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Did anybody notice anything funny about that headline?

Robert — 9/12/2013 10:32:12 PM (archived)

Am I the only one to do a doubletake at the mental image of a city picking up a toy gun and using it to shoot somebody?

Maybe you have to live here.

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The whole thread (11 posts)

"San Jose to pay nearly $5 million for shooting man with toy gun" - Robert - 9/12/2013 1:47:19 AM
- Did anybody notice anything funny about that headline? - Robert - 9/12/2013 10:32:12 PM
  - English can be ambiguous. - ER - 9/13/2013 1:24:32 AM
  - ? I didn't get that. They actually shot him I thought. - Jody - 9/12/2013 11:53:09 PM
    - They did - Robert - 9/13/2013 12:40:44 AM
      - The door is ajar.... - Jody - 9/13/2013 12:54:08 AM
        
        yes! - Robert - 9/13/2013 4:37:22 AM
- "Pride, Integrity, Guts." - ER - 9/12/2013 2:27:07 AM
- A teachable moment. n/t - RobVG - 9/12/2013 2:25:14 AM
  - Re: A teachable moment. n/t - TB - 9/12/2013 3:56:48 AM
    - ;) - Jody - 9/12/2013 4:30:12 PM

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