Wednesday, June 24

Wacky Headlines

Thanks to one of my email buddies for this one!

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

This one came from the Tribune. The Editorial Room was

called and asked who wrote this. It took two or three

readings before the editor realized that what he was

reading was impossible! They put in a correction the

next day.


Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

No crap, really? Ya think?

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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing, lazy so-and-so's!
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!

Huh?

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War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!
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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!
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Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

They may be on to something!
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they big enough?!
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating beans!
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!
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And the winner is...
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Did I read that right?
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14 comments:

Dianne said...

do they taste like chicken? - that one killed me

great collection

Pat said...

The obesity one gets my vote. And the snappy remark.

srp said...

I think they all reflect where we are in so-called journalism... sensationalism before facts. I no longer read the papers.

Evil Twin's Wife said...

ROFL! Sometimes, things like these just slip by - but, when I worked at the paper at my university, sometimes we would come up with preposterous headlines. And, every now and then, they would be "overlooked" and go to print! LOL.

OldLady Of The Hills said...

It makes one wonder where the so called "editors" were....Funny!

Sky said...

lol - thanks for the chuckle - these are a hoot!

also, thanks for your kind comment recently.

Arkansas Patti said...

Loved the headlines but enjoyed the comments more. The Panda mating got my vote.

Star said...

The headlines are too funny. Sadly though, you would think news publications would have higher editorial standards.

Joy Des Jardins said...

Your comments were as funny as the headlines Judy...thanks.

kenju said...

Joy: they aren't my comments; they came with the email.

Traci Dolan said...

Tastes like chicken... hahahahaha!

Darlene said...

I got that one too and laughed a second time. Thanks for the chuckle.

JeanMac said...

I love, love these!

Beverly said...

Those are great. Those are sort of like the studies that spend thousands to come up with conclusions such as "it has been shown that eating too much causes one to gain weight."