Say What??

I did a double-take this morning while looking at the online version (yes, I'm cheap) of The Jackson Sun, my hometown newspaper.

There was a picture of early voters in the Republican primary (three women .. viewed from their backside) with a caption that read "Henderson Primary Sees Large Turnout."

Since I have a warped sense of humor, it brought a smile to my face (please forgive me, Sherri, Kellie and Marcia).

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, things just don't come out quite right.

For instance ...

A death row inmate was allowed to say a few words before his demise in 1994 and the headline in The Boston Globe read, "Man Executed After Long Speech" (watch your back, long-winded preachers).

With a name like Bartolo Colon, you might as well be prepared for a life of heartache. When this Los Angeles Angels pitcher was "in the zone" against the Texas Rangers, the byline read, "Rangers Get Whiff of Colon" (now, that's just not right).

Councilwoman Laura Chick suggested "gender sensitivity" might be in order when she lashed out at City Hall and the local newspaper was there to cover the story with these profound words, "Chick Accuses Some of Her Male Colleagues of Sexism" (lighten up there, missy).

I liked this one, "Meeting on Open Meetings is Closed" (what did you expect? .. we haven't made a decision yet).

Then there was, "Caskets Found as Workers Demolish Mausoleum" .. the story continued with this quote, "We had no idea anyone was buried there!" (surprise, surprise, surprise).

And ...

• "Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case"

• "Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One"

• "Blind Woman Gets New Kidney from Dad She Hasn't Seen in Years"

• "Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead"

• "Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft"

You know my teacher was right. Reading IS fun!

"I also will laugh .." - Proverbs 1:26a