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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!

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.

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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.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It also says Exclusive to all newspapers and asks for contact from people who have seen her in Morocco. What trash-rag is this?

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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!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holding text that someone forgot to change. Often says Lorem Ipsum dolor...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gotta pass the time while waiting for the other golfers to play their shots...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, even if someone had the idea that the slice might look like a G - there are a lot of proofreaders, editors, directors and whatnot reading an article before it goes to print. How can this go through all those instances without ANYONE being like "uh, guys... don't you think it looks like... kinda, you know... a little wrong?"? I seriously don't get it!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That really is an excellent point. Sadly, I've worked with all of those various people and been slapped down for voicing my concerns that the general public won't get their 'clever concept' so I've seen it happen. To the point where money was lost. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, I was just coming here to post that. Guess they thought 'rapeseed' would be a tough sell...you think?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, this is a failure on two levels - one, that slice of grapefruit looks like a C, not a G and they didn't HAVE to use all caps, they could have just bolded the font to make it stand out more. F-

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they were trying to make the slice look like a G... that worked out for them well

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Ana B.
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doesn't seem too bad for me, after all rapeseed is a thing

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Janet Chaney
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The slice of fruit is supposed to be the "G" but it didn"t quite work!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s obvious someone forgot to eat before trying to be creative.

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David Herz
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Graphics, you know it's an art! Not for everyone, not at first try...

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Arran Walker
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would possibly help if the slice were cut to look more like a G, but not much....

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Bettye McKee
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know there is a grain called rape, but I don't believe it's recommended for every meal.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny thing is there's actually a plant called Rapefruit. It's a red berry on a green bush that grows all over the alps. It's a yellow plant also called canola.

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Bill
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The oil is missing the "e" for some strange reason. Had to check the pantry

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg, no. That’s so bad. I already had a dislike for grapefruit, but now they’ve dropped one of the letters, I guatantee that’s a SUS-fruit! 😣

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that slice doesnt even look like a G. it might pass as a C, but thats about it

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have heard of date rape drugs but not rapefruit....new way to get girls unconscious?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've got news for you: a slice of grapefruit doesn't look sufficiently like a capital G to replace that letter.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess when you plant rapeseed, you get a crop of rapefruit.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, putting a pill in soda works better, grapefruits are not found eveywhere and they're not even handy, man!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.....

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This headline leaves nothing to the imagination. No one will read the article if you give everything away in the headline.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!!!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, reading the text it sounds like they were all wasting time.

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