dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) (09/21/85)
A few years ago I saw an article which contained the following badly-constructed sentence: "The trash container at Shelby Drive and Winchester was removed because of complaints about the odor from area residents." If the odor from area residents is that bad, removing the trash container won't help very much. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Kirby ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave) (The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of RCA Cylix. They may not even reflect my own.)
rgh@inmet.UUCP (09/23/85)
> "The trash container at Shelby Drive and Winchester was removed > because of complaints about the odor from area residents." Fans of such newspaper double-entendres should check out the Columbia Journalism Review, which carries a regular feature, "The Lower case", devoted to such mistakes (mostly in headlines). From a recent issue: TV Trashy, Right Wing Mediocre, Says Sociologist Late bus coordinator remembered League members not only cooked and served 110 children a day, at a cost of 8 centers per child, but also cleaned up when they were done, said Alice Mizell. Park ends spraying Dutch for elm disease How to combat that feeling of helplessness with illegal drugs Actor reveals he's AAA member Man minus ear waives hearing Retired priest may marry Springsteen D.C. Street Vendors Get New Curbs Today A collection of the best of 19 years of this feature, "Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim", has been published by Doubleday & Company. Randy Hudson {ihnp4,ima}!inmet!rgh