Sunday, February 04, 2007

Headlines

SOME AMBIGUOUS HEADLINES WE HAVE SEEN

1) Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing

2) British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply

3) Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

4) New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

5) Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

6) Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?

7) Stud Tires Out

8) Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

9) Miners Refuse to Work after Death

10) Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter

11) Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One

12) War Dims Hope for Peace

13) Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just curious: How do the miners express their refusal to work after dead? Is the aversion limited to miners, or does it affect other professionals, too?

Kirsten N. Namskau said...

It is as I said in my post yesterday...
It is not WHAT you say, but THE WAY you say it...that gives the meaning or the wanted meaning.

none said...

I read some of those headlines at their source. The ineptitude and laziness of jouranlists these days is just amazing.

Still really funny though.

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