[Newspoetry] the good news isn't

[Joe Futrelle]

Re William's definition of truly good news:

On Wed, Jul 07, 1999 at 08:19:33PM -0500, Paul Kotheimer wrote:
> ...the good news is
> the number of pre-pubescents 
> who sling the epithet "faggot"
> on the american playground
> has dropped since a generation ago.
> also, fewer lesbian and gay teens
> are committing suicide.

Not truly good news, since it's only good because it would have been
even worse if more epithets were slung and suicides committed.

> ...the good news is 
> Archer Daniels Midland
> has not yet patented 
> all food-bearing seeds.

Again, not truly good news, since it's only good because it would have
been even worse if ADM had patented more plant varieties than it has.

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