So. October 14 has passed. And astonishingly and surprisingly, the massive UFO changed its mind (or its occupants) have or has decided not to come. Bummer. Mi dispiace! Better luck next time.
There are certain guidelines you have to follow if you are about to break a rumor of this magnitude. First of all you have to be pretty damn sure what you are talking about. That might help. Second, you should also have something to support your claim.
In this case, let’s have a quick look at the latest two big rumors that circulated the web. Kevin Rose and his iPod nano, and, well, Blossom Goodchild.
Right. So. Kevin Rose puts on his blog what he learned about an upcoming (and now real) iPod nano. That’s quite something. He predicted a release date, and cited features.
So here was something to support his claim.
Now as a comparison, let’s look at an alleged spyshot of Blossom Goodchild’s predicted UFO:
Bummer… nothing there. Hmm.
Having that said, she had no support material. Kevin did. She said she received the message through ‘channeling’. Kevin said he has learned it from reliable sources (obviously some inside job).
Well in a lot of crucial areas both did well. Kevin had a date, she had a date. Kevin accurately described features of the nano, where she at least described a massive ship.
But… and here’s the important lesson Miss Goodchild:
If you wanna break a rumor, have something substantial to back it up with. Breaking rumors… U R doin it rong.
The jury has decided. Result:
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