Headline Writing, Part Eleventy Million
August 5, 2010
There’s a headline over at GrindTV right now that says this:
“Marlin goes berserk, attacks press boat during Hawaii tournament”
We here at the BRI enjoy taking our luxury yachts on fishing trips to exotic locales around the world as much as anyone—but can you give a fish a break here? It had a hook in its face. Does reacting to that qualify as going “beserk,” and “attack[ing]” a boat? It may have just wanted to, you know, get the hook out of its face.
Now back to our sushi lunch…
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Hmmm… they really should think before they publish headlines.
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