Saturday, May 30, 2009

Note to newspaper editors everywhere...

Always worth getting someone to proof-read your ads:
(The advert) said: "May Obama follow in the footsteps of Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy."

All four of the presidents named alongside Obama were assassinated.
I understand the Secret Service has to investigate this threat, although I'm sure I'm not alone in wondering just how serious it actually is. I'm no expert, but I'd imagine that the most determined of assassins don't obtusely announce their intentions in The Warren Times Observer...
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:45 pm

    I should imagine it was proof-read; just by someone who didn't have the knowledge to twig...

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  2. The Nameless Libertarian6:52 pm

    Hmm, sounds like you have some experience of editing.

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Erm, there's no real comment policy other than "don't libel anyone" and "don't use the comment section to try to sell your products". If you do either, I will delete the comments without warning. Otherwise, you can pretty much write what you want.