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Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 1:08 pm
by Linguoboy
Travis B. wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:58 pmWhen I read that I wondered for sec just how does one manage to die due to one's lawn being on fire (unless one is, say, passed out drunk and lying in the middle of the lawn while it is aflame).
A lot of people die while trying to put out fires. They misestimate what it will take to quench them and don't take into account the effects of smoke inhalation (which is the actual cause of most fire-related deaths).
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 1:08 pm
by Raphael
Well, people die during prairie fires, too, and arguably, grass is grass...
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 1:27 pm
by Travis B.
Linguoboy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 1:08 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:58 pmWhen I read that I wondered for sec just how does one manage to die due to one's lawn being on fire (unless one is, say, passed out drunk and lying in the middle of the lawn while it is aflame).
A lot of people die while trying to put out fires. They misestimate what it will take to quench them and don't take into account the effects of smoke inhalation (which is the actual cause of most fire-related deaths).
For some reason I had the image in my head of a small, self-contained fire that happens to be in the middle of one's lawn (i.e. burning brush getting out of control) and the relative difficulty of escaping such a fire; of course, escaping a wildfire is a whole nother matter, and people do definitely die from those.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:19 pm
by zompist
This was on Mastodon, so I don't know which news source.
GAY SEX IN THE VATICAN
HAS ‘NEVER BEEN
WORSE’ ACCORDING TO
TOP OFFICIAL
The person posting this asks, "Who wants to come to Italy with me, so that we can make gay sex in the Vatican better?"
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:53 am
by Ares Land
That one made me laugh. Another reply was along these lines: "they should also have a bottom official."
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:54 am
by Arkasas
31-Year-Old Colorado Woman Who Became Pregnant With 13-Year-Old Boy’s Baby To Avoid Jail Time Under Plea Deal
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:12 pm
by Qwynegold
I'm watching BBC News and this is on the TV screen:
England teaching unions to team up on strikes
Arkasas wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:54 am
31-Year-Old Colorado Woman Who Became Pregnant With 13-Year-Old Boy’s Baby To Avoid Jail Time Under Plea Deal
Huh, that one took a while to figure out. "To" is not marking purpose here, right?
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 12:08 pm
by mocha
6-Year-Old, Parents Shot by Man Angry Ball Rolled Into Yard: Cops
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 4:22 pm
by Man in Space
mocha wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 12:08 pm
6-Year-Old, Parents Shot by Man Angry Ball Rolled Into Yard: Cops
Oof, that’s a trainwreck.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 4:34 pm
by Travis B.
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:22 pm
mocha wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 12:08 pm
6-Year-Old, Parents Shot by Man Angry Ball Rolled Into Yard: Cops
Oof, that’s a trainwreck.
How does an angry ball roll a man into a yard?
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 6:32 am
by hwhatting
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:34 pm
How does an angry ball roll a man into a yard?
"The angry balls bring men to the yard, doo-doo doo-doo-doo..."
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 5:42 pm
by mocha
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:34 pm
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:22 pm
mocha wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 12:08 pm
6-Year-Old, Parents Shot by Man Angry Ball Rolled Into Yard: Cops
Oof, that’s a trainwreck.
How does an angry ball roll a man into a yard?
Some kid lost a ball in someone's front yard. The kid and the parents went to retrieve the ball, only to be shot by the property owner (who was apparently angry about the ball rolling into his yard). And apparently the cops told the reporter this, hence ": cops".
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 5:51 pm
by Travis B.
mocha wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 5:42 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:34 pm
Man in Space wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:22 pm
Oof, that’s a trainwreck.
How does an angry ball roll a man into a yard?
Some kid lost a ball in someone's front yard. The kid and the parents went to retrieve the ball, only to be shot by the property owner (who was apparently angry about the ball rolling into his yard). And apparently the cops told the reporter this, hence ": cops".
The point of this thread isn't to discuss the
intended meanings of headlines!
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 5:53 pm
by mocha
Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 5:51 pm
mocha wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 5:42 pm
Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 4:34 pm
How does an angry ball roll a man into a yard?
Some kid lost a ball in someone's front yard. The kid and the parents went to retrieve the ball, only to be shot by the property owner (who was apparently angry about the ball rolling into his yard). And apparently the cops told the reporter this, hence ": cops".
The point of this thread isn't to discuss the
intended meanings of headlines!
Oops. Well, pretend I never said anything. Actually, what I said was a lie. That's not the meaning of the headline. The meaning is... something else.
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 2:21 pm
by Zju
German surgeon fired after getting hospital cleaner to assist amputation
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 2:28 pm
by Man in Space
Zju wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 2:21 pm
German surgeon fired after getting hospital cleaner to assist amputation
What did he do, flood the corridors with Listerine?
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 9:27 am
by Raphael
Seems pretty clear what that that is about; what's less clear is just what that surgeon was thinking. Typical highly-specialized-and-important profession god complex?
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 7:59 am
by mocha
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 8:09 am
by bradrn
I reread this like five times and still couldn’t understand it until I read the article.
(Explanation:
‘Registration’ here is a noun, not a verb!
)
Re: Confusing headlines
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 4:19 pm
by Travis B.
bradrn wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 8:09 am
I reread this like five times and still couldn’t understand it until I read the article.
(Explanation:
‘Registration’ here is a noun, not a verb!
)
When I first read that, I thought that someone tried to burn their own house because they were registered as a sex offender, not that they tried to burn someone else's house due to it being marked as belonging to a sex offender.