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pamela

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12. My husband is so funny.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:17 PM

Mar 2015

We'll be watching CNN and he'll say something like " wait...it's Breaking News..." like it's going to be something big. He does that all the time and I just laugh. It's never anything. Cracks me up.

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CNN Has Completely Given Up on the Meaning of ‘Breaking News’ [View all] Cali_Democrat Mar 2015 OP

stupid samsingh Mar 2015 #1

Drives me nuts. nt cwydro Mar 2015 #2

Yes... Oubaas Mar 2015 #3

my local nbc affiliate opens every night with 'breaking news' spanone Mar 2015 #4

Yep Cali_Democrat Mar 2015 #10

I think they mean they are literally breaking the news. Atman Mar 2015 #5

CNN has given up on news! In a race with Fox to the bottom...their well paid talking heads are as compliant Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #6

I believe in all those case that what they meant was rock Mar 2015 #7

For CNN, "breaking news" means the commercials are over. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #8

Conan in Cuba did a bit about CNN's breaking news. He covered a dog barking, then it valerief Mar 2015 #9

Comedy gold!! nt elias49 Mar 2015 #11

My husband is so funny. pamela Mar 2015 #12

The need to change the banner to "Breaking Wind" n/t DebJ Mar 2015 #13

I am so glad I don't have cable. raven mad Mar 2015 #14