# Funny Headlines **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537 "2021-10-30T19:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/1 "2021-10-30T19:41:05Z")
Spiders Are So Scary That They Actually Scare Other Spiders, Scientists Find [Link](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/spiders-are-so-scary-that-they-actually-scare-other-spiders-scientists-find/ar-AAQ89wM?ocid=msedgntp) Got any to share? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/2 "2021-11-01T06:57:55Z")
Some newspapers make a point of it: [https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/the-nt-news-most-talked-about-front-pages/image-gallery/14c34390b2dd6b44f3998a7ccd289f03](https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/the-nt-news-most-talked-about-front-pages/image-gallery/14c34390b2dd6b44f3998a7ccd289f03) Or the Brighton & Hove Argus: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/4120/4904530984_f1189037fe_b.jpg "Nuns") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/7883367@N04/4904530984/) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/3 "2022-07-30T10:11:19Z")
Time for all to reflect after Mirror horror > **[Time for all to reflect after Mirror horror](https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3187107/time-all-reflect-after-mirror-horror)** > > Sight of giant screen falling on dancers has sent shock waves through Hong Kong, raising questions about safety and development of entertainment industry ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/4 "2022-07-31T10:49:46Z")
Worth keeping an eye on [https://mobile.twitter.com/angrypiln?lang=en-GB](https://mobile.twitter.com/angrypiln?lang=en-GB) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/5 "2022-07-31T14:51:50Z")
It’s still hard to top this classic headline: [![](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vincent-musetto.jpg?quality=85&w=1125) ](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vincent-musetto.jpg?quality=85&w=1125) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/6 "2022-08-03T15:51:20Z")
# Angry man vows never to return to Sainsbury’s after being banned from Sainsbury’s ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/7 "2022-10-25T16:02:39Z")
> **[Pig vomit toxin key to Martian meteorite mystery](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-63385422?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA)** > > How a vomitoxin which affects pigs may have helped solve the mystery of a Martian meteorites discovery. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/8 "2022-10-25T16:55:41Z")
Arguably more bizarre than funny: [German doctor Andreas Niederbichler ordered to pay medical bills in oral sex OD case](https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/german-doctor-andreas-niederbichler-ordered-to-pay-medical-bills-in-oral-sex-od-case/) ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/9 "2022-10-25T20:39:32Z")
The Times one day in the 1960s: ‘Nizam of Hyderabad Dead’. The following day: ‘Nizam of Hyderabad Slightly Better’. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/10 "2022-10-31T11:06:36Z")
_ **Dog spotted in Mexico running with human head in its mouth.** _ > **[Dog spotted in Mexico running with human head in its mouth](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dog-spotted-in-mexico-running-with-human-head-in-its-mouth/ar-AA13zloo?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2c5ba747993b4a53b71c0b0106e246c2)** > > A dog was seen by residents of the Mexican state of Zacatecas running down the street with a severed human head in its mouth. Police eventually were able to wrestle the head away. This is a sad story that we shouldn’t laugh at. I’m sure the pooch just wanted to run ahead of the pack. Just be glad he isn’t headed your way. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/11 "2022-11-01T15:16:28Z")
There’s been a certain amount of corporate turbulence among UK electricity suppliers, many of which have eye-catching names - which is why this headline actually makes sense: **OCTOPUS BUYS BULB** ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/12 "2022-11-10T15:22:37Z")
More scary than funny. but … > **[Work begins on new axe throwing venue in Stevenage Leisure Park](https://www.thecomet.net/news/23110293.stevenage-leisure-park-work-begins-new-axe-throwing-venue/)** > > Work is under way to transform the former Bar & Beyond in Stevenage Leisure Park into a Boom Battle Bar - a "competitive socialising"… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/13 "2023-03-27T14:41:39Z")
> **[Asteroid the size of 33 armadillos to pass Earth Sunday - NASA](https://m.jpost.com/science/article-735473/amp)** > > Asteroid 2023 FL2 is 35 meters, which is as much as almost 33 nine-banded armadillos lined up tail-to-snout. However, it won't hit us, and armadillos might even be more dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/14 "2024-10-27T22:09:44Z")
This one had me confused … did she bury his toupee or something ? > **[Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles makes Trump dig during Kamala Harris rally speech](https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/tina-knowles-donald-trump-beyonce)** > > Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mother gave a speech at Vice President Kamala Harris's rally in Houston on Friday (October 25) and got the chance to have a cheeky dig at Former President Donald Trump.The 70-year-old showed her support for the Democrat... ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537/15 "2024-10-28T00:55:54Z")
“[Large boulder the size of a small boulder falls on Highway 145](https://www.fox21news.com/news/state/large-boulder-the-size-of-a-small-boulder-falls-on-colorado-highway-becomes-twitter-sensation/)” will always be one of my favorites.