As for these being "All verified!" as 1998 headlines, several of them appear
on a list I first used in class discussions of ambiguity in the early
1980's. The "verified" headline "Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead"
appeared on my sheet as "Reagan wins on budget, but more lies ahead,"
attributed to the (Blackfoot, ID) Morning News, from 22 May 1981.
Some others that my students enjoyed are "Teachers Strike Annoying
Students," "Kicking Baby Considered to Be Healthy," "Complaints about NBA
referees growing ugly," "Dead Expected to Rise," "Homosexual Loses Boy Scout
Suit," and "Columnist gets urologist in trouble with his peers." They were
attributed to various newspapers in 1979-1981, but I haven't personally
verified their authenticity.
Dick
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Linda Di Desidero <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Here are some cute headlines to use in grammar lessons, if anyone is
> interested!
>
> The humor, of course, hinges on several different sorts of grammatical and
> linguistic concepts...
>
>
>
> Linda
>
> **
>
> **
>
> *BEST "HUMOROUS WITHOUT MEANING TO BE"
> NEWSPAPER HEADLINES OF 1998 (All verified!)*
>
> 1. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
> 2. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say
> 3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
> 4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case
> 5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
> 6. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
> 7. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
> 8. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
> 9. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
> 10. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
> 11. Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead
> 12. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
> 13. Miners Refuse to Work After Death
> 14. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
> 15. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
> 16. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout
> Counter
> 17. War Dims Hope for Peace
> 18. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a
> While
> 19. Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
> 20. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
> 21. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
> 22. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space
> 23. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
> 24. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
> 25. Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
>
>
>
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