Oh, for God's sake, AP...

[Starman]

Did the world really need a 30-inch story, and multimedia package, with graphics, photos and video, on the fact that David Beckham will NOT play for the next six weeks?

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I can only sumrise that Beth Harris was trying to be droll here:

His absence not only dampens U.S. enthusiasm for soccer — already on life support — but leaves England's national team without its former captain for a crucial stretch and threatens to deflate the Hollywood hype that elevated Becks and his Spice Girl wife to A-list celebrities.

With AP breathlessly pumping out ledes and updates every time Beckham lightly tickles his left testicle, not too much danger of that.

 

[HejiraHenry]

I think Becks has somebody to tickle his testicles for him.

That might be worth a spot of AP video ...

 

[Sam Mills 51]

That's the thing, Starman. Becks is a big thing abroad, and AP isn't writing strictly for those of us in the U.S. Overkill? Probably. But given the hype that has followed this circus, it would have been inconsistent for this to be available as, at most, a four-paragraph brief.

 

[Chi City 81]

We ***** when AP doesn't send a story on time. We ***** when AP doesn't send complete information. We ***** when AP makes a mistake in a story.

Now we're bitching for AP doing a story at all? For ****'s sake, Starman. If you don't like it, don't use it.

 

[goalmouth]

I can only sumrise that Beth Harris was trying to be droll here:

His absence not only dampens U.S. enthusiasm for soccer...

Not only not droll, but as fundamental a mistake as 'could of.' Dampen means to make wet; damp means to reduce enthusiasm.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

I ***** when AP doesn't send a story on time. I ***** when AP doesn't send complete information. I ***** when AP makes a mistake in a story.

Now someone else is about AP? For ****'s sake, Starman. That's my ****ing job.

Apparently.

 

[Chi City 81]

I ***** when AP doesn't send a story on time. I ***** when AP doesn't send complete information. I ***** when AP makes a mistake in a story.

Now someone else is about AP? For ****'s sake, Starman. That's my ****ing job.

Apparently.

Hilarious. :

 

[MileHigh]

We ***** when AP doesn't send a story on time. We ***** when AP doesn't send complete information. We ***** when AP makes a mistake in a story.

Now we're bitching for AP doing a story at all? For ****'s sake, Starman. If you don't like it, don't use it.

Agree. I side with AP on many things. It's 30 inches and a mulitmedia package.

So convert it into a two-sentence item in briefs.

 

[zeke12]

I ran 12 inches of it.

It wasn't hard to trim.

 

[spnited]

We ***** when AP doesn't send a story on time. We ***** when AP doesn't send complete information. We ***** when AP makes a mistake in a story.

Now we're bitching for AP doing a story at all? For ****'s sake, Starman. If you don't like it, don't use it.

What doc said.


Geez, get over it.