The following are real strange headlines from various newspapers.

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I would like MORE. So if you have any just drop me a line to the address below.
On Thursday, September 07, 2000 this list exceeded 1000 headlines.

Unlike other headline lists on the web, this list is updated on a monthly basis and where possible I have listed the paper where the headline origniated.

Last modified: Thursday, 16-Sep-2004 14:10:47 BST

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  1. 'Dead' woman wins pension apology - BBC News website
  2. Damp Patches Discovered On Sun
  3. Danish Pastor Who Refused to Believe in God Suspended -- AFP headline
  4. Dead-Beats Contribute to Poverty -- AP headline
  5. Dead Dictator Wanted as President -- Reuters headline
  6. Dead Dogs Explode -- Bakersfield Californian
  7. Dead Golfer Plays His Best Round -- Sun
  8. Dead Man Accuses President -- Guardian.
  9. Dead Man Catches 23lb Carp -- News 0f The World
  10. Dead Man Found In Cemetery
  11. Dead Man Gets Job Back
  12. Dead Man Remains Dead
  13. Dead Man Wins His Unfair Sacking Battle -- Daily Mail
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  14. Dead Youth Had Serious Medical Condition - The Dominion (New Zealand)
  15. Deadly Centipede Chases Postman - Daily Telegraph
  16. Deaf College Opens Doors To Hearing
  17. Deaf Magician Disqualified For Hearing -- D. Telegraph.
  18. Deaf Mute Gets New Hearing In Killing
  19. Dealers Will Hear Car Talk At Noon
  20. Dealers Will Hear Car Talk Friday At Noon
  21. Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling Of Isolation
  22. Death Ruled Unavoidable - Seattle Times
  23. Deer Congress To Be Held In Cork
  24. Deer Kill 130,000
  25. Deer Kill 17,000
  26. Defendant's Speech Ends In Long Sentence.
  27. Delivering "Extra Strong" Support For The Three Legged -- The Stage
  28. Detective Loses Pyjamas In Chase -- Metro
  29. Devil's Head Found In Back Seat - The Advertiser (South Austrailia)
  30. Devil Could Play Host To The Second Coming Of The Tiger -- Brisbane Courier Mail.
  31. Devil May Postpone Release Of Calicivirus
  32. Diaper Market Bottoms Out
  33. Did Parrots Coexist With Dinosaurs? -- AP headline
  34. Diet Of Premature Babies "Affects IQ" -- Guardian
  35. Dinosaurs Struggle For Survival - Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal
  36. Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones, Study Shows -- The New York Times, March 10
  37. Discoveries: Older Blacks Have Edge In Longevity -- The Chicago Tribune, March 5
  38. Disillusioned Angel Warns Of Too Much Pressure - Western Mail
  39. Disney Stories Are Unfair On Mad People Says Doctor -- Evening Standard
  40. Divine Intervention by Taxi Firm -- Border TV Regional Ceefax 313. Full story click Here
  41. Divorce Is Like A Lonely Gerbil -- Times
  42. Divorce Leaves Man Blind - Sunday Times (South Africa)
  43. Doctor Raps "Negligence" -- Daily Mirror
  44. Doctor Testifies In Horse Suit
  45. Does Sex Makes Women Sprinters Faster?? -- Reuters headline
  46. Dog's Eye Saved By Pig Intestine -- Times.
  47. Dog Accused Of Racism -- D. Telegraph
  48. Dog Dirt In Park - Group Leaders Step In -- Congleton Guardian
  49. Dog In Bed, Asks Divorce
  50. Doggie Perfume Sets Tails Wagging -- Reuters headline
  51. Dogs Are Being Taught To Do Housework For The Disabled
  52. Dolphins, Whales, Seals Do Research -- AP headline
  53. Double-Hand Transplant Patient Applauds Operation -- Reuters headline
  54. Doughnut Trail Leads Cops to Thief -- Reuters headline
  55. Down Under Love for Princess Anne's Daughter -- Reuters headline
  56. Downside to Fewer Violent Deaths: Transplant Organ Shortage Grows -- New York Times headline
  57. Dr. Ruth To Talk About Sex With Newspaper Editors
  58. Dragons Help Fund Cure For Diabetes -- North Bay (Ontario) Nugget.
  59. Dragons Slay Galaxy -- Lewiston (Maine) Sun-Journal.
  60. Drive To Ban Horse Whipping Mushrooms
  61. Driver Shocked As Sheep Emerges From Pothole -- Western Mail
  62. Drug Abuse "Can Be Beaten By Joint Effort"
  63. Drug Dealers Dealt Heavy Blow Say Police
  64. Drug Squad Nabs Flying Carpets -- Independent.
  65. Drugs Fine For Businessman
  66. Drugs Giant Gets Shot In Arm -- Western Dally Press.
  67. Drunk Ex-US Marine Hits Corpse -- Irish Times
  68. Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case
  69. Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 In '84
  70. Duck Meat Pie Kills Three Colombian Nuns -- Infobeat
  71. Ducks Banned From Duck Pond
  72. DUI Coordinator Resigns After Being Charged With DUI -- AP headline
  73. Dumped Fish Remains Upset -- Wellington (NZ) Evening Post
  74. Dutch to Extend Free Heroin Hand-Outs to Addicts -- Reuters headline
  75. Dutch Undertakers Hire Clown to Lighten the Mood -- PA headline
  76. Dyke Calls Up Daleks To Take On Hollywood -- Sunday Times
Many thanks to Richard Edkins, Jon Hall, B G Dorgan and Hawkmoon for submitting quite a few headlines, Andy from Seagate for the trash compacter story, Colin Matthews, Mike Wilson, Jennifer Woodmansee, Newt, Dave Monk, David Cook, Lynda Featherstone, John McBride for informing me of my Googlewhack "Malaysian Gyrator" [ GoogleWhack ], Anna Tickle, Katy Smith, Jim Ness for the Air Head Fired source, Debbie Carter, Terry Shea, Steve Cawood of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo.

Special thanks to [ Randy Cassingham ]

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