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I was thinking of our obsession with round-the-clock information in these obsessed-with-round–the–clock–information times.

It affects those of us whose jobs in the news (for now) and professions which don’t sleep. I did a google search on 24/7 jobs, and it turns out it’s not a new thing. It’s millions of years old in fact, dating back to the Bible.

Job 24:7

They spend the night naked because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold.

As jobs go, that sounds really crappy. Also, they’re just going to outsource that stuff to India, because while we sleep in the west, someone is prepared to do that for half the price in a warmer climate.

Speaking of round the clock news, check out this verse for the perfect promo soundbite.

Matthew 24:7 (All Matthew, all the time)

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

We’ll have those and other stories as they happen. Only on Matthew - DUN DUN DUN dundunDAAAA …. DUN DUN…

We can now go over to Lot’s wife who is live at the scene of the fires and rape of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot’s wife, can you tell us what you see?

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Lot’s wife?

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Well we seem to have lost the sound on our feed, there. Our apologies and we’ll have more on that story just as soon as we get it.

Coming up next on Matthew: salt. How much is too much?

Tomorrow:The Wisdom Of Nasrullah Stanekzai

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