Wordie: Humorous headlines: Comments

Comment by kewpid, 3 months ago

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:59:51 +0000

Haha, I think the more humorous thing is that there is a George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Comment by reesetee, 3 months ago

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:32:37 +0000

Here's one for you, kewpid, fresh off the Web: "Frontier adds baggage fee, ups antler charge."

Comment by bilby, 3 months ago

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:40:51 +0000

I can vouch for the Scottish headline, repeated in fact late last year when the mighty Caley Thistle came back from 0-2 down and playing with 10 men to beat Celtic 3-2.
But spelling should be: Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious.

Comment by dontcry, 3 months ago

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:28:04 +0000

So, it was a wedding?

Comment by gangerh, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 23:08:47 +0000

He turned it into wine, rolig. What do you think?

Comment by yarb, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:57:20 +0000

He was a great keeper, bilby! A reliable prophylactic for his country, who only sprung the odd leak at the end of his long career.

Comment by bilby, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:50:15 +0000

I remember the big plonker. "Seaman comes out for the challenge but doesn't get there."

Comment by yarb, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:38:49 +0000

rolig: there was a famous English goalkeeper called Seaman, which led to much gleeful commentry along the lines of "And Seaman's all over the place tonight!" or "so-and-so sticks it in the box, but it's covered by Seaman."

Comment by reesetee, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:20:23 +0000

*groan* ;-)

Comment by rolig, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:32:56 +0000

Hilarious headlines! I used to be the editor of a gay community newspaper in the 1990s in Baltimore, and once, as a laugh, wrote the following headline for a story about a man was was being kicked out of the US Navy but won his federal court appeal to stay in: Judge Blocks Discharge of Gay Seaman.

Comment by rolig, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:29:56 +0000

gangerh, did the Pope walk through the water or on it?

Comment by yarb, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:47:39 +0000

The infamous, unforgettable Small Earthquake in Chile, Not Many Dead from The Times.

Also, Maryland Parents Anxious About Sniper from salon.com is a bit special in its understatedness.

For anyone with a knowledge of Scottish fitba, Super Cally Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious, which I think was the Mirror, after Inverness Caledonian Thistle caused a big shock my knocking Celtic out of the cup.

Comment by gangerh, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 09:03:05 +0000

Or could it be 'chuck norris can't swim'?

Comment by gangerh, 3 months ago

Wed, 28 May 2008 09:01:54 +0000

How about 'pope can't swim'? A madeupical reflection on the negativity of the Press. This the day after the Pope took some Cardinals on a boat trip and when the boat got into difficulty he walked to the shore to get help.

Comment by reesetee, 9 months ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:55:11 +0000

Oh, you're not alone! :-)

Comment by kewpid, 9 months ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:53:02 +0000

Thanks! Though I am really stretching the meaning of 'word' here.

Comment by reesetee, 9 months ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:42:47 +0000

Haha! Great list, kewpid!