Ich ben ein headline-writer

There's an interesting post at Asymmetrical Information that refutes the urban myth that when JFK said Ich ben ein Berliner, he actually said he was a jelly donut.

Fine. But when I saw this headline ...

Did Kennedy really say he was a jelly donut?

... I thought they were talking about Teddy, not Jack.

It is a reasonable enough headline, after all. His jowly face certainly looks like a jelly donut (or "berliner," in German). And his weight hints that he may have eaten quite a few of them. Certainly drinks enough that he just might have blurted, "Look at me! I'm a jelly donut!" at some inopportune moment.

Just ... let ... your ... imagination ... wander ...

Ich ben ein Bridgecrasher!