Author Topic: When editors lower their guard, headlines sometimes take a macabre turn  (Read 3180 times)

Joe Carillo

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Krip Yuson shared this hilarious mailer with me over the weekend and I thought I should share it with the Forum members, too.

Enjoy!



Proofreading is a Dying Art (actually, it’s a DEAD art!)

Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't  you say?  

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this.  It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!!  They put in a correction the next day.
   
I just couldn't help but send this along. Too funny.
   

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
 
       Really? Ya think?
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
   
       Now that's taking things a bit far! 

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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
   
       What a guy!   
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
 
good-for-nothing lazy so-and-so's!
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
   
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
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War Dims Hope for Peace
 
I can see where it might have that effect!
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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
 
   Ya think?!
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
 
      Who would have thought!
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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
   
They may be on to something!
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
 
      You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
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Man Struck By Lightning:  Faces Battery Charge
   
     He probably IS the battery charge!
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
   
Weren't they fat enough?!
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
 
That's what he gets for eating those beans!
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
 
      Do they taste like chicken?
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  Local  High School  Dropouts  Cut in Half
 
       Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
   
       Boy, are they tall! 
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And the winner is....
   
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead   
 
    Did I read that right?
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« Last Edit: November 30, 2011, 05:14:55 PM by Joe Carillo »