Thursday, January 31, 2013

Long Article in NY Times on the Bakken Boom -- "North Dakota Went Boom"

A huge "thank you" to the reader who alerted me to this NY Times article on the boom.

"North Dakota went boom."

2 comments:

  1. The first draft was:

    "dumb rubes"

    But then Chip remembered that he is paid by the word.

    And paid double if it is so overwritten that it is a self parody.

    He deserved triple pay.

    Anon1


    Ps. He might claim that the Chinese government hacked in and edited it.



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    1. Rumors are Chip has quit his job as a reporter and is driving truck for CLR, making three times his base pay as a reporter.

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