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<\/p>\nI’m putting this article in the “RottenReporting” category, but it’s really not Reporting nor is it Rotten. It’s just a lame throwaway thing to laugh at. Meh.<\/p>\n
Without this piece of news, we might have forgotten what the moon looks like.<\/p>\n
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One of our readers sent this one to us this afternoon from the Star News Facebook page.<\/p>\n
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Although news content is naturally slow on Christmas Day, factoids like the first two lines provide throwaway content that’s harmless and mildly interesting. However, it’s sort of amusing to imagine a group of people sitting around their computer screen staring at that graciously provided photo of the full moon and having a “celebration”.<\/p>\n
Or maybe it’s a photo of a honeydew melon with blighted spots.<\/p>\n
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Heh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m putting this article in the “RottenReporting” category, but it’s really not Reporting nor is it Rotten. It’s just a lame throwaway thing to laugh at. Meh.<\/p>\n
Without this piece of news, we might have forgotten what the moon looks like.<\/p>\n
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