Monday, October 27, 2014

Polygamous Lesbians Flee Sharia

Now that I have your attention I'd like to point out a headline writer at Business Insider who actually knows a Latin root when he/she sees one (no implication the writer is a he-she, not that there's anything wrong with that):
Brazilian Stocks Are Getting Decimated
Which headline was originally,per the URL, http://www.businessinsider.com/fleeing-investors-are-decimating-brazilian-equities-after-the-election-2014-10
"...energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro was down 10.78%."
"the Lyxor ETF Brazil...was down 9.42%."
The deci being 1/10, it's close enough for me.

I will probably never again be able to see the word "flee" without thinking of those polygamous lesbians from our December 2008 post "Just Once I'd Like to See This Headline in the Wall Street Journal" which began normally enough:
From DealBreaker's Opening Bell:
Paulson Concerned Congress Has Turned Into Little Bitches (WSJ)...
But somehow veered onto BBC turf:
 Polygamous lesbians flee Sharia
A Nigerian lesbian who "married" four women last weekend in Kano State has gone into hiding from the Islamic police, with her partners....