Evidently someone named Roger Federer lost a game of tennis to John Millman. According to the Washington Free Beacon the New York Times headline attributed his loss to, wait for it, drum roll, global warming. Since I don’t read the New York Times I would like to thank the Free Beacon for calling this one. The article is a bit tongue in cheek so you might enjoy reading it. For the liberal reading “tongue in cheek” means it is written as humorous.
The author missed one point though. While Federer himself seems to have offered only a comment about how hot it was I wondered if the New York Times was familiar with the game of tennis. Last time I paid attention I thought that both players were exposed to the same heat. I have never heard of a tennis court with only one side having air conditioning. It isn’t like a newspaper where only one side is covered. They could have just as easily claimed that Millman won because of global warming.
Newspapers are kind of like mosquitos. They have some purpose but they are mainly a source of irritation.
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Love the last two sentences especially!
ReplyDeleteYou can also get away from mosquitos.
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