Stupid Headlines........

Posted: Apr 14, 08 6:47pm

We've all see Jay Leno's "headlines" on Monday nights where he shows or reads things taht shouldn't have made it past the editors--what have you come across?

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kle618

Posted: Apr 14, 08 6:49pm

kle618 wrote:

We've all see Jay Leno's "headlines" on Monday nights where he shows or reads things taht shouldn't have made it past th...

The Idaho Statesman this week printed a good one:

"Police Find Body at Dry Creek Cemetery"

Ya think? They were reporting about a suicide, which was unfortunate, but their choice of wording brought all sorts of responses to their website.

"If they dig a little deeper, I'll bet they'll find a lot more bodies!" for example.

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kle618

Posted: Apr 14, 08 9:57pm

kle618 wrote:

We've all see Jay Leno's "headlines" on Monday nights where he shows or reads things taht shouldn't have made it past th...

Jay Leno tonight:

"Police say man killed and ate his mother"

article just below in the same paper:

"Parents should not force their children to eat"

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