Ever, Ever, Ever Helpful CNN

Earlier today, I was reading some banal story on CNN about how someone stretched plastic wrap over a public road between two poles as a prank, which resulted in a motorcyclist and his passenger being mildly hurt (road burn, broken finger).

Then, my eye wandered to the right of the article (not an uncommon thing: in a printed document, for example, studies show your eye gravitates up and to the right.

At the right, CNN had advertiser links, telling you a NUMBER of different places where you could buy plastic wrap in bulk. You know, so you could do the same damned thing, I suppose, and get your story on CNN.

And the moral of this story is .... DUH!

[Ed note: At least with a "kids hanging themselves by meat hook for sport" story on CNN tonight, they don't have links advertising where to buy your own "body modification" hardware.]