[RightWhale]

the first to post "breaking news".

It's the special much-coveted cyber-scoop certificate, which can be printed out, laminated, and framed.

Congratulations!
You are one pico-second closer to awareness of the present moment than almost anyone.
This status will last until the very next post.

[dep]

the first to post "breaking news".

though we mustn't forget the extra points if the breaking news is a vanity that has no actual relation to news, is not itself new, and is only tenuously connected to reality.

dep