You think the Outback is huge? How about the towns?

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 03 Jan 2011, 16:43

The Toronto Star home page has this startling report this morning.

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I spoke with my Brother-in-law in Innisfail last night; he said it was bad, but no wonder.
Who knew towns in the outback were so big, eh?

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 03 Jan 2011, 17:30

ChrisGreaves wrote:The Toronto Star home page has this startling report this morning.
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I spoke with my Brother-in-law in Innisfail last night; he said it was bad, but no wonder.
Who knew towns in the outback were so big, eh?

Hi Chris

Bad reporting / punctuation - The floods are covering an area the size of Germany and France, the towns are normal size

Post by **HansV** » 03 Jan 2011, 17:33

I think Chris knew that...

BobH · Post by **BobH** » 03 Jan 2011, 17:37

Methinks the Toronto Star needs a new copy editor. I knew times were tough in the newspaper business but I didn't know that it had forced them to use children (for surely that is a very juvenile mistake) in editorial positions.

The bad reporting aside, if the information about the area affected by the floods is even close to being accurate, our friends in Oz are really up against it. One can hardly imagine the economic loss caused by such massive flooding.

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:02

HansV wrote: I think Chris knew that...

Well, yes, but there again I don't know everything.

Unlike some people I could mention.

Still and all there's Townsville.

France is not all that big. I read (in the Toronto Star!) that people cycle around it in about 26 days, give or take.
Make a nice vacation.
Assuming the route goes through Nice.

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:03

BobH wrote:Methinks the Toronto Star needs a new copy editor.

Bob, you know how I hate to argue with you (grin), but they don't need a "new copy editor".
They need a "copy editor".
They are getting to be worse than The Grauniad of the 70s.

BobH · Post by **BobH** » 03 Jan 2011, 18:22

ChrisGreaves wrote:
BobH wrote:Methinks the Toronto Star needs a new copy editor.
Bob, you know how I hate to argue with you (grin), but they don't need a "new copy editor".
They need a "copy editor".
They are getting to be worse than The Grauniad of the 70s.

TouchÃ© !

Goshute · Post by **Goshute** » 03 Jan 2011, 19:21

Speaking of which, what a difference a letter makes: http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/2069 ... will-reign" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **StuartR** » 03 Jan 2011, 19:30

Goshute wrote:Speaking of which, what a difference a letter makes: http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/2069 ... will-reign" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That's delightful.

Post by **HansV** » 03 Jan 2011, 19:37

Goshute wrote:Speaking of which, what a difference a letter makes: http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/2069 ... will-reign" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

What a great slogan!

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 04 Jan 2011, 05:02

HansV wrote: I think Chris knew that...

Oops

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 04 Jan 2011, 10:27

steveh wrote:Oops

No need for Ooops, Steve.
Hans is correct.
But how were you to know that I once flew over the SW corner of Queensland in November 1977?

garbsmj · Post by **garbsmj** » 04 Jan 2011, 15:52

I used to be a part time copy editor and there were a few times where I'd point out the cludgy headlines only to be told "just make sure the spelling is correct." Okey dokey.....

Bowlie · Post by **Bowlie** » 04 Jan 2011, 17:30

My goodness, there has been a lot of thread drift here

And to think this started out as a story about reign!

, A lot of reign

garbsmj · Post by **garbsmj** » 04 Jan 2011, 17:55

Sorry.

I hope that all our ozzie lounge friends are out of harm's way out there and let us know if we can send some, um, towels or something.

Eileen's Lounge

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