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Funny Headlines

These funny headlines take the seriousness out of the news.

The news doesn’t have to be boring. Laugh out loud with these funny news headlines and funny news stories that make reading newspapers fun!

Funny Headline

Headline from the Seattle PostIntelligencer: “Mom Warns Son to ‘Watch Out for Idiots,’ Rear‑Ends His Motorcycle.”

Dolphin Spy Thrillers

A few months ago, Hamas “arrested” a dolphin for being an Israeli spy. Readers of Reason magazine came up with titles for the film this action might inspire: • Orcapussy...

Plotting Your Afterlife

Spotted in the classifieds: “For sale: cemetery plot, $200, so 
I don’t have to spend all eternity 
beside my ex!” Anthony Cialella, New Castle, Pennsylvania

The Best of The Onion Magazine Covers

• “I Thought He Was Going to Kill Me”: One Woman’s Harrowing Misunderstanding of How Haircuts Work • The 100 Worst Senators • The World’s 10 Most Powerful Women: We...

Wanted: Cemetery Superintendent

“Now hiring,” read the classified ad. “Cemetery superintendent. The ideal candidate must be able to supervise in a fast-paced environment.” A. S., via Internet

This Classified ad Speaks Volumes:

“Wanted to buy: playpen, cradle, high chair; also two single beds.” Matthew Cole, Plant City, Florida

IT’S CLASSIFIED

Just because the items in these classified ads are free doesn’t mean they’re worth it: • Free: Piano with matching bench seat, very good condition, all keys work probably Source:...

Bad Typos in Real Newspapers

We all make mistakes. Some are just more public than others, like these real newspaper typos: “Here the bridal couple stood, facing the floral setting, and exchanged cows.”     Modesto...

Heading Off Criticism

Think the comments on Internet posts are tough? See what happened when the Washington Post asked its readers to write intentionally angry letters to actual headlines: Headline: 20,000 Pound Pavement...

We Don’t Even Want to Know

File These Headlines Under: We Don’t Even Want to Know. •Firefighters Use Jaws of Life to Free High School Girl from Locker •FDA Approves Third Silicone-Gel Breast Implant •Missing Woman...

Big Changes in Appleton

A headline in my local newspaper: “Appleton Airport May Soon Be Known as Appleton Airport.” Allison Nastoff, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Department of (Ridiculous) Corrections

Journalists and editors on deadline make the occasional error. Some are funnier than others: • NBC reported that American students rank internationally at: “26th math, 21th science, 17th reading.” •...

First Microbes Breathed Sulfur…

First Microbes Breathed Sulfur Before It Was Cool Washington Post

Stolen Prosthetic Arm…

Stolen Prosthetic Arm Discovered in a Secondhand Shop Daily Echo, England

Marshall County Sheriff’s Candidate…

Marshall County Sheriff’s Candidate Disputes Report of Own Death WAFF (Huntsville, Alabama)

Hold the Presses!

Misadventures in headline writing from around the world: City Unsure Why the Sewer Smells —The Herald-Palladium (St. Joseph, Michigan) Case of Innocent Man Freed After Spending 18 Years in Prison...

Headlines around America

• County to Pay $250,000 to Advertise Lack of Funds (Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon) • 4-H Training Scheduled for Shooting Instructors    (Pine City Pioneer, Minnesota) • Study Shows Frequent Sex Enhances...

That Reminds Me of a Joke (Counterfeit Edition)

Here’s the news: A Rhode Island man was arrested for passing a counterfeit $100 bill. What gave him away? Lincoln’s face: It’s supposed to be on the $5 bill. Source:...

That Weekend is Killer…

Headline from the Times Herald-Record (Newburgh, New York): West Point Cadets Train for Life in Iraq with Weekend in N.J.

Woman with Arms Held

—Source: Times of India

Talk Stupid to Me

Wisconsin Woman Takes Husband to Police for "Talking Stupidly" —Source: La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune

Workplace Stress

Warehouse Worker Packing Stress Balls Punched His Boss in Face —Source: Mirror

Hire Boyz II Men

Vladimir Putin Hires Boyz II Men to Boost the Russian Birth Rate —Source: Daily Mail

Torrington Police Search for Jesus

—Source: Hartford Courant

Suspected Beer Thief Leaves Liquid Trail

—Source: Charleston Daily Mail

Stylish but Illegal Monkey Found Roaming Toronto IKEA

—Source: The Globe and Mail

Study: Rich More Likely to Take Candy from Babies

Source: Washington Post

Statistics Show….

Statistics Show Teen Pregnancy Drops Off Significantly After Age 25 —Source: New York Post

Spay/Neuter Clinic for Low-Income Residents

—Source: (Lewiston, Maine) Sun Journal

Sun Is Too Round, Say Scientists

—Source: The Independent

Puerto Rican Teen Named Mistress of the Universe

—Source: Associated Press

Police Charge One-Armed Man with Unarmed Robbery

—Source: Masslive.com

Police Arrest Naked Man with Concealed Weapon

—Source: MSNBC.com; contributed by Linda Fabbri, Corbin, KY

All-You-Can-Eat?

Pair Banned from All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant for Eating Too Much —Source: Telegraph

One-Armed Man Applauds the Kindness of Strangers

—Source: Tulsa World

Unicorn Lair

North Korean Historical Institute Declares It Has Discovered Unicorn Lair Belonging to Founder of Ancient Kingdom —Source: Daily Mail

Motorcyle Deaths Drop, but Trend Is Worrisome

—Source: Yahoo.com

Call the Search Party

Missing Woman Unwittingly Joins Search Party Looking for Herself —Source: Toronto Sun

Man Sues Wife for Being Ugly … and Wins

—Source: Fox 8 Cleveland

Man Married, Sentenced on Same Day

—Source: The Miami Herald

Man Executed After Long Speech

—Source: Boston Globe

Man Denies Stealing FBI Car: “Just Here to Buy Cocaine”

—Source: TBO.com

Failed Breathalyzer Test

Local Man Fails Breathalyzer Test Despite Eating Underwear -- Source: USA Today

Lafayette Man Ticketed After Cat Refuses to Jog with Him

—Source: Denver Post

Lady Gaga Fan Dies at Concert, Recovers

—Source: The Tennessean

Good Smell Perplexes New Yorkers

—Source: New York Times

Florida Man Dies After Winning Live Roach-Eating Contest

—Source: USA Today

Federal Agents Raid Gun Shop, Find Weapons

—Source: Tulsa World

County to Pay $250,000 to Advertise Lack of Funds

—Source: Register-Guard

Chick Accuses Some of Her Male Colleagues of Sexism

—Source: LA Times

Area Man Joins Organization

Area Man Joins Organization Where Nothing Much Ever Happens —Source: Wall Street Journal

Angry Nepali Man Bites Cobra to Death in Revenge Attack

—Source: MSNBC

Alton Attorney Accidentally Sues Himself

—Source: (Madison County, Illinois) Record

A Fat, Mustachioed Orphan Finds a Home

—Source: New York Times

Ten Too Many

Pasco Man Arrested, Says 48 Beers Was Likely Ten Too Many —Source: St. Petersburg Times

Hold the Presses!

Writing newspaper copy is an art form unseen in these real headlines: “Worker Suffers Leg Pain After Crane Drops 800-Pound Ball on His Head” “City Unsure Why the Sewer Smells”...

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendants

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Miners Refuse to Work After Death

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

—Source: Timothy Haas in Boseman Daily Chronicle

Red Cross in Search of Donors With Low Blood Supply

—Source: Sandusky Register

Woman With Arms Held

—Source: Times of India

Motorcycle Deaths Drop, But Trend Is Worrisome

—Source: Yahoo.com

Pasco Man Arrested, says 48 Beers Was Likely 10 Too Many

—Source: St. Petersburg Times

Lady Gaga Fan Dies at Concert, Recovers

—Source: The Tennessean

Poverty, Hunger Go Together

—Source: The Advertiser (Bastrop, Texas); contributed by Jeneva Leifester, Bastrop, Texas

Self-Proclaimed Invisible Man No Show at Court Hearing

—Source: The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah)