Confusing headlines

[Raphael]

Lobster catch dropped in N.S. bay in years leading up to launch of Mi’kmaq fishery (Global News)

Not sure what's the garden path here.

[Linguoboy]

Lobster catch dropped in N.S. bay in years leading up to launch of Mi’kmaq fishery (Global News)

Not sure what's the garden path here.

How do you read this headline?

[Raphael]

Lobster catch dropped in N.S. bay in years leading up to launch of Mi’kmaq fishery (Global News)

Not sure what's the garden path here.

How do you read this headline?

For years, lobster catches in N. S. bay dropped; then, the Mi’kmaq fishery was launched. I'm not sure how else I could read it.

[quinterbeck]

Premier’s lover fixed pub meeting ministers refused

I can't parse that at all, what does it mean?

[bradrn]

Premier’s lover fixed pub meeting ministers refused

I can't parse that at all, what does it mean?

[Premier’s lover] fixed [pub meeting (which) [ministers refused]]

That is, the Premier’s lover fixed (=arranged) a meeting in a pub, said meeting having previously been refused by the Premier’s ministers.

[Linguoboy]

For years, lobster catches in N. S. bay dropped; then, the Mi’kmaq fishery was launched. I'm not sure how else I could read it.

A particular catch of lobsters was literally dropped into the Bay (which was how I began reading it).

[Raphael]

For years, lobster catches in N. S. bay dropped; then, the Mi’kmaq fishery was launched. I'm not sure how else I could read it.

A particular catch of lobsters was literally dropped into the Bay (which was how I began reading it).

Oh. Interesting! Thank you!

[Linguoboy]

First line of a friend’s social media post:

“I’m having some wood rot on my garage
[line break]
repaired today.”

[Richard W]

First line of a friend’s social media post:

“I’m having some wood rot on my garage
[line break]
repaired today.”

Is this making the point that parsing doesn't resolve ambiguity, as in the assertion that conspirators must hang together?

[Linguoboy]

“I’m having some wood rot on my garage
[line break]
repaired today.”

Is this making the point that parsing doesn't resolve ambiguity, as in the assertion that conspirators must hang together?

I don't think the full sentence is particularly ambiguous, but the fragment I took in initially certainly was.

[Richard W]

I don't think the full sentence is particularly ambiguous, but the fragment I took in initially certainly was.

The sentence first made me think of someone repairing broken hyphae!

[bradrn]

Susan Ryan: Champion of sex discrimination laws

[Pabappa]

Walmart removes guns and ammunition from store floors amid civil unrest
from Twitter. Having worked in retail I didnt even notice anything odd, but then i realized not everyone knows that "floor" is metonymic for "sales floor", i.e. the store itself. We could make a few other things out of this if we really wanted, too.

Odd that they didnt just use "stores".

edit: .... mmm, i just woke up. i think i see now why they wrote it that way .... Walmart is still selling guns, ... they just wont be on display like they have been in the past. hence they're still in the stores, just not on the "floor".

[bradrn]

Just saw a good one:

A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail

[Raphael]

Not a headline, but a post from the ZBB: From the Elections in various countries thread:

In other election news, the Republic of Palau had their presidential election on November 3, between the president's current vice president, and his American brother-in-law.

[Ares Land]

From Twitter:

'People turn to custard and gravy in the pandemic.'

[alice]

Not a headine either, but someone from the BBC recently said something like "the number of deaths from the coronavirus exceeded expectations".

[Linguoboy]

McDonalds drink size TikTok video sparks outrage online (Fox News)

[Linguoboy]

Report of dispute with knife

[KathTheDragon]

What's confusing about that one?