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Old 07-22-2006, 11:14 AM
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Reuters Headline: "Mass evacuation from Lebanon peaks"
What about all those unfortunate people in the valleys?
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Old 07-22-2006, 05:04 PM
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Regarding a continued lack of gender parity in hiring Concordia's new department head in charge of student services:

VICE-RECTOR SERVICES ANOTHER MALE
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Old 07-22-2006, 05:11 PM
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headline from 1010 WINS:

Dr. Who Blew Up His House Left No Will

Well, I guess that lets out another Dr. Who series, then . . .
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Old 07-22-2006, 05:26 PM
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My personal favorite headline since its publication:

Rosie weds longtime girlfriend, slams Bush
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Old 07-22-2006, 05:28 PM
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My personal favorite headline since its publication:

Rosie weds longtime girlfriend, slams Bush
We have a win-nah!
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Old 07-22-2006, 05:37 PM
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We have a win-nah!
When I first read that headline 2.5 years ago, I laughed hard enough to cause my sides to hurt. I would like to issue my apologies in advance to any of you reading this thread who might suffer likewise.
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Old 07-23-2006, 12:19 AM
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Lebanon Peaks, MA? Never heard of it. Is that where the Patriots play nowadays? Selective Service Stadium, right?
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:20 PM
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From today's AP newswire:
Fire Ends Standoff With Machete-Armed Men

I honestly thought for a second, "Men with machetes for arms? They would be dangerous!"
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Old 07-24-2006, 03:13 PM
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And it was ended by a wildfire?
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Old 07-25-2006, 12:29 AM
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Near-Riot Averted - so I guess we had a fully fledged one. Phew, that was close.

and two old favourites from WWII:

Eighth Army Push Bottles Up Germans
MacArthur Flies Back To Front
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Old 07-25-2006, 11:36 AM
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Near-Riot Averted - so I guess we had a fully fledged one. Phew, that was close.

and two old favourites from WWII:

Eighth Army Push Bottles Up Germans
MacArthur Flies Back To Front
LOL!

There's always the famous classic from the NY Post

Headless Body Found In Topless Bar

I always figured that was better than the other way around.
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Old 07-25-2006, 01:33 PM
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Or George Carlin's joke headline: "Johnson sends Humphrey Abroad."

Say it out loud; it'll be funnier.
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Old 07-25-2006, 01:57 PM
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Teacher Strikes Idle Students
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