Both Jay Leno and David Letterman have comedy bits where they show real newspaper clips which, for one reason or another, are unintentionally funny. Our own dailies have made the cut, in fact.
Whether it's a headline about prostitution printed next to a giant photo of a nun, or the awkward use of a person's name that could also be a naughty verb depending on the context, I enjoy accidental juxtaposition and awkward placement as much as the next layout geek.
Have you spotted any lately?
I ask because of a recent story-photo package in Ka Leo, where it looks like a piece of "wild art" was shoehorned into an unrelated piece... with unintended consequences for the photo's subject. I envision the following exchange:
Editor: Go out and get a photo of someone smoking.
Photographer: Why?
Editor: Just some wire story about bad habits or something out of Texas. I don't want to bother with localizing the copy... let's just add our own picture.
Photographer: Okay, I got your smoking photo!
Editor: Great. Let's get it to the newsdesk. They're laying out that "smokers can be sluts" story.
Here's hoping English senior Wei Ping Lum has a sense of humor...
Whether it's a headline about prostitution printed next to a giant photo of a nun, or the awkward use of a person's name that could also be a naughty verb depending on the context, I enjoy accidental juxtaposition and awkward placement as much as the next layout geek.
Have you spotted any lately?
I ask because of a recent story-photo package in Ka Leo, where it looks like a piece of "wild art" was shoehorned into an unrelated piece... with unintended consequences for the photo's subject. I envision the following exchange:
Editor: Go out and get a photo of someone smoking.
Photographer: Why?
Editor: Just some wire story about bad habits or something out of Texas. I don't want to bother with localizing the copy... let's just add our own picture.
Photographer: Okay, I got your smoking photo!
Editor: Great. Let's get it to the newsdesk. They're laying out that "smokers can be sluts" story.
Here's hoping English senior Wei Ping Lum has a sense of humor...
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