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Doesn't anyone proofread anymore?????????????
THE YEAR'S BEST [actual] HEADLINES OF 2005:
CRACK FOUND ON GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER
[Imagine that!]
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
[No, really?]
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
[ That'll stop 'em. ]
Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
[Not if I wipe thoroughly!]
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
[What a guy!]
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
[No-good-for-nothing lazy so-and-sos!]
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 that effect!]
If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
[You think?]
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 t here's something stronger than duct tape?]
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
[he probably IS 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 those beans!]
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
[Taste like chicken?]
Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half
[Chainsaw Massacre all over again!]
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
[Boy, are they tall!]
And the winner is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
There are certainly some good nes there.
Left me laughing over here
Hahaha! Thanks for posting. love the commentary as much as the headlines.
The only thing that ruins this joke is that none of these are the fault of proofreading. They're headlines, that's how they're supposed to be.
This is less a matter of proofreading and more a matter of unfortunate word choice.
You're both right.
I agree alecia, the commentary is just as worth it. :)
They were funny though! And, yes, the commentary was great.
Funny as hell. I laughed at least a bit at most of these.
Hahaha! Very good.
Who proofreads the proof reader?
Bob
Actually, this would still fall under teh category of proofreading, since copy editors are hired to proofread headlines, including word choice. Headlines are headlines, in that they are supposed to be brief and include as much of the story as possible while being attention-grabbing, but there's no need to be wreckless with word choice. I can rewrite each of these headlines to make them just as informative without sounding dumb.
True, but people -- even people in writing programs -- often use the term to mean checking for spelling, grammatical, and mechanical errors, not so much whether the wording itself is acceptable. Even professors at my university who teach copy editing occasionally make this distinction for some reason.
I think the headlines are matters of poor word choice and someone in Editorial should catch that sort of thing. Call it proofreading or copy editing, whatever you like. That said, these headlines and the commentary make amusing reading, Thanks!
Surely the editorial staff should have caught it. Still, my question is, what the heck were the writers thinking? I realize that it's sometimes hard to be objective about your own work, but really? lol
I'm just simple. It made me laugh. hahahaha.
Well that's just it; I think there can be good headlines and bad headlines; this is the latter.
Here at 60 second Laundry, we don't tear your clothes with machinery. We do it carefully by hand!
Let'er rip!
Now remember, Ladies! no one beats Charlie McFarland's meat.
Poor bastard!
And there was one that I can't remember all of, but Due to a timeout in the game because of the rain, our organist is going to entertain us by diddling on his organ.
My goodness! Just call me old fashioned...
Had to didn't you Anthony. hahahaha