You have to be pretty freaking dumb to think that this is an OK thing to do. So local news programs aren’t really known for being classy or intelligent, but Joyce Evans of Philadelphia’s FOX 29 pushed the envelope Sunday night with a particularly awful tweet. Here it is:
Thought "Breaking Bad" was hot last Sunday? @FOX29philly See who's breakin' bad in SW Philly leavin' 6 people SHOT – Tonite at Ten!
— Joyce Evans (@JoyceEvansFox29) October 7, 2013
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Tonite at Ten! Remember that TV show that got record-breaking ratings? Well now people are dead for real! Using the season finale of Breaking Bad as a tenuous connection with a real-life multiple shooting (no meth or remote-controlled machine guns were involved) was a pretty trashy thing to do, but when Twitter started calling her out on it, Joyce doubled down with a particularly idiotic defense.
Last tweet NOT AST ALL A JOKE. Very real life drama was the point as oppose to one that end on tv. That was my point
— Joyce Evans (@JoyceEvansFox29) October 7, 2013
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Needless to say, that didn’t really keep the wolves from the door, and Twitter users immediately started parodying her with some takes on her “tie a real life tragedy in with a popular TV show” formula, to wit:
. @JoyceEvansFox29 Did you miss 'House' this week? Wait til we tell you what Ariel Castro had in his 'house' in Cleveland! Tonight on Fox29!
— Jim Norton (@JimNorton) October 7, 2013
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RT @JoyceEvansFox29 Scared by the movie "Gravity"? Find out what happened when a local man stepped off the top of a high-rise! TONITE AT 6
— Boo SeveredHandstock (@sundownmotel) October 7, 2013
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@Mobute @JoyceEvansFox29 @FOX29philly do you miss 'Friends'? well so does this person, because 5 of Hers were shot and killed last night.
— Randy (@RandyGDUB) October 7, 2013
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"Thought last week's 'Girls' was gripping? Well, guess what kind of people a rapist held down and violated!" @JoyceEvansFox29 @FOX29philly
— Jeb Lund (@Mobute) October 7, 2013
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. @JoyceEvansFox29 @FOX29philly Can't wait for the return of "The Walking Dead?" Child hit by bus, legs severed, might not survive!
— K. Thor Jensen (@kthorjensen) October 7, 2013
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Think "Two And A Half Men" is funny? You won't find these dismembered corpses so funny, tonight on the Ten O'Clock News! #JoyceEvansTweets
— Chamomiles Davis (@ChamomilesDavis) October 7, 2013
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The thing is, this isn’t even the first time Joyce Evans has gone nanners on Twitter. Dig these earlier – and equally weird – tweets:
WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING TO MY BODY! you're spreading everywhere. Wanna know why AND how to stop it, easy and cheap? Tonite on FOX29NEWS
— Joyce Evans (@JoyceEvansFox29) May 2, 2012
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No such thing as too much BUTT? Depends on if you're takin' it to the stage or to the GRAVE! @FOX29philly Getting REARS N GEAR 2NITE @ Ten
— Joyce Evans (@JoyceEvansFox29) November 16, 2012
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Oh, and she also likes to drop the F word on live TV.
I just… this is journalism, everybody. Take a bow, America. You earned it. As of press time, Joyce Evans is still employed by Fox 29.