Which is, I guess, a good reason to think about moving out of South West London if you were 22 on your last birthday - or, at least for travelling by tube.
Why is the man's age so important that it has to be on the headline ? Why are we so obsessed by age... how old is the bus ? We should be told.... "Man,23,is shot on bus,3, by gunman,36 ! I come from Nottingham.Here, such things aren't even news.
I seem to remember a similar headline a few years ago to the effect that 'a man gets run over by a london taxi every day'. You would think after the first few times he would be more careful.
Why is the man's age so important that it has to be on the headline ? Why are we so obsessed by age... how old is the bus ? We should be told.... "Man,23,is shot on bus,3, by gunman,36 ! I come from Nottingham.Here, such things aren't even news.
ReplyDeleteGiven newspapers' propensities to make bad news their headlines I would think that most Tuesdays are probably bad for some people there.
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember a similar headline a few years ago to the effect that 'a man gets run over by a london taxi every day'.
ReplyDeleteYou would think after the first few times he would be more careful.
ANDY - Great quote! I love it! And congrats on somehow getting past the blogger-block in order to leave a comment! :-)
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