Америка как она есть

В Сиэттле выпал один дюйм снега. Raymond Chen: «I didn’t watch the local news last night, but I suspect it went something like this:»

Cold Open (3 minutes): LIVE REPORT FROM SEATTLE WHERE YES I THINK I CAN SEE SOME SNOW THAT HASN’T YET MELTED BUT IT COULD JUST BE FOAM FROM A SPILT LATTE.

Custom «SNOWSTORM 2005» graphic title sequence with extra special focus on the weatherman (45 seconds)

Lead story (5 minutes): SNOWSTORM 2005 HAS STRUCK THE NORTHWEST WITH A VENGEANCE. WE WILL GO TO A LIVE REPORT FROM IN BALLARD.

Reporter X: «Snow is white fluffly stuff that falls from the sky. It happens rarely here in the Northwest, but some parts of the country get it a lot. And here’s some science trivia you can try at your next cocktail party: Snow is actually just frozen water!»

И так далее. Очень смешно, именно так это и происходит у них. Мы видели как освещался в новостях Blackout 2003 — мало не покажется.