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NBCNews.com Screws Up, Reports Astronaut ‘Neil Young’ Dies
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Posted on 08/25/2012 1:57:17 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
While I gave NBC News credit for breaking the news of astronaut Neil Armstrong’s death, someone at NBCNews.com screwed up big time with this headline, confusing Neil Armstrong and Neil Young:
No, Neil Young was not an astronaut, and is not dead. The current version of the story has the following correction: “Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story included the wrong name in the headline.”
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KEYWORDS: blunders; napl; nbcnews; neilyoung
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To: InvisibleChurch; Revolting cat!
No one was more surprised by this news than Neil Young.
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posted on
08/25/2012 5:08:39 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!; JoeProBono
This was in error. They meant to say Lance Armstrong.
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posted on
08/25/2012 5:10:56 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
08/25/2012 5:14:55 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: Billthedrill
Idiots. It wasn’t astronaut Neil Young, it was astronaut Lance Armstrong. Didn't you hear? USADA revoked his moon landing after his teammate, Buzz Lightyear, told them that he had doped with Armstrong.
Cheers!
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posted on
08/25/2012 8:10:52 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: InvisibleChurch
Journalists by and large are not very bright people....
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/25/2012 10:04:46 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: Daffynition
That’s XKCD - funny and gloomy at the same time. RIP Dr Armstrong.
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posted on
08/25/2012 10:13:52 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Oh, dear Lord! WOW! That’s a faux pas, to put it kindly.
Did you know that Armstrong was a fighter pilot in the Korean war, but was not in the military when he became an astronaut?
He was an exceptional stick, and they wanted a civilian to be the first to walk on the moon.
It gives me chills thinking about that.
There are several other stories about his space exploits that show him to be an exceptional pilot...probably the best ever.
Even with all of his accomplishments, he was an unassuming and humble man, and he will be greatly missed.
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posted on
08/26/2012 12:14:12 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(This hobbit is looking for her pitchfork...God help the GOP if I find it.)
To: dixiechick2000
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posted on
08/26/2012 12:29:39 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Haters gonna hate.
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posted on
08/26/2012 1:33:59 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: Intolerant in NJ
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posted on
08/26/2012 1:59:40 PM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(the mature Christian is almost impossible to offend)
To: InvisibleChurch
Yup.
They’re smarter than Conservatives, dont’cha know!
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posted on
08/27/2012 12:26:34 PM PDT
by
SMARTY
("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/27/2012 10:49:32 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Liberty Valance
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posted on
08/27/2012 11:41:12 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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