Proofreading..a dying art

[RiverPearl]

[(Proofreading is a dying art, would 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 sending this along. Too funny.

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No, 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? Oklahoma's new construction program!
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!
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?

Now that you've smiled at least once, pass this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle). We all need a good laugh, at least once a day!

!

 

[drbill]

I was once asked to read the report a department head had prepared for our annual board meeting. I started to laugh quite loudly and when she demanded to know what the mistake was, I asked her if she really meant to ask the board for "a big hard dick" for her office computer!

 

[TwoBitTxn]

On a national award application a group of individuals discovered they worked in a Pubic Health Dept.

 

[eldiablojoe]

Along those same lines, not too long ago a lady in the building where I work walked up to me and asked me how to get to the 7th floor. She was standing in a ground floor lobby in front of a bank of 6 elevators

EDJ

 

[h2odragon1]

Along those same lines, not too long ago a lady in the building where I work walked up to me and asked me how to get to the 7th floor. She was standing in a ground floor lobby in front of a bank of 6 elevators

EDJ

Was she a relative of Bill Engval? (Here's You're Sign)
With spill chick, we already have proof of our ablity to read. (tongue-in-cheek)
The kids today are groing up with not being able to comprehend wht they are reading or writing.