You see many such "howlers" (or should that be "gems"?) in local newspapers, parish (and school) magazines, and so forth.
I am reminded of our cherished English (yes, I don't mean "British") ability to laugh at ourselves; make fun of ourselves, in fact. It's a trait that some of the "New British" might do well to adopt - rather than being (or perhaps pretending to be) "offended" by almost everything that comes along.
Irony is another one that we're generally good at (even though, as I can personally attest from my days "out there", it often causes total bemusement - or worse - amongst folk from other parts of the world). The "comments" sections on internet news sites are often worth a glance (I usually skip the "articles" themselves).
For instance, here's one that I noticed earlier today (as a comment on the latest "unpleasantness" in the Middle East [actually North Africa]):-
"Send for Teflon; he can sort owt out"!
I wonder how many people can (could) decode that? But it certainly raised a chuckle from me.
