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Great Headlines (Another in a Series)

Posted on May 29th, 2008 1:06pm by Tim Rogers
Filed under Local News

“Man’s Body Found in Uptown Cemetary.”

18 Comments to “Great Headlines (Another in a Series)”

travis @ May 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

from cnn.com today, we got the scariest headline ever

“Monkeys control robots with their minds”

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/s.....index.html
Bethany @ May 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

If they look really hard, do you think they’ll find any more bodies in that cemetery?
John M @ May 29th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

It says the 3400 block of N Hall, that would be Lee Park, there are not a cemetery there that I know about. Do they mean the 2600ish block of N Hall, i.e. Emanuel and Greenwood cemeteries?
Jack Jett @ May 29th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

good one liner bethany…deadly but good and grounded.
John M @ May 29th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

Well, since I live near the Emanuel and Greenwood cemeteries I was a bit concerned by a dead body showing up near my house so I called the DPD for some clarity on the address and if they suspected foul play.

Turns out I have no reason to fear for my safety “It was just a homeless guy”. Now I know Dallas doesn’t have much of a reputation for caring about the homeless but homeless or not I am a bit disconcerted by a homeless person showing up dead by my house, the DPD apparently is not.
Sophie @ May 29th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

Spelling counts.
jrp @ May 29th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

for what? whatta ya gonna gimme a gold star if i spell correctly here? seriously, man, this grammar/punctuation/spelling police shite has to stop

go teach elementary school (or grammar school, if you will) if you want to constantly correct someone’s language aptitude

doing so here it trite, glib and pointless

what do you gain from pointing it out other than self-gratification?

get off your collective high horse and save the spelling/punctuation/grammar debate for academia
Bethany @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:06 pm

I dunno, jrp. At some point, isn’t it a sign of being a grown adult to use some periods and commas, instead of insisting on typing like a 15 year old waiting for a ride outside Firewheel?
Tim Rogers @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

JRP, I think I speak for the group when I say that big ideas and fart jokes alike are most forcefully communicated with good grammar, proper spelling, etc. Anything less and the effort misses its mark. The idea doesn’t impress; the fart joke falls flat.

As employees of a magazine, we strive to publish smartly written, compelling prose (here and in the “print product”). We don’t always succeed as well as we’d like (especially here, given how quickly the writing is done). So help is always appreciated, as long as it’s offered lovingly.

Sophie’s was.

Spelling does count. Clear communication isn’t the sole province of academia. And pointing out mistakes isn’t pointless.

In conclusion: go, words!
lisa @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

jrp, in addition to punctuation, you could use some capitals.
http://www.keepandshare.com/do.....89&p=y
Brett @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Oh, Tim. How could you miss the opportunity for the “The fart joke falls flat(ulent) joke?

Well, that’s it for me. I’m pooped.
jrp @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

OK, fair enough, tim and bethany. although it’s the insinuation that typing comments on message boards sans punctuation is immature that irks me most, i guess.

many have no qualms about using “dunno” or things such as “Awe.Some.” etc. and then lead the charge to castigate someone for confusing they’re/there/their etc.

i don’t get it

believe me, man, i know the AP Style book inside and out, i enjoyed Eats, Shoots & Leaves, and often read some pages of the dictionary before falling asleep. and i’ve been a working journalist for a decade. i appreciate editing for editing sake, but here and on other blogs i feel the oft constant correcting is just antagonizing for the sake of antagonizing, which may not be a bad thing, i guess

and truth be told, i do use plenty of commas, question marks, periods, parentheses, etc. and it’s all for effect. although it’s becoming clear to me that my yankee accent while talking and abundant lowercase usage while commenting ain’ts be going’s over’s so well’s down here in Texas
Tom @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

Spelling, punctuation and grammar are nearly extinct on the Interwebs, so why not try to save them? Gen Y is, like, OMG, actually killing it off. Not awesome. This quote from the latest edition of Newsweek says it all:
“Please, please do what you can to cure the verbal virus that seems increasingly rampant among your generation.”
– Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, in a commencement address at Boston College, imploring the students to cut back on the use of words such as “like,” “awesome” and “actually”
http://www.newsweek.com/id/138574
jrp @ May 29th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

how’s about this for a hede with a deck even

Luddites Seek To Save Language By Banging Head Against Wall

Gen Y’s All Like WTF, Yo?
DM @ May 29th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

WFAA took the story a bit different with the headline… “Unburied body found in Dallas cemetery”

http://www.wfaa.com/
Neal @ May 29th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

Tim, I’m glad to hear you think spelling counts. Just FYI, it’s “cemetery” not “cemetary” (see the link in your post).
Sophie @ May 30th, 2008 at 9:26 am

Thanks Tim. Er…it’s cemetEry, not cemetAry. I thought you were pointing out a spelling mistake in the DMN headline.

And jrp: Yeah, I’m big on words. Grammar. Punctuation. I’m old school that way. So sue me.
jrp @ May 30th, 2008 at 11:06 am

no, you’re right, sophie, and i had my panties all up in a knot yesterday for some reason. i’m also now not sure if tim misspelled cemetery for effect or just as a typo…