Our straight talking Lancashire lass takes a sideways look at the daily news.
Facts are sacred, but user comments are amusing
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I love news, but sometimes I get the feeling that the daily news reels are rotated in 24-hour cycles with little change during the day. The stories I watch in the morning are generally repeated ad nauseum until the 6 O’Clock News, and then Newsnight. And not just on TV, but in the papers, on the radio and all over the Internet. It’s depressing.
So today, rather than jump on the crazy merry-go-round I thought I’d focus on the online comments instead. Cause, you know… why not?
Facts are sacred, but comment is free (and often fuelled with incoherent rage, smug superiority or downright insanity, depending on which paper you read…). But they do give an interesting glimpse into the psyche of the avid news junkie, whatever walk of life they come from!
As British jobless toll soars, UK bosses recruit thousands in Romania (Daily Mail)
Overview: They come over here, taking our jobs, stealing our benefits, pillaging our villages, and etc, etc.
Choice Comments:
“SICK THIS COUNTRY IS SICK IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!” – Nigel, England
“and this is Briton... you would never believe it. in fact most of our city's are now Un recognisable because of the vast numbers coming over to our country, taking our jobs our home's and now our city's. Its disgusting” – Barry, Brighton
“I wish that English girls were as good looking as Romanian girls.” – Anon, UK
Conclusion: Blimey, you can almost reach out and touch the frothing rage. The lack of grammar indicates that Nigel and Barry were pounding their fat fingers into their keyboards like angry apes at a typewriter. Calm down and have a cup of tea.
Thousands of vocational qualifications to be stripped out of GCSE league table (The Guardian)
Overview: Most vocational qualifications, such as fish management and fingernail care will be taken out of the GCSE league table. Apparently one certificate in Bike Assembly and Maintenance is equivalent to five A* GCSEs in French, Science, Maths and English (Lit and Lang).
Choice comments:
“Plus c'est la change, la meme change (or something like that). Welcome back Technical Colleges.” – Monkeybiz
“Those with an education in the classical trivium of grammar, logic and rhetoric are least likely to find themselves consigned to selling cheap fast food. Those with a "degree in media studies" (sic) will find that that occupation looms large for them.” – John Bloom
Conclusion: Pretending that you speak French and using words like ‘trivium’ and ‘Loom’ makes you look pompous. Back to the polytechnic with you!
Queen takes on duties 'she shouldn't be doing at her age', says Prince Harry (The Telegraph)
Overview: Something reverential about the Royal Family.
Choice Comment:
“All the above Good Attributes acknowledged to be Possessed by The Queen, by Many Important Witnesses, prove to me THAT GOD DWELLS INCARNATE WITHIN HER MAJESTY !!!
The Bible promised that GOD would dwell with men, and GOD DID SO in 1953's Coronation, when the then Princess Elizabeth Windsor was anointed with Holy Oil by The Archbishop !!!
Revelation Chapter 1 describes Our Female Sovereign, especially Verses 13 -16 in The Gold Standard King James Version Holy Bible.
Revelation 21 : 3 shows GOD "coming down" to LONDON(New Jerusalem) and dwelling(incarnate) with men(and women in London) at Buckingham Palace !!!
Thanks be to GOD for revealing The GODLY CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR GLORIOUS QUEEN ELIZABETH II, in The Above Article.
GOD SAVE THE UNITED KINGDOM - THE "KINGDOM OF GOD".
GOD SAVE OUR GLORIOUS, GRACIOUS, BRAVE, BRITISH, GOD-QUEEN.” - Veteran09
Conclusion: Umm…. I don’t really know what to say.
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