[etni] Fw: Proofreading is a dying art

  • From: groff1 <groff1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:16:06 +0300

Subject: Proofreading is a dying 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 sending this along. Too funny.   


              Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says   
                    No crap, 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  
               No-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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