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What does it mean?
An obituary was written due to a misunderstanding about whether a lion was dead.
In plain terms
Someone wrote a death notice because they thought a lion was dead.
What can you take from it?
Misunderstandings lead to comical errors in official records.

Where it applies

  • comedy
  • narrative

Putting it to work

  • write plot errors
  • create irony

Questions to consider

  • How could this happen?
  • What is the irony?

Another view

The situation is highly improbable.

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