(...) I think you're misinterpreting my analogy... Man Bites Dog is an old cliche for the "unexpected news event"... you sort of (at this point) expect Mugabe to burn down white farmers houses and beat up the last remnants of the free press so it's (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
(...) NB unexpected is not the same as uncommon! (...) ...it is in the UK! So mush so that Mugabe has "banned" the BBC. Scott A (21 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)