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Headlines of the Week
Our first headline is from the (Manchester) Guardian:Thousands of chickens escape after lorry overturns in China
A "lorry" is evidently a truck of some sort, although the term does not seem Chinese. This story is accompanied by video. If you carefully watch the video, you will notice this at 0:08:
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Headline of the Week
"Complex being built to last" -- Express-Times 25 April 2013My first thought on spotting this headline was that complex beings generally don't last as long as simpler ones because there are more things that can go wrong. The longest-lasting being is likely to be one that is radically simple, not a compound nor composed of parts ( Read more... ) -
Headlines of the Week
Culled from the WSJ "Best of the Web
Group Snags Trout. Now That Would be News!
"Mike Trout snags 550-pound grouper at Key West"--headline, Yahoo! Sports, Jan. 15
Unclear on the Concept
"Traditional Wood Antiques Are Beginning to Get Old"--headline, Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.), Jan. 13
What is Wrong With This Metaphor?
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Odds and Ends
How Can We Possibly Explain This Mystery?
"Despite Tax Increase, California State Revenues in Freefall"--headline, Breitbart.com, Dec. 8
Despite?
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Head Lines
The Answer is No
"Have You Hugged a Port-a-Potty Lately?"--headline, San Antonio Express-News website, Dec. 1
Hmm. Well, It's Not the Beard...
"Why Egypt's Salafis Are Not the Amish"--headline, Council on Foreign Relations website, Dec. 1
This is Pretty Much the Definition of a Night Club, Isn't It?
"Cops: Drunk Man Annoys Women at Cambridge Nightclub ( Read more... ) -
Today's Headlines
Oh Well, Cross That Off My Shopping List
"Canada Warns Not to Buy 'Fresh' Semen Online"--headline, Agence France-Presse, Aug. 30
Related News? See Genesis 2:21-3:7- "Pennsylvania Man Charged Again for Putting Ribs in Pants"--headline, Associated Press, Aug. 29
- "Police: Pantless Woman Arrested at Anti-Topless Rally"--headline, WYFF-TV website ( ( Read more... )
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Tidbits
This Week's Most Unfortunate Headline"Man Accused of Beach Nudity Is Held"
--Boston Globe, Aug. 5
This'll Show 'EmPresident Obama is committed to strengthening the United States Government's ability to prevent mass atrocities and serious human rights violations. . . . Today, President Obama is directing a comprehensive review to strengthen ( Read more... ) -
Odds and Ends
Congressman Weiner Strikes Again!
"Four Restaurant Customers Burned by Flaming Bananas"
--headline, Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach), June 13
Imagine if He Were Not "Friendship Man"
"Friendship Man Kills Himself and Injures Wife in Process"
--headline, Dyersburg (Tenn.) State Gazette, June 14
Unfortunate Headline of the Week
"Boehner Jokes ( Read more... )