Real Story, Unreal Headline!
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
July 8, 2010 11:37am CST
Someone with a absent sense of innuendo was busy writing headlines for Reuters Online and fell on a banana peel of double meaning. Or perhaps the brain cells were out to lunch while the fingers typed text?
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Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters
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That wasn't a parody title, it was a real story about a sports event, Gay and Dix are two athletes. The first meaning of the headline states that Gay lost the 200 Meter race to Dix while also implying that Gay was tired.
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The funny in the headline requires you to have a mind as cluttered with angst, and well...ah grit, as a red light district to get. I'll leave it to this latter group to educate the former and to ponder how this headline saw daylight.
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Here is the URL of the headlined gem. The comments are really worth attention!
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6622I420100703
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Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters
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That wasn't a parody title, it was a real story about a sports event, Gay and Dix are two athletes. The first meaning of the headline states that Gay lost the 200 Meter race to Dix while also implying that Gay was tired.
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The funny in the headline requires you to have a mind as cluttered with angst, and well...ah grit, as a red light district to get. I'll leave it to this latter group to educate the former and to ponder how this headline saw daylight.
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Here is the URL of the headlined gem. The comments are really worth attention!
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6622I4201007031 response
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
8 Jul 10
I agree wit you that the headline was written in
bad faith to offend a section of the people
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
10 Jul 10
I'm not sure if the headline was bad faith so much as bad concentration. This is very much like the Mouse Balls memo that is getting round the Internet. Of course, the double meaning in the Mouse Balls memo was 1)the family bits of Mr. Real Life Mouse and the little track ball that came with P.C. mice.
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[i]MEMO
Re: Replacement of Mouse Balls.
If a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement. Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field Replacement Units). Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel.
Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls. Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of the mouse. Foreign balls can be replaced using the pop off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist off method. Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge. Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately.
It is recommended that each person have a pair of spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction. Any customer missing his balls should contact the local personnel in charge of removing and replacing these necessary items.
Please keep in mind that a customer without properly working balls is an unhappy customer. [/i]
