The Year in Media Mistakes, Hoaxes, and Corrections
In one of the more entertaining best-of lists to appear at the tail end of 2012, Poynter looks back at the year in media mishaps, from this correction in The Australian...
Colonel Jehlani did not say: "It's not like 25 years ago. I was killing everybody." In fact, he said: "It's not like 25 years ago I was killing everybody. At that time too we tried not to have civilian casualties."
...to this bit of venting in The Rayne Independent that accidentally made it into print:
Read the rest here.
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The biggest mistake was making Lucy leave.
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And the only winning move it not to play.
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*is not to play. Fuckity fuck.
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EDIT BUTTON!
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Oh, the alt-text we used to have.
Proposal: Lucy is the next addition to the drinking game?
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I think that would invite too many tears and rending of garments. Best to keep it upbeat.
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too many tears and rending of garments
But enough about Warty's social life.
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Things were a lot more upbeat when Lucy was in charge... of alt-text.
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Why did Lucy leave?
I missed a couple of days on here because I was sick and all I saw when I came back was that she did.
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I still 'laugh out load' at "All (up) In (my snatch)"
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I laugh out loud at "laugh out load."