UnNews talk:Local firebug trips himself up
I don't endorse adding every Weird News item from local newspapers to UnNews, but with this story, it was possible using the third paragraph and the last five words, to make it even funnier. And, by the way, there is a pun in the title.
Thanks to Zim ulator for adding the photo. Spıke ¬ 11:58 29-Aug-10
Removed ICU: I say it stands on its own. Rev. Zim_ulator (Talk) I am the dirt under your rollers 04:02, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
- No need to get hotheaded over it. I still, however, think it could definitely use improvement. Right now it's barely much of an article, but it's got lots of potential for more laughs. ICUs are intended as motivation, and right now this article could be a lot more than it is right now, which is a brief, annotated spork. You and Spike need to calm down and stop taking things personally. -- 09:03, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
Apparently my opinion as the most experienced UnNews editor is moot. Rev. Zim_ulator (Talk) I am the dirt under your rollers 13:05, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
As I often do, this article twists reality rather than wander in fantasy. The article stands on its own, and the joke regarding Insect Rights in New Hampshire is complete. Expanding on this would not make the joke any funnier, would shift the tone of the story from borderline-credible to goofy, and at the end of the day you'd have a ten-paragraph article about the police blotter in the City of Nashua, of which no one cares that much. Spıke ¬ 13:23 31-Aug-10
General Froggy and Major Zim had a minor discussion about this specific article. I'm enthused, he shrugs, I say thank you and curtsey, he freebases a hyena, I remove ICU template, he offers hyena carcass to me for blazing and the ritual is complete. Rev. Zim_ulator (Talk) I am the dirt under your rollers 02:49, September 2, 2010 (UTC)