Monday, November 27, 2006

About DA Mike Knifing

Random House’s Unabridged Dictionary defines knifing as “to attempt to defeat or undermine in a secret or underhanded way.”

And in Wilmington Journal columnist Cash Michaels’ most recent column (online) we find this paragraph:
Duke Three supporters have also blasted Pres. Brodhead for not speaking out against what they believe to be a “false prosecution” of the defendants by Durham District Attorney Mike Knifing, based on reportedly scant evidence and an allegedly corrupted police photo ID lineup. (bold added)
Well, what do you think? Understandable typo of the kind we all make or did Michaels intend to just come right out and ......?

I plan to drop Michaels an email later today and ask him.

I’ll let you know what I hear back.

In the meantime, if Dr. Freud reads this, I hope he'll comment.

I found Michaels’ column at Friends of Duke University’s media links page.

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:42 PM

    Great CATCH, John

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  2. Anonymous10:14 PM

    Hey man, there goes Mike the Knife!

    Oh, the shark, has pretty teeth, dear
    and he shows them pearly white
    Just a jackknife has MikeNifong, dear
    and he keeps it, out of sight
    When that shark bites with his teeth, dear
    scarlet billows start to spread.
    Fancy gloves though wears MikeNifong, dear
    so there's not a trace of red.

    On the sidewalk,
    Sunday morning,
    lies a body oozin' life.
    Someone's sneakin' 'round the corner,
    is that someone Mike the Knife?

    From a tugboat
    by the river
    a cement bag's droopin' down
    Yeah, the cement's just for the weight, dear
    bet you MikeNifong's back in town.

    Lookie here, Ole Lady Justice disappeared, dear
    after withdrawing all her cash.
    And MikeNifong spends like a sailor.
    Did our boy
    do somethin' rash?

    Judge Bushfan, Judge Stevens
    Judge Titus, Judge Smith
    Oh, the line forms on the right, dear
    now that Mikey's back in town.


    I am no Joan Foster. So if anyone would like to improve on this, feel free to do so.

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  3. Anonymous6:11 PM

    Looks like the Journal folks finally changed the article online - no more Mike Knifing... :>)

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