This IS brilliant: "Ok, so I know the fashionable thing for us journalists is to overreact to what we see..."
That's the kick-off, by Mike Adamson in Guardian's World Cup blog. He carries on well into the opening minutes: "...and thus assume Argentina are certain to win the World Cup - having probably overcome the mighty Spain in the final - and that England are going to crash out in ignominy sooner rather than later after a good walloping by a team "we should be beating". But can we try and keep a bit of perspective here please - we're only 10 days into the tournament for crying out loud."
Guess we journalists need to take a leaf or three from that; cut the crap and hit the deck, as they say in cricket lingo.
By the way here's the whole, and nothing but the whole, link:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/worldcup06/2006/06/19/in_defence_of_england.html
The blog's quite good, just by the way.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
saturday, june 3 oopsie desi(s)
n Rajnath Singh (aye, aye, the BJP prez) says: "the UPA govt has to try to get a UN resolution declaring Pakistan as terrorist state passed."
Really? And what on earth will be the earth-shattering result? Will they bomb Islamabad? If the UN had the brains and balls, it would have done away with the likes of Rajnath Singh a long, long time ago.
n Gopinath Munde (who he? a once-upon-a-time Maharashtra deputy CM) says Rahul Mahajan was poisoned.
Really? ha ha ha
n The Film and Television Producers Guild of India (whazzat? dunno, ask PTI, learnt it from them) wants states like Andhra and Mizoram to review ban on The Da Vinci Code.
Really? Perhaps up next they will ask BJP to review its stand on Babri Masjid, and CPM to rethink Marxism. How about petitioning the film and television producers to stop making inane films and soaps for a change?
n During a surprise visit to New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations, mantri-ji Lalu was angry. Very angry. Why? he did not apparently find the bed rolls and tracks clean, and the seating arrangements were improper.
Really? Shows just why all mantri-jis are so off-track.
Really? And what on earth will be the earth-shattering result? Will they bomb Islamabad? If the UN had the brains and balls, it would have done away with the likes of Rajnath Singh a long, long time ago.
n Gopinath Munde (who he? a once-upon-a-time Maharashtra deputy CM) says Rahul Mahajan was poisoned.
Really? ha ha ha
n The Film and Television Producers Guild of India (whazzat? dunno, ask PTI, learnt it from them) wants states like Andhra and Mizoram to review ban on The Da Vinci Code.
Really? Perhaps up next they will ask BJP to review its stand on Babri Masjid, and CPM to rethink Marxism. How about petitioning the film and television producers to stop making inane films and soaps for a change?
n During a surprise visit to New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations, mantri-ji Lalu was angry. Very angry. Why? he did not apparently find the bed rolls and tracks clean, and the seating arrangements were improper.
Really? Shows just why all mantri-jis are so off-track.
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