More fun than the Jumble! More satisfying than Sudoku! It's Reframing the News!
David Weinberger introduces me to one of his Daily Open-Ended Puzzles:
Headlines from USA Today with their evil twin reframing, as he calls it:
Original: Liquids not as risky as first feared: TSA will allow air travelers to carry items onto planes
Reframed: TSA challenges terrorists: Bet you can't bring down a plane with just 3-oz bottles of liquid!
Original: Do thin models warp girls' body image? Even the fashion industry concedes that gaunt is not good. But can an unhealthy trend be reversed?
Revised: Adding insult to injury: Fashion industry says to world's starving "And you're ugly, too"
Now you try:
From today's News & Record:
Original: Companies seeking $444,000 for growth. The county will consider their incentives requests at an Oct. 5 meeting.
Revised: County cuts out middle man: Hires 100 new people; awards itself $1 million
OK, that's not really a proper reframing, but I like it anyway.
Original: Totally Excellent: Guilford schools, top students and honored teachers celebrate success
Revised: ???
Original: Miller, Robinson claw, hiss at distance. Candidates in the 13th Congressional District have agreed to debates, just not the same ones
Revised: ???
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That was fun. I left one there but here's one for you using an NR headline.
Original:
12-foot alligator killed on N.C. highway
Reframed:
Motorist stops at nothing for alligator bag
Posted on September 27, 2006 3:04 PM