Welcome to the 1970s!
See what they've done there? See what they've done? He's a golfer and she's a woman, therefore she's A BIRDIE! Haha! Because women are birds, aren't they? But not just that, it's slightly beyond that. It's not quite enough to dehumanise her by calling her a 'birdie'; you've got to remember that she isn't worthy of being described as a human being. No, she's just a number. BIRDIE NUMBER ONE! Hilarious, no?
No...?
*update* I've also noticed the rather sad 'READ LITTLEJOHN' in the top right-hand corner. As if they couldn't think of anything else to say. Please read Littlejohn. Not 'hilarious Littlejohn' or even 'Richard Littlejohn' - just 'read Littlejohn'. It's the use of the imperative that's so starkly pathetic, almost like they're begging you.
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December 4th, 2009 - 11:52
And what about the word assault in commas?
What a horrific mess of a front page.
December 4th, 2009 - 12:47
The main headline is typically meaningless too. It's not like my family were ever going to see that £40000, just like it doesn't see all the other millions of quid the Government spends on stuff.
It would be as meaningful a statistic if you took the total bailout cost and divided by the number of badger setts in the country.
December 4th, 2009 - 13:41
Yeah, the Rolling Stone arrested does add to the whole 70's feel, although I assume the inverted commas are because it has not been proven in court.
December 4th, 2009 - 15:40
What sad little person decided to put 'Birdie' in, eh?
I imagine that he (i don't doubt it was a he) probably thought woman, conveyed a sense of normality about her.(She had an affair with a married man, that's so sordid)
Woman is too normal, too average.
Slut was perhaps what was on his mind, but obviously he couldn't write that in a national newspaper. Birdie is somewhere in between. Perfect then……Not.