{"id":174,"date":"2009-08-12T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T16:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymarketingguide.com\/srufo\/?p=174"},"modified":"2009-08-12T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T16:04:17","slug":"laugh-wednesday-real-headlines-real-amusement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nxtconcepts.com\/srufo\/2009\/08\/12\/laugh-wednesday-real-headlines-real-amusement\/","title":{"rendered":"Laugh Wednesday-Real Headlines.  Real Amusement."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I think we all need to say, &#8220;what the hey?&#8221; and have a good laugh.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the writers of the newspaper headlines I am going to provide below probably didn&#8217;t realize they were writing comedy at the time.\u00a0 On a side note, writers are asked many times to squeeze headlines to fit space requirements, which in turn can completely change the tone of the headline and promise a pretty different story.\u00a0 My comments follow each headline.\u00a0 Feel free to leave your own too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you try to figure out what they were really trying to say?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kids Make Nutritious Snacks&#8221;<br \/>\n(Good thing I am watching my diet)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Marijuana Issue Sent to Joint Committee&#8221;<br \/>\n(No wonder why we can&#8217;t get anything done)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers&#8221;<br \/>\n(That will teach them)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over&#8221;<br \/>\n(Hope he was well paid!)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Denver Chapter Will Have Senator for Breakfast&#8221;<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s one way to deal with the healthcare and aging issue)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cops Quiz Victim in Fatal Shooting&#8221;<br \/>\n(Can they contact Harry Houdini too?)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jail Releases Upset Judges&#8221;<br \/>\n(Maybe they were involved in the Marijuana Committee?)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;City Council to Discuss Nudity in Private&#8221;<br \/>\n(TMI)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Litigant Has No Right to Lay Advisers in Chambers&#8221;<br \/>\n(I should think not!\u00a0 Unless of course they are all agreeable)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Deans Promise to Stop Drinking on Campus&#8221;<br \/>\n(I thought the guy doing a keg-stand at the last party looked a bit old)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FBI Adds to Reward for Killing Suspects&#8221;<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s one way to fight crime)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;School Board Member Suspected of Honesty&#8221;<br \/>\n(Wouldn&#8217;t want that to happen, would we?)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steamed Pudding and Crap Dip&#8221;<br \/>\n(What is this?\u00a0 A recipe from a Survivor Cook Book?)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;High School to Colege?\u00a0 It Depends&#8221;<br \/>\n(Yes.\u00a0 Yes. It would for you)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Socks Lower in Tokyo&#8221;<br \/>\n(Well, maybe the stock market had something to do with that)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I think we all need to say, &#8220;what the hey?&#8221; and have a good laugh.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the writers of the newspaper headlines I am going to provide below probably didn&#8217;t realize they were writing comedy at the time.\u00a0 On a side note, writers are asked many times to squeeze headlines to fit space requirements, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nxtconcepts.com\/srufo\/2009\/08\/12\/laugh-wednesday-real-headlines-real-amusement\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Laugh Wednesday-Real Headlines.  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