Proofreading is a dying art

[Guardian]

Actual headlines found in various newspapers...

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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

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Miners Refuse to Work after Death

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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

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War Dims Hope for Peace

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

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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge

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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

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Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

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[FireShadow]

I tried to pick a favorite, but could not stop laughing. They were all great examples - Nice collection!

On the other hand, it is rather sad.

 

[Stevie Argyl]

Superb

a great piece of humour to begin the weekend on
Thanks !

 

[Possibility of Being]

Thanks Guardian!!! That's absolutely delicious!!! :D

And yeah, fully agree that's basically sad. I personally love the old school of professionally published books/press with care
and concern for readers. This seems to be one more field where I am kind of a dinosaur. ;)

--
"Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures" - I bet this one must be an expert's opinion too! :P

 

[Vulcan59]

Thanks Guardian.

 

[Joe]

Very good! I wonder how many of these were deliberate...

 

[Guardian]

Very good! I wonder how many of these were deliberate...

That's what I was thinking...somebody in the copy room was very, very, bored. :P

 

[OneSoul]

Thanks, Guardian, I like reading these kind of headlines.

These remind me of one I heard of years ago, about a couple in Iowa who got married; I guess they were right down the road from each other...

"Manly Man Marries Fertile Woman"

... though that writer was disciplined about it!

 

[Guardian]

"Manly Man Marries Fertile Woman"

... though that writer was disciplined about it!