mockney piers Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 A long term obsession of mine, poorly and particularly ambiguously worded headlines, that I recently discovered are called crash blossoms from "Japan Violinist linked to JAL crash blossoms"I'll kick off with this one from Excite News MEXICAN MAYOR SLAIN IN DRUG-PLAGUED STATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL9000 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Samoan clerics finger homosexuals over global warming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 oh that's too good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 PANDA MATING FAILS; VETERINARIAN TAKES OVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narnia Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 US President wins on budget, but more lies ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 From the Beeb today..."Sick PCs should be banned from the net".They were talking computers, rather than pervy policemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 15 May 2009?? Dimbleby: "Margaret Beckett, you were fingered by the Telegraph..." Williams: " Ooh! Don't be disgusting!"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Sent to me by an overseas friend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 The Guardian: ?British Left Waffles on Falklands.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Lovely lb. Bob I'm not sure that's ambiguous, but it is marvellous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Bob's image = fakeStill funny though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I only just noticed that the inset pictures are captioned 'accused' and 'shafted'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Bob's image = fake> > Still funny thoughIs it a fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I was positive it was at first.Not so sure now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I don't think it is - or if it is, someone's gone to great lengths. There are reports and updates on the trial online - plus other stuff on Kiweweesi too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 "Penis size murderers get hard time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Crane Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Surgeon says "I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Not a heading but a fantastic first liner in an Irish freebie yesterday about the amateur astronomer bloke from Dublin who found an exploding supernova in his garden shed lab/telescope" Now it's not many Dubliners who'd rather find a red hot heavenly body in their garden sheds than their beds"....you wouldn't get that in the fookin metro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwod Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 or this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 This has to be my favourite - the headline/journo name combination is an absolute classic...http://regmedia.co.uk/2010/03/26/times_grab.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgley Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Great thread>:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 It's not really a crash blossom but good enough, I think, to be re-published:http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/week-in-pics-23-10-10/headline.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 I thiiiiink this qualifies, ?Obama and rivals trade debt blows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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