I rather wonder if the copy-editors at the NYT don’t have contests as to who can come up with the best one, and whether the readers will notice.
Eamonn Fitzgerald’s Rainy Day: Defrocking the lesbian
Writing headlines and subheads is not as dull as it sounds. OK, it has its moments of drudgery, like all jobs, but there are times when it can be fun. Take this classic from yesterday’s New York Times: “United Methodists Move to Defrock Lesbian”. Those Methodists! Kinkier that we’re led to believe. As headlines go, it’s not quite “Headless Body Found In Topless Bar”, but it will do.
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