Sunday, May 04, 2008

Yes, it is ...

... the headline of the day: Frank Whiteley Jr., Trained Ruffian, Is Dead at 93. (Hat tip, Roger Miller.)

Better a trained ruffian, I suppose.

On a more serious note, how odd that he should die the day before another filly had to euthanized after a major race.

3 comments:

  1. The Times has already corrected the online hed. It now reads "Frank Whiteley Jr., 93, Dies; Trained Ruffian." Much improved. But it points out the necessity for capturing a screen shot when you catch an online blooper like that.

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  2. Ah yes, you're right, Dick. I should have thought of that. Oh well.

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  3. Here's a screen shot that preserved a blooper:

    The Lincoln Douglas Debates

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