NationStates Jolt Archive


Best Newspaper Headlines Ever.

Terrorist Cakes
01-10-2005, 21:42
"Frantic Scene at a Penticton Donut Shop."
Yderia
01-10-2005, 21:49
"Man Found Battered Outside Fish And Chip Shop"
Tungoosia
01-10-2005, 21:49
Dog shot his master
Liskeinland
01-10-2005, 21:51
"Bar bottom pinch led to glassing"
Terrorist Cakes
01-10-2005, 21:52
"Man Found Battered Outside Fish And Chip Shop"

Nice pun.
Tungoosia
01-10-2005, 21:54
BABY SWALLOWED A TOASTER
Terrorist Cakes
01-10-2005, 21:55
BABY SWALLOWED A TOASTER

What? How is that even possible?
Colodia
01-10-2005, 21:56
Jesus Statue Resurrected!
Yderia
01-10-2005, 21:56
BABY SWALLOWED A TOASTER
How could ANYONE swallow a toaster?!?!
Pitshanger
01-10-2005, 21:58
"Two Teenagers Held Over Bush Fires"
JuNii
01-10-2005, 22:07
CROCODILES GO HUNGRY DUE TO SHORTAGE OF TOURISTS (http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/headlines/H_2989/H_2989_01.jpg)
BerkylvaniaYetAgain
01-10-2005, 22:10
Panda Mating Fails - Veterinarian Takes Over

or

Prostitutes appeal to Pope
Terrorist Cakes
01-10-2005, 22:11
Panda Mating Fails - Veterinarian Takes Over

or

Prostitutes appeal to Pope


I love Pope jokes.
Perkeleenmaa
01-10-2005, 22:56
A bit offtopic, but can you see what's wrong with this page of a coloring book:
http://www.saunalahti.fi/~tkokkila/101.htm
South Helghan
01-10-2005, 23:11
"Denmark kills Santa's Reindeer."
JuNii
01-10-2005, 23:24
not a headline but funny nonetheless.
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/headlines/H_2998/H_2998_49.jpg

photo
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/headlines/H_2998/H_2998_58.jpg

and an actual add
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/headlines/H_3003/H_3003_34.jpg
Randomlittleisland
02-10-2005, 17:53
STIFF CONTEST FOR BEST CEMETERY

Read Private Eye, they have hundreds of them.
Nadkor
02-10-2005, 18:45
"Super Cally Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious"

"Keegan Looks To Fill Schmeichel's Gap With Seaman"
The blessed Chris
02-10-2005, 18:46
"Stick it up your Junta"

"Up yours delors"

"Suicide Nuts Strike again"
CanuckHeaven
02-10-2005, 18:54
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-sos!]

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
[You 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
[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 sign right?]
Anarchic Conceptions
02-10-2005, 19:25
An inmate of an aylum (in for various sexual
offences) escaped. He hid from the police in a dry-cleaning factory. The (all female) workers arrived the next morning and the escapee cannot control his urges. He goes mad in a frenzy of raping before fleeing to escape the police. The Sun (I think) ran the the headline:


"Nut Screws Washers and Bolts"
Dalilah Rouge
02-10-2005, 19:27
How recovering meth addict became a heroin
Blu-tac
02-10-2005, 19:35
The Sun upon hearing news of the caputure of the July 21st London would-be bombers

Got The Bastards
Turquoise Days
02-10-2005, 19:45
STIFF CONTEST FOR BEST CEMETERY

Read Private Eye, they have hundreds of them.
All hail the Eye!

This is from some local paper:

Woman, 81, dies

On the front page as well :rolleyes:
Myrmidonisia
02-10-2005, 19:45
"Oxygen Helped Mammals Grow, Study Finds"--headline, Associated Press, Sept. 29

"Emirates: al-Qaida Threat to Gulf Nations"--headline, Associated Press, Sept. 29

"Health Tip: Drink Enough Water"--headline, HealthDayNews, Sept. 30

"Million Dollars Homes Dime a Dozen"--headline, Washington Times. Sept. 30

"Pontiac Enthusiasts to Gather in Pontiac"--headline, Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.), Sept. 30

"Sheep, Two-Day Parties Enliven Remote Falklands Isles"--headline, Reuters, Sept. 29
Blu-tac
02-10-2005, 19:47
oh and also on the local radio once

Study shows that kids who play truant get involved in more crime and drug taking

Talk about point out the obvious.... :rolleyes:
Cahnt
02-10-2005, 19:50
The Sun upon hearing news of the caputure of the July 21st London would-be bombers
I think their front page headline the morning after the bombings that actually worked was "Bastards"...