Author Topic: Newspaper headlines - Proofread to be sure you didn't any words out  (Read 811 times)

Offline Bryon

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A little humor that has been forwarded through cyberspace a billion times, I'm sure.  But it always makes me smile.

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

The following are (supposedly) actual newspaper headlines:

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter  
This one was caught in our local paper, the SGV Tribune.  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.  

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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says  
      No, 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 inSpacecraft  
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?  
« Last Edit: April 14, 2011, 12:59:40 AM by Bryon »

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Re: Newspaper headlines - Proofread to be sure you didn't any words out
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 06:43:46 AM »
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Wait. Is this right?lol these are actual newspaper headlines? Send out a roflcopter xp
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Re: Newspaper headlines - Proofread to be sure you didn't any words out
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 08:55:54 AM »
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These are all real.

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Possibly the funniest.
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Re: Newspaper headlines - Proofread to be sure you didn't any words out
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 09:35:58 AM »
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I work for the local newspaper here and they don't proof read anything. The editor didn't know how to do his job in the slightest, and less than half the articles in it were written by an employee. Guess how many times someone has called and complained their (insert relationship)'s name was spelled wrong in the obituaries.

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Re: Newspaper headlines - Proofread to be sure you didn't any words out
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 11:06:20 AM »
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This is why it's so much fun to be a literalist.
Mind not the ignorant fool on the other side of the screen!-BubbleBoy
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