Horrible Headlines

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Don’t forget the Variety classic on an article describing how rural audiences were not going to see “hillbilly” comedies: STIX NIX HIX PIX.

(Okay, honesty forces me to add that the actual headline was “Sticks Nix Hick Pix” the improved version was from the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy.)

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Not horrible–brilliant. As a former headline writer, I stand in awe. Or maybe I sit in mediocrity.

This one now holds the record. My previous favorite was “ACLU vows support for bra-less girl.”