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Since the invention of cave walls, man has miscommunicated, but the development of a profession to do it properly is a more recent event.

The headlines below have been blamed on journalists; and even if they never actually appeared in print ... there's still time!

  1. Shortage of Water in Nairobi because of Flood
  2. Mad Cow talks in Washington
  3. Hung jury in sex case
  4. Two killed in double homicide
  5. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
  6. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
  7. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
  8. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
  9. Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
  10. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
  11. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
  12. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
  13. Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
  14. Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
  15. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
  16. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
  17. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
  18. Miners Refuse to Work after Death
  19. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
  20. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
  21. Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies
  22. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter
  23. Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
  24. Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
  25. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
  26. Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
  27. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
  28. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
  29. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
  30. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
  31. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
  32. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
  33. New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
  34. Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing
  35. Prosecutor Releases Probe into Undersheriff
  36. Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni
  37. Hospital Sued by Seven Foot Doctors
  38. Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training

    And they're all true ... or are they? Write to Wordskit

    Contributions to The Langwidge this year:

    Sol Squire, David Lawton

    And see acknowledgments from previous years

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13 January 2008 | |
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