Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate

The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“An earlier version of this article misidentified one of the animals that escaped on Staten Island. It was Casper the pony, not Casper the donkey.”–New York Times website, Nov. 28

Stores Not to Rob
If you’re bad at math, the New York Times has more to offer than just former Enron adviser Paul Krugman. Here’s a news story on the lottery:

One of the three winning tickets from the $656 million Mega Millions prize was sold at the MotoMart convenience store in Red Bud, Ill., about an hour southeast of St. Louis. The electronic marquee outside on Wednesday read “Lightning can strike twice!” which is inarguable. Enough people believed it could strike twice at this MotoMart that the store doubled the number of working staff members to accommodate the rush.

“It’s constant traffic,” said Denise Metzger, the manager. She declined to release her sales numbers because they were so high she feared she would be robbed.

And if you’re a robber, don’t bother with the MotoMart. Their sales numbers are a closely held secret.

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