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[wickedflea]

I just got this:

From: BreakingNews@MAIL.CNN.COM [mailto:BreakingNews@MAIL.CNN.COM]
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:41 PM
To: TEXTBREAKINGNEWS@CNNIMAIL12.CNN.COM
Subject: CNN Breaking News


Actor Charlton Heston says he has symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's and
is saying so now because he may not be able to later. Full story soon.
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My first question: why does this merit a "breaking news" notification? Who gives a shit? Fuck Charlton Heston with a fat 9 millimeter.

(Sorry, I know that's cold, but I just reaaaaally don't like that dude.)

My second question: if I sent an email stating that my ass is on fire to <textbreakingnews@cnnimail12.cnn.com>, would it actually go to everyone signed up for CNN breaking news? Yeah, probably not.

Comments

[dangerpest.livejournal.com]

(heston_impression)Get your filthy hands off of me, you damn dirty, uh... errrr is it time for pudding? (/heston_impression)

[ourhouse.livejournal.com]

Amen to that. I got the same one.

I say you send the email on the off chance that they WOULD call it breaking news. That'd be a nice break in my day...

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

SOYLENT GREEN IS PURPLE!!! Wait, it can't be purple . . . What the hell IS Soylent Green? Oh yeah, SOYLENT GREEN IS PUPAL!!! Dammit, that's not it . . . Ronnie, pass the peas for chrissake . . .