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Crazy Headlines and Classifieds

GiggleSugar — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:00 -0800

Writers are busy people, and, being human, make mistakes now and then. That's what copy editors are for! But sometimes, when everyone falls asleep at the wheel, you get headlines and ad copy as cringe-inducing as the ones you're going to see . . .Source

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Headlines: Real or Fake?

GiggleSugar — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0700

It's that time again, time to see if you can sort fact from fiction, real headlines from fake ones! Get on your mark, get set . . . go!

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Someone Give This Journalist a Job

GiggleSugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0700

She speaks the truth.

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Ruh Roh!

GiggleSugar — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0700

Homicide, stolen groceries, whatevs.

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Headlines: Real or Fake?

GiggleSugar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0700

Put your bullsh*t detectors on and see if you can tell which headlines are real and which are fake!

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Ruh Roh!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0700

Maybe not such a great idea? The "outsoucing" I mean.

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Ruh Roh!

GiggleSugar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0700

The American Family Association has an odd practice of using "homosexual" in place of "gay" on its news site. (I guess "gay" is too ambiguous for them that they have to use that anachronism?) They've even gone so far as to set up a filter to automatically make the switcheroo. Recently, a sprinter named Tyson (you guessed it) Gay, made news at the U.S. Olympic track and fields trials. Too bad they renamed him Tyson Homosexual as in "Homosexual misjudged the finish...and had to scramble" and also, "Asked how he felt, Homosexual said: 'A little fatigued.' " Sigh. Battling stupidity will do that to you.

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Who Says Newspapers Aren't Any Fun?

GiggleSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0700

We usually ask you to guess whether certain headlines are real or fake, but we'll let the cat out of the bag and assure you that these are all real - we've got the newspaper clippings to prove it! Whether the following headlines mean what they say or don't say what they mean, they're all pretty darn hilarious. The headline featured above is fine, but the quoted statement below it is just too good to pass up. In the mood for more funny newspaper clippings? Click here.

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Headlines: Real or Fake?

GiggleSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0700

It's time again for a reality check. Has crazy news pummeled your brain into Jello, rendering it unable to tell real news from fake news? There's only one way to find out.

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Colbert Takes on the Substitute Teacher Fired For Wizardry

GiggleSugar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0700

Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll. Add to that list of scourges ruining our children? Wizards and their wizardy ways. Just ask Stephen Colbert. (And yes, this is based on a true story.)