Do you have any favorite headlines from the newspaper that have made you do a double-take?

Question

For example: "Hospital Sued by Eight Foot Doctors".

Maybe they should have said "Podiatrists" instead of "Foot Doctors".

Answer 1

Diner has pie happy hour.

I did a double take on that one.

"Texan a slice of heaven"

huh?

Answer 2

LOL That's a good one! I don't think mine is as good.

The headline read "El Train Shot At." The person I was with wanted to know who "El Train" was. We looked at her and then pointed up to the elevated train. We've never called it that, though; it's always been the el. She thought it was a South American dictator--El Train.

The other one is not a headline but a story about a guy who was caught after beating up an elderly woman. His name made me do a double-take since it's so appropriate:

James A. Hole, that's really what it is.

Answer 3

This is different but I sure did a double take on it.  A guy at a dance would only dance with me for a whole month.My friends were teasing me too death over it.  I dance with others but he just sat there and waited on me.  I thought he just really liked me and was trying to show it.  I didn't show him too much attention, thinking he would give up.  Well, one day a friend called and told me to read the newspaper that day.I did and wow, was I ever shocked and thankful.  He'd asked me several times to go to South America with him for a vacation.  Thank God I never did. Anyway there was his picture on the page and an article about how he was arrested for "white slavery"  He was accused of taking women to South America and selling them.  Did he plan on that for me or did he really like me?  I think I would never  have been heard from again if I'd gone with him.  This sure changed my life and how I reacted to people in bars or clubs,  I was oh so careful after that. It really scared me.  For a long time ,if a guy showed any interest in me I had the bouncer watch me.  He was s really close friend of mine.

Answer 4

Didn't Johnny Carson have a segment on his Tonight Show with weirdo headlines like that?  The only thing I've seen myself that sent me laughing was an ad for phones, one was called the "slime" phone and was this slim cell phone.  Wonder how many people bought it.

Answer 5

Good one!  In Maine, Bingham, a woman faces felony theft charges for alledgedly embezzling at least $87,000 from the First Congregational Church while serving as Treasurer.  She even stoled from the collection plate. Her family was having financial problems.  I guess the Devil made her do it.  She should have trusted in God.

Answer 6

This was not a real headline.

Journalism students were asked to invent the most stunning headline

they could think of. The winner was "Pope Elopes".I kid you not.

Answer 7

Late 90's, North Carolina, during the hurricane season---small town there, headline  BONNIE BLOWS CLINTON.  I got several of the papers as my DIL there was named Bonnie---funny, she didn't laugh.

Answer 8

This is not a newspaper heading, but a former brand name of a local bakery.  Whoever came up with the name either had a weird sense of humor, or was a very bad speller.  They called their baked goods Ho-Made Pies and Cakes.  Now I'm not a prude, but who wants a bunch of Ho's making their baked goods?

Answer 9

Not exactly but when I was about 10 and my brother 8 my brother called to my mother from the dining table where he was reading a news paper,"MOM, what is a house of whores?" I hit him and whispered don't say that you will get spanked. Again He called WHAT is a house of whores?  My mother came to look at the paper as I cringed and then said a house of horrors is a scary house!

Answer 10

Yes, this one:

"Jury Hung in s*x Assault Case"

Really!

Answer 11

I haven't seen one that caught my eye.  But every Monday night is "HEADLINES" on Jay Leno.  I tivo it!  It is so funny!

Here's some to tickle your funny bone:

http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with...

Answer 12

How about this one?

"Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures"

Duh, ya think? lololol

Answer 13

the worse was that horrible child killer from idaho, that man isn't right in the eyes...

Answer 14

The one about a week or two ago that  said Donald Trump was offering to buy Ed McMahon's  house to get him out of debt and possible foreclosure.  I said WHAT!!!!

What, wrong with his Trophy wife, is she too good that she can not go out and get a job and support her husband while they are going through these hard times (aren't we all).  She is living their too, what happened to for better or worse in the marriage vows. Or doesn't he know how to downsize and sell his place and try to live within his means.

Now in today's paper I read that it what he is going to do, sell his house. Well Duh!!!! I mean how many millions does the place cost, I guess he can't live with that. Maybe she will have to buy her clothes at Target like the rest of us. Doesn't that just bring a tear to your eyes,

Makes me want to puke.

How they wanted to give the Legislatures in California a raise, when they can not even agree on a Budget that was due on July 1, and that many of them are considering whether or not they are going to have to postpone having to go the the Presidential Conventions in lieu of staying here and trying to pass the Budget. I feel that if they can't get the Budget passed on time ( and they do this every dam year) that they should not get paid or get their perks until the job is done

Answer 15

To-days headlines in the newspaper.

ITN - Friday, August 22 07:44 pmA burglar was caught upside down when his trainers got stuck in a window during a robbery.

32-year-old John Pearce got his foot stuck after

smashing the window of a family home in Kent.

He was left hanging upside down for over an hour before a neighbour called the police - but not before capturing the moment on camera.

It remains a mystery as to how exactly he became trapped, but it is believed he wedged a small window open with his hammer, climbed through, and it slammed shut on his ankle.

It is thought he then smashed the main window, but the more he struggled, the more trapped he became.

He was found dangling by a next-door neighbour who did not recognise the man, took the photo of him and left him there until the police arrived.

Pearce pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next month.

Answer 16

"Father of eight fined for failing to stop."

"Streewalker hit in business district."

"Man is sorry for shooting wife on birthday."