Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Headlines That Aren't, Continued

I  almost said, "Part Two" instead of "continued", but that suggests an ending of some sort, and I'm convinced that this type of journalism will be around for a long, long time.

From here, an article containing lots of fun missteps from what are probably otherwise respectable journalists:

"USE CLOTHING TO KEEP WARM DURING WINTER"--Captain Obvious is on the prowl.  Again.

"What constitutes a millionaire?"  (Can you see where this is headed?)
"A millionaire is someone who has $1 million..."

Concerning a crime:  "We've got two theories...one is that James knew the person who did this and the other is that he did not."  I have a third theory....

"PUTTING URINE IN YOUR EARS NOT RECOMMENDED TO TREAT SINUS INFECTION"--only for bad earaches.

"STUDY SHOWS FREQUENT SEX INCREASES PREGNANCY CHANCES"--I got nothing.

About a plane crash:  "So far, they have determined that the crash occurred when the plane struck the ground..." And...to paraphrase that great theologian Ron White, I bet they beat the ambulances there by at least thirty minutes.

"DEATH IS NATION'S TOP KILLER"--followed closely by stupidity.

"HOMICIDE VICTIMS RARELY TALK TO POLICE"--amazing.

And finally..."REPORT ON REPORTS SEES TOO MANY REPORTS"--welcome to The Department of Redundancy Department.

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