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Driving in this morning, had it on regular radio for some reason, and came into a local sportscast, in which the announcer said Kansas State lost to Texas Tech last night 65-66.

I almost punched my radio.
 
My local paper has so many typos in poorly-written stories, I can barely stand reading it. The only thing that keeps me from ignoring it entirely is my sicko delight in seeing how ****ty the rag has gotten since I left. Oh, and my replacement considers it important who wins the opening tip.
One of the local TV stations must have one poor sucker in the control room doing the jobs of three people because every morning there a multiple gaffs. Makes me cringe every time.
 
The phrase: "President Elect of the United States, Donald J. Trump."
 
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I can't read the articles from the place I last worked as an in-house writer. The editing makes me ill. Last year I did a story on the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville. The copy editor was either an ESL flunk-out or channeling Howard Cosell. That motherfracker put a comma between every, single, word, of, my, lede. I spent more time correcting their editors' mistakes than I did researching and writing stories. It still makes me physically ill to go to their website.

Really bad writing on MSN, Yahoo, and other outlets gives me what comedian Diane Ford used to call "a case of huhzzz." I'm pretty sure there is a writer getting sick at the thought of their name appearing over three to five hundred words of copy that has been mangled beyond recognition.
 
technically speaking, it is true. ya know, cause and effect and ****...

You mean like the reason a newborn fawn died in agony in the forest is because lightning struck from a storm and set the area ablaze? Okay, I guess if you term cause-effect relationship that a reason it's a true statement. Obviously that's not the intended meaning of many speakers.
 
You mean like the reason a newborn fawn died in agony in the forest is because lightning struck from a storm and set the area ablaze? Okay, I guess if you term cause-effect relationship that a reason it's a true statement. Obviously that's not the intended meaning of many speakers.
I know, I was just being a smart ass.
 
There are some posts on the 'Unpopular opinions and creepy admissions' thread that fall into this category.
 
Getting a shot, watching my son get a shot, watching someone on TV get a shot, scenes on TV or in the movies when people shoot up. I always avert my eyes.

When my son got shots as a child I had to leave the room. I've gone through two major surgeries with no problem whatsoever, but have fainted twice in hospitals while visiting other people. I'm a wuss.
 
People folding paper by running their thumb and forefinger down the crease. Makes me shiver and commit violent acts.
 
My ex used to say that all the time. She said it when our divorce became final, to which I responded, "yeah, and the reason for this is you're a *****."

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