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Nancy Young[_5_] Nancy Young[_5_] is offline
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Default I like cucumbers, I really do

On 7/8/2011 12:51 PM, blake murphy wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:55:36 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:


>> It's a good idea, though these would have to be cut up. I'm fond of
>> half sour type of pickles, but they don't keep long. I never did
>> take up canning, I should put up pickles.


> "When Ben Bradlee, former Managing Editor of the Washington Post retired,
> he related a story about headlines and their creators. Bradlee always kept
> his eyes on the headlines to keep the pranksters at bay. He apparently did
> not scrutinize the "Food" section, or they never would have gotten away
> with "Putting Pickles Up Yourself" (an actual headline)."
>
> <http://talk.baltimoresun.com/showthread.php?t=270901>


(laughing) Sometimes I think editors print some headlines hoping to
wind up on Leno. That's funny.

nancy