Wow, I’m having one of those “smaht” days

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When I saw this email:

Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:11:02 -0400
From: CNN Breaking News
Reply-To: newseditor@MAIL.CNN.COM
To: TEXTBREAKINGNEWS@EMA3LSV02.TURNER.COM
Subject: CNN Breaking News

– Texas Rangers meet with and then release a man suspected of abusing a teenage girl at a polygamist compound.

… I instantly wondered why a sports team was suddenly trying to fight crime. I 50% blame CNN for weird wording, though.

Article is here in case you wanted to read about it.

Posted on April 14th 2008 in Real news, That's just weird

11 Responses to “Wow, I’m having one of those “smaht” days”

  1. The Absurdist Says:

    You know how us Texans are.

    Whenever someone writes about the DNC, I always think of an abortion, not the Demo National Convention.

  2. yoshi Says:

    You mean it’s not just a sports team? :P

  3. maman Says:

    That is because you are too young to remember the Lone Ranger! :winks:

  4. B.E. Earl Says:

    You sure it wasn’t Chuck Norris who made the collar?

  5. Creature SH Says:

    Gawdamnit, B.E. beat me to it. Curses !

  6. Poppy Cede Says:

    Abs, I think the very same thing.

    Yoshi, apparently! :grins:

    Maman, to remember? Was the Lone Ranger ever on while I was alive? (I totally remember the Lone Ranger, silly!)

    BEE-bzzzzt, USA Today does not mention The Norris. But, no, I am not 100% certain. :winks:

    Creature, got to get up pretty early in the morning to beat the Earl. (Or, stay up late. Or something.)

  7. dont call me maam Says:

    BE thought the same thing as I did. All I could envision was Walker and Trivette strolling up with Asst. DA Cahill by their sides. Thank you, imdb.com for the assist into my nerd-dom.

  8. Mr. Fabulous Says:

    They might as well be crimefighters. They suck as a baseball team.

  9. Stefanie Says:

    I think I would have thought the same thing. And I wouldn’t even have known which sport it was.

  10. Karl Says:

    I thought the very same thing when I saw that e-mail. Ha.

  11. whall Says:

    Coulda been worse. Story coulda said

    ‘Texas Rangers make a short stop near San Angelo and make a pick up of an MVP accused of getting to first base with a minor; sect’s base hit by reporters and lawyers.

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