Headline on AOL.COM:
That was sort of silly, wasn’t it; as if passengers ever expect to be hijacked.
[Sorry, MEBuckner, I just couldn’t resist putting that link in there.]
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that’s AOL for ya
Why? Was it the Spanish Inquisition? NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!
::looks to the door::
::Inquisitioners are running to catch the bus::
Classic.
Bring out the Comfy Chair!
My high school paper had several examples of headlines that had slipped passed editors. A few that stick in my mind are:
12 FOOT TOILET PYTHON “UNEXPECTED”.
OAKLAND HILLS FIRE POSSIBLY DELIBERATE, ACCIDENTAL.
MISREAD BUDGET KILLS DYSLEXIA CLASSES.
Inky, isn’t that slipped PAST editors?
This headline, from today’s AP Newswire, gave me a giggle:
“Thousands in Capital for Million Family March”
D’oh!!
These aren’t from the paper where I worked, but they’re still funny:
Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
You can find the whole list here listed under “Funnies,” but the HTML is screwed up.
[hijack]Although this isn’t an inane headline, there are odd goings on at this thread, and I think you have some explaining to do. Although I usually think we arthropods should stick together, there seems to be an insane invasion by some of your relatives. An they bite.[/hijack]
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In the science headlines from Reuters a few days ago:
Astronomers find planet-sized balls.
Am I the only one who saw this one?
Our (useless) local paper in Oxford a few months ago had the stirring headline
10p CAN OF PRINGLES
Whoa, like, hold the front page!
British Left Waffles On Falkland Islands
Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
Fire Officials Grilled Over Kerosene Heaters
Pastor Aghast At First Lady Sex Position
Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half
Ski Areas Close Due To Snow
Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers
Once-sagging Cloth Diaper Saved By Full Dumps