When we think of news headlines we assume they ought to be catchy, succinct, and informative and convey the vital information contained in the article in the best possible way. Yet, it’s not always the case. Sometimes, the folks in charge of coming up with the best news titles get it all wrong and the results can be very funny!
It happens even to the most reputable media companies who are not immune to unfortunate blunders which make their readers crack up! We’ve handpicked 60 extremely funny news headlines that are too hilarious to be true.
1. Ur… what?
This kind of headline probably isn’t something new to you in case you regularly follow astrology news, but that doesn’t make it any less funny! We’re sure the author realized what he had done soon and blushed.
2. Superhero
Any fire is potentially life-threatening, even an imaginary one! The hero of the hour merely did his duty and saved the canine from a fiery doom. If only it were real, it would be awesome.
3. Middle name change
Macaulay Culkin indeed has a poetic ring to it. You just can’t stop repeating that melodic name. No wonder Macaulay wanted to be known as ‘Macaulay Macaulay’ instead of just Macaulay.
4. Everything’s okay!
We aren’t sure if this really qualifies as ‘breaking news’ but we’re glad that Ramon is okay. Next time a celebrity is found alive, there’s no doubt that CNN will be there to keep us updated!
5. That’s a relief!
All you militant heterosexual out there can now breathe a sigh of relief! Yoga is perfectly safe and there’s no risk you’ll wake up the day after class to discover all your clothes are pink.
6. Say cheese!
Mugshots are no different from selfies, really. In fact, they get preserved for posterity so you better make sure you look you best in your mugshot, like this woman!
7. Even Houdini couldn’t pull a better stunt!
It’s hard to say something to something like this. It’s just too good to be true. Or too crazy. Take your pick!
8. Self-defense
When your life is threatened, you use all means at your disposal, and in the lack of any weapons, you must reach for what nature has endowed you with. Now we know that guns aren’t the only effective means of self-defense!
9. Accidents happen
Best things happen spontaneously and here’s proof! Scrap months of preparations and training, you don’t need all that to finish in a seventh place in the US half-marathon! Actually, you don’t have even have to be human!
10. Thanks, Google!
Word suggestions are often as annoying as they are useful. However, sometimes they produce… interesting results. Thanks to Google we won’t have to see that unfortunate word suggestion when we type ‘Sit on’ anymore!
11. Don’t mess with ISIS
Honestly, what else could he expect when he joined ISIS? For people who routinely chop off people’s heads, taking sex slaves is like a walk in the park.
12. Sorry, George!
George Brownridge must’ve felt stupefied upon reading this. We wonder whether this ‘inappropriate innuendo’ was a blunder and not a prank. Whatever the case, it was a bit over the top.
13. A well-earned reward
Yeah, doing that to the leader of ISIS most definitively deserves a huge reward. Whatever some people may say, it’s a well-earned reward!
14. That’s one unfortunate headline
What would be your first guess if you opened newspapers and saw this headline? We’ll leave it to you to think about without saying anything else.
15. Come check your eyes, it’s free!
Seeing their favorite team underperform must be hard on any sports fan. This doctor came up with an idea of how to motivate his favorite team to do better next time. We wonder whether his method worked.
16. A brand new tourist attraction
She must have felt really special when she found out that she’s included in the list of best Glasgow attractions! Next time when someone asks this woman what her profession is, she’ll probably say ‘I’m a tourist attraction’. Pretty amazing, don’t you think?
17. Born without consent
Giving birth to a child is a serious business and parents better make sure they have their fetus’ consent before the mother proceeds to give birth. Preferrably a written one to avoid legal issues later.
18. A visit to Uranus? Why not
Now it’s pretty clear that any title with the word ‘Uranus’ in it is bound to cause giggles and not just among kids. For some reason, guys reading this inevitably think it’s time to pay their urologist a visit.
19. It’s an emergency!
‘How do you mean you ran out of McNuggets! I’m calling 911.’ No, it’s not a joke, it actually made it into the news! Just goes on to prove that anything can become a headline these days.
20. Sausages saved my dogs!
If you dog went missing and you’re despare to get him back home, now you know what to do! No dog will ever run away from home if their owners have some sausages at hand.
21. Something’s fishy here
Nobody really knows what exactly the intention behind this news headline was. Chances are, we probably won’t ever find out.
22. Uhm…
The meaning of this headline is so ambiguous it can be interpreted in many different ways. Most of our interpretations are pretty embarrassing so we’ll just keep them to ourselves.
23. ‘The Emoji Movie’
Wow. It’s hard to ascertain whether this headline is actually serious or not. Something’s telling us that it actually is serious and that’s what makes it even funnier.
24. An explosive combination
Next time you feel bold enough to combine Redd Bull and Vodka, be sure to stay away from people, especially people who get on your nerves. We didn’t need a study to know that it’s dangerous to combine Red Bull and Vodka but it’s nice to have science confirm it.
25. One step at a time
One Misippi, two Missippi’s, three Mississippi’s… it takes practice to achieve perfection. This also applies to proper spelling. It doesn’t happen overnight! Let’s keep our fingers crossed, they’ll get it right… eventually.
26. A greasy situation
There’s no such thing as a perfect crime but there may yet be such thing as a perfect weapon. Or not. Don’t try this at home!
27. I Kid you not
It’s unfortunate when politics affects music in an adverse way. Kid Rock certainly has his disagreements with Eminem but he should keep politics out of it.
28. Mixtape is worth more than an ID card
Who needs an ID when you’re celebrity? We already know that celebrities play by their own rules so this shouldn’t come as a surprise.
29. Black or white
Being a legal analysts usually means you should do your homework before you say something on a national television but that’s not always a given. Here’s what happens when you’re too lazy and don’t do your homework.
30. Shake, shake, shake it
We think this headline is a bit redundant but that would be stating the obvious. There’s nothing wrong with stating the obvious, though. It doesn’t apply to headlines which, in our opinion, should be a bit more creative.
31. Not a nice way to go
Speaking about creativity… death is rarely creative. Quite the opposite, it’s often surprisingly dull, just like this headline.
32. Acronyms are weird
For a moment, we had something entirely different on our mind while reading this headline. How can something so dangerous as an armed militant group have such a benign acronym?
33. An intruder in the forest
Now that’s quite a feat! Bears are creatures that are not easy to intimidate, but we guess the sight of a man dressed up in a bear costume was enough to bring a tear to their eye.
34. Caught red handed
Some urges are too strong to resist. This guy will be better off behind the bars. After all, there are no pool rafts in prison. At least the inscription on his T-shirt makes sense!
35. Happy hamburger
Pablo Escobar may be a dangerous drug lord but he does have a wicked sense of humor! We have to look at the positive side, don’t we?
36. It’s really big isn’t it?
He may feel cheated but we hope he sees the funny side of it. Everyone needs a magnifying glass at some point in life.
37. That’s not how you do it!
We have so many questions to ask but it’s best they remain unspoken – and unanswered. A tip for all the couples trying to have kids: make sure you do it the right way next time.
38. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, flies like a bug, then it’s probably a flying bug
Things aren’t always what they seem and that’s an undeniable fact of life. Well, sometimes things are exactly what they seem, though we’re not sure why this particular obvious thing ended up being a news headline.
39. Bad luck
Power is too big a temptation for some people. The next mayor should definitively be on his guard, for all we know, the office may be cursed!
40. Wild child at Walmart
This is what we’d call living life to the fullest. Next time you feel a bit rebellious at Walmart, remember that driving a motorized cart while eating chicken and drinking has consequences.
41. Mutants are among us!
If, by some chance, your kid hangs a spoon on their nose and claims to be a mutant with superpowers, don’t take it for granted! It might be true after all. Another possible explanation is that the author of this article was simply bored.
42. Creative shoplifter
Of all the good available to steal, he had to choose a chainsaw. It will never be quite clear to us why exactly did he decide to hide it in his pants instead of holding it behind his back and darting for the exit, but some mysteries are destined to remained unsolved.
43. Err… what?
How on earth did they come up with that kind of headline? At least it made us crack up. News are usually depressing but every now and then they can bring a smile to your face!
44. Ups!
Sometimes you need to fight fire with fire. This was not a time to try something like that, however.
45. Raw but refreshing
Pushing the boundaries of music is not necessarily a pleasant affair, so make sure you bring your ear plugs next time your favorite band is experimenting. You don’t want to repeat the mistake these fans made.
46. Pug vs Dog
We wonder who won that fight in the end. Strictly speaking, dogfighting is a felony but since a police dog was involved we guess it’s okay.
47. Shocking
Isn’t it awesome to find a man with integrity? Being a professional actor doesn’t mean you should accept everything they ask of you. It turned out that the whole thing was a joke, however. Pattison said he was joking about being asked to perform sex act on a dog in his latest movie. That’s certainly a relief!
48. The joke’s on you!
All of us who watched the Simpsons nearly 20 years ago can’t say that we haven’t been warned. We wonder how this guy felt when he realized that what he thought to be a joke was, in fact, very much real!
49. Smoke and let others smoke
Not all churches have a same idea about what a holy sacrament is. Bob Marley would be proud of this particular church, as would most Rastafarians, we assume.
50. Hunger games
This is pretty messed up, we have to say, though also funny in a disturbing way. What we’re unsure about is why exactly this qualified as ‘breaking news’. The media these days will do pretty much everything to grab our attention.
51. A gift from heaven
Miracles happen but it takes much skill to tell a real miracle from a fake one. Not everyone is up to the task, as we can see from this headline.
52. Who could’ve seen that coming?
This won’t be good for his business, there’s no doubt about that! Though, one has to wonder whether we’re being unfair. Maybe psychics don’t see everything after all.
53. Zeal of the convert
They say that great minds think alike. The same must be true for criminal minds, a fact best proven by this guy’s unfortunate example. If you couldn’t help but chuckle at the irony of it, you’re not alone.
54. A billion dollar woman
Somehow, politicians tend to say things that come back to haunt them at a most inconvenient time. We may call it karma or law of attraction, depending on our philosophy, but it’s most definitively real, as Hillary herself found out the hard way!
55. Bigger is better
Here’s a headline that will raise a few eyebrows. It was probably too late by the time the author figured out what he did.
56. Some questions are better left unasked
We’re unsure of what exactly is going on here. Is it a sexual harassment test or just a joke gone horribly wrong, or something entirely else? We leave it for you to decide.
57. Gold fish
This may be a word play, a pun, or simply a clumsily written headline. Either Fish is human, or Ted-Jan is a fish with a fancy name and both are competing at the world single distance championship.
58. Things
Being ‘professionally fascinated by things’ is now officially a profession, and a popular one at that! Who wouldn’t want to be Jeff Goldblum’s shoes and travel the world exploring… things.
59. Not my Persian rug!
If it’s any consolation, eating carpet is a much healthier addiction than smoking, for example. Jokes aside, let’s hope that doctors will come up with a treatment for this most unusual disorder.
60. Naughty furries
Just goes on to prove that you don’t want to mess with furries. Whatever you do, don’t give furries any excuse to get kinky on Twitter if you don’t want to have nightmares for the next month or so.
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