more fun with brutal ledes.

after that lede i wondered, "Where's the beef?"

 

Your imaginary lede features the name of my high school. Creepy.

 

Don't know if this was done spitefully or just an oops, but ...

Local NBA beat writer is asked to fill in on coverage of the local WNBA team until a counterpart WNBA beat reporter can be found.

He covers the opening game. His lede goes something like this:


"Anyone who's watched a lot of NBA basketball, where they play above the rim a lot, will no doubt find the WNBA version different if not downright disappointing. Sort of like a banana split without the banana."


Thank god for a good copy desk.

 

And for the record, Lincoln's address was not particularly well received when it was delivered.

 

Probably because of the shooting.

 

Sure, you make one mistake about one of the most important speeches in history and one of the most important assassinations in history and suddenly everyone is a comedian.
I suppose next you'll get mad when I start my, "Did we surrender when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" speech.

 

BAD LEAD! Final score should always be first score mentioned.

Other than that...

 

I'd forget it if you were rolling.

 

Was I at least approaching rolling?
Either way, I'm damn glad to meet you.

 

Juventus F.C. edged Liverpool F.C. 1-0 in the European Cup final, thanks to Michel Platini's score on a penalty kick at Heysel Stadium in Brussels.

Also, 39 fans died and 600 were injured when a stadium wall collapsed on them.

 

If I were editing this lede I'm afraid I'd feel compelled to change "Lions" to "Tigers" for the sake of accuracy.

Of course, then, the designer wouldn't be able to use the cool cutout that he made of a Lion.

And some ungrateful parent would probably call the next day to point out that the school's mascot is the Lions and not the Tigers.

The managing editor would probably outlaw the mention of team mascots in ledes for at least the next six months.

 

Did I work with you once? I think this exact scenario happened at my last job.