Surreal

Just a breeze through the ABC's Just in News headlines today (link here but it will be out of date after 2 p.,m. Thursday 1/9/05) makes you wonder just how crazy the world is in which we live.
It is the juxtaposition of the ordinary, the deadly serious and the bizarre that gives the effect.
I will leave you to rate the headlines appropriately below:

• Robot watchdog keeps overeaters on tight leash

• Recovery from hurricane will take years: Bush

• PNG not proud of police rapes, beatings: minister

• Tomato fight draws 40,000 to south-eastern Spain

• PM can retire when he wants: Downer

• Baghdad stampede leaves hundreds dead

• Pope tells Catholics to multiply