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nel

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4,830 posts

271 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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Not sure if any of you guys have read "The Sun" this morning ... but they have as a headline one of their all time classsics ......

"Elton takes David up the aisle!"

British journalism at its' best!



Followed by a honeymoon visit up the Oxo Tower perhaps?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

300 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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The Sun ran with a story a number of years ago about a church official who came out as a cross dresser in front of his congregation one sunday.

'Vicar in frock flock shock'

and on Paul Gascoine beating his wife.

'Gazza smacks Shazza in the fazza'

nervous

24,050 posts

260 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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youll have to go quite a way to beat my favorite Asian Babes strapline: Empty your Shooters Over my Hooters. top notch journalism, i think youll agree.

richardthestag

1,406 posts

263 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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nel said:
Received by email:

Not sure if any of you guys have read "The Sun" this morning ... but they have as a headline one of their all time classsics ......

"Elton takes David up the aisle!"

British journalism at its' best!



Followed by a honeymoon visit up the Oxo Tower perhaps?


Todays was a gem, made me laugh out loud

My favorite is still "Freddie Starr ate my hamster!"



shaw-cross shark

4,293 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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When Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Celtic

"Super Cally Bo Ballistic, Celtic are Atrocious"

Genius

nervous

24,050 posts

260 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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my friend T used to live in Banff, Canada and on the front page of her local newspaper once the headline was 'black mans wallet found'. that cracks me up.

driller

8,310 posts

308 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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Wasn't there a story a few years ago of people on the Isle of Wight (sp?) complaining about a heat wave or lack of water or something? The headline was:

Dry Wight Whine

Patrico

348 posts

281 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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from the Sport......"Hide And Seek Champ Found Dead In Cupboard"

silversun

4,373 posts

256 months

Thursday 22nd December 2005
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Old but good:

Grandmother of eight makes hole in one
Deaf mute gets new hearing in killing
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
House passes gas tax onto senate
Stiff opposition expected to casketless funeral plan
Two convicts evade noose, jury hung
William Kelly was fed secretary
Milk drinkers are turning to powder
Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted
Quarter of a million chinese live on water
Farmer bill dies in house
Iraqi head seeks arms
Queen Mary having bottom scraped
Is there a ring of debris around Uranus?
Prostitutes appeal to pope
Panda mating fails - veterinarian takes over
NJ judge to rule on nude beach
Child's stool great for use in garden
Dr. Ruth to talk about sex with newspaper editors
Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
Organ festival ends in smashing climax
Eye drops off shelf
Squad helps dog bite victim
Dealers will hear car talk at noon
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
Lawmen from Mexico barbecue guests
Miners refuse to work after death
Two Soviet ships collide - one dies
Two sisters reunite after eighteen years at checkout counter
Never withhold herpes from loved one
Nicaragua sets goal to wipe out literacy
Drunk drivers paid $1,000 in 1984
Autos killing 110 a day let's resolve to do better
If strike isn't settled quickly it may last a while
War dims hope for peace
Smokers are productive, but death cuts efficiency
Cold wave linked to temperatures
Child's death ruins couple's holiday
Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years
Man is fatally slain
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say
Death causes loneliness, feeling of isolation

And one I heard recently from the financial markets:

Japan Appoints New DIC Head