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erazmus
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   Posted 1/7/2008 1:12 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_re_us/texas_slaying;_ylt=AmFgntEpoDA3BDgSJBNkhSKs0NUE
Associated Press writer Paul J Weber, covering a breaking story both horrific and tragic, managed to make me laugh out loud with his awkward phrasing and inept attributions. I'll admit, it doesn't help that I have a morbid sense of humor and a skewed view of humanity in general. And he can't help that Smith county, Tx, has a sheriff named Smith.
I hope the link comes through I found this on Yahoo News.
Mike


Michael D. Turner
"Psyched Up" in _Turn the other Chick_-ed. E. Friesner-Baen books
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"Dutchman Rescue"in Continuum SF #6
www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm

"An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern" in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php
"Stains" in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html
"Slushpiles" in Between the Kisses
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm

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   Posted 1/7/2008 2:41 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
 
-  This one makes me almost ill to read, Rob said.  It makes me feel better that I'm dyslexic and can put together a better story than these 'Professionals', Rob said. 
 
 
 
-  Associated Press Writer Jeff Carlton in Dallas contributed to this report, PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press Writer said.
 
By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press Writer, Associated Press Writer Jeff Carlton in Dallas said.   
 
-  This was so bad it's scary, Rob said.    rofl


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   Posted 1/7/2008 4:22 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.

Thanks for sharing, Ozment said.

Here's a quite shocking juxtaposition: when I opened up the link, the advertising banner next to the story featured the faces of leering zombies (it was an ad for Netflix). shocked


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erazmus
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   Posted 1/7/2008 4:31 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Now thats targeted advertising!
Mike


Michael D. Turner
"Psyched Up" in _Turn the other Chick_-ed. E. Friesner-Baen books
www.baen.com
"Dutchman Rescue"in Continuum SF #6
www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm

"An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern" in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php
"Stains" in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html
"Slushpiles" in Between the Kisses
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm

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Hamstersbane
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   Posted 1/7/2008 10:33 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Boiling? And this guy calls himself a Texan? You're supposed to BARBECUE!

Heh...Tyler's only a couple hours east of here.


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   Posted 1/11/2008 11:30 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Hamstersbane said...
Boiling? And this guy calls himself a Texan? You're supposed to BARBECUE!

Heh...Tyler's only a couple hours east of here.
-  Well he has the meat if you bring the sauce.  rofl


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