Sports tattoos

"...has a history of violence and sports tattoos across his face and neck." [Oregonian, 10/14/2013]

Maybe it's just me, because I am really really tired. And my ongoing excuse is I think I left my brain in ICU -- subject of another blogsite. But my first thought was "This guy, a Gypsy Joker has a history of wearing sports tattoos? Blazers and Seahawks?"

The CDC staff are sick?

Foster Farms salmonella-tainted chicken: CDC calls back staff, many hospitalized 

Admit it, you thought the same thing I did, right? The CDC is calling back staff, of whom many are hospitalized. Or became hospitalized after the call back. Or something... 

News from the dead?

Margaret Thatcher passed away, and we heard the message repeated several times. Then comes a lead-in, "Here is Susie Reporter from London with the latest updates."  Really? Is she un-dead now?

KATU really needs to get their act together

"Wal-Mart fined $16 million in California for illegally dumping pharmaceuticals."  The anchor (Angelica) repeatedly said Wal-Mart. BUT the video is a shot of a Walgreens store. My brain was aching because the audio and video didn't match!
I was obviously in the camp that Wal-Mart was the culprit.  They had, after all, been fined two years ago for dumping hazardous waste in California ($27 million fine).
But no, it was Walgreen's that was caught this time.

Inappropriate violations

Reporter from KATU, regarding the hockey team's fines and sanctions:

The Winterhawks are in the penalty box for inappropriate violations of player benefits.

But gosh, I wanted to hear the rest of the story detailing which violations would be appropriate.

Non-reporter but TV c4^p

[TV commercial]:
"Hurry in because this limited time offer won't last long."

Redundancy (again!)

Mt. Angel man dies in fatal crash near Silverton

[From the Statesman-Journal, Saturday November 3, 2012.   The headline writer is just trying to be helpful, so you don't think a man died in a non-fatal crash.]

 

Another redundancy was a TV reporter, "...and you have to see this firsthand with your own eyes to really understand the extent..."  As opposed to seeing it secondhand with your own eyes? Or firsthand through someone else's eyes?