Headlines like this show the simplistic mindset the media is speaking to,

[Demonaut]

"Ancient Reptile with 'Ridiculously Long Neck' Unearthed in Alaska"

http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-reptile-ridiculously-long-neck-unearthed-alaska-160851679.html





this is not BBC Nature

[niyad]

1. they found one of tehran tom's ancestors?

[misterhighwasted]

3. Tehran Tom found to be ancient cousin to the Palins.

Although Tom does have a weird kinda xtra long neck. Verrry reptilian.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. Is the media the cart or the horse?

Do media outlets write headlines like this to cater to their dumb audience, or do they write headlines like this because their editors are just as slack-jawed as a good portion of their readership? I don't know, but headlines like this bother me. We're losing the skill of being able to write with different degrees of formality. I find myself wondering if the end state will look like Idiocracy, with the written word consisting mostly of slang and abbreviations.

[Demonaut]

4. I fear the same........"it's got electrolytes"

[DisgustipatedinCA]

6. Electrolytes turn your body pixels green, which I believe is a good thing.

[bvf]

5. In the future

all headlines will read as if composed by an intern at the Huffington Post.

[Person 2713]

7. Hmmm I didn't imagine that happening ...until I went to hell!!

Aargh

[lpbk2713]

8. BWA

They didn't have enough room to add " ... like, ya know?" .