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From "Iraqi head seeks arms" to "Kids make nutritious snacks": Epic headline fails [1]
['Yoy Luadha']
Date: 2024-08-23
I must admit — I'm not 100% sure these were ever actual headlines somewhere. They were collected on this US government website, plainlanguage.gov, so… maybe? But real or not, language fails always make me laugh and these are some pretty funny fails.
Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
Farmer Bill Dies in House
British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
War Dims Hope for Peace
If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
The mission of plainlanguage.gov is kinda great. They claim:
The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) is a community of federal employees dedicated to the idea that citizens deserve clear communication from government. We believe that using plain language saves federal agencies time and money and provides better service to the American public. Plain language makes it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications.
I'm not sure if they've made a dent in the absurd language of the bureaucracy, but I commend the effort. Maybe they can get corporate America to sign up for one of their seminars.
Previously:
• Can you spot the real New York Times headline?
• Sensationalist London newspaper headline
• Headline fail: Kansas students get 'first hand job experience'
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