The Onion strikes again

Weapon of choice for the CNS goons would be of course the notorious Chicago typewriter!

aldiboronti - 07 January 2013 12:26 PM

Weapon of choice for the CNS goons would be of course the notorious Chicago typewriter!

The notorious twelve point point pica Chicago typewriter which ‘fires’ at the rate of ten characters to the inch,

or the equally notorious ten point elite Chicago typewriter which ‘fires’ at the rate of twelve characters to the inch?

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It’s nice to see some light humor for a change.

Officials also stated that an innocent 35-year-old passerby who found himself caught up in a long-winded dispute over use of the serial, or Oxford, comma had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

My favourite part.

OP Tipping - 07 January 2013 03:38 PM

Officials also stated that an innocent 35-year-old passerby who found himself caught up in a long-winded dispute over use of the serial, or Oxford, comma had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

My favourite part.

I know, it’s too late now, but I wanted to see: “… died of a self-inflicted punctuation wound.”

For those not familiar with Chicago in the Prohibition Era, the Chicago typewriter, favored by such journalistic luminaries as Alphonse Gabriel Capone:

Tommy Gun