# Just once, I'd like to hear...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-once-id-like-to-hear/735833>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 27, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-once-id-like-to-hear/735833 "2015-10-27T00:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-once-id-like-to-hear/735833/61 "2015-11-03T08:22:11Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> Welcome to the 10 o’clock news. This evening the President announced some bullshit statistics purporting to show the economy is improving. The Speaker of the House announced another tired excuse to explain why no legislation will be passed this session, Finally, another telecomm corporation announced plans to merge, cut services and raise rates.
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> We’ve decided the rest of the so-called news isn’t worth the next half hour of your time.
> 
> The weather’s rather nice. Why don’t you go out for a walk?
> 
> Good night.

It did happen once:

[http://newslite.tv/2011/04/18/on-this-day-in-1930-bbc-said-t.html](http://newslite.tv/2011/04/18/on-this-day-in-1930-bbc-said-t.html)

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