This one was too good to pass up today. See if you notice the same glaring logical fallacy that I did.
“BYU Math Teaching Assistants called BYU police to report a male student who had repeatedly threatened them. The student said he would pull out a female TA’s hair with duct tape and would stab another [...]
I know this may seem redundant but I had to post another Police Beat. Enjoy.
“A parking officer reported an open container of alcohol in a vehicle near the Harris Fine Arts Center. Upon investigation, police determined the container in question was in fact an empty bottle of maple syrup. “
My question is…Why would you [...]
If none of you have ever had the opportunity to attended Brigham Young University then you may be missing out…on what I’m not sure, but something. Every few weeks the school’s paper prints the “Police Beat”, little nuggets of gold that wonderfully expose the school’s “loonyism”. They’re pure gold. You can’t make this stuff up. [...]
This last week I went on a “Dark Night” spree. Tuesday it was the original “Batman” movie with Jack Nicholson. Wednesday it was “Batman Begins”. A week or so ago my husband introduced me to a classic cartoon called “Batman Beyond”. So why the sudden surge in winged watchings? With the upcoming Batman release and [...]
The word “stripper” is being thrown around a lot lately. First it was the headline making news that an American Idol finalist worked as a “man of the night” at an Arizona strip club. *gasp*. Then we were all taken by surprise when New York Governor Elliot Spitzer had his exploits with a call girl [...]
This weekend marked a few momentous happenings in the the glitz and glamor of the Hollywood world. Another Paris Hilton movie grossed less than the star’s car is worth…while that might seem like a large sum to most, rest assured her Escalade is only a show-room prototype. Also, we heralded the celluloid circus known as [...]
I’ve realized lately that the best way to express a controversial opinion is not an outright attack. It seems every time someone in the media lets a little too much of their own views leek out into a report, the wolves come a running. Take MSNBC’s David Shuster for instance.