The Internet- News Traveling At The Speed of Light

An Australian newspaper has apparently discovered the secret formula for Coca Cola.

Which was published in the Atlanta Constitution back in 1979. And has been reprinted since in other media, including the book Big Secrets by William Poundstone (published 1985).

Not to mention every soft drink manufacturer has a cola flavour, some of which are indistinguishable from 'The Real Thing'.

Heroes and Poor Spelling

The Atlanta Journal Constitution printed a story about a home invasion that was ultimately thwarted by a brave elderly man. It's pretty much a run of the mill affair. Except, in the article, one of the residents last name is Carlson. Under the photo, it's Carlton, repeated three times.

Here's a free tip for the AJC. Spell check doesn't solve everything. You need to have fresh eyeballs read this stuff to catch the mis-spellings and typos.

Headline O' the Week

Impatience Builds Over Slow Moving Stimulus.

Given the direction the economy has moved since passage, I'm rather glad it's been slow moving.

And The Lion Shall Lie Down With The Lamb

I found this article in the British newspaper The Guardian fascinating. Some of my readers know that the British government has been rocked by an ongoing scandal concerning Members of Parliament (MP's) being reimbursed for expenses that have nothing to do with their jobs.

What makes this article special is that the scandal was broken by the Telegraph. British papers have strong party identifications. The Telegraph is the paper of the Conservative Party, now in opposition. The Guardian is the paper of the Labour Party, which is currently the government.

I think you can stick a fork in Gordon Brown. He's done.

And lest the Guardian be accused of being nice to the opposition, notice the fifth paragraph: "The Daily Telegraph's coverage of the expenses scandal boosted its circulation in May compared with April by an average of nearly 19,000 copies each day, but failed to halt a year-on-year decline of 3.08%."

Sometimes I really wish we had newspapers on the British model.

All the Lambeth Info You Can Stand

and then some. Is the Int3rtoobz wonderful or what?

H/T Titus One Nine