Cat purr-fects Usain Bolt impression
Not a media funny in the classical sense of the term…but full marks to Brighton’s Argus for coming up with what one regional editor described as the best story of the Olympics so far.
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 [email protected].
Soap namecheck makes news in Rugby
Okay so the silly season is well and truly upon us and news is often hard to come by at this time of year….but even so, this nib from the Rugby Advertiser surely takes some beating in the barrel-scraping stakes.
Slough of despond
The reputation of Slough has never really recovered from its 1937 mauling by Sir John Betjeman, so this “£100 revamp” as reported by the Midweek Observer is unlikely to improve matters.
Did the Queen have a hand in this?
We’re not sure what the connection is between the Queen’s recent visit to Yeovil and this picture of a ladies’ glove, but we’re sure there must be a great story behind it. Could it be the Queen’s glove, perhaps?
Schadenfreude in Southsea
Plenty of schadenfreude on the South Coast this week over a hyperlocal news site’s attempts to cover the story of a body – or was it in fact a ‘bobby?’ – washed up on Southsea beach. Staffers on more established
Weekly admits mistaken identity over ‘headless monkey’
Story corrected after RSPCA investigation
An expensive near-miss in Bradford?
Oh dear…or should that be ‘deer?’ Hard on the heels of the warning to motorists to ‘bare’ children in mind, here’s another one from the Bradford Telegraph & Argus.
The naked truth
Drivers in the Bradford area may have been a tad confused by this headline from the Telegraph and Argus. Does it mean they should beware scantily-clad youngsters, or has the curse of the homophone struck again?
It’s raining again in Croydon
The weather is, of course, our national obsession, but in the current climate, this Croydon Guardian story does have a slight air of dog bites man about it…..
Advert fails to bow-el them over
This box advert can be seen in the slot next to the masthead in the current edition of the Gloucestershire Gazette, but the ‘taster session’ doesn’t seem very appetising to us…
Spearless in their field
Asparagus is big news in Evesham. The town hosts an annual Asparagus Festival, the centrepiece of which is the crowning of an Asparagus King. So perhaps the Evesham Journal can be forgiven for this bill which, to a casual passer-by,
Portakabin Police strike at Midlands weekly
This paragraph in a list of recent planning applications may seem innocuous enough but it landed the editor in hot water with the police – the Portakabin Police, that is. Andy Rush, editor of the Loughborough Echo received a letter
Sports desk fixated with bottom line?
Arsenal Football Club has been the, er, butt of many jokes down the years on account of its name, but it’s rare that one actually makes it into print. The Peterborough Evening Telegraph managed it however with this report of
Where were you on Saturday night?
As young reporters we were always taught to scan the ad columns for good stories – but just what story lies behind this one from the Scunthorpe Telegraph is anyone’s guess. It made us laugh, anyway!
Chelsea 3, Barcelona 2, BBC 0
Some confusion over at BBC Sport it seems following the dramatic conclusion of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final against Barcelona at the Nou Camp. For the record, it was the Blues who overcame ‘Barca’ to go through 3-2 on aggregate.
Odd political double-act spotted in Crawley
Interesting picture-headline juxtaposition on a local election story from the Crawley News’ website, thisissussex.co.uk.