This week one of our publications is running a story about a truck driver who was attacked by thieves. They shot him with a Taser, bundled him into a car, dumped him nearby and stole his truck.
In its original form, the story concluded: "The driver was shocked but otherwise unhurt." This was perfectly accurate, but I had to change the wording to avoid the unintentional pun. Otherwise our readers might have thought we had no sensitivity or tact at all...
Thieves shoot truck driver with Taser
Posted by
JD (The Engine Room)
on Monday, 9 March 2009
Labels:
puns,
raw copy,
Taser,
truck drivers
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