I like this post from John McIntyre, former chief of the Baltimore Sun's copy desk, for a couple of reasons:
One, it's good for a couple of chuckles.
And two, it's always good to be reminded of the writing minefields that sometimes are only a step or two away. Knowing what territory to avoid can sometimes be just as helpful as knowing where you want to go.
But what if you had a lead with a rhetorical question, clumsy misdirection and a disproportionate comparison? Particularly if it involved a python?
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My God, that lead is the gift that keeps on giving.
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