Monday, March 24, 2014

Tantalizing Missing Plane Tweet: "2 objects were located & will be retrieved in the next few hours"


UPDATE: Malaysian Leader Says Flight 370 Ended in Indian Ocean

6 comments:

edutcher said...

There are masses of floating junk in oceans all over the world, as many pilots and old salts have noted.

Believe it when you see it.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

I can't wait for this to be over and done with. What a freaking distraction and side show. The biggest glittering SQUIRREL!!!! that the media could come up with to get us to focus on anything other than the disaster that is affecting the whole world. Obama.

rhhardin said...

...The analysis narrowed down the possible paths the Boeing 777 aircraft could have taken as it kept flying for hours after contact with ground controllers was lost on March 8, and it ruled out that the plane could have gone anywhere but the remote waters southwest of Australia, where there is no place the plane could have landed safely.
“It is therefore with deep sadness and regret...

- NYT breaking news email.

I'd remark that "deep sadness" is a Tom Swifty.

The Dude said...

Poor choice of words but not exactly a Tom Swifty, said Tom with a sinking feeling.

Chip Ahoy said...

Drowned in confusion and submerged in grief all Tom Swift's hopes were scuttled.

rhhardin said...

Hit me with your midpoint, she said meanly.

-- best automatically generated Tom Swifty of the form "Hit me with your X, she said Y."

A search using a thesaurus and denominal adverb formation rule.