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Tango · 02-12-2010, 01:06 PM

I JUST LOVE THESE HEADLINES...IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRAINING WE ARE GIVING TO OUR JOURNALISTS?

Proof reading 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.

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

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 stud !

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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 an effect !

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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

Probably the same guy who wrote the Jet Crash headline!

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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 obviously WAS 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 all those pork-&-beans!

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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

Chainsaw Massacre all over again!

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And the winner is....

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Did I read that right?

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Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity, at least once a day.....!

Trooly,

Tango

P.S.
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
G. M. Trevelyan (1876 - 1962), English Social History (1942)

02-12-2010, 01:06 PM	#564
Tango Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: eating dessert in the desert of Arizona Posts: 1,554	Re: Able to laugh put it here on this thread if you are ...yes make me laugh , i be I JUST LOVE THESE HEADLINES...IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRAINING WE ARE GIVING TO OUR JOURNALISTS? Proof reading 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. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says Ya think ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers Now that's taking things a bit far ! ----------------------------------------------------------- Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over What a stud ! --------------------------------------------------------------- Miners Refuse to Work after Death good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's! ------------------------------------------------------ Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant See if that works any better than a fair trial! ---------------------------------------------------------- War Dims Hope for Peace I can see where it might have an effect ! ---------------------------------------------------------------- If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile Probably the same guy who wrote the Jet Crash headline! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures Who would have thought! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide They may be on to something! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges You mean there's something stronger than duct tape? ---------------------------------------------------------- Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge He obviously WAS the battery charge! ---------------------------------------------- New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group Weren't they fat enough?! ----------------------------------------------- Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft That's what he gets for eating all those pork-&-beans! ---------------- --------------------------------- Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half Chainsaw Massacre all over again! ************************************************** * And the winner is.... Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead Did I read that right? ************************************************** * Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity, at least once a day.....! Trooly, Tango P.S. Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. G. M. Trevelyan (1876 - 1962), English Social History (1942)