GNN: Fall of Financial Markets Proves to Be Non-News in the Biggest Way
Joanne Huspek @ September 22, 2008 # 2 Comments
Dateline: Lower US 48
As we all know, word of last week’s collapse of Wall Street’s most prestigious financial and insurance instititutions have had the entire globe on pins and needles.
However, Non-News has noticed that for the most part, many are unaware of the economic Armageddon which is upon us. GNN initially predicted a heavy run […]
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GNN: A Non-News Opinion - Japanese is a Hard Language to Learn
Joanne Huspek @ August 27, 2008 # 3 Comments
This non-correspondent has been attempting to learn Japanese, using the Rosetta Stone method. Someday, this non-correspondent plans on reporting live from Kumamoto.
After three weeks of self-teaching, I am happy to report that some of the words are starting to sink in. I can say “hello” and “goodbye” and know how to tell you that my cat […]
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GNN: Non-News Update from the Upper Midwest
Joanne Huspek @ April 16, 2008 # 4 Comments
Dateline: Royal Oak, Michigan
Weather: Sunny, blue skies, no clouds. Light wind. Perfect for raking up the crap in the garden. Hey, how did that McDonald’s cup end up in my pond? I don’t even go to McDonald’s!
Time: 11:11 a.m. EDT. I’m goofing off, waiting for my other half to go over the payroll before I […]
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GNN: The News, Non-News and Random Ramblings ~ An Editorial Redux
Joanne Huspek @ April 3, 2008 # 2 Comments
What is news? This is how dictionary.com defines “news:”
–noun (usually used with a singular verb)
1. a report of a recent event; intelligence, information.
2. a person, thing or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment
My personal take on the “news” is that it’s evil. Ever read Jeffrey Gitomer, noted motivational speaker? He has convinced […]
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GNN: Non-News Reader Asks the Proverbial Question, “Where the heck are the homophones?”
Joanne Huspek @ March 24, 2008 # 5 Comments
Dateline: Internet
Gnus Non-News has had a few visitors in the last week. Many of them were loyal readers of the “other” non-news. One asked a very good question, and that was “Where the heck are the homophones?”
Be advised that just because we left that sinking orange ship on the other side of the internet does […]
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Who, Whom and a Guy Named Albert
Eidetic Tabla @ March 20, 2008 # 4 Comments
Dateline: Modern Day
Kids these days aren’t taught much grammar in school. The Queen’s English has gotten harder over the last century and it’s all because of a guy named Albert. He wasn’t a native English speaker and that’s what caused the problem. He came up with a couple of theories about how space and time […]
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