Proofreading is a dying art…

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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter 
This one I caught 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 put in a correction the next day.< ?xml:namespace prefix ="" o />

I just couldn’t help but sending this along, it’s too funny….   
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says 
      No crap, 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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Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead  
   
     Did I read that right? 

Thanks Bob D


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Copper wire

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WireAfter having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York Scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, A story in the LA Times read: “California archaeologists, finding of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers”.

One week later. A local newspaper in Tennessee reported the following: “After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Maryville, Tennessee,  Wade and Bob Dudley, self-taught archaeologists, reported that they found absolutely nothing. They therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Tennessee   had already gone wireless”.

Thanks Gene

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