Hilarious Headline

[-Jrabbit]

From Reuters, last weekend:

Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters

Oregon (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged out Tyson Gay in the former world champion's hotly-anticipated return to the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.

Gay, who has been battling a nagging hamstring problem for seven weeks, ran his first 200 of the year in 19.76 seconds to finish just shy of Dix, who took control coming off the bend and stayed in front to win in 19.72.

"It wasn't bad, but I was a little fatigued toward the end," Gay said. "I tried to stay relaxed and bring it home, but it wasn't enough."

Dix, who won the 100 meters and placed second at the U.S. nationals last weekend, said his race experience had helped, "but I'm a little beat up, too."

"I was a little sloppy out of the blocks, but I was able to hold on," he added. "Tyson gave me great competition."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6622I420100703

[Al B. Sure!]

See when it's that obvious, you know the writer or editor was chuckling to himself. These guys definitely pay attention to their headlines. Notice all the lame puns that are used in headlines, especially in sports headlines or the headlines of casual metro papers like the NY Post, Philly Daily News, or the Metro.

This is another good one:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050300374.html

"Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo"

[Frozzy]

It's not just the headline either, that article is chock a block full of ready-to-go euphemisms.

[-Jrabbit]

There's a famous journalism class example from a small-town paper, about a woman from the town of Fertile, Michigan, whose car was run over by a train in the neighboring town of Climax, MI...

"Fertile Woman Dies in Climax"

I've never been able to confirm if it's real or not.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

[Ming]

There's a famous journalism class example from a small-town paper, about a woman from the town of Fertile, Michigan, whose car was run over by a train in the neighboring town of Climax, MI...

"Fertile Woman Dies in Climax"

I've never been able to confirm if it's real or not.

While looking it up to see if indeed it was real or not... many of the references say it's two towns in Minnesota

[Snotty]

the sun ran a front page stub 'chris huhne uses tax money to service old boiler' after it was revealed he had left his wife for a lesbian 15 years his junior. the article was junk however

[Wiglaf]

http://current.com/entertainment/comedy/90567226_hooker-named-lay-person-of-the-year.htm