If that isn’t old enough, another headline announced job creation. Shall we play fill in the blanks one more time?

Gov. Bev Perdue on Thursday announced that _________________, a _____________________ manufacturer, will expand its facility in ___________________. The company plans to create ____ jobs and invest $____ million over the next ____ years in _________. The project was made possible in part by an $____________ grant from the One North Carolina Fund. . . .

Salaries will vary by job function, but the average annual wages for the new jobs will be $________, plus benefits. The Caldwell County average annual wage is $_________.

Now, just to mess you up, you will notice the corporate representative in this story was “pleased” and not “excited.” Go figger.