THE YEAR'S BEST [actual] HEADLINES OF 2007:

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  1. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I actually remember some of these!!


    Crack Found on Governor's Daughter
    [Imagine that!]

    Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
    [No, really?]

    Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
    [Now that's taking things a bit far!]

    Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
    [What a guy!]

    Miners Refuse to Work after Death
    [No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so!]

    Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
    [See if that works any better than a fair trial!]

    War Dims Hope for Peace
    [I can see where it might have that effect!]

    If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a while
    [You think?]

    Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
    [Who would have thought!]

    Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
    [They may be on to something!]

    Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
    [You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?]

    Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
    [he probably IS the battery charge!]

    New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
    [Weren't they fat enough?!]

    Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas
    in Spacecraft
    [That's what he gets for eating those beans!]

    Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
    [Taste like chicken?]

    Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
    [Chainsaw Massacre all over again!]

    Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
    [Boy, are they tall!]
    And the winner is....

    Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
     
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  3. Droopy

    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    :smt043 Poor journalists, they need to think hard to get everything they want into those headlines.
     
  4. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    :D Too funny!
     
  5. Palm Tree

    Palm Tree Young Pine

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    Eileen that is totally hilarious.
    And to think that those headlines are read by impressionable young ones too.
     



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  6. glendann

    glendann Official Garden Angel

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    Eileen Those are just to funny.I wonder where their minds were when they wrote them :)
     
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    CritterPainter Awed by Nature

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    Thanks Eileen, I really needed that!
     
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    CritterPainter Awed by Nature

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    "A luxury cruise to Mexico turns into a stomach-churning nightmare" A teaser that just played while I was posting that. Was it the water or too many refried beans, I wonder?
     
  9. dirt2diamonds

    dirt2diamonds In Flower

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    That is beyond funny. I will refer to this page when I think I have said the dumbest thing possible. I don't think I can top any of these.
     

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