We live in full gadget mode these days. Every bit of news is on the internet, fake or not, and we get updated any time of the day. But, in the midst of all the technology driven platforms, some of us still prefer reading the morning paper over surfing the web while enjoying a steaming cup of coffee and warm, buttery toast.
However not everything you see in publications are there to wake your curiosity about important things happening around you. At times, these news can be your source of morning humor especially if you happen to find headlines such as these 75 hilarious headlines that will surely make you face-palm at their absurdity!
1. Okay, let me think.
Uh-oh, someone probably got fired after this mishap. This error is definitely something that could cost someone’s job!
2. Miracle cure?
Let’s admit it, this headline is definitely intriguing. Some miracle cure, huh?!
3. Look! Guns!
I wonder if they expected to find cotton candy or dresses when the agents decided to raid a gun shop. I mean, what else could be found there?
4. This useful statistic.
One of the most annoying things people can do? Stating the obvious, that’s what!
5. Adding insult to disability
This is nothing short of insensitive. I wonder what the poor man must have felt after reading this inconsiderate headline.
6. Of course, she was!
Wow, this just left me speechless! Even the question in the box below it was simply ridiculous.
7. Yup, still dead.
The gunman probably thought the morgue was a safe place to let all his anger out. The 17 corpses in there would remain dead anyway.
8. Oh, really?
Really? Don’t you have better things to write about? Everyone knows hunting lessens the deer population, duh!
9. You bet, they are.
Yes, I totally agree. And do you also agree that saying the obvious makes a person look dumb?
10. Poor grandparents
I’m so glad I was not present in that event. No one wants to eat grandparents for breakfast! Or was that what this meant?
11. Rarely?
I think they should teach the police to study the paranormal. Why? Because homicide victims are supposed to be dead!
12. Is this headline for real?
Well, what did they expect? A celebration? This headline is nothing but absurd.
13. I didn’t know bridges could do that!
Oh, that’s so right! Did you know they can help cars to cross rivers, too?
14. This unfortunate lay-out design
A rapefruit? I wouldn’t buy such a thing even if you say “it’s good for every meal”!
15. In his right place
Uhm, haven’t they heard that dead men are meant to be in graveyards? Where else could they be found other than a cemetery?
16. We hate math.
There’s one evidence that supports this claim. The person who did this headline looks like someone who belongs to the “majority.”
17. What a plan
Apparently, the editor could not think of a more fitting word. He surely loves to plan.
18. Deep breaths, please!
The words “breathing” and “oxygen” are synonymous to staying alive. We know this for a fact since the first grade!
19. What was that again?
Oops, another person loses their job. Just go easy on the keyboards and check your work!
20. Babies at fault
Poor babies. They get blamed for things that they don’t even ask for!
21. I wonder what the broadcast said.
This is not just absurd, it’s more of useless. A broadcast about a lunar eclipse? Who wants to listen about something when you can just look up at the moonless sky?
22. Can anything be more ridiculous?
Wait, what? This is totally ridiculous!
23. For teenagers younger than 25
The editor probably did not know that teenagers are those adolescents aging 13 to 19 years old. Reading something like this in the morning makes you want to go back to bed.
24. Where else could those submarines be?
Aren’t submarines supposed to be under the sea? People seem to have a habit of blaming China for everything.
25. Let’s see about that.
That’s not just a clear admission of animal cruelty. That is also a hundred percent absurd way to address the issue.
26. Poor prisoner.
This prisoner has no hope at all. I wonder what he did to warrant more than two milleniums of stay in jail!
27. Blame it all on him.
This man has no way of getting out of it at all. Everything is blamed on him!
28. I wonder when that was.
This is only one of two scenarios. It’s either the editor was too lazy to know when the woman actually got lost, or that the editor was simply out of his mind when he wrote this.
29. So, that’s the reason why!
Why was there an earthquake again? Oh, I know! Because the ground is shaking!
30. Ooh, flying bugs!
Was this supposed to be a brain twister? Or is it plainly absurd?
31. Kids surely can!
Wow, the picture on this story is as absurd as its headline. Kids are not dogs and of course, they can be taught how to eat right, just how your parents did to you when you were just a baby!
32. This is simply bizarre.
You can try to visualize this but let me just warn you. It’s not a pretty scenario.
33. That yellow thing
What could that yellow thing in the sky be? Let me tell you what. It’s your brain telling you to go back to school.
34. Wow, what useful information that was.
This is the kind of information that makes you want to stop reading the paper in the mornings. Why bother reading something that nobody bothered to research?
35. Where could it be coming from?
This headline is definitely something that can make you question what in the world people are thinking about. Where else could a meteorite come from other than outer space?
36. The whole city was uncertain
Do you know what the most absurd part of this headline is? The part where it says that the whole “city” is unsure of why the sewer smells.
37. Don’t take poison!
This is one reminder that you definitely don’t need to mention! Who wants to take poison anyway?
38. This easily misunderstood headline
It’s a good thing they decided to add pictures of the bird featured in this story. Or else, people might think of other things when they come across this headline.
39. Some advice that was.
The fact that teachers said this is definitely not funny. That was some advice, huh.
40. Knife-wielding gun store robber
Some people tend to do things that are totally inexplainable. Just like how this knife-wielding robber decided to steal from a gun store. What were you thinking, man?
41. Let me just dfdffgfg
Really, what makes it so difficult to go back and check if you typed the right words? If you only did that, you probably still have a job right now.
42. Acronyms
OK, this is how you want to play? Let me just tell you that this headline makes me want to ROFL.
43. Insert headline
This publication probably forgot to check that they have to insert headline before printing their papers. Now, everyone gets to have a shot at the headline because they forgot to put one!
44. That might be a clue
News headlines just make you want to face-palm yourself sometimes. This is one of them.
45. His reputation
Mr. Murderer, killing someone definitely makes thinking about your reputation the last thing that should be in your mind. Don’t try to change the topic and blame the person who only put you in your rightful place.
46. That was unexpected!
How did that happen? 800 pounds is not light and yet, you only worry about your leg.
47. Why, oh, why?
This is absolutely ridiculous, not to mention insensitive! What were they thinking?
48. That’s seriously disgusting.
After reading this headline, my mental image of lemon juice is forever tainted with disgust. Cow urine and lemon juice even have the same color! Ugh.
49. Oh, did they?
Apparently, stating the obvious is looking like a trend these days. Don’t you have other ways to let us know what you are writing about?
50. Bad camel!
Who gets a camel for a pet anyway? They are huge and they are not made to be caged.
51. Can we cancel Monday, too?
This, actually, gave me a bit of hope. Can we cancel Mondays, too?
52. Jobless cows
Oh, these poor cows. They are not just here to be milked, in case you did not know.
53. To vote or not to vote
This looks like a bad case of tongue twister. And it does not belong to the headlines!
54. That’s good news..or not!
Don’t you dare try to make everything seem alright! This is just like click bait. On print.
55. Bad puppy!
This paper needs to sort out their priorities. Apparently, a dog eating G-strings is more fit for a headline than a man bashed in the head with a television!
56. I wonder who won.
This is the type of case that will leave no winner at all. You can continue the case, or you can just quit this nonsense, Mr. Boomerang.
57. This is plain irony.
This is actually the kind of news that will make you want to lose trust. If safety meetings end in accident, will it be worse for other kinds of meetings?
58. Is this a riddle or a puzzle?
Here’s another tongue twister that looks like a brain twister as well! These confusing headlines should be stopped.
59. This headline and this ad seem linked
Although the top line talks about spiders, it is not a bad way to describe paedophiles after all. What a fitting way to do your lay-out.
60. Ouch!
The image I see in my brain for this headline is so painful, I didn’t want to think about it anymore. Ouch!
61. That’s one strong tape!
We know the red tape here is not the sticky one but still, the way it was written can totally mislead readers. That’s one strong tape, indeed!
62. Blame it all on recession
Apparently, even the reduction in shark attacks can be blamed on the economy. Go on, blame it all on recession!
63. This unfortunate fellow.
What an unlucky fellow this is. I wonder if he survived.
64. This man and his life decisions
When you reek of alcohol, not even eating underwear can help you out of your sticky situation. Some people really think out of the box. Too out of the box, if I may add.
65. Wow, that’s new!
That’s the kind of information that women knew all along. There’s no need to spell it all out, really!
66. This jaw-breaking news
Man or woman, you didn’t need to break a person’s jaw to teach them a lesson. This headline is ridiculous and totally gender-insensitive, too!
67. Would you hire this attorney?
Would you hire an attorney like this? This case is definitely an evidence to what might happen if you do!
68. The dangerous “Poo” man
“Poo” man strikes again! Or he’s just probably someone who needed to have a home with his own bathroom in it.
69. This clown’s not funny at all!
Clowns have always been associated with fun and joy. But, lately, they become symbols of craziness and horror, too!
70. A head job
This totally came out the wrong way. If having a head job was a reality, a lot of people would surely donate money just to change other people’s heads!
71. He must be so happy
This is one way to put a roof on your homeless head. I bet he was happy for being under house arrest.
72. This headline’s play of words
I wouldn’t call this a genius play of words. It’s more like an insensitive way to catch attention to your story.
73. They seem disappointed
Why does this headline make me want to think that they were disappointed that the jellyfish apocalypse they were expecting did not actually happen? Is it just me or did you feel the same way, too?
74. Why would you use that word?
Sports articles are often made of active and really eye-catching words to show how action packed everything in sports is. However, this one is totally out of perspective.
75. This dwarf who looked like Gordon Ramsay
He may look like the celebrity chef, but using his name to catch attention is not fair at all! There are other more dignified ways to catch the readers’ attention.
Absurd is too simple a word to describe these headlines. I was fighting the urge to face-palm but I fail each and every time. Let’s just hope the absurdity ends here.
75 wild newspaper headlines that will make you face-palm at their absurdity
Caryl Jane Espiritu
11.09.19
We live in full gadget mode these days. Every bit of news is on the internet, fake or not, and we get updated any time of the day. But, in the midst of all the technology driven platforms, some of us still prefer reading the morning paper over surfing the web while enjoying a steaming cup of coffee and warm, buttery toast.
However not everything you see in publications are there to wake your curiosity about important things happening around you. At times, these news can be your source of morning humor especially if you happen to find headlines such as these 75 hilarious headlines that will surely make you face-palm at their absurdity!