Proofreading...a Lost Art?


maynard

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Tony D. sent me this: Proofreading is a dying art 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. I just couldn't help but sending this along. Too funny. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says No crap, really? Ya think? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers Now that's taking things a bit far! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over What a guy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miners Refuse to Work after Death No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Ya 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 there'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 Do they 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 Did I read that right?

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I've understood most of them and they're funny!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over What a guy! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:) This one is written in a weird way, but it happens. Since Pandas' mating period is very short (2-3 days a year) when a mating is unsuccessful the vets proceed with artificial insemination because otherwise there wouldn't be any pregnancy.Pandas are still endangered so that's why they try to increase the births as much as possible!
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