Saturday, September 29, 2007

Consciousness Raising Exercise #37

One of the critical failings of voice recognition is its inability to spot contextual errors. Despite industry claims that artificial intelligence will soon take care of these minor "glitches," artificial intelligence is exactly what it claims to be.

The following headlines are notable for their sexual innuendo and/or typographical mistakes. Whether or not the meanings were intentional, these headlines are reputed to have appeared in the newspapers listed below them.

GATORS TO FACE SEMINOLES WITH PETERS OUT
The Tallahassee Bugle

MESSIAH CLIMAXES IN CHORUS OF HALLELUJAHS
The Anchorage Alaska Times

GOVERNOR'S PENIS BUSY (should have been "Pen Is Busy")
The New Haven Connecticut Register

THANKS TO PRESIDENT CLINTON, STAFF SGT. FRUER NOW HAS A SON
The Arkansas Plainsman

CLINTON PLACES DICKEY IN GORE'S HANDS
Bangor Maine News

STARR AGHAST AT FIRST LADY SEX POSITION
The Washington Times

CLINTON STIFF ON WITHDRAWAL
The Bosnia Bugle

LONG ISLAND STIFFENS FOR LILI'S BLOW
Newsday

ORGAN FESTIVAL ENDS IN SMASHING CLIMAX
San Antonio Rose

PETROLEUM JELLY KEEPS IDLE TOOLS RUST-FREE
Chicago Daily News

TEXTRON INC. MAKES OFFER TO SCREW COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS
The Miami Herald

MARRIED PRIESTS IN CATHOLIC CHURCH A LONG TIME COMING
The New Haven Connecticut Register

GOVERNOR CHILES OFFERS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO GOOSE HUNTERS
The Tallahassee Democrat

WOULD SHE CLIMB TO THE TOP OF MR. EVEREST AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY!
The Houston Chronicle

MONDALE GETS WARM RESPONSE FROM FRENCH HEAD
Champaign-Urbana Gazette (ca. 1978)

In 150 words or less, explain what can go wrong if a medical language specialist is not editing a doctor's dictation during the transcrpition process.

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