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Why do the news outlets have to make such a big deal out of a relatively minor snowstorm?

Matt Burley — 12/5/2002 6:13:25 PM (archived)

So we'll get 6-10 inches of snow in Southern New England. Big deal. Please shut the hell up and give us some real news!

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Why do the news outlets have to make such a big deal out of a relatively minor snowstorm? - Matt Burley - 12/5/2002 6:13:25 PM
- Ya! Like a nice bloody War! (n/t) (n/t) - dwc - 12/16/2002 1:24:07 PM
- It's a BIG storm. - Bowser - 12/6/2002 6:05:43 PM
  - Can't you read?!? - Matt Burley - 12/6/2002 6:17:34 PM
    - "Girls are the debbil" - RobVG - 12/6/2002 8:19:02 PM
      - Actually what popped into my head was the French word 'débile' - Matt Burley - 12/6/2002 10:27:34 AM
        
        Damn, even French expletives are more colorful. - RobVG - 12/6/2002 3:27:40 PM
    - It's a BIG storm. - Bowser - 12/6/2002 7:15:17 PM
      - And only your relatives would need the news to tell them it's snowing (n/t) - p - 12/6/2002 9:24:16 AM
- Too many 24-hour news outlets - Larry J - 12/6/2002 3:42:53 PM
  - Do you want to hear something funny? - Matt Burley - 12/6/2002 3:58:57 PM
- Q tip demographics? - p - 12/5/2002 6:58:02 PM
  - Agreed... The news media needs to make a disaster out of just about everything... - Scott - 12/5/2002 7:06:43 PM

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