J203 Assignment #3

A Good Lead: Browse through a variety of print media (online or otherwise) and copy/paste three leads (must be in the first two sentences of story) that stand out to you as especially curious, engaging, humorous, off-the-wall, etc. Write a short paragraph under each lead describing why you chose it. IMPORTANT: When you're finished, post this assignment as a new blog entry (in your own blog) AND AS A
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SOFIA (AFP) - A woman in the northern Bulgarian town of Ruse survived a car crash thanks to her silicone breasts which acted as an airbag, a newspaper has reported. Found source on Yahoo's Odd News.

I love this sentence, not only for it's wildness, but for the images that are instantly created in the readers mind and the laughs and questions that come after. When boobs are able to save a woman’s life in a car crash, my first question is, HOW big are these things?? Are they so big, that when whip-lashed, the woman's breasts hit the dashboard before her face does? That's hilarious! Also, can this become a new tactic in the future with car companies? To have fake boobs eject out of the steering wheel instead of an air bag? Can you imagine the soaring number of “accidents” that would take place each day, just so the driver can see some boobs?

OSLO, Norway - Singer Katie Melua set a world deep-water record by performing a concert 994 feet under the North Sea in the leg of an oil platform, the rig's operator said Tuesday.
This lead attracted me because of several phrases it contains. Number one would be "...World deep-water record..." Deep-water tingles the senses; the image of the mysterious deep creates curiosity. Next, "concert...in the leg of an oil platform." I want to know why! Why would someone travel to the terrifying and isolated world of an oilrig to perform a pop concert? I wanted to know if it was for a benefit, publicity, why, why why. It leads me to read on.

LITTLE ROCK - A Little Rock woman facing her fifth drunken-driving charge in the span of a year — and third in less than a month — showed up to a court appearance drunk Tuesday morning, a court official said.

I think this woman may have a drinking problem, but then again, she's funnier drunk. I wanted to know what would encourage this woman to show up to court, to fight for her rights, blasted out of her mind. Reading on I discovered that she did not DRIVE to her court date, so she's at least learned somewhat of a lesson. Drink yourself stupid lady, just pass out in the back seat of a car and have a good friend drive you to court. Well thought out. Once again though, I am lured by a hilarious, plain truth title.