Thursday, June 13, 2013

Today in journalism: Fistic retaliation

Q: Was there a winner in the Elongated Yellow Fruitstakes in the June 13, 1942, editions of The Globe and Mail?
A: Yes!

Q: Well?
A... calling a man a liar is not sufficient to provoke fistic retaliation.



 

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Anonymous hedlines said...

Extra points for "Dingle" name there.

9:40 PM, June 13, 2013  
Anonymous raYb said...

Why couldn't the writer just reach for a more common word: fisticuffs?

10:55 AM, June 15, 2013  

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