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Sunday, May 13, 2007

New Entries in the Worst Headline Contest

From Michael:

Yankees' Wang Hit Hard By Rangers

The guy's name is Wang. You just can't not see the problem with this before you print it.

And then there's this one from Jonathan -- and I'm sorry about this, because it's gross, but here it is:

I mean, come on, headline writers. How hard is it to write things that aren't disgusting double entendres?

Labels: headlines

posted by Anonymous # 9:27 PM

Comments:

Let's not ignore the fact that the headline is accompanied by a picture of a pink bat nestled tightly in a donut.

# posted by

dak : 5/14/2007 1:56 AM

Reader Mike G. wrote in on May 22nd with this gem in the NY Post:

Backpage headline: "Wang, Yanks show some spunk to BoSox"

Move that comma: "Wang yanks, shows some spunk to BoSox."

Hot.

# posted by

Unknown : 5/23/2007 11:30 AM