Road Rage, Shep Smith, and Rose-Tinted Spectacles
We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our job easier. But sometimes, we have no idea what they are talking about. So after a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.
Road rage in Bath goes viral - VIDEO bit.ly/yQPIZN
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 24, 2012
This is what happens when you make a person take a bath while driving a car.
Wow, Shep Smith's detailed discussion of the White House menu just now was INCREDIBLE.
— HuffPost Media (@HuffPostMedia) January 24, 2012
Now would be a good time for the Internet to spring into action and start posting this footage. But we're willing to wait.
Good Afternoon! Have a question about the news? Tweet us your query w/ hashtag #askareporter and we'll get a reporter on the case.
— New York Daily News (@nydailynews) January 24, 2012
For anyone nostalgic for the days when reporters at major metropolitan newspapers made house calls...
Sun hurls strong geomagnetic storm toward Earth reut.rs/xHk5xz
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 24, 2012
Remember the summer when two movies came out in the span of two months with this exact same premise and they both made money? There was a lesson there: never bet against the sun throwing things at earth.
"At Last" said so much, though perhaps not enough, about the great Etta James (by @freedarko) capi.tl/xriIeD
— Capital New York (@capitalnewyork) January 24, 2012
Choose-your-own-adventure tweets are always a thrill. Unless you accidentally read the ending first and know just how to properly appreciate "At Last" in the greater context of Etta James' career. If that happens, you're sunk.
Rose-tinted spectacles: Are we being too optimistic about the chances of growth in the UK economy? bbc.in/xzhKNQ
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 24, 2012
We defy you not to have your day brightened by the phrase "rose-tinted spectacles." It is jolly and terrific.
Apologies for earlier typo. Best Picture nominee is "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" -- not "Incredibly Quiet" wapo.st/xXRyJC
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 24, 2012
We blame The Artist.
