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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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Cody Eriksen
Community Member
10 years ago

That almost looks intentional

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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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    Amanda Panda
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It's just the tip....

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    #3

    Pooh's On A Rampage

    Pooh's On A Rampage

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    Vicky Skelton
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Knew they could not be trusted!

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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 - -
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    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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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    He lures you with his cuteness and then he'll get you

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    #6

    Tombstoning Example

    Tombstoning Example

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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Not what I'd do but to each their own...

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    #7

    Oops

    Oops

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    Hans
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Classic!

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    #8

    Oh George, You Sly Dog

    Oh George, You Sly Dog

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    Hans
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Another way to save it woukd have been preferrable

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    #9

    Unfortunate

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    Aks Shah
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It about the vacation not the guy screaming

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    #10

    Shameless Health Trick

    Shameless Health Trick

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    Amanda Panda
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    That's some pretty s****y placement

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    #11

    I Can Make You Thin

    I Can Make You Thin

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    SapphireDolphin10
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Doesn't anyone review these things!?!

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    #12

    Cookin' Up Cats

    Cookin' Up Cats

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    Community Member
    10 years ago

    35 kitten bodies?! :(

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    #13

    This Was In The News Paper Yesterday

    This Was In The News Paper Yesterday

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    Jolene Elizabeth Moss
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    #facepalm

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    #14

    Layout Fail

    Layout Fail

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    Antonia
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Omg.. This is just.. Omg

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    #15

    Poorly Placed Ad

    Poorly Placed Ad

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    Jolene Elizabeth Moss
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Oh my, I'm sorry. I couldn't help but giggle a little at this one.

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    #16

    Farewell

    Farewell

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    .gas.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    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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    .gas.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

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

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    #18

    Chemical Weapons

    Chemical Weapons

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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I just want to know why there's red sheep...

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    #19

    Out With A Bang

    Out With A Bang

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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    One just describes the other... It's still terrible...

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    #20

    Why Punctuation Matters

    Why Punctuation Matters

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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I wonder what wine would go well with leg of grandma

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    #21

    Everything About This Is Unfortunate

    Everything About This Is Unfortunate

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    maryhadalittlelamb
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    *facepalm*

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    #22

    Oops

    Oops

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I do not see it.....

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    #23

    Advertising Placement Fail

    Advertising Placement Fail

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Not Even..

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    #24

    This Newspaper

    This Newspaper

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    could have read it as Crapefruit also...mind in the gutter

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    #25

    Bowling Ad Fail

    Bowling Ad Fail

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    Orsi Tamás
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Pretty much on point,no fail there. Soooo intentional.

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    #26

    This Magazine For Parents Fail

    This Magazine For Parents Fail

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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    That's how everything starts I guess

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    #27

    Coincidence? I Think Not

    Coincidence? I Think Not

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    Pi...
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Look at it! It's definitely done on purpose.

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    #28

    Father’s Day Gifts

    Father’s Day Gifts

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    Brianna Bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    that was just heartless

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    #29

    My Local Newspaper

    My Local Newspaper

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    What even...

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    #30

    Unfortunate Headline Placement

    Unfortunate Headline Placement

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    .gas.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

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

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    #31

    Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines

    Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Pancakes are healthy aren't they?

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    #32

    The Power Of Three

    The Power Of Three

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    Griselle Lugo
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    This is hilarious!!

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    #33

    Queen Is Britain's Worst Purse Snatcher

    Queen Is Britain's Worst Purse Snatcher

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    The queen?

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    #34

    Man Jumps Of Ferry

    Man Jumps Of Ferry

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    over opinionated
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Kids like byeeee!!!!

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    #35

    Comedy Festival

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Whoops?

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    #36

    Newspaper Fail

    Newspaper Fail

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    .gas.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Finally!

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    #37

    Got Stumps?

    Got Stumps?

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    Jayne Junemann
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    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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    Charmaine Turner
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Definitely monkey worries would force them back...

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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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    Kaiserin Sissi
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Well that's awkward....

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    #40

    My Hometown Newspaper Had An Amusing Juxtaposition

    My Hometown Newspaper Had An Amusing Juxtaposition

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    Celia McDaniel
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I knew it!

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    #41

    Ad Placement Fail In The Irish Times

    Ad Placement Fail In The Irish Times

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    Tillie Martinussen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Oh no... Made me actually gasp. No no no ..

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    #42

    Taking Things Too Literally

    Taking Things Too Literally

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    Jeanne Deaux
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It wouldn't be that surprising if it actually happened...

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    #43

    Where Magazine

    Where Magazine

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    Pi...
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    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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    Linda White
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Pages that should never run side by side...

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    #45

    The Telegraph Kisses Bin Laden Goodbye

    The Telegraph Kisses Bin Laden Goodbye

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    Kika Virtanen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Sealed with a kiss?

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    #46

    When Page Layouts Go Bad

    When Page Layouts Go Bad

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    Charmaine Turner
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Wrong

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    #47

    Rapist In Pilot's Training

    Rapist In Pilot's Training

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    #48

    Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines

    Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines

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    Iapetos
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Upsetting...

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    #49

    Local Newspaper

    Local Newspaper

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    Vicky Skelton
    Community Member
    10 years ago

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

    #50

    Unfortunate Photo Placement

    Unfortunate Photo Placement

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    .gas.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

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

    #51

    Cold Blooded Murder Trio

    Cold Blooded Murder Trio

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    Community Member
    10 years ago

    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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    Pi...
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Even HE's semi face-palming

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    #53

    Great Layout

    Great Layout

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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I don't see it

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    #54

    Magazine Title In Scotland

    Magazine Title In Scotland

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    .gas.
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Good. I was getting so tired of the old shite.

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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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    Luna Clara
    Community Member
    10 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.

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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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    aishah bastian
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Hitler is that you??

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    #57

    An Unfortunate Association

    An Unfortunate Association

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    Peter Kealey
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Mine is this big kids.

    #58

    Found This Newspaper Fail Today

    Found This Newspaper Fail Today

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    Peter Kealey
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    And she scrubbed up pretty well!

    #59

    Front Page News

    Front Page News

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