Here’s a piece from THE GLOBE AND MAIL, a fine Canadian newspaper… whose standards are slipping.
To say the least.
Nathan Vanderklippe, a Calgary-based correspondent, filed the following report about a family enjoying a new Canadian statutory holiday, Family Day. Here’s the excerpt that caught my eye…
“Family Day is a great time to everyone together and sort of remember why we have families and got married,’ says Ms. Sanrina Stoushnow, who is planning even more festivities for the Monday holiday; a campfire in the garage, with some 20 neighbours to roast marshmallows and slap together s’mores.”
A campfire in the garage?
WTF?
Seriously? Twenty neighbours,a family of four, one very clueless reporter, an editor and ancillary staff, and NO ONE caught this little detail?
Do know what a truly clever reporter could have done with something like this? These people were a gift from the Almighty, and Mr. Vanderklippe just threw them away. Sure, he landed the front page – with a fluff piece that floats off the page – but he could have crafted a truly fun piece to read that actually resonates with people.
Newspapers are dying out, Vanderklippe, you could have struck a blow for their survival.
Oh well, at least this piece made for great blog fodder.
They are missing the word “get” as well. Our newspaper is just as bad. They misspell words all the time!
It’s a common porblem….
Thanks for the input, Susie!
Hahaha!
C’mon, Hook. You’ve never had a roaring fire going in the garage whilst roasting marshmallows and making s’mores? What’s wrong with you folk north of the border? Jeez…
We’re a strange bunch, I guess…
Haha, I guess so.
Tomorrow’s Headline. “Garage Burns to Ground: Remnants of Smores Found.” LOL.
I wish!
Hilarious! Love the comment from ‘orples.’
That rocked, right?
Totally!
Does Canada submit to the Darwin Awards???
First things first, I think it good to hear that this made the front page!!! I do wish there was more holidays where it is about “family” and not the seasonal gouging that makes up most major holidays.
Second; what brainless buffoons!!!! A camp fire in the garage? But then again it is probably like one of those 1970ish bbq’s they are talking about. (my fingers are indeed crossed for this one!!!)
Firstly: Very well said, Woman!
Secondly: You rock, Woman!
Apparently burning down your home is a part of the holiday tradition?
Heck of a tradition!
Once again your keen eye for details saves the day Hook
I feel so lucky I caught that detail at all!
On the bright side, Campfires in the Garage sounds like an interesting name for a band…
Yeah, I’d go see them!
I love the sweet fire code violations this news story bring to the people. Good catch there!
I got lucky, it’s true!
The campfire in the garage was the thing that I caught. My apartment complex won’t allow charcoal grills on the premises, only gas grills. And these people want a campfire IN the garage? Good luck.
They need more than luck! They need a clue!