You need a dirty mind to be an editor

Once upon a time, “finger” was a word that made a perfectly good verb in a news headline: To identify.

But no longer. I’m talking to you, Washington Examiner.

Yeah, I should have posted this yesterday. So sue me. Or, better yet — finger me.

The page image is from the Newseum. Of course.

Previous howlers for that sixth-grader in us all…

Nov. 15: The Manila Mail – Double word score!
Nov. 13: MSNBC – Regardless, it still sounds painful
Sept. 19: CBS Local Media – What goes on in Minneapolis stays in Minneapolis
Sept. 9: Cincinnati.com – Does the president know about this?
Sept. 7: D.C. Express – Way too much information, guys
July 6: USA Today – No wonder the sun’s so hot
Feb. 3: Gloucestershire (U.K.) Echo – What’s special about girls’ schools
Aug. 30, 2010: Skyway Drive-In – Vampires suck who?
Aug. 10, 2010: New York Times – The late, great trouser snake