Truthiness strikes again?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Wed Dec 19 16:54:33 UTC 2007


In CBS's alleged definition of "reality".

Joel

At 12/19/2007 10:55 AM, RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:
>Where is the "truthiness" cite?
>
>In a message dated 12/18/07 7:10:26 PM, Berson at ATT.NET writes:
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> > The fourth-place finisher in "Survivor: China" claimed that she had
> > been demoted from "lunch lady" to janitor after she became too
> > popular at Douglas Intermediate Elementary School [southwest of
> > Boston].  The computer server at the school office has crashed under
> > the weight of "vitriolic" e-mail messages.  But her claim is false,
> > according to the schools superintendent, who complained to CBS but
> > was given little solace.  She said "They did explain to me today that
> > reality doesn't necessarily mean factual."
> >
> > Boston Globe, December 18, B1 in my edition.  [Aside from a somewhat
> > jarring paralleling of noun with adjective -- although I haven't come
> > up quickly with an alternative, the super shows some wit.]
> >
> > Joel
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