July 20, 2009
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Proofreading is a Dying Art
My big brother shared this collection of Newspaper Headlines with me. It made me giggle, so I thought I would share it with you.
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
This one was caught in the SGV Tribune - when the Editorial Room was called and asked who wrote it. 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.
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
Those 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
Why? 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!
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead!Did I read that right?!?
Have a great week, everyone!
Comments (32)
hilarious….
Proofreading is not a dying art – the proofreaders were all downsized and the editors are relying on spell and grammar check on their PCs. My friend is a proof/copy reader – he is worried about losing his job. So the late night comics should have plenty of fodder for their monologues and the internet will have even more collections of zany headlines.
Thanks for the share! What a nice way to wake up
Xanga has the same problem. Lovelyish had a post last week with a title like “where to shop for big-breasted girls”. I wasn’t the only one who went there in confusion, wondering why they were selling women with large boobs!
I used to be a proofreader for a newspaper – my favorite unnoticed oopsie is two headlines which ran next to each other – “8 Nurses Slain” – “Nursing Shortage Critical”. It wasn’t noticed because the front page was cut into pieces when it came into the proofroom.
LOL, this just goes to show how important good editing is.
These were hilarious… V
Ha! Funny stuff. I love it.
These were great! I agree with the comment above about editors relying on spell-check now. When Princess Diana died, our local paper ran a huge front page headline “Princess of Whales Dies in Paris.” You would have thought a human might have caught that before they printed the entire run.
haha! i can’t believe this… wow.
I wonder what that panda had a baby. Would it be a manda? Well, if the proofreading began, the fun would cease. XP
Funny- love it.
These are great! The proofreaders must have a Phd in LSD!!
Bah! proofreading is overrated, and would have eliminated this post!
thats amazing!
Priceless…
Haha, these are hilarious
priceless … didn’t johnny carson have a regular segment about these blunders? … as a professional proofreader/copyeditor I am SO aware of these things …
@murisopsis - your friend should not worry … freelance proofreading/copyediting in the sciences is lucrative …
ha, these are too funny! I’m gonna have to be extra careful of my own blurbs.
Brilliant! I find that many people now, rather than using proper grammar and syntax, ” speak in headlines “.
HAHAHAHA
These crack me up. I interview people all the time for proofreading positions and what I love best is when I find these sorts of things (and typos!) in their resumes . . . I don’t think there’s any other profession that relies so much on a perfect resume. I won’t even give them an interview – it would just be an uphill battle.
Lol, these are great. I read a post similar to this earlier today.
Love it. Aw this reminds me of Jay Leno’s Headlines (gonna miss that!)
Thanks for sharing.
hahaha between reading that and reading a “church bulletin bloopers” list that was featured on Xanga’s front page, I’ve had my fill of really funny mess ups today. This post made my night
hahaha i love reading odd headlines!
lol
Great stuff. Thanks for the humor. Your responses to each of them were especially the highlight.
This reminds me of that post about a letter titled, “the the impotence of proofreading”.
Most of what you reply is true, I sense thus
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