News Headlines that Went Awry
Sometimes news headlines inadvertently convey meanings other than what their writers intended—some humorous or outright funny, others patently outrageous or absurd. Here’s a collection of 51 actual gems of such semantically wayward headlines (with photos of four other more recent funnily ambiguous headlines added just now—November 7, 2017—for starters):
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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
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Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
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Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
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Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
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Stud Tires Out
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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
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British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
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Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
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Eye Drops off Shelf
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Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
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Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
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Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
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Shot Off Woman’s Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66
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Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
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Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
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Stolen Painting Found by Tree
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Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies
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Checkout Counter Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
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Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
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Drunken Drivers Paid $1000
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’84 War Dims Hope for Peace
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If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
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Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
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Deer Kill 17,000
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Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
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Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
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Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
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Arson Suspect is Held in Massachusetts Fire
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British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply
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Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
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Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
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New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
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Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing
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Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing
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Air Head Fired
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Steals Clock, Faces Time
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Prosecutor Releases Probe into Undersheriff
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Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni
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Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
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Some Pieces of Rock Hudson Sold at Auction
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Include your Children when Baking Cookies
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—From Cody’s Science Education Zone (http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/headlines.html)