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Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:41 pm
by Man in Space
Courtesy of WTHR-13, Indianapolis, as I am in a traffic jam outside of there and haven’t moved for over an hour:
Woman killed dog, pointed gun at officers they shot her, Lawrence police say
Yes, that is the unedited original.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 8:53 pm
by bradrn
That’s not confusing, just ungrammatical, surely?
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:33 pm
by zompist
bradrn wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 8:53 pm
That’s not confusing, just ungrammatical, surely?
Maybe worth noting that the headline has been corrected to "Woman killed dog, pointed gun at officers before they shot her, Lawrence police say"
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2025 12:44 am
by Raphael
From the Irish Times's reporting about the Israel-Iran war:
Tánaiste warns against travel to either country as Irish embassy staff work with citizens actively seeking to leave them
Took me a moment to realize to whom the word "them" refers in this context.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 4:18 am
by zompist
Headline from Wired:
'Big Balls' No Longer Works for the U.S.Government
This happens to refer to a DOGE goon nicknamed Big Balls, but it has other interpretations.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:49 am
by zompist
A sign at the University of Edinburgh:
NO CATERING HERE DUE TO FIRE SAFETY UNIT
REQUIREMENTS.
ALL CATERING TO BE SET UP BY ELEPHANT
SKELETONS.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:55 am
by bradrn
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:32 am
by Man in Space
It took me
way too long to realize that “by” was locative here and not agentive. I was trying to figure out what the British meaning of “elephant skeletons” was.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 2:24 pm
by alice
Sorry to disappoint you all, but I actually work at the University of Edinburgh, and "elephant skeletons" is genuine jargon for certain types of catering staff.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:57 pm
by Travis B.
alice wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 2:24 pm
Sorry to disappoint you all, but I actually work at the University of Edinburgh, and "elephant skeletons" is genuine jargon for certain types of catering staff.
Are you pulling our legs or not?
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:00 pm
by Man in Space
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:57 pm
alice wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 2:24 pm
Sorry to disappoint you all, but I actually work at the University of Edinburgh, and "elephant skeletons" is genuine jargon for certain types of catering staff.
Are you pulling our legs or not?
I believe there are outside forces acting on our legs.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:27 pm
by bradrn
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:00 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:57 pm
alice wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 2:24 pm
Sorry to disappoint you all, but I actually work at the University of Edinburgh, and "elephant skeletons" is genuine jargon for certain types of catering staff.
Are you pulling our legs or not?
I believe there are outside forces acting on our legs.
In just two months I will have ample chance to confirm…
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:41 pm
by zompist
bradrn wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:27 pm
In just two months I will have ample chance to confirm…
I bet the University would appreciate a gift of an actual Australian drop bear.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:50 pm
by bradrn
zompist wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:41 pm
bradrn wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:27 pm
In just two months I will have ample chance to confirm…
I bet the University would appreciate a gift of an actual Australian drop bear.
I’m sure they would! After all, the Scots are
noted drop bear experts.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:23 am
by Travis B.
bradrn wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:50 pm
zompist wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:41 pm
bradrn wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:27 pm
In just two months I will have ample chance to confirm…
I bet the University would appreciate a gift of an actual Australian drop bear.
I’m sure they would! After all, the Scots are
noted drop bear experts.
The only problem is that I bet they have laws about exporting (from Australia) or importing (into the UK) wild animals like drop bears.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:21 pm
by alice
Surgeon who had his legs removed accused of fraud
which seems to suggest the continuation "... and he'll have to have them put back if found guilty".
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:24 pm
by alice
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:00 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:57 pm
alice wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 2:24 pm
Sorry to disappoint you all, but I actually work at the University of Edinburgh, and "elephant skeletons" is genuine jargon for certain types of catering staff.
Are you pulling our legs or not?
I believe there are outside forces acting on our legs.
No, I
do work for the UofE, although I will no longer be doing so when bradrn arrives.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:26 pm
by Travis B.
alice wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:24 pm
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:00 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:57 pm
Are you pulling our legs or not?
I believe there are outside forces acting on our legs.
No, I
do work for the UofE, although I will no longer be doing so when bradrn arrives.
I was wondering whether you were exerting force on our legs about the elephant skeletons.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 10:19 pm
by bradrn
alice wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 2:24 pm
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:00 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:57 pm
Are you pulling our legs or not?
I believe there are outside forces acting on our legs.
No, I
do work for the UofE, although I will no longer be doing so when bradrn arrives.
Well, either way, I’m sure I can find at least one person at Strathclyde who is knowledgeable about UoE…
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 6:35 am
by Raphael
From Roll Call:
Long removed as IRS commissioner two months after confirmation
Took me a moment to realize that this was about a guy named Billy Long.
