During this week’s blockbuster Indian election, @shubhragupta caught a great photo of the Indian Express for the day, which was rushed to press so quickly that its lead banner still read HEADLINE AWAITED. Every time I see something like this, I thank the universe that I work in a forgiving electronic medium where mistakes can be swiftly corrected and not committed to millions of stamped-out pieces of stupid, inert matter.
Update:
Amulya writes, “Just so you know, it’s The IndiaN Express, so you want to correct that first on your forgiving electronic medium. Secondly, context matters — the headline was a funny meta statement on the election verdict to come, and made perfect sense to those who read it.”
Ah, Muphry’s Law strikes again
Indian Express this morning. I declare it a winner already. pic.twitter.com/1IeX7tzdAW
— shubhra gupta (@shubhragupta) May 16, 2014
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