Thursday, 10 February 2011

Misleading Headlines, No. 12: Is it me, or is it a bit crowded in here?

You've got to wonder at this one:

Woman whose dog attacked police horses in court


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4 comments:

  1. David Baker10 February 2011 at 20:01

    The paper I worked for, the Leicester Mercury, once ran the headline:

    POLICE SNATCH BID PROBE DELAY


    No, we didn't either, and it was changed for later editions that day!

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  2. Ray Barnes10 February 2011 at 20:54

    But it doesn't say why the horses were up in court, or whether they were 'charged'!.

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  3. Lucy Mills12 February 2011 at 16:13

    I remember looking at these kinds of headlines in my English Language A level...

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  4. Unknown12 February 2011 at 17:46

    I love them!

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