Thursday, February 15, 2007

Tainted Peanut Butter! OH NO!!!!!!!

Oh please.  A few people get sick from some salmonella, and they make it sound like it’s the plague.  We have “tainted” peanut butter in our pantry, and the jar is about 2/3 gone.  Our intestines are still intact, but I’m sure Channel 12’s breathless reporter would be disappointed to find out that NO ONE in our family or in the entire state of Wisconsin has been confirmed salmonellafied.  The news folks seemed disappointed that all they could find was a woman whose family had the runs for awhile a month ago.  You know, when there were breathless reports about Norwalk virus. 

I’m beginning to think that I get more news watching King of Queens at 10:00 than WISN, WTMJ, or WITI.  (Does Channel 58 even have news anymore?)  Nothing like a little Doug and Carrie and some Fatty McButterpants before bed.

 

(7) Comments
Posted by Wendy at 2302 hrs
Culture

  1. Standing ovation!!!  APPLAUSE.
    Wendy, it’s not the news anymore.
    Here’s the proof.
    During SWEEPS WEEK…...suddenly DANGER, SEX, and GERMS appear magically as NEWS.
    But when sweeps is over, we get WEATHER FREAK OUT, cooking demonstrations….YOUR HEALTH, the latest victim, and 3 minutes of news…..SANITIZED FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
    It’s about the ratings and the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
    I hear Jerry Taff is gone and Carl Zimmerman too!!  I don’t watch the tripe.  When you have commercials that tell me what the news is going to be 3-4 days in advance, it cannot be .....NEW…....s.

    Posted by mickey on February 15, 2007 at 2330 hrs


  2. so you prefer to not be told so you can feed your bambinos salmonella peanut butter.  great parents!  mamma mia!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 16, 2007 at 0850 hrs


  3. I get the best news from the Simpsons.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 16, 2007 at 0926 hrs


  4. Doh!!

    Posted by Pete Fanning on February 16, 2007 at 0927 hrs


  5. Owen doesn’t watch The Daily Show at 10?  I’m shocked.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 16, 2007 at 1008 hrs


  6. so you prefer to not be told so you can feed your bambinos salmonella peanut butter.  great parents!  mamma mia!

    There is a huge difference between being told about a recall of contaminated PB and having a reporter gin up a shock story.  Report the news don’t create sensationalism.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 16, 2007 at 1149 hrs


  7. I like chunky peanut butter!!!!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 17, 2007 at 0535 hrs


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