A friend (who also shares the great name of Bob) said “Proofreading is a
dying art, wouldn’t you say? I read – ‘Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife
and Daughter’ in the 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 published a
correction the next day.”
So here are some “classic” headlines from the Grif.Net files that will make
you scratch your head and wonder if ANYONE is literate at our newspapers:
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
War Dims Hope for Peace
If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Heat Wave Linked to Temperatures
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Hospitals are Sued by Seven Foot Doctors
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”