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Verizon has changed their mobile browser interface a bit, and the tiny headlines are now sometimes truncated when you view them. At first I was afraid that would stop the funny juxtapositions, but today proved me wrong:
Bush dismisses gas
Two arrested in deaths
Sophomoric, yes. But at least I'm not talking about the heat.
I thought I was pretty down with British slang, but as I watched the BBC news this morning, I saw this crawl across the bottom of the screen:
Tiger Woods in determined mood as he looks to break his major duck this season at the USPGA chamionships
You never know what's going to be lost in translation. Reminds me of a guy I used to work with who grew up in North Carolina and hadn't traveled much until he went to England on a business trip. His hosts asked him what he did for fun, and he said he liked to dance. They asked what his favorite was, and as a good North Carolina boy who grew up going to the beach and dancing a particular homegrown R&B dance, he responded, "I like to shag." You can imagine their reaction.
A sign at our local Barnes & Noble.
From the Verizon mobile web browser news homepage:
Rumsfeld Denies Coverup
Saudis Back US Plans
Bank of America
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