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Obama victory headlines.

HuronBob — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:50:39 -0800

Global Headlines. Yes, we've made history. Here is what it looked like, via the headlines of the newspapers around the world.

If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short circuit.

Rock Steady — Thu, 10 May 2007 07:05:45 -0800

Best headline ever. The AP lets it's geek flag fly in an article about high-wire artists crossing a river in Korea. [thanks kottke]

"This week's news word is 'premature.'"

WCityMike — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:17:08 -0800

Uncle Jay Explains the News. Sit down and let Uncle Jay explain the current news headlines to your kids. (Not really.) Yes, it's YouTube, and yes, it's a one-link post. Don't let that blind you to the fact this guy is really quite funny.

At least it's not spandex.

greatgefilte — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:21:30 -0800

The Corduroy Appreciation Club meets annually in New York on November 11, "because 11/11 is the date that most resembles corduroy." Pictures, as well as an interview with a corduroy fan who came all the way from the UK to the meeting.

She can't put her jeans on safely

alloneword — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:35:26 -0800

Multiple orgasms trap benefit cheat is one Times headline that I wish I had written myself. The story is so far as I can tell quite true; The Daily Mail has it too, under a much duller headline. On the other hand, it does have readers grumbling at the end: "The more benefit cheats they find - the better. I have two slipped discs, have to sleep sitting up and am entitled to, yes, you've guessed - nothing." writes one, as if Ms Byron were being subsidised for her orgasms.

South Wales man in terror shock exclusive - pictures

nylon — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:38:15 -0800

Cardiff Terrifies Me. Daily news-stand headlines from that bastion of quality journalism, the South Wales Echo.

Misys gives Pecker head job

msacheson — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:35:00 -0800

Headline of the year. Intentional pun?

skallas — Tue, 15 Oct 2002 21:54:57 -0800

Newzoid: wacky headline generator. I've been checking this site daily for at least a week now. It polls for online news headlines and does a simple "cut-up" which usually cracks me up like, "Tireless British Rocker, 50, To Be Auctioned," "Iraqis Fighting Back In Playground," "VH1 Vogue Is Dense, Demanding," "Listeria Outbreak Probably Enjoyed Off-Duty Time," "US Man Linked To Breast Cancer: Study"

gsteff — Mon, 02 Sep 2002 15:50:22 -0800

Headline Haikus.... Headlines as Haikus / Written by a computer / Robert Frost's corpse spins

bas67 — Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:46:32 -0800

Agency Was to Crash Plane on 9/11 How weird is this??!?

mathowie — Fri, 25 Jan 2002 22:38:24 -0800

Alterslash takes all the hard work out of reading Slashdot. On a single page, it compiles the day's headlines, along with the top five rated comments on each, and graphs the signal % over time for each thread. Think of it as an automatic digest, showing just the best of Slashdot, each day.

machaus — Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:15:01 -0800

From the poorly chosen headlines department. I guess the Seattle Mariners need a better "reliever." (NYT link, you know the drill...)

BGM — Wed, 03 Oct 2001 09:55:13 -0800

Why the media has no credibility.... Read the title, then read the caption under the picture. Sigh....

diddlegnome — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 01:05:31 -0800

The Examiner spells it out. As a newspaper page designer (for a much smaller, tamer paper), I wonder what you all think of the San Francisco Examiner's semi-profane but heartfelt front-page headline. On one hand, it's editorializing, but on the other, it expresses what an awful lot of people are thinking. I think I like it, but I also know it'd never get printed in a lot of papers, including my own.

sylloge — Thu, 23 Aug 2001 04:45:43 -0800

More google ???: phone/address listings (with a map right to your house!), and (useless) news headlines which contain search terms (some screenshots in case they are just testing).

mapalm — Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:31:20 -0800

Bush Eager to Go on Vacation, Commune with Cows
I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist this headline.
"I love to go walking out there, seeing the cows. Occasionally they talk to me, being the good listener that I am," Bush said.

quonsar — Wed, 28 Mar 2001 05:35:28 -0800

Headline Interruptus...

Steven Den Beste — Sun, 17 Dec 2000 18:09:06 -0800

"Model tax legislation under study" Another strange headline. Let's see; there's Elle, and Claudia, and... yep, they can sure afford to pay higher taxes with all they make.

grank — Fri, 08 Dec 2000 20:05:00 -0800

"Shinty Squad Probed!" Just found this headline amusing....

Steven Den Beste — Tue, 05 Dec 2000 21:37:49 -0800

"Dolly team creates designer chicks" Another headline gone bad. Did the designers of Barbie start working on their own line of fashion clothes for young women?

tiaka — Thu, 16 Nov 2000 06:05:48 -0800

When headlines go bad : Missiles Hit West Bank Towns (Reuters) - Israel launched overnight missile strikes on five West Bank towns, killing a German resident, and Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Steven Den Beste — Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:05:38 -0800

"Chirac flatly denies posthumous graft charges" Yet another headline gone wrong. Before you read the article, see if you can figure out what they think they mean. I sure couldn't figure it out.

Chirac isn't dead, and what good is posthumous graft, anyway?

smackfu — Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:43:37 -0800

"Hackers amass new zombie army." When headlines go bad, part IX. Courtesy of MSNBC.

sylloge — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:20:55 -0800

AOL Buys Quack.com That Enables Access with Voice <— this is the worst headline I have ever seen.

aaron — Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:05:08 -0800

You've got to hand it to the British. First they create the world's most dangerous joke, and now they've created the world's deadliest exam. When headlines go bad.