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[–] hypnicjerk 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] hypnicjerk 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

"wooden spoon only thing... that not giving him cancer"

it should be that is not / that's not / not. 'that not' is nonsense with a singular subject.

[–] Lost_My_Mind 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] hypnicjerk 1 points 5 days ago

you're right, that looks like i had a stroke

headline should read "Wooden Spoon Only Thing In Man's Life Not Giving Him Cancer". "That not giving" is grammatically incorrect.