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There's A Reason The Metro Is Free

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Discussion thread for the blog entry "There's A Reason The Metro Is Free" by Th1sWasATriumph.

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They could have taken Phil's approach, which was "OMFG space is awesome and beautiful". And they sort of did. But they also titled the article "Proof that golf-playing God shot a hole-in-one on the Moon?" [...] Why, why would you do this? What manner of journalist would take a story about a lunar event of some rarity and make it into terrifyingly inept pun-based pseudoscience?
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I seriously doubt if the journalist had written the headline, it's a sub-editor's job. Different job, different remit. The article seems tongue in cheek too.
 
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Journalism with a bias? Nevar!!

Agreed there, punny titles are generally an editorial perk. Although... even tongue-in-cheek shows bias.
 
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The pun I mentioned didn't specifically refer to the title, it referred to the god/golf theme that was scattered throughout the article, and which the title obviously drew upon.
 
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I'll be honest. I laughed.

I laughed at the fact that they can't simply accept any given natural event without ascribing mysticism to it.

Also, how is it possibly even a hole in one? I mean, how long was that rock at the edge of the hole before someone came and putted it in?

:facepalm:
 
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This sort of thing really gets on my tits as well. I am more than happy to lend you my stick for when you meet out your vigilante justice. You may have to wait a bit though as I am currently in need of it having just this moment discovered that one of the GP sites the company I work for supports has just launched a homeopathy pilot scheme. MUST SMASH!

On another note....Alien Power Armour is AWESOME.
 
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...just launched a homeopathy pilot scheme. MUST SMASH!
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The power to make me chuckle idiotically to myself is rare, and must be used wisely. Are you at TAM btw? I think AW said you were, but I'm not sure.
 
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Th1sWasATriumph said:
Are you at TAM btw? I think AW said you were, but I'm not sure.
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Yup, I will be there. I'm already getting all excited about it and occasionally can he heard to let out a girlish squeal.
 
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