{"id":3333,"date":"2007-12-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/12\/to-err-is-human-to-correct-hilarious.html"},"modified":"2007-12-12T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-12T13:00:00","slug":"to-err-is-human-to-correct-hilarious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/12\/to-err-is-human-to-correct-hilarious.html","title":{"rendered":"To err is human.  To correct, hilarious."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Straying momentarily from the world of religion, I just thought this was too funny not to post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regrettheerror.com\/regret-articles\/crunks-07-the-year-in-media-errors-and-corrections\">the best typos and media blunders of 2007<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>A sample:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>  In an article in Monday\u2019s newspaper, there may have been a misperception about why a Woodstock man is going to Afghanistan on a voluntary mission. Kevin DeClark is going to Afghanistan to gain life experience to become a police officer when he returns, not to shoot guns and blow things up. <\/p>\n<p>The Sentinel-Review apologizes for any embarrassment this may have caused. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Mind you, we still have another two weeks to go.  It could get even better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Straying momentarily from the world of religion, I just thought this was too funny not to post: the best typos and media blunders of 2007. A sample: In an article in Monday\u2019s newspaper, there may have been a misperception about why a Woodstock man is going to Afghanistan on a voluntary mission. 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