Monday, December 18, 2006

Lost Climber Found On Mt. Hood
I find it amazing that a nation can be captivated by a solitary event, and will watch it over and over on the news. I believe that if CNN were still showing instant replays of the Twin Towers falling on 9/11, we would still be huddled around the TV at work or whatever going, "Oooh, look at that." So last night in the ER that scenario was true for the news flash about the lost climber, and for the various times I wandered into the breakroom, I heard this:

Bob: We're breaking live to Bill who is RIGHT NOW at Mt. Hood. Bob? Live Feed Delay: [silence for 5 seconds]
Bill
: YES BOB, I'm here at Mt. Hood where we've made an amazing discovery here in the snow covered mountains, the very cold snow covered mountains where we're here with search teams.
Bob
: What have you discovered, Bill?
Bill: Well Bob, we've discovered that the search teams have discovered the body of one of the climbers who was missing on Mt. Hood.
Bob
: Bill, did I hear you correctly, and did you say you found a body on Mt. Hood?
Bill
:Yes, Bob, search teams found the body of one of the three climbers on Mt. Hood.
Bob
: So you said search teams have found a body, the body of a climber on Mt. Hood which happens to be covered with snow, cold snow?
Bill
: Yes Bob, we've found a body.
Bob
: Is this the body of one of the three climbers on Mt. Hood, Bill?
Bill
: Search teams are now confirming, Bob, that the body that was found was one of the three climbers on Mt. Hood.
Bob
: Bill, the climber that was found by search teams is dead?
Bill
: Bob, Search teams say that the climber who's body was found was discovered dead.
Bob
: Bill, The search teams have found the body of the climber?
Bill:
Yes, Bob, search teams hav discovered the body of one of the three climbers on Mt. Hood, which is very cold, I might add.
Bob
: So the search team found the body of the climber?
Bill
: Search teams have found the body of the climber, one of the three climbers who were missing earlier, but now which, the body of one has been discovered in a snow cave.
Bob
: Bill, did you say a snow cave was where the body was found?

...And on and on ad infinitum until my coffee was as old as the news flash.

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