The writer managed to really stretch this tiny tale, it went on and on and on repetitively.
It’s a delightful story, but CRIKEY, it read every essay I had to write in junior high which had a minimum word requirement.
Yeah, must be getting paid by the word. If only I knew who Keith Urban (whoever he is) was married to. Oh yeah, the author tells us five times.
It's a standard clickbait story with the text pulled from the endless stream of photos and accompanying ads that you have to scroll through until you learn not to bother.
I suppose people get paid good money to produce these. They take a three sentence story and stretch it for 20 pages.
And they often still don't get to the point. Keith Urban's card not working is not a big deal. We've all had "system down" situations from time to time. I do wonder why Keith Urban was only carrying one card. I have a primary card that I use for almost everything; the hook on this card is travel miles that never expire as long as the card is active, and they do add up. But I wouldn't dream of traveling without a backup card as well.
The bigger unanswered question is why one of Keith Urban's bodyguards, who are referenced in the story, didn't step in. You would think that would be automatic.
Indeed. Like the dickens!
This: "Excited by the possibility of chatting with a world-famous celebrity, Reed became completely oblivious to her surroundings. But as she continued to ask questions, she noticed something in the background that made everything clear. She saw bodyguards that surrounded this mysterious stranger.
Shoulda been this: "Surrounded by Urban's bodyguards, Reed chatted with the celebrity."
This is what a click-bait slideshow looks like when it’s all collected on one page.
Read like an infomercial didn’t it?
Tediously told and irritating. Every time there is a commercial break the story starts over.
Must have gotten paid by the word or it came from one of those one spoonful at a time click again and again things that are nothing but advertisements.
Yeah, I felt the same way.
It’s a good story but it would have been better shorter.
It must have been distilled from an internet click-bait story. Those sequenced things where you have to click through dozens of page loads, with a ton of ads for each couple of sentences, and with lots of traps to click on to something irrelevant.
Reading it here was an interesting exercise. Even though it could be read straight through without the ads and constant clicks, the dragged out pace still made it hard to continue!