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Show EVERY ONCE in a while here in the office we hear a scream of laughter from one of the girls setting type, a copy-reader or a proof-reader. It means that somebody has just discovered a boner which, if it got by, would cause us some scorn. For instance we caught one: "She injured her knee, which unabled her to move." WORST (or best) of all, one we shall never forget (nor let her forget) happened years ago when My Lady Fair was here fresh from the city. She turned out a want-ad which said: "Wanted, pasture for three-headed horses." But we all do it. We've been doing it ever since Ben Franklin. For instance: Try to be a happy person. Think happy, talk happy, practice being haPPy. get the sappiness habit. Tulsa (Okla.) World. Mrs. McPherson's lips trembled. trembl-ed. She removed her spectacles and dagged at a vagrant team coursing down her ashen cheek. Los Angeles (Calif.) Examiner. IT IS AN accepted fact that most people commit suicide so that they can see their names in the paper. Chicago (111.) Tribune. Most child psychiatrists agree that parents should never spank a child on an empty stomach; it is better to take a small snack first. Detroit (Mich.) Daily Times. |