Saturday, July 20, 2013

Funny News Interview

Woman accurately describes hail storm:


In case you missed something, here's a transcript of the interview:

"Man, them jokers was big--size of a quarter, dog gone! [It sounded like] Kapooya! Kapooya! And boy, that hail just came in. I looked at my, opened my door, and I looked out my door, and it started hitting me in my head! I took off running, ran to my restroom, and then I called my mama to see what she alright!"


Sure enough, someone made a remix video of the interview. Here it is:




















I wonder what the local newspaper had to say about this incident. I don't feel like looking for an article on Google, so I'll write my own:

                                                                                                                                                         

Resident Frightened by Recent Hail Storm, Takes Cover in Restroom and Calls Mother

Ralphsville, TEXAS--Local resident, Michelle Clark, became startled after hearing noises which she describes as, "Kapooya, Kapooya!" Unbeknownst to her, a severe hail storm was passing over the Brookshire apartment complex. Clark, unfamiliar with weather phenomena such as hail, was reportedly stricken in the head by frozen ice pellets as she opened her front door. She then instinctively fled from the doorway, and took shelter in her restroom. Once secure, she called her mother. Clark commented, "It is at perilous times like these when we must be cognizant of our elders. I telephoned my mother to ensure her well-being." Her mother, 87-year-old Wilma Carlisle, was the sole casualty of the storm. When asked to explain why she chose the restroom as her place of refuge, Clark denied any response.

                                                                                                                                                          

2 comments:

  1. "Stricken in the Head" ...for shame.
    I believe you were reaching for a verb and grabbed and adjective instead. She was STRUCK with said ice pellet. Using the word stricken as a past participial verb is not only an archaic, ill-informed misuse of the English language by our barbarous ancestors, but it is in poor taste to the word STRICKEN as an adjective.

    As for your quote, provide a source at once!

    Good day, sir.

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    1. My usage of "stricken" adds authenticity and artistic merit to the article. It is written from the perspective of a journalist from rural Texas.

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