Strange Bloomberg Headlines

Headlines always try to cram a lot of information into a small number of words, but some Bloomberg headlines are in a class of their own.

May 14

Brokers Go Gray as Youth Unsustainable Without Cold Calls

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-14/brokers-go-gray-as-youth-unsustainable-without-cold-calls.html

(submitted by R.A. Spurge)

May 12

whitehouse:

A Mother’s Day present from health care reform: Being a mom will no longer be a pre-existing condition. http://wh.gov/JPY7

Great ad - direct, effective.
Of course, it might have actually made a difference in public opinion f it had been placed in major newspapers and websites three years ago. Nice try, though.

A Mother’s Day present from health care reform: Being a mom will no longer be a pre-existing condition. http://wh.gov/JPY7

Great ad - direct, effective.

Of course, it might have actually made a difference in public opinion f it had been placed in major newspapers and websites three years ago. Nice try, though.

May 11

Fed Bridges Gap to Earnings Pickup in Modest U.S. Growth

Does this headline make any sense?

No. No, it does not.

May 7

Nude Tattoo Artist Suffers as Polar Bears Fret in Hong Kong Show: Review

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-06/tattoo-artist-suffers-polar-bears-fret-in-hong-kong-show.html

nuf said

May 6

basilisc:

“In addition to making a mannequin target that looks like President Barack Obama, Zombie Industries sells a mannequin called simply “The Ex” — a large-breasted dummy that “bleeds” when shot.”

- Talking Points Memo

This has to be a hoax. Can’t possibly be true. Can it?

If it’s true, we live in a sick, sick, sick society.