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Headline Challenge

Post 221

McKay The Disorganised

I think this genuine headline shows we're not up to the professionals yet.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2008/04/29/kasper-schmeichel-s-starfish-just-like-his-dad-92746-20834238/

smiley - cider


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Post 222

Icy North

Time for a new one? smiley - smiley


General Franco's fascist regime bribes other European states and denies Cliff Richard the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest victory with "Congratulations"...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1926993/How-General-Franco-cheated-Cliff-Richard-out-of-Eurovision-title.html

Headlines, please?


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Post 223

Ugi - Keeper of typos & spelling errers - MAT (see A575912)

Spain gain tune boon as fash cash stiffs Cliff

- well some had to try!


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Post 224

Icy North

Generalissimo and Wine


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Post 225

Icy North

I see BBC News has some cheeky headline writers, too... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7390109.stm


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Post 226

Ugi - Keeper of typos & spelling errers - MAT (see A575912)

Superb!

I might have tried:

"Great smiley - tits out early and looking to breed"

smiley - erm Maybe a little too dodgy...


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Post 227

pedro

'Great tits bloom with hands-off approach'


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Post 228

The Groob

Lovely pair of headlines there!

For the Sir Clifford of Richard one:

Boom bung a bung


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Post 229

McKay The Disorganised

smiley - applause

smiley - cider


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Post 230

Orcus

OK, another one,

Man arrested for snapping womens' bums in Venice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7397426.stm


Of course made more tricky since the article already pounces upon the obvious 'cheekiness' of the crime smiley - laugh





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Post 231

Orcus

Bum Rap

smiley - smiley


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Post 232

Ugi - Keeper of typos & spelling errers - MAT (see A575912)

Knicker-pic nicker nicked.

Or since he was filming in a tourist spot, maybe even:

Pic-nicker's knicker-pic nicker nicked.


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Post 233

Orcus

Tee hee, maybe we should rename this tongue-twister challenge smiley - winkeye


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Post 234

Researcher U197087

http://www.instantrimshot.com/

http://www.sadtrombone.com/


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Post 235

McKay The Disorganised

I was a little worried about a link called Instant rim shot - giving the current headline.

Roman Rear-View Restricted

smiley - cider


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Post 236

anachromaticeye

smiley - sadface can't see the links

"Pair shell-shocked at massive egg!"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7389906.stm


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Post 237

Icy North

Alblumen Enormous


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Post 238

Researcher U197087

Ovawhelmed


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Post 239

Icy North

Time for a new one?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article4009538.ece

Former Chelsea midfielder and Match of the Day pundit, Gavin Peacock is off to Canada to train for a new career in the Church.

Headlines, please?


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Post 240

pedro

From the sublime to the divine.


smiley - erm


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