The Lower case

Headlines editors probably wish they could take back

October 22, 2015
 

This week’s winning entry comes from writer Susan Perloff, who also submitted her own vote for a caption:

“She founded a 100-year-old company, and she looks terrific.”

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Real caption says: “Victoria Stapleton, founder and creative director of Brora, a 100-year-old U.K. tweed mill and maker of high-end cashmere clothing and accessories. Here, she’s at her flagship store at Sloane Square, London. PHOTO: JASON ALDEN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL”

And from the archives, three food-based favorites:

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Louisville Courier-Journal, 11/22/85
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The (Portland) Oregonian, 7/8/81

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The Times-Herald (Newport News, Va.), 7/11/84

 

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