Oddities and Humor

I collect funny photos and pass them around my Newspaper classes several times each semester. I ask my students to write headlines or photo captions for them. I found this one several years ago. Their best headline? "Nuns Gone Wild"

I immediately thought of Diane when I saw it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/nov/24/christo-mega-sculpture-abu-dhabi

That made me laugh. Wonder if it will happen. (I'll go check out the article)

It's being built in Dubai. They have money to waste. It'll happen. The $350 million price is quite misleading. The monument isn't going to cost $350 million by itself. They also building a hotel and other facilities.

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Watch This Chinese Dishwasher Sanitize Plates Like Nobody’s Business
http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/11/watch-fast-chinese-dish-washer.html?mid=grubstreet--20121127

Video: Here's What Black Friday At A 99 Cent Store Looks Like
http://gothamist.com/2012/11/27/video_heres_what_black_friday_at_a.php

Magical Zebra and Pony Running Free on Staten Island [Updated]
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/runaway-zebra-and-pony-roaming-staten-island.html?mid=386523&rid=422483811

Middle Eastern Men Are Getting Mustache Implants to Make Themselves Look Manlier
http://gawker.com/5964652/middle-eastern-men-are-getting-mustache-implants-to-make-themselves-look-manlier

I'm mixed on Christo, but I've liked some of his (and her) stuff.

I can't really tell how that'll be built but it looks much more interesting than I first thought.

I have the same reaction to Cristo. Mixed. I was quite underwhelmed by his overhyped Central Park flag waving session.

North Korea Finds Secret Unicorn Lair Said To Prove Pyongyang Was Capital Of Ancient Korea
The Huffington Post | By Meredith Bennett-Smith

In an announcement Friday that seems better suited for a fairy tale, a North Korean state news agency reported that archaeologists recently reconfirmed the lair of a unicorn once ridden by an ancient Korean king.

According to the Korean Central News Agency, the lair the mythical creature is located 200 meters (about 219 yards) from the Yongmyong Temple in Pyongyang. A rock that sits in front of the lair contains carvings that some believe date back to the period of the Koryo Kingdom (918-1392), the outlet notes.

The director of the History Institute of the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences, which discovered the lair, cited Korean history books as proof. Jo Hui Sung explained the history to the paper:

The Sogyong (Pyongyang) chapter of the old book 'Koryo History' (geographical book), said: Ulmil Pavilion is on the top of Mt. Kumsu, with Yongmyong Temple, one of Pyongyang's eight scenic spots, beneath it. The temple served as a relief palace for King Tongmyong, in which there is the lair of his unicorn.
The old book 'Sinjungdonggukyojisungnam' (Revised Handbook of Korean Geography) complied in the 16th century wrote that there is a lair west of Pubyok Pavilion in Mt. Kumsu.
It should be noted that North Korea's propaganda machine is famous for churning out unusual stories, including the details of Kim Jon Il's "divine birth" and the "peculiar natural wonders" that occurred as the Earth mourned the death of the Dear Leader, the Global Post reports.

While still alive, Kim also reportedly invented the hamburger, wrote 1,500 books in college and shot 11 holes-in-one the first time he played golf, according to Time magazine.

On the other hand, unicorn sightings around the world crop up from time to time, including one last January In Canada that was eventually revealed to be a publicity stunt.

Saw this headline on the Google news page and did a double-take.

New Mexico President Inaugurated

My immediate reaction was, "Wha'...? New Mexico seceded???"

Yes, that delicate difference between :
New Mexico President
vs.
New President of Mexico


Joe(Mark Twain: Lightning and Lightning Bug)Nation

Even Merry, once he came to his senses, understood, Joe. Perhaps he can explain these nuances to you.

Joe does not understand nuance JT. It all that loping. Loping around the city in shorts joggles the brain around in the noddle and though each injury is very slight the effect accumulates with constant and extended circulations.

Good for that cat. That dog was such an ass.

No, it has nothing to do with nuance.
Here's what they wrote:

Here's how it should have been written:


Even changing it, as I think you are implying, to
New Mexican President Inaugurated
still means something other than than the facts of the news item.
In case you don't know, that's the primary reason you have a headline writer.

If I was the publisher of the paper who printed
New Mexico President Inaugurated
as a headline, I'd get a new headline writer.

Joe(it's that simple)Nation
PS: Now can we go back to having fun on this thread and stop your bitchin' and bellyachin' ??

No, here's what they wrote,

New, Mexico President Inaugurated

That's how titles work. Shortcuts are often used.

Nice use of the singular 'they', Joe.



That would just make you another one of those ignorant publishers/editors that know little of how the language actually works. And given some of your responses to language questions here at A2K, you would fit right in.

I wasn't bitchin' and bellyachin' Joe. I was having a snarkie to repay the far larger number of snarkies you have directed my way. I never accused you of bitchin' and bellyachin'.