Tuesday, May 20, 2014

ABC environment-a good yarn

ABC pump up the alarm with this piece by "free lancer" and non climate expert Sue White:

7 of your favourite foods affected by climate change
Climate change could be coming to a supermarket near you, with a shocking list of your top seven favourite foods affected.

In her description about herself Sue says she "can compile a good yarn on almost any topic, but she mostly focuses on health/wellbeing, environment, travel, careers and productivity."

Definition of yarn:
yarn
yƤrn/
noun
  1. 1.
    spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
    synonyms:threadcottonwoolfiberfilamentMore
  2. 2.
    informal
    a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible.
    synonyms:storytaleanecdotesaganarrativeMore
verb
informal
  1. 1.
    tell a long or implausible story.
    "they were yarning about local legends and superstitions


Seems that definition spot on! Your tax dollars at work.

1 comment:

  1. Hey have you seen ABC's The Drum has a whole new studio rebuild and a whole new brand; the lot! How do I go about finding out how much this all cost?

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