BREAKING: Summer is giving way to autumn. But you can rest easy knowing the New York Times is all over this one.
This changes EVERYTHING: RT @Chris_Moody: *** MANDATORY CREDIT NEW YORK TIMES *** http://t.co/Ud18r6op
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2012
Somebody at Politico just got fired because the NYT scooped this story http://t.co/7fUF1ahc
— Chris Moody (@moody) September 14, 2012
I thought people were joking about the Times scooping everyone about the arrival of Fall. http://t.co/QZsXbYMR
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 14, 2012
If only. The paper of record “reports“:
Now the days, often as not, are still summery, if more bearably so. The midday sun is not perceptibly lower in the sky.
But the sun has, somehow, gotten faster.
Somehow the sun sets faster. Because, like, molecules and stuff. Mysterious molecules.
As Ace notes, there’s a second scoop here: “frustrated wannabe novelists will often try debuting their schtick in alternate venues.”
Breaking: Frustrated wannabe novelist tries schtick in NYT; also has scoop that Autumn is coming http://t.co/ABFlBK83
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 14, 2012
"silence of the bells…the white and blue trucks have worn out their welcome" —how @nytimes describes Mister Softee's business in the fall
— Josh Barone (@joshbarone) September 14, 2012
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Ooooh. Sorry, New York Times. Points off for mentioning bells without using the word “tintinnabulation.”
I haven't seen purple'd prose like that since @rickklein's "The speech was a living breathing organism, the hall, the crowd, the word, one."
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 14, 2012
The author, Andy Jones, is tickled pink (or purple, as it were) with his Rick Klein-worthy prose poem.
How summer becomes fall, & where Mr. Softee goes at night. Finale of NYT ‘Summer Nights’ series (by me): http://t.co/ds2tIN4x
— Andy Newman (@andylocal) September 14, 2012
The mockery was swift … as swift as the enigmatic September sun.
Europe, U.S. appear to be separated by a " large body of salty liquid, most probably water of some kind." #NYTscoops
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 14, 2012
SOMETIMES EVAPORATED WATER CONDENSES AND FALLS TO THE GROUND #NYTscoops
— AOTUS (@The_Autopen) September 14, 2012
Technically, PM Dawn could never actually happen. #NYTscoops
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) September 14, 2012
Investigation of legendary white stuff that falls from the sky takes reporter to farflung Rochester. #NYTscoops
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) September 14, 2012
#NYTscoops "Pretty ugly' a contradiction, experts say
— The Real Matt Finn (@mdrache) September 14, 2012
Children like candy for the sweet, sweet taste. #nytscoops
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 14, 2012
Inhaling, exhaling are key to continued effective breathing. #NYTscoops
— Gary Karr (@garykarr) September 14, 2012
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/246708114613760000
But could we be overlooking the gravity of this earth-shattering scoop?
The New York Times warned us about the approach of Autumn, but just like Cassandra, we ignored her. http://t.co/0vn1BKV8
— AOTUS (@The_Autopen) September 14, 2012
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