hearst

[Jonathan Lighter]

CNN's Kyra Phillips was reporting a moment ago on ceremonies surrounding the
return of the casket of a dead soldier from Afghanistan.  She explained that
the casket "is about to be placed on the hearst."

Of course I assumed that the excrescent T was just a slip (after all,
_Citizen Kane_ was on TCM last night!).  But then she said it again very
clearly: / hrst /.  And again.


JL

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