The Best of the
Northern Territory
21 January 2000
What defines a top news day?
Perhaps the finest example of this century is on page 3 of todays Northern Territory News. 'Fine Sunday tipped' screams the headline.� And to think they got rid of page three girls for that.
'I think that I could never see - a poem as lovely as a tree ....' - Joyce Kilmer
Brings back memories of John Charles Thomas and the old crackly 78s doesn't it.� Are you feeling shivers up your spine?� Well then you can surely imagine my horror when I read the headline on page 27 - 'New tree image'.
Were trees sick of their Godly image - lifting their leafy arms out to pray,� had Joyce Kilmer lived a sheltered life, had someone written the perfect poem?
No - Tokyo Electric Power Co's TEPCO Forests Australia Pty had decided that trees could boost their image and would plant eucalyptus and pine on 1000ha of land.� Now that certainly is a novel twist for a forester.
More tropical wildlife horror - Feral pigs Christmas party
Weekender (20/1/2000) page 4
A group of about 20 pigs decided to hold a Christmas party on the back lawn of one of Darwin's rural residents on Christmas Eve.� By the time the male resident woke up on Christmas day - 2 hectares of his lawn had been dug up.� So the gentleman, a disability support pensioner, rang up Parks and Wildlife, and in the true spirit of Christmas they suggested that he try and trap the pigs.
Todays game is match the headline to the letter
The headline is 'Evolution interrupted' - NT News page 13
Your choices are:
A.� First baby born to Federal politician while in office threatens to challenge Darwin's theories of evolution.
B.� Pity to see that some introduced poinciana trees have been lopped.
C.� 18 Viagra users die.