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March 9, 2009

Sub-editors who catch the malignant tuna

By Axegrinder

With so many people foolishly questioning the need for newspaper sub-editors, a regional press sub writes to Axegrinder with a list of recent howlers from reporters. Apparently, the subs keep a list, which runs to several A4 pages.

The top four are:

Church of the Six of Hearts (Sacred Heart.

Cats sprayed and muted (spayed and neutered)

Malignant tuna (tumour), as the cause of death in an inquest report.

Vagina (Virginia)

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Some of the rest:

Duke box

Window pain

Golf war syndrome

Fowl language

Plumb brandy

Polar neck jumper

Tea earn

Cleft pallet

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