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This thread is based on an e-mail I got a while ago but have only just got round to reading, it is a list of the most fail-filled headlines of 2008
N.B. all comments in italics are to be read sarcastically
Red Tape holds up New Bridge (What? You mean there's something better than duct-tape?)
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say (Never!)
Police begin campaign to run down Jaywalkers (That's a bit extreme isn't it?)
Panda mating fails; Veterinarian takes over (What a guy!)
Miners refuse to work after death (Lazy ingrates!)
Juvenile Court to try Shooting Defendant (we'll see if that works better than a fair trial!)
War dims hope for Peace (You don't say?)
If Strike isn't settled quickly, it may last a while (Really?)
Cold Wave linked to Temperatures (I KNEW IT!)
Enfield Couple slain, police suspect homicide (OMG!)
Man sturck by lightning faces Battery Charge (He probably IS the battery charge!)
New study of obesity looks for larger Test Group (what, were they not fat enough already?)
Astronaut takes blame for gas in Spaceship (now we know who ate the dehydrated beans)
Kids make Nutritious Snacks (mmm.. Child)
Local High-School Drop-outs cut in half! (Texas Chainsaw Massacre all over again!)
Hospital sued by 7 Foot Doctors (Wow, tall doctors!)
And the overall winner of failiest headline 2008 is...
Typhoon rips through cemetery, hundreds dead ( )

Anyone else get this e-mail? If so you will know this

Nice.