By Jug Varner
My friend RADM Bill Thompson, former Chief of Navy Public Affairs, sent these along to me for laughs…and I want to brighten your day by sharing them. Those of us who have been involved with news publication for any length of time know how difficult it is the keep the errors down to a minimum. It is a fact of life that to eliminate publication errors entirely is impossible—and we all have our personal experiences in that effort.
Headline writing skill is an art form that few people possess, and it is easy write dumb ones when you're in a hurry to meet deadlines—which is always. Here are the gems he sent along:
Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers
Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
Is There A Ring of Debris Around Uranus?
Prostitutes Appeal To Pope
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
Miners Refuse To Work After Death
Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant
War Dims Hope For Peace
If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
New Study Of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group
Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Hospital Sued By Seven Foot Doctors
Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half