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Headline News: Man Holds Elf Hostage

Alexander Strange
Aug 08, 2019
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The headline in the Naples Daily News was irresistible: Man barracades elf in home with baby.

No, I wasn’t drawn to the story because my inner copyeditor groaned about the misspelling of the word barricades. It was the reference to the elf.

If you’re going to barricade yourself in a home with a baby, why not also include an elf as a bonus hostage? This is…

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