Daily Archives: March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014 · 9:02 pm

The 101 Most Insane Things That Have Ever Happened In Florida

The 101 Most Insane Things That Have Ever Happened In Florida.

Need inspiration for your next story or novel. Take a look at the link above.

Sample:

1. Accused Florida man says his cat downloaded child porn, not him.
2. Florida man calls 911 80 times to demand Kool-Aid, hamburgers, and weed
3. Man says cocaine in his buttocks isn’t his
4. Man stabbed in confusion over harmonicas
5. Drunk woman calls 911 to say she was lost in woods, did not know where to urinate
6. Trapper trying to catch elusive loose monkey gets death threats
7. Sex-doll threesome man gets off
8. Florida man has sex with pit bull in his yard as neighbors beg him to stop

And each entry on the buzz feed page is linked to an article with more information.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-101-most-insane-things-that-have-ever-happened-in-florid

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March 23, 2014 · 5:26 pm

AP removes distinction between ‘over’ and ‘more than’ | Poynter.

AP removes distinction between ‘over’ and ‘more than’ | Poynter..

Sample:

Poynter’s Vicki Krueger shares some news from the American Copy Editors Society conference that will rock copy editors to their very cores: AP Stylebook editors said at a session Thursday that “Over” is fine when referring to a quantity; you don’t have to change it to “more than.”

The news elicited a gasp, Krueger reports.

[Editor’s note: Unlike the Onion article, this one is true.]

Related article at: http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/244265/more-than-my-dead-body-journalists-react-to-aps-overmore-than-change/

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March 23, 2014 · 11:57 am

4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence | The Onion – America's Finest News Source.

Sample:

NEW YORK—Law enforcement officials confirmed Friday that four more copy editors were killed this week amid ongoing violence between two rival gangs divided by their loyalties to the The Associated Press Stylebook and The Chicago Manual Of Style.

[Editor’s note: this is humor. It is on the Onion. Click on the link above for the rest of the story.]

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