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Title: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Shaker on January 24, 2016, 10:39:48 PM
http://goo.gl/Rvc7a8
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Rhiannon on January 24, 2016, 11:06:25 PM
Can't make the link work on my phone.  :-\
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Owlswing on January 24, 2016, 11:12:46 PM
Quote from: Shaker on January 24, 2016, 10:39:48 PM
http://goo.gl/Rvc7a8

Yeah, well, it must be hard for head-line writers in the UK when we don't have the gun-culture that allows our yobs to indulge in such drive-bys as are prevalent in the US.
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Rhiannon on January 25, 2016, 12:22:35 AM
Quote from: Shaker on January 24, 2016, 10:39:48 PM
http://goo.gl/Rvc7a8

Got it to work elsewhere.  :D
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Owlswing on January 25, 2016, 01:52:01 AM
Quote from: Rhiannon on January 25, 2016, 12:22:35 AM
Got it to work elsewhere.  :D

Tomorrow's headline:

Milk delivery man arrested in possession of 24 lethal tubs of chocolate yoghurt!
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Sebastian Toe on January 25, 2016, 02:35:18 AM
Quote from: Shaker on January 24, 2016, 10:39:48 PM
http://goo.gl/Rvc7a8
I couldn't understand a word of it, it's all Greek to me!
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Shaker on January 25, 2016, 04:02:05 AM
Quote from: Owlswing on January 25, 2016, 01:52:01 AM
Tomorrow's headline:

Milk delivery man arrested in possession of 24 lethal tubs of chocolate yoghurt!
Well honestly - how dairy ;)

Nothing beats this one though:

http://goo.gl/YNdyz6
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 25, 2016, 08:19:15 AM

This one has the added bonus in the story of t immortal words 'Leave it, Batman'





http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scottish-rugby-star-dressed-batman-4993741
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: King Oberon on January 25, 2016, 11:38:09 AM
I liked the link to George Osbournes finger penis  ;D
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Hope on January 25, 2016, 12:09:39 PM
Quote from: Owlswing on January 25, 2016, 01:52:01 AM
Tomorrow's headline:

Milk delivery man arrested in possession of 24 lethal tubs of chocolate yoghurt!
Was his name called 'Ernie', by any chance?   ;)
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: L.A. on January 25, 2016, 02:57:14 PM
Could this be a new I.S. strategy?
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: bluehillside Retd. on January 25, 2016, 06:19:49 PM
This one has t be up there I'd have thought:

http://www.classicheadlines.co.uk/super-caley-go-ballistic-celtic-are-atrocious/?doing_wp_cron=1453745787.7309489250183105468750

Mind you, when someone started stealing from Ongar public library and the local paper reported it as: "Book Lack in Ongar" some sub-editor earned a pay rise I'd say.
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 25, 2016, 06:29:25 PM
The Super Caley appeared on our it's never been called soccer thread, otherwise known as Attitudes and Behaviours, recently. Meanwhile...



http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/the-most-british-headlines-of-the-modern-age#.nh1PvawAr
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Samuel on January 26, 2016, 12:44:43 PM
Quote from: Shaker on January 24, 2016, 10:39:48 PM
http://goo.gl/Rvc7a8

these radical lichen conservationsists are taking things too far these days
Title: Re: Very nearly the best newspaper headline ever
Post by: Sebastian Toe on January 26, 2016, 07:45:01 PM
Some more..
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/wtf-newspaper-headlines#.oi45ZNEKl

and

http://www.sliptalk.com/25-funniest-newspaper-headlines/