Friday, March 02, 2007

I don't mean to drone on and on ...

(By Erik)

Here’s a prime example of how some people can get really upset for no particular reason about stuff that really doesn’t matter.

It all started with a news story in the San Francisco Chronicle that included the phrase “pilotless drone.” (I’m guessing it was an article about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, where our military has been using such craft for reconnaissance and whatnot.)

The Chronicle (theirs, not ours) has a call-in line for readers. One of them pointed out the redundancy of the phrase “pilotless drones” … and then proceeded to get downright irate about it.

The message has been floating around the Internet. Here it is set to music. (Notice cameo appearances by the Transformers) Enjoy.

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