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oh, the possibilities

By Charley Daniels

I had a “holy shit” moment on my way to work this morning. It was fleeting.

NPR: The orbiter circling Mars has spotted the remains of …

Me: Holy shit!

NPR: … the Pathfinder probe that visited the planet in 1997.

Man, this is one news lede that really would have been better written in the passive voice. (The remains of the Pathfinder probe that visited Mars in 1997 were spotted …) If only to save me from jumping to conclusions.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 12th, 2007 at 9:56 AM and filed under current events, travel, technology, science, false alarm.
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Comments (2) to “oh, the possibilities”

  1. Robert wrote:

    I bet you thought “…the remains of Jimmy Hoffa.”

    Honk.

    Posted on 12-Jan-07 at 4:21 pm | Permalink

  2. Mike Bijon wrote:

    Jumping to Conclusions mat

    Posted on 12-Jan-07 at 4:23 pm | Permalink

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