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Friday Funnies: What didn't happen in years gone by

We at HTFP towers feel that today deserves some sort of fanfare as this is the tenth successive set of weekly Friday Funnies we’ve been able to bring you.

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Nostalgia features have been a staple of local newspapers for decades so it’s a shame to discover what must have been a slow news week in bygone Ormskirk (from Ormskirk Advertiser):


The Daily Telegraph’s website went a bit ‘Carry On’ in the science section of its news headlines:


This Nottingham Evening Post headline does not reveal the reason behind this mother’s anger, but it’s good to see she’s got over it:


During its coverage of a recent court case, the Liverpool Daily Post brought news of a work of art by a lesser-known painter :


Finally, an unfortunate double spelling error from the Lincolnshire Echo repeated in both headline and intro:


If you’ve enjoyed these then click through to our previous collection: Psychic fails to live up to billing. And please take a moment to visit our Facebook group to see our Funnies archive.