tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post114020865697162676..comments2023-09-19T10:00:29.637-04:00Comments on The Velvet Blog: How not to write a headlineJim Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140874776184674792006-02-25T08:39:00.000-05:002006-02-25T08:39:00.000-05:00Backyard slaying puzzles Henry'Perfect neighbor' f...<I><B> Backyard slaying puzzles Henry<BR/>'Perfect neighbor' found shot to death by wife; nothing stolen </I></B> <BR/>Today's classic example from the AJC. <BR/><BR/>Henry who? Aaron? the stuffed dog I had in elementary school? And the wife shot him? OH! she FOUND him. (i found that out after i read the dang article...) geesh.<BR/><BR/>I know its days later, and its not about cheney, but i had to share.MsYvonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306493465237717829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140446791380337632006-02-20T09:46:00.000-05:002006-02-20T09:46:00.000-05:00I think that the first headline properly suggests ...I think that the first headline properly suggests that Dick Cheney could just about shoot anyone and it would be OK. You realize that the only reason Larry Worthington got to the hospital at all was because he was a multi-millionaire and promised to blame himself.Moby Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921345586805781063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140326641118029502006-02-19T00:24:00.000-05:002006-02-19T00:24:00.000-05:00Cheney Shooting Victim Leaves Hospital.I like that...Cheney Shooting Victim Leaves Hospital.<BR/><BR/>I like that -- <I>Victim</I>. Makes it clear Cheney's a perp.Douglas Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554788570160506080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140290795458444392006-02-18T14:26:00.000-05:002006-02-18T14:26:00.000-05:00Love the first one - Cheney is coming off as very ...Love the first one - <BR/>Cheney is coming off as very trigger-happy in thise headlines, lol.<BR/>Nothing as funny as a misplaced modifierSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140274743211708762006-02-18T09:59:00.000-05:002006-02-18T09:59:00.000-05:00The AJC is notorious for those...of course, this i...The <A HREF="http://www.ajc.com" REL="nofollow">AJC</A> is notorious for those...of course, this is one day I can't find an example.<BR/><BR/>Did you know that your comment "code" has about twice the digits you have to punch in than other peoples? whats with that?MsYvonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306493465237717829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140232270197807252006-02-17T22:11:00.000-05:002006-02-17T22:11:00.000-05:00How about this for a headline:Cheney shooting vict...How about this for a headline:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060217/cheney_victim_060217/20060217?hub=TopStories" REL="nofollow">Cheney shooting victim calls mishap an accident</A><BR/><BR/>Hey, I've got one: Man Calls Redundancy Superflous. Is that a good one? How many points do I get?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165415261577783903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140226970313075902006-02-17T20:42:00.000-05:002006-02-17T20:42:00.000-05:00There was a DailyKos diary today titled "Was Whitt...There was a DailyKos diary today titled "Was Whittington Shot on Friday?". One of the comments read: "What? Again?". <BR/><BR/>I thought it was funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140214670557003402006-02-17T17:17:00.000-05:002006-02-17T17:17:00.000-05:00Hmmm ... of course, if the Veep did shoot another ...Hmmm ... of course, if the Veep did shoot another guy, we wouldn't find out about it for four more days ......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435473760294052609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140211165900662772006-02-17T16:19:00.000-05:002006-02-17T16:19:00.000-05:00Ha! You're right, it could be read that way. Ambig...Ha! You're right, it could be read that way. <BR/><BR/>Ambiguity, ambiguity.Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-1140210357377357932006-02-17T16:05:00.000-05:002006-02-17T16:05:00.000-05:00I think the second one more suggests that the man ...I think the second one more suggests that the man in charge of hospital discharging was shot by Cheney.hoov, esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573250740011234171noreply@blogger.com