The Associated Stupid

Today I was perusing the AP wire, looking for stuff to update our terrible website and I came across this article about how the Associated Press doesn't know anything about the Internet and is 5 years behind the times. Although it does use the always popular term 'news hole.'

Then I came across this abortion of an article about Jason Taylor's upcoming appearance on the idiotic ABC megahit Dancing with the Stars. It includes such cringe-worthy chestnuts as 'It's different than football' and how Taylor never dances 'at weddings' but is now going to do so on live television for some reason.

My point, you ask? Well, I'm not really sure. I think I had one, kinda, but I had to get up from my desk and go to a St. Patty's Day employee mixer. Messed up my flow. I think the gist of it was that while the Associated Press is a valuable tool for newspapers and journalists -- it also sucks. Many AP writers are hacks (Jake Coyle), and this is the happy horseshit that gets widely disseminated to old people who still use America Online.

Sure, I (and probably anyone reading this, although I have my doubts about anonymous) can go on the intertubes and find whatever the fuck they want in today's news. A steady diet of assorted blogs and news sites combines with the AP to make a pretty complete if sometimes depressing view of current events. Also, bees:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Millions of swarming honey bees are on the loose after a truck carrying crates of the insects flipped over on a California highway.

In conclusion, this picture.