Friday, May 18, 2007

"What's in a word?"

We've all done it before....written or said something that in hindsight did NOT come out the way we had originally intended (which is forever on the forefront of my mind when I do my weather forecasts 'live'!). Over the years I have kept professionally disorganized files of interesting articles, knowledge tidbits, and the like...thought I'd make this Friday blog post on the lighthearted side with a short list of some news headlines that, as written, create much better stories, I'm sure!

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HEADLINES GONE AWRY...


"Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says"
(nooooo...really?)


"Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers"
(that'll teach 'em!)

"Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over"
(what a guy...)

"Miners Refuse to Work After Death"
(few recourses, there...)

"Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant"
(so much for fair trial...)

"War Dims Hope for Peace"
(thank you, Sherlock...)

"If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile"
(that headline in itself is striking...)

"Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures"
(usually works that way)

"Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide"
(by jove, I think they're on to something...)

"Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges"
(and you thought duct tape was good stuff)

"Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge"
(wouldn't he be the battery charge?)

"New Obesity Study Looks for Larger Test Group"
(Super Size my order, please...)

"Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft"
(that Taco Bell stop was a bad decision)

"Kids Make Nutritious Snacks"
(4 out of 5 monsters agree)

"Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half"
(that'll teach 'em to cut class)

"Hospitals Sued by 7 Foot Doctors"
(big 'uns, ain't they?)

"Tornado Rips Through Cemetery; 3 Dead"
(I trust they all were...)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOVE it! Oh the things that slip by copy editors, or the things that copy editors change "for the better" --- ugh!
Thanks for the morning laughs! :)

Suzy :)

Anonymous said...

Great ones!!! Thanks for the great laughs Bob!

Will