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    Default Stupid things that mearly made it to print

    Part of my job is to check journalists' stories and make sure they make sense, but sometimes the mistakes are too funny not to share.

    Outside, there is a paved patio and shire-approved shed with concrete flower and power.
    Guess that will save on the watering bill

    Artists maths debate
    Headline for a story about an exhibition on the history of maths - surprisingly it got knocked back

    Mr Richardson was devoted to dogs; he bred German Shepherds with his wife Honey for several years.
    But what did his wife think?

    journo:
    WA MUSEUMS added to their maritime collection recently with coins believed to be relics from the shipwreck Zuytdorp that sunk off the WA coast in 1971.
    wikipedia:
    Wrecked at the Zuytdorp Cliffs in 1712

    Close....


    I'll add to this as I come across them, which is at least several a week.
    Last edited by snaketales; 13th February 2010 at 03:13 PM. Reason: more examples

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