Skip to main content

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
They put in a correction the next day.



Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No, really?


Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that's taking things a bit far!

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!

Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's!


Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!

War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!


If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!


Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!


Enfield (London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!


Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?!


Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they fat enough?!

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?


Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!


And the winner is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?
"Don't sweat the small stuff." "I am responsible for the effort -- not the outcome. "
Last edited {1}
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

Gotta make you laugh! Big Grin Just like spizzlepop's unfortuantely named websites. You have to wonder if the writers really are that dumb or if they're having a laugh themselves.

Nah, they probably are that dumb....

The local newscasters here regularly come out with some clangers, mostly from poorly-constructed sentences. One of the doubletakes was the story of the funeral a local minister and his wife who had been killed:

"The funeral of Reverend Jones of the Church of God and his wife was held today."

There are a lot of denominations out there, but I had yet to run across the Church of God and His Wife.
The Opinion Journal's Best of the Web column regularly features headlines that could be written better. Here are a few with commentary from yesterday's edition.

'I Started Souring on Him When He Killed That Guy . . .'
"Hobart Murderer Loses Appeal"--headline, Times (Munster, Ind.), Aug. 8

'The Mayor's Name Is, Uh . . . Wait! It's on the Tip of My Tongue!'
"Lithonia Mayor Recall Effort Nears Goal"--headline, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug. 7

Help Wanted
"Man Wanted for Exposing Himself to Woman"--headline, Chicago Sun-Times, Aug. 8


...and my favorite:

We Hate to Think What the Runner-Up Did
" 'World's Greatest Dad' Pleads Guilty to Child *** Abuse"--headline, Associated Press, Aug. 8
Last edited by infidel_08

Add Reply

Post
.
×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×