There is hardly anything better than waking up at the crack of dawn and making some English breakfast: scrambled eggs, bacon, fried tomatoes and mushrooms, a bit of toast with marmalade, and a large mug of Earl Grey tea. And what better way to enjoy this feast than by eating it whilst you read the morning newspapers?
Unfortunately, some newspaper headlines can make us do a spit-take and drench the entire page in delicious tea (splash of milk, no sugar). You know the type of headlines that I mean: unintentionally amusing, very silly, and quite obvious how stupid they are if the overworked editors would look at them with a pair of fresh eyes.
Our team at Bored Panda has run, flown, and swum all over the planet looking for hilarious and idiotic newspaper articles, all for your amusement. So put your reading glasses on, scroll down, and upvote the headlines you enjoyed. We’d love to hear about any peculiar and giggle-worthy headlines that you’ve come across; even better if you’ve come up with them yourselves!
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There are 10 people in the world, ones that understand binary and those that don't ;)
Not only is the headline awful but quite sexist too. There are just as many women who are good at math and love it.
One of them worked for NASA, and a lot of the early astronauts wouldn't get in the capsules without her work. (Literally; they insisted she check the orbital and fuel burn figures over the early computers.)
Load More Replies...The same person who programmed the talking Barbies with "Math is so hard!"
Load More Replies...I'm going to send this to the math teachers in my building - all 3 of whom are female!
Hey, it could stand! If 4 out of 10 disliked math, but 3 of 10 disliked say history and another 2 disliked say biology and 1 disliked chemistry, that is still the majority!
That would be a plurality rather than a majority, though.
Load More Replies...This is just the kind of stable genius thinking that is frequently exhibited in public
I can't believe how few people are pointing out that there's nothing wrong with this. Sometimes "majority" is used to mean "over 50%", but it's also frequently used to mean the largest share, regardless of whether that share is over 50% or not. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority - definition c) So if 40% hate math, 25% love math, and 35% are neutral, then math-haters are the majority group. We'd have to see the rest of the article to know whether or not it was a mistake.
Source from your web link merriam webster and by no means is it ever shown that majority that be less or equal to 50 % of the data. Look below 1a : a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total a majority of voters a two-thirds majority b : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : MARGIN won by a majority of 10 votes c : the greater quantity or share the majority of the time 2a : the age at which full civil rights are accorded The age of majority in the U.S. is 18. b : the status of one who has attained this age graduated … before he had attained his majority — W. L. Burrage 3 : the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature) 4 : the military office, rank, or commission of a major majorities and colonelcies were thick as June blackberries — Dixon Wecter 5 obsolete : the quality or state of being greater
Load More Replies...Why does the article state that women are especially confused by math? Was this like two hundred years ago before Emmy Noether proved them wrong or what?
Come on people, math ain't that hard. Now English on the other hand...
I’m not great with maths either (except maybe the basics), but at least most people who hate it can still give their best attempts & get the work done … which is more than I’m capable of! LOL. 🤣
It took me a long time and reading comments below to understand whats wrong (or is it weird?) with the headline. Guess I m part of that "majority" 😭
Sincerely hope the research that led to this story wasn’t tax payer funded!
Lol I find this one funny. Wait, did they only survey 10 people to begin with? Math is wrong, and the sample is too small. Lol
the writer is one of the so called "we hate math" voters
Load More Replies...You agree that (almost) 4 out of 10 is a majority? 🤨
Load More Replies...The more math you know, the more logically you think and the clearer is your reason.
What if: 4/10 say "hate math", 3/10 say "dont care", 1/10 didnt answer, and 2/10 say "love math"?
Proof that teachers need to start acknowledging when their girl students are good at maths
How do you come up with that statement from the above post?
Load More Replies...I adore newspapers, just like I love books, writing things in notebooks, watering my ficus tree, and sketching on real paper. They’re real things that don’t disappear once the power goes out, the internet goes down, or the moment a zombie outbreak starts (Max Brooks’ ‘The Zombie Survival Guide’ will be worth its weight in gold then and I keep it by my bed at all times). However, times are changing. More and more news and entertainment can be found in the digital world. Which means that the print media industry is slowly declining.
For example, in 2018, weekday print newspaper circulation in the United States decreased by 12 percent, while Sunday circulation fell by 13 percent, according to the Pew Research Center.
What this means is that on Sundays, when most Americans have more free time, they’d rather do something else than buy a newspaper; like browse the internet.
It also says Exclusive to all newspapers and asks for contact from people who have seen her in Morocco. What trash-rag is this?
And the situation is only getting worse for newspaper journalists and other staff members. Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment Statistics, in 2018, 37,900 people worked in the newspaper industry as reporters, editors, photographers, film or video editors. That is 14 percent fewer employees than in 2015, and a whopping 47 percent less than in 2004.
Do you think that newspapers have a future, dear Readers? Would you like to see a Bored Panda newspaper? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Holding text that someone forgot to change. Often says Lorem Ipsum dolor...
On a separate note, that’s awesome! Means society is finally getting somewhere!
Probably laughing at how they look - some people pull some great faces when they're singing. Just look at people in cars at traffic lights singing away... look mad.
This one's actually not too bad, when you think of all the perils caused by earthquakes. The ground splitting open, fires from broken gas mains, tsunamis.....
Now what essential information you are missing here is that the Metro Herald is an Irish newspaper, very few of us know what the sun looks like!!!
In a world where Tide Pods CHallenge exists, this is not unecessary...
It's a 'c**p' headline as it isn't about the sewers smelling but about where the smell is leaking from.
That is a headline which is criticising the teachers who made the original statement and not a daft headline in itself.
Makes sense if you think about it. Less money for people to vacation, hence less people on beach and in the water, less shark attacks. I don't see anything wrong with this headline.
I am surprised there isn't many from the NT (northern territory) News. They are renowned for their funny headlines. A few examples are "why I stuck a cracker up my clacker", "Catnappers shaved my pussy", "trouser snake on a plane", "check out my flaps" and "game of phones" etc
Quite a few of these are actually good. Funny, Ironic or purposefully obtuse, but good.
These were a good laugh for sure! I'm so glad I'm from Utah and the news with Poison Control reminds us all 'Not to take poison'!
Most countries have socially accepted tradions of poisoning yourself. So a reminder is not that bad.
Load More Replies...Our local paper here in Niagara Falls, Canada just published a headline reading, "Homeless sex offender sentenced to house arrest"
Newspaper in Houston posted today ‘“Death was too good for him” says stepmother of slain 16-year-old teen in Humble’. Taken out of context it sounds like she’s an evil person, but the victim was her stepdaughter.
Sure, they're funny... But I read most of these years ago. Where have YOU been?
Great headlines! I saw one a few years ago in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, it read: WOMAN HIT IN SNATCH
Can I get a job with one of these, actually proofreading instead of just collecting the salary?
Once, while crossing the midwest, my husband and I spotted a newspaper with this headline: "Today's Weather. Is It Out Of Control?" I so wish we'd bought a copy!
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I am surprised there isn't many from the NT (northern territory) News. They are renowned for their funny headlines. A few examples are "why I stuck a cracker up my clacker", "Catnappers shaved my pussy", "trouser snake on a plane", "check out my flaps" and "game of phones" etc
Quite a few of these are actually good. Funny, Ironic or purposefully obtuse, but good.
These were a good laugh for sure! I'm so glad I'm from Utah and the news with Poison Control reminds us all 'Not to take poison'!
Most countries have socially accepted tradions of poisoning yourself. So a reminder is not that bad.
Load More Replies...Our local paper here in Niagara Falls, Canada just published a headline reading, "Homeless sex offender sentenced to house arrest"
Newspaper in Houston posted today ‘“Death was too good for him” says stepmother of slain 16-year-old teen in Humble’. Taken out of context it sounds like she’s an evil person, but the victim was her stepdaughter.
Sure, they're funny... But I read most of these years ago. Where have YOU been?
Great headlines! I saw one a few years ago in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, it read: WOMAN HIT IN SNATCH
Can I get a job with one of these, actually proofreading instead of just collecting the salary?
Once, while crossing the midwest, my husband and I spotted a newspaper with this headline: "Today's Weather. Is It Out Of Control?" I so wish we'd bought a copy!
A quick note to inform the general public that era of HEPATITIS has come to an end. Dr. Iyabiye has the cure, it is available and I am a testimony to it. I lived with the disease for years until December last year when I met someone who was treated and cure by the doctor, she gave me his contact and I did tried him and his medication worked for me. Contact him now for help through; iyabiyehealinghome@gmail.com phone +234-815-857-7300