Cue the Dramatic Entry of Juila Gillard...on a crutch

Well, this week was exciting, wasn't it?

This was written the same week as I was on crutches. Julia Gillard had just been elected by her party as Prime Minister. Bye-bye Rudd. That's all, folks.

[OLD BLOG; IMPORTED POST] "News" and "cricket"

22/12/07, ninemsn

Most read articles

1.Borat and Ali G retire from showbiz

2.Massive storm drenches NSW west

3.Miss France could lose crown over snaps

4.Woman 'sexually assaults Santa'

5.Footpath-bonking teen avoids sex offenders' list

6.Drug mule grandfather dodges jail time

7.Six dead on day one of Xmas road toll

8.Rudd makes surprise visit to Iraq

9.Qantas strike set to ruin holiday plans

Latest headlines

• Solomons bones returned from NZ museum
• Kathy Hilton does her bit for charity
• Turner remembered with musical service
• Friends save life of elderly Qld man
• National road toll climbs to 10
• Great Escape pilot dead at 92
• More news

11:10 pm, 9/1/08,

TODAY'S TOP 10 ARTICLES

1. Clinton slays Obama in crucial New Hampshire race
   
2. Cricket chiefs wilt under fire
   
3. Crash threat as Qantas jet loses power
   
4. Testy tourists must now get back to work
   
5. Sarkozy hints at marrying 'man tamer' supermodel
   
6. McGrath slams Bucknor axing
   
7. Black day for cricket when we walk away
   
8. Bucknor's head served up on a platter
   
9. Dead and no-one noticed for a year
   
10. Arrogant Ponting must be fired

(from the Sydney Morning Herald)

Six out of the ten top articles  for today concern the latest India-Australia test and the corresponding controversy. It's just one @$^%# game in a whole series, for god's sake!

The  no. 9 story today hit me, to borrow an expression from cricket, for six. I don't live in a unit, but I do live in the same council, and the fact that a man was left to die worries me.

[OLD BLOG; IMPORTED POST] What we think about news...

I neglected to mention my new expletive: for god's bloody sake![i.e. the Japanese rice wine pronounced sa ke]

The reason why I mentioned my expletive (which I made up today, 21/12/07) is because I believe we have lost touch with what's really important in life. If you don't believe me, take a look at ninemsn.com's "rather important news" section today:

Most read articles

1.Twisted, uncanny and just plain wrong: 2007's weirdest stories

2.Family threatens mass suicide over land saga

3.Experts warn against overspending on kids at Christmas

4.Counselling for 'anti-Semitic' rock star

5.Radio station fooled over Ryan exclusive

6.Lucky in love — Kylie is the Doctor's new girl

7.Doctor faces sanction over 'hot-rod' penis photo

8.GPS systems 'a danger to drivers'

9.Hicks to abide by control order: lawyer

 

9:48 pm, 21/12/07

Really, how important is no. 6? (And no.7 is just plain weird and has nothing whatsoever to do with no.6.)

 

Latest headlines

• Three deaths on day 1 of Xmas road toll
  
• Japan decision on humpbacks 'not enough'
  
• Sub-prime impacts European, US growth
  
• Two dead in WA ultra-light plane crash
  
• Dubai developer acquires stake in Mirvac
  
• Compass Hotel Group's $123m IPO closes

9:53 pm, 21/12/07

Now this is more relevant to the world!

 

(btw, the black timestamp and comments are mine and I have actually visited all the sites in the most read section)