March 21, 2003

FUNNY NEWS JUXTAPOSITION WATCH: Story

FUNNY NEWS JUXTAPOSITION WATCH:
Story A: "Some fans in the sellout crowd for last night's game between the Islanders and Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in this mostly French-Canadian city loudly booed the American national anthem, sung before the game by Charles Prevost-Linton." (Greenwich Time, 3/21/'03)
Story B: "The French parliament has passed an anti-crime act which makes it illegal to boo the [French] national anthem" (BBC, 2/13/'03)

Posted by Stephen Silver at March 21, 2003 04:12 PM
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