frazzle
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"Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say? Headlines from the British press: Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter---------------------------------------------------------- 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!) ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 (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!)---------------- --------------------------------- And the winner is.... Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead" :D
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