# What's the most "Slow News Day" story you've ever seen?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526 "2023-06-14T22:11:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526/21 "2023-06-16T23:51:43Z")

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Well, there’s this:

> [@Why is there no mouse flavored cat food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-mouse-flavored-cat-food/363038):
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> Wouldn’t it be natural?

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526/22 "2023-06-17T05:23:10Z")

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> [@Mortimus](#):
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> One day our assignment editor told me I needed to find something to fill about 1:30, so I did this:

Very nice!

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**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526/23 "2023-06-17T09:03:36Z")

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The headline on a sign outside our local newsagents once:

MAN FALLS OFF CLIFF WHILE LOOKING AT KITTEN

(Both the man and the kitten were fine, IIRC)

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