Doug
New member
A newspaper is a daily marvel, even a miracle. There are 1,730 of them
published daily in the United States with a combined circulation of
nearly 62 million. Limitless possibilities exist for error, human and
mechanical. Add the crushing pressure of deadlines, and it's surprising
there aren't more mistakes. When goofs pop off the page, editors scurry
to print corrections, even though we often prefer the misprint to the
corrected version:
* IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are one of hundreds of parachuting
enthusiasts who bought our Easy Sky Diving book, please make the
following correction: on page 8, line 7, the words "state zip code"
should have read "pull rip cord."
* In a recent edition, we referred to the chairman of Chrysler
Corporation as Lee Iacoocoo. His real name is Lee Iacacca. The Gazette
regrets the error.
* In criticizing the political views of Patrick Buchanan, William
Bennett said, "It's a real us-and-them kind of thing," not, as we
reported, "It's a real S&M kind of thing."
* It was incorrectly reported last Friday that today is T-shirt
Appreciation Day. In fact, it is actually Teacher Appreciation Day.
* The sermon at the Presbyterian Church this coming Sunday will be
"There Are No Sects in Heaven." The subject was incorrectly printed in
yesterday's edition as "There is No Sex in Heaven."
* There was a mistake in an item sent in two weeks ago which stated that
Ed Burnham entertained a party at crap shooting. It should have been
trap shooting.
* From a California bar association's newsletter: Correction -- the
following typo appeared in our last bulletin: "Lunch will be gin at
12:15 p.m." Please correct to read "12 noon."
* We apologize to our readers who received, through an unfortunate
computer error, the chest measurements of members of the Female
Wrestlers Association instead of the figures on the sales of soybeans to
foreign countries.
* In Frank Washburn's March column, Rebecca Varney was erroneously
identified as a bookmaker. She is a typesetter.
* There are two important corrections to the information in the update
on our Deep Relaxation professional development program. First, the
program will include meditation, not medication. Second, it is
experiential, not experimental.
* Our article about Jewish burial customs contained an error: Mourners'
clothing is rent -- that is, torn -- not rented.
* In the City Beat section of Friday's paper, firefighter Dwight Brady
was misidentified. His nickname in the department is "Dewey." Another
firefighter is nicknamed "Weirdo." We apologize for our mistake.
* Just to keep the record straight, it was the famous Whistler's Mother,
not Hitler's, that was exhibited. There is nothing to be gained in
trying to explain how this error occurred.
* Our newspaper carried the notice last week that Mr. Oscar Hoffnagle is
a defective on the police force. This was a typographical error. Mr.
Hoffnagle is, of course, a detective on the police farce.
* Yesterday we mistakenly reported that a talk was given by a
battle-scared hero. We apologize for the error. We obviously meant that
the talk was given by a bottle-scarred hero.
* Apology: I originally wrote, "Woodrow Wilson's wife grazed sheep on
front lawn of the White House." I'm sorry that typesetting inadvertently
left out the word "sheep."
* In one edition of today's Food Section, an inaccurate number of
jalapeno peppers was given for Jeanette Crowley's Southwestern chicken
salad recipe. The recipe should call for two, not 21, jalapeno peppers.
* The marriage of Miss Freda van Amburg and Willie Branton, which was
announced in this paper a few weeks ago, was a mistake which we wish to
correct.
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published daily in the United States with a combined circulation of
nearly 62 million. Limitless possibilities exist for error, human and
mechanical. Add the crushing pressure of deadlines, and it's surprising
there aren't more mistakes. When goofs pop off the page, editors scurry
to print corrections, even though we often prefer the misprint to the
corrected version:
* IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are one of hundreds of parachuting
enthusiasts who bought our Easy Sky Diving book, please make the
following correction: on page 8, line 7, the words "state zip code"
should have read "pull rip cord."
* In a recent edition, we referred to the chairman of Chrysler
Corporation as Lee Iacoocoo. His real name is Lee Iacacca. The Gazette
regrets the error.
* In criticizing the political views of Patrick Buchanan, William
Bennett said, "It's a real us-and-them kind of thing," not, as we
reported, "It's a real S&M kind of thing."
* It was incorrectly reported last Friday that today is T-shirt
Appreciation Day. In fact, it is actually Teacher Appreciation Day.
* The sermon at the Presbyterian Church this coming Sunday will be
"There Are No Sects in Heaven." The subject was incorrectly printed in
yesterday's edition as "There is No Sex in Heaven."
* There was a mistake in an item sent in two weeks ago which stated that
Ed Burnham entertained a party at crap shooting. It should have been
trap shooting.
* From a California bar association's newsletter: Correction -- the
following typo appeared in our last bulletin: "Lunch will be gin at
12:15 p.m." Please correct to read "12 noon."
* We apologize to our readers who received, through an unfortunate
computer error, the chest measurements of members of the Female
Wrestlers Association instead of the figures on the sales of soybeans to
foreign countries.
* In Frank Washburn's March column, Rebecca Varney was erroneously
identified as a bookmaker. She is a typesetter.
* There are two important corrections to the information in the update
on our Deep Relaxation professional development program. First, the
program will include meditation, not medication. Second, it is
experiential, not experimental.
* Our article about Jewish burial customs contained an error: Mourners'
clothing is rent -- that is, torn -- not rented.
* In the City Beat section of Friday's paper, firefighter Dwight Brady
was misidentified. His nickname in the department is "Dewey." Another
firefighter is nicknamed "Weirdo." We apologize for our mistake.
* Just to keep the record straight, it was the famous Whistler's Mother,
not Hitler's, that was exhibited. There is nothing to be gained in
trying to explain how this error occurred.
* Our newspaper carried the notice last week that Mr. Oscar Hoffnagle is
a defective on the police force. This was a typographical error. Mr.
Hoffnagle is, of course, a detective on the police farce.
* Yesterday we mistakenly reported that a talk was given by a
battle-scared hero. We apologize for the error. We obviously meant that
the talk was given by a bottle-scarred hero.
* Apology: I originally wrote, "Woodrow Wilson's wife grazed sheep on
front lawn of the White House." I'm sorry that typesetting inadvertently
left out the word "sheep."
* In one edition of today's Food Section, an inaccurate number of
jalapeno peppers was given for Jeanette Crowley's Southwestern chicken
salad recipe. The recipe should call for two, not 21, jalapeno peppers.
* The marriage of Miss Freda van Amburg and Willie Branton, which was
announced in this paper a few weeks ago, was a mistake which we wish to
correct.
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