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IDemo

(16,926 posts) Wed Nov 11, 2015, 01:48 PM Nov 2015

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I say astronomer, you say astrologer, tomato, tomahto..

Good job, IBT.

http://www.ibtimes.com/november-astrology-findings-unprecedented-image-asteroid-ripped-apart-dead-star-2179852

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I say astronomer, you say astrologer, tomato, tomahto.. (Original Post) IDemo Nov 2015 OP

this wasn't an Onion reprint? niyad Nov 2015 #1

International Business Times, the Raw Story of business reporting n/t IDemo Nov 2015 #3

I know ibt--there are actually some decent articles there, so this one surprised me. niyad Nov 2015 #4

It is a business publication. HassleCat Nov 2015 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #6

It's been corrected. DavidDvorkin Nov 2015 #5

What did it say before it was corrected? mainer Nov 2015 #8

The headline said "astrology finding" instead of "astronomy finding" DavidDvorkin Nov 2015 #9

Astrology - Homeopathic Astronomy. GoneOffShore Nov 2015 #7

Don't knock it, I applied solar winds twice daily and my asteroids got better. FSogol Nov 2015 #10

You owe me a keyboard! GoneOffShore Nov 2015 #11

niyad

(113,513 posts)

1. this wasn't an Onion reprint?

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 01:50 PM

Nov 2015

IDemo

(16,926 posts)

3. International Business Times, the Raw Story of business reporting n/t

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 01:53 PM

Nov 2015

niyad

(113,513 posts)

4. I know ibt--there are actually some decent articles there, so this one surprised me.

Reply to IDemo (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 02:02 PM

Nov 2015

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

2. It is a business publication.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 01:52 PM

Nov 2015

They're advocating financial efficiency. Why spend all that money on a telescope, when you can buy some Tarot cards or something? I don't even know. What do they use? Star charts? Computer programs? Smart phone apps?

Response to HassleCat (Reply #2)

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DavidDvorkin

(19,481 posts)

5. It's been corrected.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2015, 04:55 PM

Nov 2015

mainer

(12,023 posts)

8. What did it say before it was corrected?

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 04:44 AM

Nov 2015

Coming in late to the conversation (which sounds hilarious)

DavidDvorkin

(19,481 posts)

9. The headline said "astrology finding" instead of "astronomy finding"

Reply to mainer (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 02:57 PM

Nov 2015

The URL also used "astrology". That was fixed, too.

GoneOffShore

(17,340 posts)

7. Astrology - Homeopathic Astronomy.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 12:38 AM

Nov 2015

But without the science.

FSogol

(45,514 posts)

10. Don't knock it, I applied solar winds twice daily and my asteroids got better.

Reply to GoneOffShore (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 03:42 PM

Nov 2015

GoneOffShore

(17,340 posts)

11. You owe me a keyboard!

Reply to FSogol (Reply #10)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 04:18 PM

Nov 2015

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