Comments on: Beware of Unecessary Headline Doom and Gloom http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/ Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:29:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Heather T http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Heather T Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:32:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/#comment-771 At least you still <b>have</b> a local paper. Ours is shuttering its doors in July. Better short headlines than no headlines. At least you still have a local paper. Ours is shuttering its doors in July. Better short headlines than no headlines.

]]> By: Margo http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Margo Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:33:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/#comment-770 AWONI, Not sure if that's good or bad, but I do despair way too often. BTW, I think you are very important :)<br/><br/>phdyogurtry, only if you squint.<br/><br/>Shawn, sounds to me like you understand very well!<br/><br/>lilaphase, Thanks! <br/><br/>Vic, glad to hear you do that. I bet you are the best (and "funnest") teacher ever.<br/><br/>blueviolet, I have found I can read whatever interests me by following the local paper on twitter! We still subscribe but mostly for suduko and comics - both long held traditions for husband and sparkle.<br/><br/>Lilu, Last thing I would ever do would be to take a shot at you. But, I'll admit I'm always a little shell shocked after reading many TMI Thursdays... call this my pathetic shot at potty talk. AWONI, Not sure if that’s good or bad, but I do despair way too often. BTW, I think you are very important :)

phdyogurtry, only if you squint.

Shawn, sounds to me like you understand very well!

lilaphase, Thanks!

Vic, glad to hear you do that. I bet you are the best (and “funnest”) teacher ever.

blueviolet, I have found I can read whatever interests me by following the local paper on twitter! We still subscribe but mostly for suduko and comics – both long held traditions for husband and sparkle.

Lilu, Last thing I would ever do would be to take a shot at you. But, I’ll admit I’m always a little shell shocked after reading many TMI Thursdays… call this my pathetic shot at potty talk.

]]> By: LiLu http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-769 LiLu Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:14:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/#comment-769 "Unless we're talking about poop or Twitter."<br/><br/>That was a dig at me, right?<br/><br/>I knew it. “Unless we’re talking about poop or Twitter.”

That was a dig at me, right?

I knew it.

]]> By: blueviolet http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-768 blueviolet Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:11:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/#comment-768 Our newspaper has turned into tissue paper as well, yet the price has doubled. We cancelled it a few months ago because it's such a rip-off. Our newspaper has turned into tissue paper as well, yet the price has doubled. We cancelled it a few months ago because it’s such a rip-off.

]]> By: Vic http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Vic Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:02:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/beware-of-unecessary-headline-doom-and-gloom/#comment-767 I'm inclined to suspect that any truly humane leaders opted out long ago...<br/><br/>Newspaper headlines are appallingly bad lately. I use them in class to talk about unintentional ambiguity, and the importance of punctuation.<br/><br/>And then I don't use any in my blogs.:) I’m inclined to suspect that any truly humane leaders opted out long ago…

Newspaper headlines are appallingly bad lately. I use them in class to talk about unintentional ambiguity, and the importance of punctuation.

And then I don’t use any in my blogs.:)

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