October 30, 2006

MAYBE HE DID, MAYBE HE DIDN'T ------ by Steve Nadis

There's an intriguing headline today on the front page of Metro, "The world's largest global newspaper," that reads: "Man may have cut up father." To my (admittedly simpleminded) way of thinking, that headline raises more questions than answers. Did the reporter not bother to find out whether the man in question did, in fact, cut up his father? Or did the suspect simply not remember, which is the kind of thing that could easily happen when it comes to dismembering family members: "I might have cut him up. Or maybe not... What day we talkin' ?" That's not a direct transcript, of course, but you could see how confusion could arise in a case like this, especially on a busy weekend with lots going on. Stayed tuned. We'll have more to say on this incisive topic as news reports, and body parts, trickle in.
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1 - True, the headline raises a lot of issues, but were they resolved in the accompanying article? That's the purpose of the headline, to grab your attention so that you stop and read the article. Come on, I dying to know, did he or didn't he? (Comment this)

Written by: Oldroses at 2006/10/31 - 17:41:32
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2 - Good point Roses, it probably was in the story. Now I can't remember. Or maybe I didn't read beyond the headline. Next time I report on a story about buried body parts, I'll be sure to dig deeper. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/10/31 - 20:26:43
3 - Or his Dad may've just joked about his son,"He REALLY cuts me up!" LOL
within earshot of a free-lance, imaginative Metro contributor.
Or MAYbe.. a sordid tale of a terrible, freak lawnmower accident in the family cemetary! hoooo-OOOOH!
(It IS Halloween ;)~

and 4 all u halloweenies..click on my n-a-m-e."aa-OOOO-O!" (Comment this)

Written by: Marcula Poluga at 2006/10/31 - 20:33:57
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4 - Thanks MP for the interesting speculation. Just weird enough to be true. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/10/31 - 20:39:16
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5 - Hey MP, I just realized you are the same MP--the one and same Marco Polo. I'm a bit slow, it being a long day. They're all long, no thanks to daylight savings time. Don't get me started... (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/10/31 - 20:41:29
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