Headline Hunters

Say What?

2010-05-02T08:26:00.000-07:00

Interesting article about fishing lures made locally. I don't fish, but I do fish for typos.

Graffics??

How many times have I told you?

2009-02-22T13:13:00.000-08:00

Repetition helps one remember, right? Well, then we'll never forget what this print company does...

Hmm...

2009-01-04T08:14:00.000-08:00

Is this what happens when you fail a math test?

Huh?

2008-12-07T10:32:00.000-08:00

I didn't know copies could do that! Found by John in the Kelowna Courier, earlier this week

What day is it, anyway?

2008-11-22T09:48:00.000-08:00

It's been a little while since anything's come my way, but yesterday Tim (one of my co-workers) found a blooper in the Daily Courier, a free daily paper here in Kelowna. There seems to be some confusion as to the date...

Friday's date was, of course, the 21st, and not the 19th as this heading suggests.

What's the PM's Name???

2008-09-14T07:59:00.000-07:00

It's Stephen Harper, not Harver. Sheesh!

How Do You Crash a Sushi??

2008-09-02T16:59:00.000-07:00

The full headline read "Driver Charged in Sushi Crash". On our local tv station, a caption displayed during the same story read "Sushi driver charged with murder". I'd like to know how he drove the sushi and how do you crash a sushi? Is it a new form of transportation I've not yet heard of?

Incidentally, the driver drove his pickup full speed into a sushi restaurant, killing two and injuring six, for no apparent reason.

More Animal Ads

2008-08-23T13:22:00.000-07:00

This time, there are definitely two errors in the following ads. My thanks to Ann-Marie, who works with me, for spotting these. Once again, the ads were in the Daily.

The "welner pigs" should be "weiner pigs"; the second ad... well, either they're trying to sell trees and sheep or it should read "ewes". I think we know which it's supposed to be.

Two For The Price Of One

2008-08-18T20:17:00.000-07:00

These two ads were in (once again) Kelowna's Capital News. They're not headlines, but certainly qualify as typos.

I'd love to have one of the dogs listed in the first ad; I'd never be sick again! As for the second ad, what is a "heading dog" anyway?

The ads may be a bit fuzzy so I've transcribed them here:

"Healer Puppy, male, vaccinated, wormed, super temperament, ready to go to approved home $300. Vernon"

It should read "Heeler Puppy". We used to have one.

"Maremma/Akbash male puppies, guardian for farm/family. NEW ZEALAND HEADING DOG puppies......"

Shouldn't that read "herding dog"? I could be wrong; if so, please feel free to correct me.

ETA: It seems I was wrong about the Heading dogs. There is such an animal and I thank my sister Gloria for pointing that out to me. Thanks, Glor!

Let's Get Started!

2008-08-15T18:10:00.001-07:00

Here's one from one of our local (Kelowna, BC) newspapers, the "Capital News".

One friend of mine looked at the headline and didn't really spot the mistake. It is, of course, the word "eeks"; it should be "ekes". Eek!

Welcome!

2008-08-15T18:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Headline Hunters, the place to showcase newspaper bloopers. I don't know what your local newspaper is like, but here in Kelowna our newspapers are a great source of bloopers. They can be misspelled words, the wrong word, a word used in the wrong context, or simply bad grammar. Whatever it is, it makes those of us who love the English language wince or chuckle, perhaps both.

I've decided it's time to share some of the bloopers I find with the world. What about you? Does your local newspaper sometimes screw up? Have you found some gems? Well, why not take a digital snapshot of the bloopers you find and send them to me, along with your name, your city and the name of the newspaper in which you found the bloopers? I'll post the picture and give you the credit. Incidentally, it doesn't have to be headlines only. I've found some hilarious mistakes within newspaper articles and classified ads; they're all fair game.

Let's have some fun!