And They Said Irony Was Dead. They Were Wrong, of course. Now, Had They Said Good Journalism...

A cop who once headed a domestic violence unit held an ax to his wife's head and twice threatened to shoot her - all because he didn't like the birthday cake she bought him, sources said yesterday.

Either, he didn't quite get the whole "axe" concept, or that's a poorly written lead sentence. It's the latter, as you probably guessed.