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Offline Matthew

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Goofy newspaper headlines
« on: March 02, 2015, 11:12:51 PM »
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  • A funny e-mail forward I received...

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

    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 send this along. Too funny.      

    Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says    
          No,do you really think so?  
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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!    
      ---------------- ---------------------------------      
    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      
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    Offline Iuvenalis

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    « Reply #1 on: March 03, 2015, 01:45:30 AM »
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  • LOL, I needed this today :)


    Offline Stubborn

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    « Reply #2 on: March 03, 2015, 06:03:42 AM »
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  • Ha! I love it.
    I'm always a sucker for these things.
    "But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men." - Acts 5:29

    The Highest Principle in the Church: "We are first of all under obedience to God, and only then under obedience to man" - Fr. Hesse

    Offline Marlelar

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    Goofy newspaper headlines
    « Reply #3 on: March 03, 2015, 01:14:40 PM »
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  • I like my kid snacks toasted - mmm  mmm good  :roll-laugh1: