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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,600 posts) Tue Dec 28, 2021, 04:27 PM Dec 2021

Conservatives: we're not kidding around anymore.

We plan to cut all homeless people in half by 2025.

Punctuation saves lives

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Conservatives: we're not kidding around anymore. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 OP

Won't that make twice as many homeless? jmbar2 Dec 2021 #1

Yep, would double the homeless rate. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #3

Can't See How Punctuation Can Help This One, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2021 #2

I'm getting old Just_Vote_Dem Dec 2021 #5

Less cruel than drawing and quartering. Sneederbunk Dec 2021 #4

jmbar2

(4,906 posts)

1. Won't that make twice as many homeless?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 04:29 PM

Dec 2021

Irish_Dem

(47,390 posts)

3. Yep, would double the homeless rate.

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 04:43 PM

Dec 2021

The Magistrate

(95,255 posts)

2. Can't See How Punctuation Can Help This One, Sir

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 04:42 PM

Dec 2021

Headline compression just went too far.

My favorite example is 'eight armed men steal millions in diamonds from Antwerp airport'. They ought to be easy to spot....