"A full investigation is underway"

[GodlessAstronomer]

This is a weird line I've seen in news articles recently. When was the last time they said, "a half-assed investigation is underway".

 

[marvdmartian]

"Meanwhile, the spin doctors at (pick your entity here, BP maybe?) are hard at work sweeping this under the rug, blaming others, and generally trying to make this all look like a conspiracy brought to you by Iran, North Korea, George W. Bush, or Hugo Chavez...."

 

[Perknose]

This is a weird line I've seen in news articles recently. When was the last time they said, "a half-assed investigation is underway".

The only time I can recall was when that commodities broker from Piscataway, NJ was abducted, anesthetized, and woke up to find that one of his buttocks had been surgically removed by an rogue band of international ass fat thieves.

 

[JTsyo]

The only time I can recall was when that commodities broker from Piscataway, NJ was abducted, anesthetized, and woke up to find that one of his buttocks had been surgically removed by an rogue band of international ass fat thieves.

 

[Lonyo]

I would think they could mean they are investigating everything, rather than only investigating some things.

 

[Jeff7]

"Bork, full cavity search! Deep and hard..."