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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...

#1

I Found This In My Country's Newspaper. Bad Ad Placement

I Found This In My Country's Newspaper. Bad Ad Placement

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#2

Why You Should Never Put A Bald Guy On The Cover Of Your Paper

Why You Should Never Put A Bald Guy On The Cover Of Your Paper

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#4

If You Edit A Magazine Called 'Where', You Really Ought To Be More Careful With Your Layout

If You Edit A Magazine Called 'Where', You Really Ought To Be More Careful With Your Layout

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

But the 'e' she is covering with her head seems more round that the last e.

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#5

Tombstoning Example

Tombstoning Example

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#8

Oh George, You Sly Dog

Oh George, You Sly Dog

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#9

Unfortunate

Unfortunate

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#10

Shameless Health Trick

Shameless Health Trick

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#11

I Can Make You Thin

I Can Make You Thin

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#15

Poorly Placed Ad

Poorly Placed Ad

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#16

Farewell

Farewell

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

College or high school newspaper? This was very much done on purpose.

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#17

You Can Panic Now

You Can Panic Now

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

If you can't notice 25K pedos in your house, you're either clueless or have a really big house.

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#19

Out With A Bang

Out With A Bang

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#24

This Newspaper

This Newspaper

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#25

Bowling Ad Fail

Bowling Ad Fail

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#26

This Magazine For Parents Fail

This Magazine For Parents Fail

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#27

Coincidence? I Think Not

Coincidence? I Think Not

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#30

Unfortunate Headline Placement

Unfortunate Headline Placement

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

The weird part is that the picture of the actual rapist does look a lot like the horse owner. :-o

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#37

Got Stumps?

Got Stumps?

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

wow i don't know what it says about me that this is the first one to make me laugh out loud.

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#38

This Is Either A Strange Article/photo Combination Or There's A 'K' Missing

This Is Either A Strange Article/photo Combination Or There's A 'K' Missing

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#39

My Friend Is Cycling Round The World, This Is The Story The Local Paper Ran On Him Today

My Friend Is Cycling Round The World, This Is The Story The Local Paper Ran On Him Today

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#40

My Hometown Newspaper Had An Amusing Juxtaposition

My Hometown Newspaper Had An Amusing Juxtaposition

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#41

Ad Placement Fail In The Irish Times

Ad Placement Fail In The Irish Times

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#42

Taking Things Too Literally

Taking Things Too Literally

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#43

Where Magazine

Where Magazine

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

This magazine just doesn't seem to get it! They goofed up one in the previous posts too.

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#44

Ad Placement Fail

Ad Placement Fail

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#45

The Telegraph Kisses Bin Laden Goodbye

The Telegraph Kisses Bin Laden Goodbye

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#47

Rapist In Pilot's Training

Rapist In Pilot's Training

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#49

Local Newspaper

Local Newspaper

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

Should be easy to arrest, out in the public and appearance announced!

#50

Unfortunate Photo Placement

Unfortunate Photo Placement

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

The police were going to arrest him until they realized he's having "a whale of a time."

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#51

Cold Blooded Murder Trio

Cold Blooded Murder Trio

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

how can they deny murder there clearly guilty look at those sinister faces

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#52

I'm Sure This Looked Great In InDesign. Dear Me

I'm Sure This Looked Great In InDesign. Dear Me

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#54

Magazine Title In Scotland

Magazine Title In Scotland

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#55

Never Would Have Labelled William And Kate As Extremists Myself

Never Would Have Labelled William And Kate As Extremists Myself

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

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.

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#56

German Tombstoning: "Refugee Crisis Becomes Matter For The Boss"

German Tombstoning: "Refugee Crisis Becomes Matter For The Boss"

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#57

An Unfortunate Association

An Unfortunate Association

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#58

Found This Newspaper Fail Today

Found This Newspaper Fail Today

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#59

Front Page News

Front Page News

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