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Odd Newspaper headlines

09-10-2018 11:11PM

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Anyone else see this article on independent.ie it sounds like a Waterford Whispers headline. Basically someone called “Strawballs” was shot in the arse and the Guards are on the case.

Article here

Just got me to thinking what is oddest article title people have seen in a serious newspaper?

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#2 09-10-2018 11:16PM

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Last one off to bed.:D

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#7 09-10-2018 11:47PM

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Great thread, I see them all the time but it's like jokes, I can never remember them.

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https://twitter.com/Brushco77/status/1049364480839352320

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Don't think it counts if it's from the Sunday Sport.

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#16 10-10-2018 05:32PM

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super_furry wrote: »

Don't think it counts if it's from the Sunday Sport.

Are you some kind of snob what is wrong with the Sunday Sport?
Quality journalism it is and exclusive stories other papers are afraid to cover.:P

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Does this badly placed advert count?

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variations of "car drove into bridge" , all by itself eh?

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-30-best-headlines-of-the-argus

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Okay maybe I spoke too soon.

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Regrettably it was a spoof

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