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

[Fat Tone]

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
This one I caught in the SGV 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 put in a correction the next day.
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I just couldn't help but send this along. Too funny.
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
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 in Spacecraft
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?
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[VJ]

A couple of those are actually very similar to running gags here (usually to make fun of people from specific cities or regions

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

In Antwerp dialect, the phase could be used by the police: "ot da ier nog langk go duure, got da ier rap gedoan zin", or translated: "if this is going to take much longer, it will be finished soon".
(where the last part should read: "we will put an end to it quickly")

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

To mock the a particular region: "Sports plane crashes on cemetary in ... Already 200 bodies recovered."


Jörg

[Evildead666]

Lol

a couple of them made my eyes water

[Umfriend]

One I remember from following a course on Investment Theory: "Bond Prices Possibly Set To Move Sharply Either Way". That was the title of a big article in the NYT I believe.