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Wednesday, August 06, 2003

The main NPR news shows, Morning Edition and All Things Considered, cover a very wide range of subjects. One minute they're talking about a flood in central China, the next they're delving into the intricacies of glass blowing. This can lead to odd juxtapositions if you try to relate these stories to others later.

This is a phenomenon I rather enjoy. I call it "sentences that have never been uttered before in the history of the world." One such sentence was spoken by yours truly last night...

"If you know about the calamari, you must have heard about the new Steely Dan album."
I love the absurdity of this statement. If you're aware that both subjects were covered on Morning Edition yesterday, it makes perfect sense. But as a stand-alone item, it becomes a delicious non sequitur.
Posted @ 9:06 AM



 


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