Is proofreading is a dying art , or is it already dead?  

There’s at least two guaranteed smiles in the following group of headlines run in papers around the country and one in England.  

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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter 

This one was in a local paper recently. The editor 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.  

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 Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says 

Those experts know everything.    

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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 

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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And the winner is….  

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Did I read that right? 

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Now that you’ve smiled at least twice, it’s your turn to spread the stupidity and send 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!

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