Dumb headlines thread

[O Really]

Not a headline per se, but still very clumsy:

"Giacomo da Lentini, also known as Jacopo da Lentini or with the appellative Il Notaro, was an Italian poet and inventor of the 13th century"

I didn't know people invented centuries. Whoever invented the 21st should have their patent revoked.

[GoCubsGo]

Understatement.

[Vrede too]

Not a headline per se, but still very clumsy:

"Giacomo da Lentini, also known as Jacopo da Lentini or with the appellative Il Notaro, was an Italian poet and inventor of the 13th century"

I didn't know people invented centuries. Whoever invented the 21st should have their patent revoked.

Too much like the 1930s to merit a new patent.


Miami Herald
Body cam video shows Oklahoma doctor being arrested in daughter’s murder charge

The dead 4-year-old daughter has a "murder charge"?

[Vrede too]

John Legend Celebrates Chrissy Teigen’s 39th Birthday With Bikini Photo

Spoiler:

Chrissy is in the bikini, not John.

[O Really]

I'm guessing either English is not the first language of the writer or he/she slept through basic grammar. Was it "the singer" or Chrissy who was honoring the birthday?

"On November 30, the singer shared a dazzling and risqué photo of Teigen donning a tiny gold sequin bikini in honor of her 39th birthday."

And sure, Chrissy is beautiful, but that outfit could hardly be called "dazzling and risque"

[GoCubsGo]

I'm guessing either English is not the first language of the writer or he/she slept through basic grammar. Was it "the singer" or Chrissy who was honoring the birthday?

"On November 30, the singer shared a dazzling and risqué photo of Teigen donning a tiny gold sequin bikini in honor of her 39th birthday."

And sure, Chrissy is beautiful, but that outfit could hardly be called "dazzling and risque"

[Vrede too]

I'm guessing either English is not the first language of the writer or he/she slept through basic grammar. Was it "the singer" or Chrissy who was honoring the birthday?

"On November 30, the singer shared a dazzling and risqué photo of Teigen donning a tiny gold sequin bikini in honor of her 39th birthday."

And sure, Chrissy is beautiful, but that outfit could hardly be called "dazzling and risque"

I just looked at the pictures.

Idk, it's literally made of dazzlers and the thong is pretty small and delicate, especially for a mom of four.

[GoCubsGo]

I just looked at the pictures.

Idk, it's literally made of dazzlers and the thong is pretty small and delicate, especially for a mom of four.

And airbrushed.

[O Really]

That suit would be considered a coverup on our beaches and pools.

[Vrede too]

That suit would be considered a coverup on our beaches and pools.

After nursing 4 babies a 39 year old woman needs large sturdy bra.

[Vrede too]

Delta Air Lines pilot arrested after landing: What we know about the in-flight incident

Clickbait? There was no "in-flight incident". About 10 LEOs rushed the cockpit AFTER it pulled up to an SFO gate to make the arrest.

Aside: 10 seems extreme. What could s/he have possibly done that 6, say, couldn't handle? I guess some passengers were pretty freaked out.


Is this a dumb headline?

5-Year-Old's Family Notices He's Missing as They're Unpacking in New Home. Then His Body Is Found
"My son is gone," the boy's father wrote on social media

I assumed they'd forgotten him in the old home, he'd gotten pinned by shifting boxes, etc. during the move or they'd run over him in the driveway of the old home. Instead, he'd disappeared while eating lunch in the new home (Naples, FL O Really) and was found in a nearby pond the next day.

Did I jump to an unreasonable conclusion as to when he disappeared or is the headline misleading?

[O Really]

I don't think your interpretation is unreasonable, but it could also be interpreted along the story line. I thought they may have boxed him up. Maybe the writer just tried to squeeze too much into on headline. F'rinstance, the "unpacking" really wasn't related to the disappearance. And they could have said "5 year old disappears" instead of "family notices." But hey, at least they didn't say "Rare baby Black Person in Naples Drowns"

[GoCubsGo]

My head went to a childhood book of mine.....somewhere i have a pawdagraphed copy of the book.

(Mr. Toast was found ok though.)

[Vrede too]

I don't think your interpretation is unreasonable, but it could also be interpreted along the story line. I thought they may have boxed him up.

Thanks. Good alternative.

Maybe the writer just tried to squeeze too much into on headline. F'rinstance, the "unpacking" really wasn't related to the disappearance. And they could have said "5 year old disappears" instead of "family notices."

Yup.

But hey, at least they didn't say "Rare baby Black Person in Naples Drowns"

Is that a real headline?

Terrifying video shows moments giant alligator swims up behind 12-year-old wakeboarder in Texas

It looks to be 50 yards away and swimming on a tangent to the girl. Plus, she's obviously being filmed from a boat just a few feet away. To be fair to the headline editor, the article is just as alarmist.

... "Clair looked at it and just shrugged it off—she wasn't worried. Now, a snake would make her walk on water," Crystal (Hurta, mother) told Chron....

Funny.

[O Really]

The headline says: "'South Park' loses streaming home after controversial Trump episode"

OK, so how in any rational universe could anybody interpret that in any way other than Trump was leaning on somebody at HBO Max or somebody wimped out to Trump or something similar because of some offence or outrage?

Is that the story? Nope. Does it have anything whatsoever to do with Trump? Nope. Turns out that in July "South Park" accepted a $1.5Bill 5-year deal with Paramount+ that gave Paramount exclusive rights to stream the show, current and past seasons. Given that agreement, HBO Max had to drop "South Park."

It's getting harder to find anything that's not clickbait.

[O Really]

Somebody needs to review the rules of punctuation - like commas, perhaps?

"Air quality especially dangerous for the elderly children and others with respiratory issues."

[GoCubsGo]

Somebody needs to review the rules of punctuation - like commas, perhaps?

"Air quality especially dangerous for the elderly children and others with respiratory issues."

Hey, I've been called an elderly child.

[Vrede too]

Somebody needs to review the rules of punctuation - like commas, perhaps?

"Air quality especially dangerous for the elderly children and others with respiratory issues."

Hey, I've been called an elderly child.

"Air quality" is bad for us, young hominy.

[GoCubsGo]

Somebody needs to review the rules of punctuation - like commas, perhaps?

"Air quality especially dangerous for the elderly children and others with respiratory issues."

Hey, I've been called an elderly child.

"Air quality" is bad for us, young hominy.

It's been making my eyes burn.

Not letting the k9 run a lot either.

[Vrede too]

Somebody needs to review the rules of punctuation - like commas, perhaps?

"Air quality especially dangerous for the elderly children and others with respiratory issues."

Hey, I've been called an elderly child.

"Air quality" is bad for us, young hominy.

It's been making my eyes burn.

Not letting the k9 run a lot either.

Ahh, POOR air quality is even worse. Sorry for you.