted.

Here's a Headline You Don't See Every Day

Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle

Still Another Great Seattle Headline

Teen sets record for blowing up balloons with nose

Yet Another Great Seattle Headline

Trucker stops to relieve himself, loses load

Confusing Headlines

In the past few days I've seen some headlines that have really confused me. I think headline writers value brevity and snappiness far above comprehensibility.

Too Creepy Not to Share

The Magic Cabin Pony Harness has been discontinued. Perhaps too many "big kids" were using it for their own "playtime?"

Tiny House Woman

The woman who became somewhat famous for not selling her tiny cottage so that developers could put in a Trader's Joes died today. What will happen to her little house now?

Another Big Seattle News Day

Raccoon causes power outage in Ballard

I particularly enjoyed the line, "they could tell by the smell that an animal was involved."

What Qualifies as News in Seattle

Lost iPod returned to retired Oregon hairdresser.

I'm confused. It is newsworthy because she's retired or because she's from Oregon?

Another Great Seattle Headline

Man sentenced for theft of 93 pounds of women's undergarments.

What Qualifies as News in Seattle

A naked fight over a dog. Seriously people? Is there nothing else to discuss?

How Do You Do That Exactly?