Showing posts with label headlines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label headlines. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Newspaper headlines: More great boobs exposed





Here's some great newspaper headline mishaps from an old Private Eye book - the Bumper Book of Boobs. The collection covers 1962-73.

Monday, 16 January 2012

Found: The News of the World's greatest headline


Found in an old copy of Private Eye's Bumper Book of Boobs, what many regard as the News of the World's greatest headline.

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Friday, 19 February 2010

Remember Llama drama ding dong? Sun's Obama Lama headline rings old bells


One of the all time great newspaper headlines “Llama drama ding dong!” is adapted by the Sun today as "Obama Lama ding dong" over the story of President Obama meeting the Dalai Lama despite sparking a row with China.
The original "Llama drama ding dong!" appeared in the Lancashire Evening Post above a story about a llama that escaped and caused havoc in a school playground.
It was the title of a book of headlines by former Press Gazette editor Tony Loynes. It was also featured in comedian Dave Spikey's book featuring funny headlines, which was wonderfully titled: "He took my kidney then broke my heart."

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

I'll drink to that...headlines comp is back

Trebles all round. Press Gazette is bringing back its headline of the month competition thanks to sponsorship from a malt whisky.
My favourite headline so far this year is from the Sun which summed up Barcelona's superior class in the European Cup final against a below par Man United as Catalan v Matalan.
Who could forget the Whitstable Times' famed Whitstable Mum in Custard Shortage? And the extremly rare Private Eye Wins Case! from earlier this year.
My all time favourites include the News of the World's Nudist Welfare Man’s Model Wife Fell for the Chinese Hypnotist From the Co-op Bacon Factory along with the New York Post's Headless Body Found in Topless Bar and, I am not sure where from, the great Man Battered in Fish Shop.