In reference to the Chilean mine rescue, which is a great story, consider this item:
Since Aug. 22, when a narrow bore hole broke through to their refuge and the miners stunned the world with a note, scrawled in red pen, disclosing their survival, their families have been exposed in ways they never imagined. Miners had to describe their physical and mental health in minute detail with teams of doctors and psychologists. In some cases, when both wives and lovers claimed the same man, everyone involved had to face the consequences.
I guess this is one of those good news/bad news situations.
For those of you interested in the dizzy ways of New Media, I should mention that I first read the above-quoted paragraph in a story at this url:
However, subsequent edits have removed all trace of it. A very similar story to the original (which retains the paragraph) appears here:
(Unfortunately, the secondary source spoils the joke with the lurid page title: “Chilean Miners’ Rescue Imminent, Wives And Lovers In Jealous Struggle”. It’s more amusing to stumble over the thing in the middle of an otherwise straightforward story.)
