Fun with the news

The book of rhetorical figures used for my ongoing "figures of speech" project is still hiding in a box. Multiple search sessions have not unearthed it, so for the moment that project is on hold--deep apologies.

However, we can always appreciate the figures around us. In an otherwise unfortunate news piece, an anonymous journalist had a little fun with words, breaking the rule that good journalism requires bad prose:

Bale, who was in the UK to promote the new Batman film and attend its London premiere, is on bail until September pending further inquiries.

That makes me happy.

It also makes me think of the Duck.