So I was watching the local news last night. I never watch the news, and now I remember why. It's not that I don't want to know what's going on in the world. I would love to stay informed. But nothing happens around here, and a 30 minute newscast could be reduced to 10 minutes if they just left out all the "fluff" pieces. Also, the Boise area doesn't attract top-of-the-line newscasters. We were watching our local Fox news station last night, which is the WORST! Fox news is an hour, and remember I already told you that 10 minutes would be sufficient??? They usually have trouble finding stuff to fill the time. There are usually a few seconds at the end of the news where the newscasters just sit around chatting - like I want to hear THAT! Anyway, last night they had a piece on a town that's for sale in Britain. I'm not sure exactly why this is news, but I guess that's beside the point. Honestly I wasn't really paying that much attention, until they ended the film of the town with a local dog lifting his leg to pee on a bush. Yes, you heard that right... the local news thought they needed to include a clip of a dog urinating! Just in case it was important to you to know that the town up for sale included poorly mannered dogs just like any other town. Now THAT'S news!
At least they didn't zoom in for "breaking news"...
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of a time when I was in 8th grade...
ReplyDeleteThe local news station came out to the county fair to tape a group of 4-H kids with their animals. They were going to run the tape during the credits at the end of the newscast. I got to participate. So there I stood, holding my cute, prize-winning chicken, waving at the camera for 5 minutes. That night, my family and I were glued to the tv to watch our big debut. To my horror, not 10 seconds into the credits, that prize-winning chicken took a huge dump...right down my leg. So much for my 15 minutes of fame!
I live in Chicago. I wish peeing dogs were breaking news. Instead, we have a countdown for how many Chicago Public School students died so far this year.
ReplyDeletePeeing dogs sound lovely...
So do pooping chickens....