I gather this one is for headlines that are funny in themselves, while the other one takes a normal headline and then makes a joke off of it. It seems something of a hairline distinction to me. It would help if the other thread had a more descriptive title....but I can't think what. "Headoneliners"?
From BBC Website: "RMT rejects offer aimed at stopping festive strikes".
Well, we know what they mean - but how can a strike be festive?
At the risk of being tedious, I might quote a letter printed in the Glasgow Herald some years ago:
I got a cheery e-mail this morning from them headed: Festive Travel Information from First ScotRail.
Yes - it was a long list of carefully planned aggravation and misery to be inflicted on anyone daft enough to even think about travelling by train for the next few weeks. Essentially, it says that the train you wanted probably won't be running, and if it is, it's going somewhere else at a different time, and will probably be a bus. What really caused me to honk into my porridge this morning was the use of the phrase "Festive engineering works", as in, "Away from the Glasgow area additional festive engineering works will impact services on the routes with the dates shown below". I'm an engineer. I can tell you authoritatively that there's no such damn thing as festive engineering works and there never has been, and as a hardened Scotrail passenger I know it even better. Festive humbug. Thank you for your kind attention.
It's only the seventh of January - how can they possibly know what the "sound of 2023 is yet?
Yes it is weird, but I think the "Sound of " is more about talent that will be heard a lot throughout the year. That will be seen at the end as "Best of".
I have always been amused that a movie that is released, oh, January 2, tends to run ads declaring it to be the Best Movie of the Year. Can't say they are lying. It tends to be the only movie, so far, of the year.
Today's Dundee Evening Telegraph -Nocturnal Knicker-Knocker Nabbed.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
Today's Dundee Evening Telegraph -Nocturnal Knicker-Knocker Nabbed.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
The news room are probably feeling rather proud of themselves for dreaming up that one!
Today's Dundee Evening Telegraph -Nocturnal Knicker-Knocker Nabbed.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
Today's Dundee Evening Telegraph -Nocturnal Knicker-Knocker Nabbed.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
What appalling journalism.
I quite agree. They should have also presented the doll's side of the story.
What puzzles me is, how did he know the right size of knickers to nick for the pre-deflated doll? It all sounds excruciatingly exhausting to me! He ought to have knocked it off before getting nicked, himself.
Today's Dundee Evening Telegraph -Nocturnal Knicker-Knocker Nabbed.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
Today's Dundee Evening Telegraph -Nocturnal Knicker-Knocker Nabbed.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
This makes me think of the movie Lars and the Real Girl - which is quite wonderful, even though the premise at first seem very... odd.
Not exactly a headline, but there is an interesting juxtaposition on the BBC News page. There is a section that lists the "most watched" video stories. Currently, #1 is "Woman trampled by moose while walking dog" while #5 is "Canadian man rescues moose with bare hands."
Although, now that I think about it, what was a moose doing walking a dog in the first place?
Although, now that I think about it, what was a moose doing walking a dog in the first place?
Mooses are very thoughtful and kind creatures. It thought that the dog really wanted and needed a walk, but that it was too cold for the dog's carers to be out walking it - so it took on the task.
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Is the rider sitting upside down, under the horse's belly? I hear that can happen if you don't fasten the saddle straps tight enough.
I bet this was the guy Plato wrote about.
Tsk. My German roots are showing.
la vie en rouge, Circus host
They won't get very far with that!
Well, we know what they mean - but how can a strike be festive?
(Note to non-Brits: the RMT are a rail-workers' union who are currently engaged in a pay dispute).
Dog Accidentally Joins Half-Marathon When Let Out For A Pee And Places 7th
Thank s for this - and it is endearing.
(https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/25/mikel-arteta-arsenal-gabriel-jesus-keep-faith)
At the risk of being tedious, I might quote a letter printed in the Glasgow Herald some years ago:
I got a cheery e-mail this morning from them headed: Festive Travel Information from First ScotRail.
Yes - it was a long list of carefully planned aggravation and misery to be inflicted on anyone daft enough to even think about travelling by train for the next few weeks. Essentially, it says that the train you wanted probably won't be running, and if it is, it's going somewhere else at a different time, and will probably be a bus. What really caused me to honk into my porridge this morning was the use of the phrase "Festive engineering works", as in, "Away from the Glasgow area additional festive engineering works will impact services on the routes with the dates shown below". I'm an engineer. I can tell you authoritatively that there's no such damn thing as festive engineering works and there never has been, and as a hardened Scotrail passenger I know it even better. Festive humbug. Thank you for your kind attention.
It's only the seventh of January - how can they possibly know what the "sound of 2023" is yet?
Yes it is weird, but I think the "Sound of " is more about talent that will be heard a lot throughout the year. That will be seen at the end as "Best of".
Of course!
I think you mean more about "talent" that will be heard.
Does anybody really know what this death investigation entails? Who's doing it? Why are they doing it? Why now?
I don't think that's quite what she meant ...
Are those related? Strange pairing if not.
And the subheading - Perv pilfered pants from washing lines to dress blow-up doll.
There's a photo of the Knicker-knocker himself, plus a photo of what appears to be a deflated blow-up doll. The doll looks less deflated than the young man who has found himself front-page news.
The news room are probably feeling rather proud of themselves for dreaming up that one!
What appalling journalism.
Oh, Arnold Layne
It's not the same.
This makes me think of the movie Lars and the Real Girl - which is quite wonderful, even though the premise at first seem very... odd.
Although, now that I think about it, what was a moose doing walking a dog in the first place?
Is outrage!
Mooses are very thoughtful and kind creatures. It thought that the dog really wanted and needed a walk, but that it was too cold for the dog's carers to be out walking it - so it took on the task.
Bullwinkle has hands. That proves it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHNpvX_tvQ