I would have difficulty believing this one were it not for Mrs. J’s total reliability as an observer.
She was watching MSNBC Friday as they did live coverage of the carrier Abraham Lincoln’s return from the Gulf to San Diego.
A reporter decided to interview a 7-year-old boy whose father was coming home on the ship. The exchange went like this:
*Ms. Reporter: “So what are you going to do with your daddy when he gets home?”
Little Boy: “We’re going to play The Naked Game!”
Ms. Reporter, unfazed: “What’s that?”
Little Boy: “That’s when we get naked and wrestle!!”*
:eek:
The boy’s relatives did some groaning and fidgeting when he began talking about The Naked Game.
Can’t understand why they’d be uneasy about what is probably just some innocent horseplay. :rolleyes:
And speaking of great moments in reporting, I must thank the Cincinnati Enquirer for enlivening my day. I especially enjoyed the story about Ray Tanner, who beheaded his wife in Fairfield, Ohio on Valentine’s Day in 1990, was found not guilty by reason of insanity, released in '96, and now wants an end to his court-ordered psychological visits. Opposing this request is the victim’s mother, who is named Shirley Cleaver.
Really.
On the next page, there is a story headlined “Butler leaders sharpen budget axes”.
I think the Metro section editor must have been on a crack binge.
Finally, a front page story from their Louisville correspondent focuses on the woman jockey who’ll be riding a horse in the Kentucky Derby. Speaking of the opposition among trainers to picking women as jockeys, jockey Patricia Cooksey said, “There’s a lot of (male) trainers that will flat not ride a girl”.
I love the Enquirer.