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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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TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Humor; Music/Entertainment; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blunders; napl; nbcnews; neilyoung
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To: Reily
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posted on
08/25/2012 2:22:21 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
08/25/2012 2:24:03 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: InvisibleChurch
Idiots. It wasn’t astronaut Neil Young, it was astronaut Lance Armstrong.
To: InvisibleChurch
“A Southern man don’t need him around anyhow...”
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posted on
08/25/2012 2:25:30 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
To: InvisibleChurch
Bad Day For Young Armstrongs!
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posted on
08/25/2012 2:32:06 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: Billthedrill
This whole thread reminds me of a very funny series of interviews by the Sascha Cohen comedian/character "Ali G." Check out the first question right out of the starting gate in this one:
Ali G Interview: Buzz Aldrin
"I know this is a sensitive question ... but what was it like not being the first man on the moon? Was you ever jealous of Louis Armstrong?"
ROFL.
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posted on
08/25/2012 2:44:25 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: InvisibleChurch
Freakin' idiots, everyone know Louis Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
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posted on
08/25/2012 2:50:55 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Someday our schools we will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
To: InvisibleChurch
The headline written by someone who posts comments on youtube (ala the youtube panel cartoon joke).
28
posted on
08/25/2012 3:03:39 PM PDT
by
PhiloBedo
(You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
To: FReepers; Patriots; FRiends; everyone
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posted on
08/25/2012 3:19:01 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: InvisibleChurch
Neil Young should be given credit for both rusting and fading away.
Ten soldiers and Nixon laughing,
We’re finally getting owned.
This summer we’re getting payback,
Four dead and Ho-Ho-Ho.
To: freedumb2003
What was the lyric?
Oh yes. “I’ve seen the needle and the damage done.”
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
08/25/2012 3:58:14 PM PDT
by
djf
(The barbarian hordes will ALWAYS outnumber the clean-shaven. And they vote.)
To: InvisibleChurch
"armstrong" I saw the corrected news report from NBC. They said he most likely died from the stress of losing his 7 Tour de France titles after the doping scandal...
So, ya know...
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posted on
08/25/2012 3:58:27 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: freedumb2003
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posted on
08/25/2012 4:14:13 PM PDT
by
djf
(The barbarian hordes will ALWAYS outnumber the clean-shaven. And they vote.)
To: InvisibleChurch
Haha.... still rockin in the free world!
To: InvisibleChurch
It’s likely the person who typed that headline wasn’t even alive on July 21, 1969.
Sigh.
To: Slings and Arrows
Neil Young was the first man to walk on the (Harvest) Moon, right?
Right?
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posted on
08/25/2012 4:26:38 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: InvisibleChurch
Not only do they no longer teach history in schools, re: Young/Armstrong, Spelling is gone also. (Democrat airplane over Tampa).
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posted on
08/25/2012 4:51:23 PM PDT
by
radioone
( Main Stream Media. The Government built that.)
To: InvisibleChurch
it's not like NBC is real news or something...
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posted on
08/25/2012 5:02:08 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: InvisibleChurch
Rust Never Sleeps but NBC News does.
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