RNZ: Dead body found in Thames

I guess they couldn't find any live ones.

Serious news finally.

jamesrt: OK, not a headline issue; but I really wish they would get some of the basic skills right - like writing coherent sentences, for example.

Tonight's mockery, from this article:

Dilated pupils are often associated with dilated pupils.

I feel so much better for knowing that.

LOL.

It's the schools fault. 

DarthKermit:

 

One thousand monkeys sitting at one thousand typewriters could probably reproduce the complete works of Stuff'd or the Herald in about five minutes*, methinks. 

 

 

 

* and that includes a 3 minute coffee break.

 

Seriously, I don't blame the journo's. 

They used to report news, these days they are told to provide an experience to the readers. Much like comparing a non fiction book to a novel. As in focus on entertain, and not the boring facts.

tdgeek:

 

Serious news finally.

 

From the article: "Some residents of Flotilla Place recieved (sic) a note last week"

Terrible when their editors can't even use a spell checker.

this is neither NZ nor dumb in the spirit of the thread titile but hey hey hey!

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/09/travel/ryanair-passenger-run-tarmac/index.html

Best ever.

"Olympic dream crushed by penis"

He's probably gonna get the Japanese XXX industry knocking on his door soon. 

This is news?

DarthKermit: This is news?

jamesrt:

DarthKermit: This is news?

No, that was an advertisement.

I'm not sure if there's much of a difference between the two any more. 

Today's "Afternoon Trivia Quiz" on Stuff.

OMFG - someone at Stuff reads GZ forums.

Fred99: OMFG - someone at Stuff reads GZ forums.

HEADLINE:

BODY OF ARTICLE:

"New playground will cost $1.056 million. To date, the council has secured $4.15 in external funding".

Wow - just over four dollars raised - these guys sure do know how to fundraise LOL

See article Here