So I was reading in out Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader (a gift for Eric from his brother…go figure), and I found this list of bad headlines. I think I’ll have to use some of these in class when I talk about misplaced modifiers. And mostly…they’re just funny!
- Infertility Unlikely to be Passed On
- Summer Schools Boost Scrores
- Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link
- State Says Cost of Saving Money Too High
- Elizabeth Dole Had No Choice but to Run as a Woman
- Montezuma Mourns Banker Slain in Attack with Flowers
- New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Tests Group
- Deer and Turkey Hunt for Disabled People
Of course there were others, but these were my favorites! Anyway, it wasn’t too terribly busy of a weekend. Went shopping with Mom & Karen on Friday. Mom bought shoes; I found some new clothes! My brother-in-law came over on Friday night, and we watched the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie (Ryan hadn’t seen it). Saturday was just a filler day. I worked around the house, didn’t go anywhere, washed the new clothes I got on Friday so I could wear my new dress to church on Sunday. Sunday was church. We had Communion in the evening, and the orchestra played, so we were there at 5:30. Then after the service we went out with 2 couples from our small group. Very fun evening! We sat outside at Chipotle until 10:30…good times.
Your friend’s story is a good one! She can tell that to his wife someday!
I thought your headlines were great! I can’t believe that people don’t catch these before they go to print!!
We used to have an “uncle John’s” book. You can learn some fascinating things through bathroom reading!
I got some new clothes late last week, too! I feel like a real person again because I have jeans that fit! I don’t have to wear elastic pants everyday now!
I never knew flowers could be so deadly…must have been the poisonous kind.