I confess, I have committed the great Sydney sin
- An unthinkable crime. A ground-breaking surgery. Lives lost and a life saved. All this is an amazing piece by Gene Weingarten in The Washington Post Magazine. This is elite-level journalism that you absolutely must read.
- Is it worth it? The Cut’s Irin Carmon and Amelia Schonbek, with additional reporting from Sarah Jones, on what it’s like after a survivor comes forward about sexual assault and harassment.
- Esquire picks HBO’s 15 best documentaries of all-time. In the meantime, The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch writes that tonight’s HBO documentary “Diego Maradona,” about the soccer legend, is the best sports documentary of 2019. (Note: The Athletic has a paywall.)
- Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan and CNN media analyst Brian Stelter talk about how the media should be covering impeachment on WNYC’s “The Takeaway.”
Rhys Dipshan, Hello Brave New World, Corp. Counsel Mag., Oct. 2019, at 40.
“WE CAN ASSUME THE WRITERS KNEW WHAT THEY MEANT”
- “SOME TEST CASES” –
“TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR
BELOW”
In a Laundromat:
“AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE
REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT”
In a London department store:
“BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS”
In an office:
“WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP
LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN”
In an office:
“AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE
TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD”
Outside a second
hand shop:
“WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES,
WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL
BARGAIN?”
Notice in health
food shop window:
“CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS”
Spotted in a safari park:(I sure hope
so)
“ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR”
Seen during a
conference:
“FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T
KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR”
Notice in a
farmer's field:
“THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE
FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES”
Message on a
leaflet:
“IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL
TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS”
On a repair shop
door:
“WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK
HARD - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)”
- PROOFREADING
Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say?
“Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and
Daughter”
“Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash,
Expert Says”
Really? Ya think?
“Police Begin
Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers”
Now that's taking things a bit far!
“Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes
Over”
What a guy!
“Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant”
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
“War Dims Hope for
Peace”
I can see where it might have that effect!
“If Strike Isn't
Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile”
Ya think?!
“Cold Wave Linked to
Temperatures”
Who would have thought!
Enfield (London ) “Couple Slain;
Police Suspect Homicide”
They may be onto something!
“Red Tape Holds Up
New Bridges”
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
“New Study of Obesity
Looks for Larger Test Group”
Weren't they fat enough?!
“Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in
Spacecraft”
That's what he gets for eating those beans!
“Kids Make Nutritious
Snacks”
Do they taste like chicken?
“Local High School Dropouts
Cut in Half”
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
“Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors”
Boy, are they tall!
And the winner is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds
Dead
Did I read that right?
