The Number 1500 – Proof the media codes its headlines
You've probably never noticed the media uses the number 1500 to code its headlines.
Why do they do this? It's simple. It's code for those in the know.
I searched Google for these headlines today (August 20, 2011). And I filtered my results for the last 7 days. Doing so gives me over 55,000 matches.
Here's just a tiny sample of the headlines I gathered… take a close look – the number 1500 is in every news headline below:
Game Begins Work On Fifth Album With 1500 Or Nothin's Mars
LoJack giving away up to 1500 SafetyNet transmitters for tracking
Mickelsons, Target help 1500 kids prepare for school
More than 1500 attend Middle Tennessee Electric's 75th Annual Meeting
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Distributes 1500 Backpacks
Power restored to more than 1500 around Wilmington
More than 1500 trucks gathered at Belarusian-Lithuanian border
Uceny on upswing in 1500 heading into worlds
Factbox: Excerpts from 1500-page Norway killer manifesto
More than 1500 trucks gathered at Belarusian-Lithuanian border
Amateur radio operators in EI allowed up to 1500 watts in contests
1500-pound runaway cow hoofs it through Germany
Astute Boosts VMware I/O Performance 1500 Percent
£40bn lost on the bailed-out banks, costing every family £1500
Lacey water bill email mistakenly includes 1500 email addresses
More than 1500 Douglas County Westar Energy customers still without power
EarthSearch (OTC:ECDC) Q2 Revs up 1500% over 2010 Results
Komen 3-day for the Cure draws 1500 in Michigan
Birmingham peace rally: 1500 gather after 3 Asian men were mown down
1500 plants discovered in Cameron Park pot raid
1500 people allowed to return home to White Oak Towers following fire
Savouring the CNE's 1500-calorie doughnut cheeseburge
New generation for Scottish energy with creation of 1500 job
Two Kenyans looking to battle it out for 1500m crown
CIL to hire about 1500 people by 2012-end
1500 sign petition against riot-related council home evictions
1500 villages inundated in Badin
Delaware collects 1500 tires for recycling
Floods Render 1500 People Homeless in Meghalaya
1500 men to observe Aitkaf at Faisal Mosque
Over 1500 workers' compensation claims filed in 3 quake-hit area
Man to drive to 1500 miles in van run on cooking oil
Dubai company eyes world record with publication of 1500kg book
Insurance cover to 1500 cattle heads
1500 complaints against cabbies in Greater Manchester
Report: 1500 Greece-based companies transfer to Cyprus
OCI receives $181 million civil works package for 1500MW power plant
Online map shows 1500 potential wireless spots in the Adirondack Park
Out of 75000 students, only 1500 attain 90% on Qeyas test
1500 foreigners selected to perform Haj from Qatar
Burger King hosts its 1500th birthday party
National fire service 'would cost 1500 jobs
BAIC distributes 1500 trees across the Family Island
UP to spend Rs 1500 cr for BPL housing
Police Write Almost 1500 Tickets for Speeding in July
£1500 to be Won Every Friday at City Bingo
1500 extra buses to deal with Ganesha rush in Maharashtra
More than 1500 trucks gathered at Belarusian-Lithuanian border
Maiden excise on coal to fetch 1500 cr from Jharkhand
Amateur radio operators in EI allowed up to 1500 watts in contests
BNY Mellon to cut global workforce by 1500
Up to 1500 without water on south side
Lauren Boyle Adds Bronze in 1500 Freestyle
Just 1500 jail spaces left as prison population reaches new record
Over 1500 North African migrants died enroute to Italy in 2011
London gold 1500 fix – Aug 19 – 1848.00
Detainee despair: 1500 in hospital
More than 1500 attend funeral for Navy SEAL Tumilson
BLM plans October roundup of 1500 horses in Wyoming's Sweetwater
1500+ attend funeral for Ark. high school play
After 1500 mile journey, lost pooch reunited with owners in Michigan
CITIZENS SPEAK: Discounts in jeopardy as 1500 residents sign petition
YoungPoong wins 1500-tonne Korean zinc tender
Scottish Power Unveils Plan For 1500 Jobs; Power Plant News Today
I could go on and on… after all, Google says there's over 55,000 matches of news headlines (over the last week) featuring the number 1500.
But you get the picture.
Now if this list was from a search of news headlines over the last few months, that would be normal. But most of these headlines were published within the last 24 hours!
The media codes its headlines.
