9 Ridiculously Funny Headlines That Will Make You Laugh

Bold, catchy and to-the-point, the large text above a news story plays a vital role in conveying information to readers. But details can get lost in the hustle and bustle of a busy newsroom, making for strange, misleading headlines. Some journalistic faux pas are unintentional puns ("Iraqi head seeks arms") while others are blatantly suggestive ("Prostitutes Appeal to Pope").

Kathryn and Ross Petras have chronicled a few of the zaniest newspaper leads from around the world in their latest anthology, "The Stupidest Things Ever Said: Book of All-Time Stupidest Top 10 Lists" [$10.95, Workman]. For more hilarious quotes, visit their website!

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[Bogym]

11:49 PM on 10/27/2011

I loved the that said....entertainment tonight with David Letterman...and...Obama is a Christian....I thought that one was hilarious!!! Group hug!!

[Carla Peele]

11:43 PM on 10/27/2011

LOL! Okay, yes, these are hilarious!

[blacksmithn]

04:48 PM on 10/27/2011

How can you go wrong with glamour, decadence, murder, AND secretarial opportunities?

[alisonv]

02:45 PM on 10/27/2011

For truly ridiculous headlines, just check out the HP front page any given day. They all have words like "shocking" "stunning" "blasts" "eviscerates" "eye-brow-raising" etc. Far too often they are totally misleading--as if the headline writers didn't bother to read the articled at all. Or worse, they read the articles but thought the misleading version was better click-bait.

[Breckster82]

03:41 PM on 10/27/2011

don't forget "ridiculously funny"

[alisonv]

04:50 PM on 10/27/2011

Good point!

[Gronkie]

11:01 PM on 10/30/2011

Or "greatest ever"

[dickn2000b]

02:26 PM on 10/27/2011

How can we be certain that any of those headlines were real? They were simply words standing alone without benefit of a newspaper name or banner above it to add authenticity. Any one of us could make up similar drivel and claim it was a headline. This is yet another example of how amateurish the HUFFPOST HACKS are.

[onlythetruthcounts]

07:10 PM on 10/27/2011

My thoughts as well. Some guy sat around for 20 min and wrote down some silly "headlines." It doesn't seem 'real' if it's not from a website or newpaper, call me silly.

[liberal123]

02:01 PM on 10/27/2011

Glass houses, HP

[SusieQTX]

01:28 PM on 10/27/2011

I'm waiting.........

[Kathy Petras]

01:21 PM on 10/27/2011

My personal favorite (not on this list): Jim Moore Wins First Annual "Jim Moore" Award
http://stupidest.com/the-stupidest-somethings-fishy-here-first-annual-award/

[eehd]

01:01 PM on 10/27/2011

This are as bad as HuffPo exaggerated headlines.

[Michael Clanchy]

01:47 PM on 10/27/2011

And almost as droll.

[Mr John Madison]

12:27 PM on 10/27/2011

Man reads dumb headlines for no apparent reason.

[PickOneTwoThree]

12:17 PM on 10/27/2011

Ridiculous - YES

Funny - NO

I just wasted a few more minutes of my life on this. I laugh much more watching The Daily Show and I learn stuff.

[Johnnyash]

12:09 PM on 10/27/2011

This one still ranks as my all-time favorite....

"Republicans Turned Off By Size of Obama's Package"

http://politicalhumor.about.com/b/2010/03/09/funny-headline-of-the-day-republicans-turned-off-by-size-of-obamas-package.htm

[McGrupp10799]

11:52 AM on 10/27/2011

Looking For Funny Headlines...

Anyone who watch World Cup Rugby knows that the New Zealand National Team is called "The All Blacks". The NZ National Soccer Team is the "The All Whites" (which they sent to compete in the FIFA World Cup in South Africa of all places).

The NZ National Basketball team is "The Tall Blacks".
The NZ National Ice Hockey Team is "The Ice Blacks".

So what did they use to call the NZ National Badminton Team? "The Black Cocks" (on account of the Birdie being named a Shuttlecock).

This led to numerous Sports Writers having a laugh with their Headlines: "Russians Choke On Black Cocks" "Black Cocks A Hard Swallow for Australia".

Eventually the team dropped the nickname; but the headlines were brilliant when they lasted.

[kareemachan]

11:06 AM on 10/27/2011

Coleslaw wrestling?

o.0

[Drwalkinboner]

11:21 AM on 10/27/2011

Asian coleslaw wrestling. The nice thing about coleslaw is you can put almost anything in it.

[onlythetruthcounts]

07:12 PM on 10/27/2011

I like Asian's and coleslaw, two out of three ain't bad.

[kareemachan]

12:55 AM on 10/28/2011

Ah so desu ka!

lulz

[evilchihuahua]

11:01 AM on 10/27/2011

I like the virgin in a peach tree one.
She seems like a woman with a lot of, if you'll pardon the pun,spunk.