February 06, 2004
HEADLINE OF THE YEAR
From the insanely boastful Melbourne Age.
Posted by Tim Blair at February 6, 2004 09:58 AMThank God! I was waiting with bated breath, uncertain as to whether life was worth living, when suddenly--like a ray of light from above--that headline changed my life! Oh, the unutterable ecstacy of it all!
Posted by: Sam Barnes at February 6, 2004 at 10:13 AMThank God !! My budgie has nothing to shit on
Posted by: Captain Haddock at February 6, 2004 at 10:24 AMFairfax said that overnight production at The Age Print Centre at Tullamarine was near normal, and the print run was on time.
That almost reminds me of this:
The world's journalists had a cushy day when nothing newsworthy took place on planet Earth.
Well, at least The Age still managed to be on time!
Posted by: Marty at February 6, 2004 at 10:26 AMThey only print about six copies these days, it's not as if it's any great achievement. Apparently the new print place at Tullamarine is a branch of Photocopies'R'Us.
Posted by: ilibcc at February 6, 2004 at 10:48 AMBugger that it was printed at all. Tips on how to get the journos to strike, anyone? No LONG LUNCHES perhaps? No WINE?
Posted by: Fidens at February 6, 2004 at 12:21 PMThere's a real poetry to that headline, a bleak reflection of the impermanence of Time (not to mention Life), in its thrice-repeated obsession with time, aging, today...
Posted by: Mike G at February 6, 2004 at 01:23 PMBloody typical of The Age, only getting part of the story. The Addy came out on time, too.
Posted by: slatts at February 6, 2004 at 01:41 PM
That's one thing the Age has over we bloggers, in any event.
Sure, the paper was printed on time, but the web page takes 100% of my computer's CPU for nearly a full minute to load. The hell they doing over there?
Posted by: Bovious at February 7, 2004 at 12:44 AMAnd with all those workers out on strike it was probably done under budget as well! Raises for all management all around!
Posted by: charles austin at February 7, 2004 at 01:23 AMLooks like they're trying to beat the New York Times's "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative" for most boring headline ever. (some explanation at my blog)
Posted by: Anthony at February 7, 2004 at 07:00 AM