The American Copy Editors Society has a spiffy acronym and a spiffier Web site, all dedicated to the noble art.

BONG Bull is the place to go for newspaper jokes that are actually funny. (That's Burned-Out Newspapercreatures Guild; no need to search my car, Mr. Ashcroft.)

The Dallas Morning News, one of the leading papers in the North Texas area, is a good place to be a copy editor -- no joke.)

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund is something you should seek out  you're a college student interested in journalism. (They give out money and stuff.)

Eat like a copy editor! The dining is always healthy, wholesome and exotic at Cafe Rim!

The History Buff Newspaper Resources can help you turn your clip files into CASH -- if you store your clips in gold-plated crates. But if you've wondered how much that near-mint  Page One with the "Mideast Tensions Rise" headline you wrote might be worth, read on.

The Slot has nothing to do with one-armed bandits but a lot to do with sharp-eyed editing. Not that some slots aren't bandits, but that's between you and Human Resources.

The William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas is noted for producing great copy editors whose only fault is a frequent inability to work in late March because of basketball-related depression.

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Actually, I'd rather see the jokes.
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