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Thomas Joseph
Apr 14, 2023, 11:54:51 PM4/14/23
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I just saw a 'first warning' commercial on TV. News
people are now calling themselves "First Informers."
The weather people are our First warners". The commercial,
which is for a local news station, starts out showing an old
news clip of a woman being interviewed and breaking down
in tears following a hurricane that devastated her home.
Other scenes of past scenes of destruction are shown.
The horrors of out of control weather are on full display.
Then a First Warner appears - a female broadcaster extolling
the virtues of her news station. "We tell it before it happens",
she says. The First Responder train is picking up steam.
The commercial was no big deal but was funny because
the sound of the woman breaking down in tears is very
similar to the one for a "Life Alert Bracelet" commercial
where an older woman is heard crying far down the steps
from the basement below, "Ive fallen and I can't get up",
followed by squeals and pleas delivered in a high pitched
voice that reminds me every time of that scene from the
end of the movie "The Fly" where the half human/half fly
creature is trapped in a spider web and is crying, "Help me,
help me", in a high pitched barely heard voice over and over.
Remember that? Then the pharm commercials come on,
our medical warriors. One after the other commercials
appear with folks from all fields telling us how much they
are needed and how we'd be as good as dead with them. Insane.
people are now calling themselves "First Informers."
The weather people are our First warners". The commercial,
which is for a local news station, starts out showing an old
news clip of a woman being interviewed and breaking down
in tears following a hurricane that devastated her home.
Other scenes of past scenes of destruction are shown.
The horrors of out of control weather are on full display.
Then a First Warner appears - a female broadcaster extolling
the virtues of her news station. "We tell it before it happens",
she says. The First Responder train is picking up steam.
The commercial was no big deal but was funny because
the sound of the woman breaking down in tears is very
similar to the one for a "Life Alert Bracelet" commercial
where an older woman is heard crying far down the steps
from the basement below, "Ive fallen and I can't get up",
followed by squeals and pleas delivered in a high pitched
voice that reminds me every time of that scene from the
end of the movie "The Fly" where the half human/half fly
creature is trapped in a spider web and is crying, "Help me,
help me", in a high pitched barely heard voice over and over.
Remember that? Then the pharm commercials come on,
our medical warriors. One after the other commercials
appear with folks from all fields telling us how much they
are needed and how we'd be as good as dead with them. Insane.
Thomas
Apr 15, 2023, 5:14:40 AM4/15/23
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Thomas Joseph
Apr 15, 2023, 4:41:05 PM4/15/23
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Thomas wrote:
> "Warning...This weather report may contain Trigger words."
I think people turn to the weather when the news takes a break
> "Warning...This weather report may contain Trigger words."
from the usual 3 or 4 topics of the time. I notice the weather
really relies on lots of negativity to get people listening. I
notice storms and other forms of 'bad weather' are often in
the forecast even though they are far away and are not apt
to happen. Another trick they use, I have noticed, especially
during wintertime, is to talk about how it's going to snow in
the foothills and the mountains, then drop the foothills and
mountains part and talk about it as if it's going to happen
in the city. Even if people know deep down they're talking
about the mountains they are interested because any time
there's a chance for weather turning bad it becomes more
interesting.
M Kfivethousand
Apr 15, 2023, 10:54:03 PM4/15/23
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they don't even mention Ukraine, or scotus, or abortion, or upcoming primary not even once in an entire half hour. The whole thing sounds real “breezy” now, like an issue of People magazine almost. I don’t like it.
And the weather forecasts are always wrong
mk5000
It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
A pink dress matching bow and her pony tail
She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell==Check Yes Or No
Recorded by George Strait
M Kfivethousand
Apr 15, 2023, 10:58:39 PM4/15/23
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It was always repetitive
What was best about it was local news coverage which was superb
And the weather report was almost always right on the mark
Somebody must have bought it
It is awful now and the weather is always wrong
mk5000
Blue snowflakes cover the ground
When a blue lover has no sweetheart around
And those blue snowflakes fall from the skies
Like the blue blue teardrops from my eyes==Blue Snowflakes
Recorded by Ernest Tubb
Bruce
Apr 15, 2023, 11:07:09 PM4/15/23
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:58:35 -0700 (PDT), M Kfivethousand
<marik...@gmail.com> wrote:
>In the city where I grew up they had a very good news radio station
>
>It was always repetitive
>
>What was best about it was local news coverage which was superb
>And the weather report was almost always right on the mark
>
>Somebody must have bought it
>
>It is awful now and the weather is always wrong
>
>mk5000
>
>Blue snowflakes cover the ground
>When a blue lover has no sweetheart around
>And those blue snowflakes fall from the skies
>Like the blue blue teardrops from my eyes==Blue Snowflakes
>Recorded by Ernest Tubb
I'd never believe a weather forecast that predicts blue snowflakes.
<marik...@gmail.com> wrote:
>In the city where I grew up they had a very good news radio station
>
>It was always repetitive
>
>What was best about it was local news coverage which was superb
>And the weather report was almost always right on the mark
>
>Somebody must have bought it
>
>It is awful now and the weather is always wrong
>
>mk5000
>
>Blue snowflakes cover the ground
>When a blue lover has no sweetheart around
>And those blue snowflakes fall from the skies
>Like the blue blue teardrops from my eyes==Blue Snowflakes
>Recorded by Ernest Tubb
Bruce
Apr 15, 2023, 11:12:09 PM4/15/23
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:54:00 -0700 (PDT), M Kfivethousand
<marik...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 10:54:51 PM UTC-5, Thomas Joseph wrote:
<Wall to wall carpet by ThoJo snipped>
<marik...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Friday, April 14, 2023 at 10:54:51 PM UTC-5, Thomas Joseph wrote:
>I can't watch the local news.
>
>they don't even mention Ukraine, or scotus, or abortion, or upcoming primary not even once in an entire half hour. The whole thing sounds real “breezy” now, like an issue of People magazine almost. I don’t like it.
>
>And the weather forecasts are always wrong
>
>mk5000
>
>It started way back in third grade
>I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
>A pink dress matching bow and her pony tail
>She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell==Check Yes Or No
Gary
Apr 16, 2023, 7:46:14 AM4/16/23
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Bruce
Apr 16, 2023, 2:48:26 PM4/16/23
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Thomas Joseph
Apr 16, 2023, 7:40:39 PM4/16/23
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M Kfivethousand wrote:
> they don't even mention Ukraine, or scotus, or abortion, or upcoming primary not even once in an entire half hour. The whole thing sounds real “breezy” now, like an issue of People magazine almost. I don’t like it.
>
> And the weather forecasts are always wrong
Your gripes have merit and are acknowledged. I'll see what
> they don't even mention Ukraine, or scotus, or abortion, or upcoming primary not even once in an entire half hour. The whole thing sounds real “breezy” now, like an issue of People magazine almost. I don’t like it.
>
> And the weather forecasts are always wrong
I can do it about it. Talk to some people, get in with the makers
and shakers and see if maybe I can't just do something about this.
Funny how we both don't care for the news but for different reasons.
I too do not care for the local news, as in the newspaper where the
sports is almost all local with the NFL and so forth ignored almost
entirely. On the other hand, not hearing about Ukraine is fine with
me. Who really knows what's going on over there? Does anyone
really care? And if so, do they really believe the newspeople are
going to bring it to them?
I have never liked the news on TV. More spoon fed. Same with the internet.
The paper was always my preference. But now I have tossed even that
as I never got it for the news to begin with. I got it for stories of interest
as devoid as politics as possible.
Funny thing about the local news - the various degrees of 'localness' to
it. Like seeing that someone in your town has been shot dead and when
you see the area is not near you or one in which you never go, it might
as well be another planet they're talking about. So it's funny how even
the most local news has it's own degree of 'localness.'
Thomas Joseph
Apr 16, 2023, 7:45:59 PM4/16/23
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M Kfivethousand wrote:
> What was best about it was local news coverage which was superb
> And the weather report was almost always right on the mark
>
> Somebody must have bought it
>
> It is awful now and the weather is always wrong
I took good radio for granted when I lived in L.A. They had some
> What was best about it was local news coverage which was superb
> And the weather report was almost always right on the mark
>
> Somebody must have bought it
>
> It is awful now and the weather is always wrong
great college stations that played a wide variety of music not
commonly heard. The DJs were not loud. They all had their
own style though. And they'd stay out of the music flow until
once every 3 or 4 pieces, then come in and knowingly explain
what you just heard and other factoids related to it. I've
been living in W-S NC for 30 years now and the radio stations
suck, so I don't listen to them. I've got youtube on right now
playing some stuff I like from the 30s. As for things changing,
I agree the changes usually seem to be for the worst - but could
it be that you have changed as much if not more than the station
you're talking about? Not saying that's so, only that it's possy-poss.
Thomas Joseph
Apr 16, 2023, 7:51:12 PM4/16/23
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Bruce wrote:
> Wall to wall carpet by ThoJo snipped>
> Wall to wall carpet by ThoJo snipped>
> No. It should have been Emmylou Harris.
No. #1. I don't mind the snip, but I don't care for the walls-to-wall
comment. It's negative. I snip a lot of long stuff, but I do it for
the sake of neatness, not so I can brag about it like I just made
the world safe for future generations. There is never a need to
snip your comments anyway because you don't have much to
say. "No, it should have been Emmylou Harris." What the fuck
is that supposed to mean? Just because she's known to some
degree, now anything you say with her name in it is funny or
has some kind of meaning? You are pathetically alone, even
more so than me.
Bruce
Apr 16, 2023, 8:07:30 PM4/16/23
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Thomas Joseph
Apr 16, 2023, 8:13:13 PM4/16/23
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Bruce wrote:
> >No. #1. I don't mind the snip, but I don't care for the walls-to-wall
> >comment. It's negative. I snip a lot of long stuff, but I do it for
> >the sake of neatness, not so I can brag about it like I just made
> >the world safe for future generations. There is never a need to
> >snip your comments anyway because you don't have much to
> >say. "No, it should have been Emmylou Harris." What the fuck
> >is that supposed to mean? Just because she's known to some
> >degree, now anything you say with her name in it is funny or
> >has some kind of meaning? You are pathetically alone, even
> >more so than me.
> You're on a roll, ThoJo! Keep up the good work!
Thanks. And believe me, I know you mean it. I can tell. You want
> >No. #1. I don't mind the snip, but I don't care for the walls-to-wall
> >comment. It's negative. I snip a lot of long stuff, but I do it for
> >the sake of neatness, not so I can brag about it like I just made
> >the world safe for future generations. There is never a need to
> >snip your comments anyway because you don't have much to
> >say. "No, it should have been Emmylou Harris." What the fuck
> >is that supposed to mean? Just because she's known to some
> >degree, now anything you say with her name in it is funny or
> >has some kind of meaning? You are pathetically alone, even
> >more so than me.
> You're on a roll, ThoJo! Keep up the good work!
more. Well guess what, I'm too tired to deliver. It's over. The roll
has rolled to its end. I'm done for the day. But wait, I feel a surge
of energy overcoming me and my brain is on fire and I've got to
get these words down before they fade way. Bear with me. Here
they come................... Whoops, there they go. Damn.
M Kfivethousand
Apr 16, 2023, 8:19:15 PM4/16/23
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On Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 6:40:39 PM UTC-5, Thomas Joseph wrote:
> M Kfivethousand wrote:
>
> > they don't even mention Ukraine, or scotus, or abortion, or upcoming primary not even once in an entire half hour. The whole thing sounds real “breezy” now, like an issue of People magazine almost. I don’t like it.
> >
> > And the weather forecasts are always wrong
> Your gripes have merit and are acknowledged. I'll see what
> I can do it about it. Talk to some people, get in with the makers
> and shakers and see if maybe I can't just do something about this.
>
> Funny how we both don't care for the news but for different reasons.
> I too do not care for the local news, as in the newspaper where the
> sports is almost all local with the NFL and so forth ignored almost
> entirely. On the other hand, not hearing about Ukraine is fine with
> me. Who really knows what's going on over there? Does anyone
> really care? And if so, do they really believe the newspeople are
> going to bring it to them?
I care since I have family there and I like to compare what they are experiencing against what is being said indifferent fora. If I do that I usually am able to filter out so I get a good idea of what is really going on.
> M Kfivethousand wrote:
>
> > they don't even mention Ukraine, or scotus, or abortion, or upcoming primary not even once in an entire half hour. The whole thing sounds real “breezy” now, like an issue of People magazine almost. I don’t like it.
> >
> > And the weather forecasts are always wrong
> Your gripes have merit and are acknowledged. I'll see what
> I can do it about it. Talk to some people, get in with the makers
> and shakers and see if maybe I can't just do something about this.
>
> Funny how we both don't care for the news but for different reasons.
> I too do not care for the local news, as in the newspaper where the
> sports is almost all local with the NFL and so forth ignored almost
> entirely. On the other hand, not hearing about Ukraine is fine with
> me. Who really knows what's going on over there? Does anyone
> really care? And if so, do they really believe the newspeople are
> going to bring it to them?
Here is another good and very true view
For the people advocating for peace talks,
Putin would not come to the table ever since 2014
Any accusations of Poor management of unsuccessful peace negotiations with Russia before the war
Yeah, that's called "Russia not giving a shit about diplomacy" since they think that they're so mighty and whatever other buzzword they need to get it up.
Can't blame Ukraine for what can't be done.
mk5000
People wanna talk about the future
Dont wanna linger on the past
Just wanna reach to the real you inside
Forget cold glances and rejections==Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well
Thomas Joseph
Apr 16, 2023, 10:20:58 PM4/16/23
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M Kfivethousand wrote:
> Here is another good and very true view
>
> For the people advocating for peace talks,
>
> Putin would not come to the table ever since 2014
>
> Any accusations of Poor management of unsuccessful peace negotiations with Russia before the war
>
> Yeah, that's called "Russia not giving a shit about diplomacy" since they think that they're so mighty and whatever other buzzword they need to get it up.
>
> Can't blame Ukraine for what can't be done.
A great example of the kind of stuff I'm least uninterested in. This crap
> Here is another good and very true view
>
> For the people advocating for peace talks,
>
> Putin would not come to the table ever since 2014
>
> Any accusations of Poor management of unsuccessful peace negotiations with Russia before the war
>
> Yeah, that's called "Russia not giving a shit about diplomacy" since they think that they're so mighty and whatever other buzzword they need to get it up.
>
> Can't blame Ukraine for what can't be done.
is unavoidable in today's society. I take that back, it can be avoided. I
avoid it all the time. But most people are really into the trending news.
In a world of 8 billion people I'll guarantee you some of the stories
we're not hearing about are more interesting or entertaining than the
ones we're getting all the time. Whatever is trending in "da news",
everyone is suddenly an expert on it. The vast majority couldn't point
out Ukraine on a map, but now suddenly they know everything about
it because it's in the news.
I agree, we need to move on the Ukraine issue as soon as possible.
But in the meantime - first things first - we need to find out "Who Killed
JFK?" Then and only then can we begin to discuss Ukraine and other
important issues of the day.
Thomas Joseph
Apr 16, 2023, 10:28:35 PM4/16/23
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M Kfivethousand wrote:
> I care since I have family there and I like to compare what they are
experiencing against what is being said indifferent fora. If I do that I
usually am able to filter out so I get a good idea of what is really going
on.
I understand. But even then, even if they are not censored, even if
> I care since I have family there and I like to compare what they are
experiencing against what is being said indifferent fora. If I do that I
usually am able to filter out so I get a good idea of what is really going
on.
their reports are true, they are true only to them. They are suffering
at the moment but we don't know for sure how much their own
leaders have to do with that. Not just with Ukraine, with anything.
For example a soldier in Viet Nam. All he knows is the little plot of
land he was put on, he has no more idea why he's there than anyone
else. Another funny one is two guys arguing over Vietnam (example),
and it's getting nowhere. One guy is for it, the other against. It's not
only not getting anywhere, things are getting hot - and loud. Suddenly
to point an end to the discussion one of the guys jumps up and yells,
"Hey man, my brother DIED in Vietnam", as if that makes him an
expert on the subject. But yes, getting real deal reports from people
vs news reports, that is good. I am saying that even real reports
of tragedy and so forth don't tell the real story of why it's happening.
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