22 December 2012

The most turgid headline I've seen

And it belongs to a BBC article:

GM sprouts 'could blow away flatulence'

16 comments:

Shaun Downey said...

Low emission sprouts? Oh Brave New World!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Me, I hate them sprouts: musical ones or not...

KatieNorcross said...

Many things blow away flatulence. But take care. Sprouts have been known to make silent, deadly flatus too.

Dick Stanley said...

Be nice if GM could sell something.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

The worst kind theses ones. No warning, and bam!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

GM - like in General Motors? Anyway, this other GM, like in Monsanto, is doing quite well.

Stinky said...

"Breaking" news:

Formal Reprimand Issued To Flatulent Federal Worker

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/coworkers-attacked-by-gas-645132

Too many brussel sprouts!

yitzgood said...

If it "blows away" anything, then it causes flatulence. But flatulence is what gets "blown away." So the person eats the sprout and emits gasses that cure flatulence in other people? How altruistic!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Aha. The code word triggered a comment. Good. As for the poor guy who is really persecuted by his employer - my heart goes out to him.

This is what the word "oppression" really means.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

A person who eats sprouts looks to me altruistic anyway. Or is it masochistic? I tend to mix these two words...

David All said...

Non-flatulent sprouts; another Great Leap Forward for Humanity!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

It could be a launch, like in a rocket launch...

Dick Stanley said...

Yes, as in General Motors. They sell pickups, but not much else. Despite the federal bailout to save their unions and, probably not incidentally, the military vehicle lines.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Well, isn't Cadillac a GM creation? Still a pretty good carriage, albeit a bit too expensive for me...

Dick Stanley said...

It is, but the richies seem to be buying Mercedes these days. I see many of them on the road but very few Caddies.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Too bad. A few opportunities I had with that car impressed me a lot.