Good enough for an obit in The Plain Dealer

[TheSportsPredictor]

A rabbit:

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022...y-was-our-mistake-letter-from-the-editor.html

We published an obituary of a 3-year-old rabbit named Pearl Grover in The Plain Dealer death notices Saturday, and readers took notice.


No, this is not a new service. Nor was it intentional or a hoax. It was a mistake that slipped through the cracks, and I'm sorry.

 

[I Should Coco]

The reply, especially the bit about being shocked over the "couple all but having sex" full page ad sneaking into the paper, cracked me up.

Yeah, I'm sure no one in the ad department had any idea what was in the ad before they approved it.

They're really no better than strung out junkies in the newspaper advertising department these days — they'll stick anything in their arm, and the paper.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Oh, please be true:

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

And here's the obit:

 

[Tighthead]

At least they didn't cost Pearl a scholarship.

 

[Mngwa]

New revenue stream

 

[lakefront]

A rabbit:

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022...y-was-our-mistake-letter-from-the-editor.html

Perfect.

I still think it was a great 'apology' letter. To the person who said they showed no regard for the loss of the bunny...
Get a hobby. The guy went out of his way to show that he understood the loss of a pet.

 

[garrow]

Ohare.org. Awesome.

 

[HanSenSE]

Our local paper would run paid pet obits once a month until sold to a hedge fund. Just for me the heck of it, showed one to someone in my newsroom at the time. They laughed, then admonished me NOT to show it to the publisher.

 

[Mr. X]

The reply, especially the bit about being shocked over the "couple all but having sex" full page ad sneaking into the paper, cracked me up.

I'd like to see the full page ad with the "couple all but having sex" to further the discussion.

 

[Col. Nathan R. Jessup]

The editor's "apology" article was fine. It was sincere. And I appreciate the fact it was written, because I'm all for more transparency into how journalism is made, warts and all.

I do feel sorry for Pearl's family, though. They just tried doing a nice thing to memorialize their pet. As a fellow animal lover, I get it. And it is unfortunate this family was tangled up into this.