Today's topic for discussion is:

Since when did the abbreviation for 'advertisements' become 'adds'?

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The New Fad: Domestic Murder-Suicide

I've seen two or three of these stories show up in headlines lately: financially-strapped man shoots any family members in the house, then himself. It's an archetype already; I suspect the next good-sized killing that occurs will involve news trucks and live reporting (if yesterday morning's M-S in California didn't already draw such attention).

posted at: 05:27 | permanent link to this entry