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Bad news is bad. Obviously. But sometimes bad news can be unintentionally hilarious.
Take a look at these brilliant newspaper and magazine fails for example. Compiled by Bored Panda, the list serves as a helpful reminder of why something as simple as a layout could turn even the saddest stories into something you can't help but laugh about. After all, who puts a picture of a dog beside a headline relating to a violent sex offender? Or a picture of a man grilling meat beside a headline about dead cats? Either these publications have a twisted sense of humor, or they need to make their interviews harder when hiring for a layout editor...
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#1
I Found This In My Country's Newspaper. Bad Ad Placement
Vervelende Panda 9 years ago
"The real you" doesn't look very impressive, but of course one should never judge a book on its cover...
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Yeah but the cover pretty much shows all there is to show, and honestly... well, not much to see and probably not much to enjoy too. Hope he is a better "pianist" and "talker".
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Meghan Brown 9 years ago
Other than the ad placement, the layout is good because it directs your attention around the page. It was probably that the ad was put in after the rest of the page was constructed. Still hilarious though!!
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#2
Why You Should Never Put A Bald Guy On The Cover Of Your Paper
#3
Pooh's On A Rampage
#4
If You Edit A Magazine Called 'Where', You Really Ought To Be More Careful With Your Layout
Rèdiño - - 9 years ago
But the 'e' she is covering with her head seems more round that the last e.
Ovidiu Toader 9 years ago
What if told you it's not "accidental"? The designer knew what he was doing, and did it probably because the manager is a d**k.
#5
Tombstoning Example
David Heath 5 years ago
Awww, my pic made #5. LOL. My original caption was "charged with humping legs and biting ankles"
#6
Tombstoning Example
Jason Morley 9 years ago
She just wanted to shoot it like it was shot in her face all those years
#7
Oops
#8
Oh George, You Sly Dog
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
"George! Put the dog down now! Slowly, keep calm, we can discuss it, it's okay."
#9
Unfortunate
over opinionated 9 years ago
There's just so much that makes this the guy screaming at the sinking boat with that header it's my favorite so far
#10
Shameless Health Trick
Ile De France 8 years ago
When you are climbing up a ladder and you hear something splatter...
#11
I Can Make You Thin
SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
They person who was in charge of the format should get fired or something
over opinionated 9 years ago
That's just really badly done how do you not see that when you edit.
#12
Cookin' Up Cats
Lilly Werekeitzen 9 years ago
I was having a good time and then this awful headline is now made me so sad, some people are so cruel :(
Stephanie Lewis-Cooper 9 years ago
I was laughing my head off at all the other stuff in this article until I saw this. This one just isn't funny. It's sickening.
#13
This Was In The News Paper Yesterday
Tillie Martinussen 9 years ago
Yes. But also hilarious. In the really cringeworthy way. Facepalming while laughing at That Talk the editor had to take. :D
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Oscar Jeong 9 years ago
Then the ad "aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" (you will see it at #15) must be posted around here, too.
#14
Layout Fail
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Oh my god it's hilarious, are the people making the page dispositions that ingenuous or do they just don't pay attention as long at if fits?
#15
Poorly Placed Ad
Jolene Elizabeth Moss 9 years ago
Oh my, I'm sorry. I couldn't help but giggle a little at this one.
Autumn 9 years ago
It's one of those things where you shouldn't laugh, but you do.
Load More Replies... Vervelende Panda 9 years ago
At first I thought it was about the red stain at the bottom of the building.
#16
Farewell
over opinionated 9 years ago
That's funny and probably intentional I'd be that jerk that would do that
#17
You Can Panic Now
.gas. 9 years ago
If you can't notice 25K pedos in your house, you're either clueless or have a really big house.
Sarah Garland 9 years ago
If your house is big enough for 25k people--then you're hosting a conference.
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Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
XD, 25K in a single house? Damn, that's not called a house, that's called a building. A very big building. Or a camping.
#18
Chemical Weapons
Ile De France 8 years ago
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
#19
Out With A Bang
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Oh my... I think families, victims and acquaintances didn't find this funny on the moment, but from afar, it's quite funny.
#20
Why Punctuation Matters
Melissa Apple 9 years ago
Your comment is the funniest thing I've read so far
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#21
Everything About This Is Unfortunate
#22
Oops
Charmaine Turner 9 years ago
My favourite so far, coz it doesn't seem like the editor saw it and left it on purpose. Very funny :-)
#23
Advertising Placement Fail
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
When you're more obsessed by placement and number of pages than content, the result can be... well, not that good.
Kaiserin Sissi 9 years ago
This is very unfortunate placement! Don't they check these things?!
#24
This Newspaper
Ile De France 8 years ago
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over opinionated 9 years ago
It's just a bad header more then bad placement.... I still better stop eating them just in case
#25
Bowling Ad Fail
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Yeah? Well, talk the guy on the ad suposed to show us the real him, he might need some advices.
#26
This Magazine For Parents Fail
#27
Coincidence? I Think Not
Andrew Ramirez 9 years ago
Credo for noticing that, but I think this is fake.
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Danny Murnin 6 years ago
Imagine what the person placing the ads felt like when they found out this was possible.
#28
Father’s Day Gifts
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Mh, they really want everything to fit in the lesser number of pages I guess...
#29
My Local Newspaper
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Ouch, poor kids. This page could have been set up by a sex offender who ignores himself as they all think children love what they do to them, he might think that it is actually a good day for kids .You might want to fire him, just in case...
#30
Unfortunate Headline Placement
.gas. 9 years ago
The weird part is that the picture of the actual rapist does look a lot like the horse owner. :-o
#31
Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines
Andrew Ramirez 9 years ago
I make my pancakes with a lot of apples and applesauce. Applecakes.
Tillie Martinussen 9 years ago
Hahahahahahaha! All I can hear is Homer Simpson voicing the last bit. :'D
#32
The Power Of Three
#33
Queen Is Britain's Worst Purse Snatcher
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Well, she is a cruel criminal, her minions, euh, sorry, the royal guards wear hats made in real bear fur. Or at least they did not that long ago, don't know if they changed that. Hope they did.
Mike Woodhall 8 years ago
someones doing this onpurpose .so many of theese invove the queen it cannot be just coincidence
#34
Man Jumps Of Ferry
#35
Comedy Festival
ElinaTheAwesome 9 years ago
After reading the headline, did anybody read 'testicle' instead of 'festival' on the foot note?
#36
Newspaper Fail
#37
Got Stumps?
Jayne Junemann 9 years ago
wow i don't know what it says about me that this is the first one to make me laugh out loud.
#38
This Is Either A Strange Article/photo Combination Or There's A 'K' Missing
#39
My Friend Is Cycling Round The World, This Is The Story The Local Paper Ran On Him Today
#40
My Hometown Newspaper Had An Amusing Juxtaposition
#41
Ad Placement Fail In The Irish Times
#42
Taking Things Too Literally
Benjamin Richmond 4 years ago
only three! l mean, that is still three humans killed, but l would expect a direct attack to yield more deaths.
#43
Where Magazine
Pi... 9 years ago
This magazine just doesn't seem to get it! They goofed up one in the previous posts too.
over opinionated 9 years ago
Or they know what there doing and think it's funny...
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Ad Placement Fail
Bryan Chambers 9 years ago
This one isn't funny. Whoever decided to include it in the list is a heartless bastard.
Katie Jamberri Nails 9 years ago
This is a list of fails. Not specifically a list of funny fails.
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official nuke_ Killa Beats. 5 years ago
What is wrong with that page. It's so f****d up to put a page that says that next to those poor children.
#45
The Telegraph Kisses Bin Laden Goodbye
#46
When Page Layouts Go Bad
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Honestly, I find this one to be a pretty good placement. After reading the horros of self-harming, you need something lighter to not mope all day long, so it's quite a great idea to put something funny just after that. Yup, for me it's a great placement.
Phanic! at My Chemical Fall Out Twenty One Brides 9 years ago
I understand what you mean but I've self harmed in the past and this is really awful ...
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#48
Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Yeah well, with the consideration people have for poor people and the interest sluts bring up, that wouldn't be surprising if it actually happened.
#49
Local Newspaper
Vicky Skelton 9 years ago
Should be easy to arrest, out in the public and appearance announced!
#50
Unfortunate Photo Placement
#51
Cold Blooded Murder Trio
over opinionated 9 years ago
how can they deny murder there clearly guilty look at those sinister faces
#52
I'm Sure This Looked Great In InDesign. Dear Me
#53
Great Layout
#54
Magazine Title In Scotland
#55
Never Would Have Labelled William And Kate As Extremists Myself
Luna Clara 9 years ago
Seems to me, that mostly the Britain's mess up something in the layout of their newspapers/headlines... maybe it's a strange kind of British humor and they do all that stuff on purpose. We'll never know.
#56
German Tombstoning: "Refugee Crisis Becomes Matter For The Boss"
#58
Found This Newspaper Fail Today
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What do you think ?
over opinionated 9 years ago
Half were really funny half really unfortunate they all prove a little more attention to detail was needed
Ateeq-Ur-Rehman Mhaishale 9 years ago
It was pretty hilarious through the humour point of view. Thnx for the fun.
Nicole Hardin 9 years ago
Hey, I knew something was up with that dog, being "friendly" and all. Suspicious, shifty looking pup.????
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
I wonder if the people making the page dispositions that ingenuous and free of all bad thoughts or if they just don't pay attention as long at if fits in the number of pages they are given?
over opinionated 9 years ago
Half were really funny half really unfortunate they all prove a little more attention to detail was needed
Ateeq-Ur-Rehman Mhaishale 9 years ago
It was pretty hilarious through the humour point of view. Thnx for the fun.
Nicole Hardin 9 years ago
Hey, I knew something was up with that dog, being "friendly" and all. Suspicious, shifty looking pup.????
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
I wonder if the people making the page dispositions that ingenuous and free of all bad thoughts or if they just don't pay attention as long at if fits in the number of pages they are given?
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