The following are real strange headlines from various newspapers.

This document layout is copyright 1997-2003 Steven Ward (me).

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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Latest headline added:
  1. Arson Blamed on Fires at Maryland Arts Center -- Washington Post
  2. Bible Proofreaders Sweat the Small Stuff -- AP headline
  3. British Ducks Have Regional Accents, Researchers Say -- AFP headline
  4. Bus Driver Charged with Beating Rider Who Wouldn't Pay -- Houston Chronicle headline
  5. Cliches, to Be Honest with You, Drive Us Mad -- Reuters headline
  6. Community Bands Together to Help Burn Victim's Family -- Bay City (Mich.) Times headline
  7. Cow in Police Custody Linked to Headless Chicken Case -- Lansing (Mich.) State Journal headline
  8. Cow Thefts Blamed on Low-Carb Craze -- Tallahassee Democrat headline
  9. Danish Pastor Who Refused to Believe in God Suspended -- AFP headline
  10. Doggie Perfume Sets Tails Wagging -- Reuters headline
  11. Frying Squirrel Blamed for Sunday Power Outage -- Muskegon (Mich.) Chronicle headline
  12. German Driver Beaten for Observing Speed Limit -- Reuters headline
  13. Lennon Guitar sells for £20,000. No Strings Attached. -- Liverpool Daily Post and Echo
  14. Lesbian Cow Study Udderly Serious -- Brisbane (Australia) Courier-Mail headline
  15. Llama Drama Ding-Dong. -- Liverpool Daily Post and Echo
  16. Man Charged with Meth Manufacture after Pants Explode -- AP headline
  17. Norwegian Motorist is Slapped with Parking Ticket While Stuck in Traffic Jam -- AP headline
  18. Olympic Fans Too Busy for Prostitutes -- Reuters headline
  19. Poll Shows Voters Prefer Bush at Barbecue -- AP headline
  20. Poop Scooper Finds Job Fun, Refreshing -- AP headline
  21. Prostitute Says Government Ruining Trade -- Reuters headline
  22. Robber Orders Starbucks Employee To Ground -- clickondetroit.com
  23. Sauerkraut Seeks New Image -- Reuters headline
  24. Shanghai Adult Toy Fair Hits the Spot -- Reuters headline
  25. Slimy Leeches Are Devoted Parents -- Reuters headline
  26. Two Guns Beats Four Aces: Armed Robbers Hit Paris Poker Tournament -- AFP headline
  27. Vinnie Jones Enters Dog In Waterloo Cup. -- Liverpool Daily Post and Echo
  28. Weber's worldwide devotionals: Mount Joy minister encourages hurting people via the World Wide Web -- (From Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster
  29. White Sox Like Scent Of Colon -- The Grand Rapids Press
  30. Why My Brain Hates Your Mistakes -- Reuters headline
  31. Woman Loses Miss World Suit -- AP headline
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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