"Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, though."
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"Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, though."
Here we have a combination of (1) a common error in writing (2) proofreading via spellchecker and (3) proof that copyediting is a dead field in the Modern Age:
Two men claim they were wrongfully persecuted by a 23-year-old man who posed as an underage girl to find pedophiles and turn them into police.
"Poof! You're a cop!"
Two men claim they were wrongfully persecuted by a 23-year-old man who posed as an underage girl to find pedophiles and turn them into police.
"Poof! You're a cop!"
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
Yeah, I really don't think we need a bunch of pedophile police officers.
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
My comment when friends yelp about howling errors in the newspaper: You can't complain about the proofreading, because there isn't any.
Copyediting is not dead, exactly, but almost all of what is left of it has been offshored to India or foisted off on "independent contractors" (i.e., undercompensated freelancers), who are paid by the page, get no benefits, and have to handle their own SS taxes, often after doing decades of time in the publishing industry.
Anyhow, this story reminds me of a guy who would always smoke too much weed at parties, freak out with an anxiety attack, and rant and moan until someone would call him a taxi.
"This again? Okay--You're a taxi!"
**Big sigh** "Thanks! I feel so much better now!"
Copyediting is not dead, exactly, but almost all of what is left of it has been offshored to India or foisted off on "independent contractors" (i.e., undercompensated freelancers), who are paid by the page, get no benefits, and have to handle their own SS taxes, often after doing decades of time in the publishing industry.
Anyhow, this story reminds me of a guy who would always smoke too much weed at parties, freak out with an anxiety attack, and rant and moan until someone would call him a taxi.
"This again? Okay--You're a taxi!"
**Big sigh** "Thanks! I feel so much better now!"
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
Haha! It took me a while to get that. Way longer than it should have.
I haven't even been smoking weed, either. Go figure.
I haven't even been smoking weed, either. Go figure.
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
" ... and the genie solemnly intoned 'From this instant forever, you are a ham sandwich' ... "
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
I'm more curious as to how a 23 year old man could pose as an underage girl...
The other is simply one of several word crimes.
The other is simply one of several word crimes.
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
Online. Like in "To catch a predator" or whatever that show was.ShneekeyTheLost wrote:I'm more curious as to how a 23 year old man could pose as an underage girl...
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Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
The word criminal managed to elude the police who were chasing him. He ran down the street, and turned into a door. And, as if that wasn't enough to confuse his pursuers, the door was a jar.ShneekeyTheLost wrote:The other is simply one of several word crimes.
Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
In defense of clever headlines, the British papers certainly have their share. Fore example, a prominent politician named Foote was selected to chair an international committee which was to study weapons trafficing in various war-torn regions.
And the headline?
And the headline?
- Foote Heads Arms Body
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Re: "Poof! You're a cop! Not a school resource officer, thou
"Don't tell Pastis!" says Rat.Atomic wrote:In defense of clever headlines, the British papers certainly have their share. Fore example, a prominent politician named Foote was selected to chair an international committee which was to study weapons trafficing in various war-torn regions.
And the headline?
- Foote Heads Arms Body