Funnies
Laughter is the best medicine and our regular round-up of press and media funnies aims to put a smile on the most downcast of faces.
From amusingly misspelt headlines to double-entendres of the first degree, we want to feature them on this page.
We used to round them up into collections of ‘Friday Funnies’ and these can still be viewed here, but we will now be publishing them individually both here and on the site homepage.
If you spot one, tell us about it at editor.htfp@and.co.uk.
June 25, 2007
"They wanted my skin for shoes"
Most newspapers have one, make fun of one and need one to talk about behind their back.It’s the wizened old hack, travelling on the final…
June 25, 2007
Another from Nic
Another from Nic By HoldTheFrontPage staff Nic Outterside, our most prolific howler contributor, says: “This was an advertising howler which lost an ad. man his…
June 25, 2007
Are you sitting uncomfortably
Oh, that dreaded moment when you spot an unfortunate juxtaposition of story and advert, with the paper already printed! It happened at the Derby Evening…
June 25, 2007
Unidentified Headline 148
Keep your favourites rolling in, folks! Wayne Swiffin, of the Derby Evening Telegraph, was amused by this, on BBC’s Ceefax: Reward: £5,000 for shooting culprits…
June 25, 2007
Unidentified Headline 147
Headlines to die for Click here for more We want to know if you’ve seen a classic headline – good or bad – anywhere in…
June 25, 2007
Unidentified Headline 146
Headlines to die for Click here for more We want to know if you’ve seen a classic headline – good or bad – anywhere in…
June 25, 2007
Unidentified Headline 151
Headlines to die for Click here for more We want to know if you’ve seen a classic headline – good or bad – anywhere in…
June 25, 2007
Unidentified Headline 150
Headlines to die for We want to know if you’ve seen a classic headline – good or bad – anywhere in the regional press.e-mail them…
June 25, 2007
Unidentified Headline 149
Headlines to die for Click here for more We want to know if you’ve seen a classic headline – good or bad – anywhere in…
June 25, 2007
How I broke the story of Dr Death
Every journalist’s dream came true for Manchester Evening News reporter Mikaela Sitford when she landed a world exclusive. Last week, family doctor Harold Shipman was…
June 25, 2007
"My colon has stopped working…"
We asked what bizarre exchanges you had heard in your newsroom, and below are a few more contributions: Chief sub to photographer: “Bob, what shape…
June 25, 2007
Sub-editor wanted: must have a sense of pun
You’ve seen our selection of headlines you’re glad you didn’t write, but there are two sides to every story, of course, and today we introduce…
June 25, 2007
A headline classic!
When it comes to funny headline stories – the oldies are still the goodies. Journalist Tim Lenton, of Eastern Counties Newspapers, has e-mailed us with…
