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Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby EssDeeAitch » June 17th, 2021, 9:42 am

Today's headline in The Daily Star

"Hopeless Bloke says Hopeless Bloke is Hopeless, says Hopeless Bloke"

I would say you couldn't make it up, except that someone did. Thankfully!

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby UncleEbenezer » June 17th, 2021, 12:46 pm

Heard that yesterday on t'wireless. :D

... and the hopelessest (not to mention ... OK, I won't) is still in charge :(

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby moorfield » June 17th, 2021, 11:13 pm

EssDeeAitch wrote:Today's headline in The Daily Star

"Hopeless Bloke says Hopeless Bloke is Hopeless, says Hopeless Bloke"

I would say you couldn't make it up, except that someone did. Thankfully!



Brilliant. Beats "Mile high Mandy gets randy on brandy" !

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby dionaeamuscipula » June 18th, 2021, 8:58 am

moorfield wrote:
EssDeeAitch wrote:Today's headline in The Daily Star

"Hopeless Bloke says Hopeless Bloke is Hopeless, says Hopeless Bloke"

I would say you couldn't make it up, except that someone did. Thankfully!



Brilliant. Beats "Mile high Mandy gets randy on brandy" !


But not as good as

Supercaleygoballisticcelticareatrocious

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby servodude » June 18th, 2021, 9:02 am

dionaeamuscipula wrote:
moorfield wrote:
EssDeeAitch wrote:Today's headline in The Daily Star

"Hopeless Bloke says Hopeless Bloke is Hopeless, says Hopeless Bloke"

I would say you couldn't make it up, except that someone did. Thankfully!



Brilliant. Beats "Mile high Mandy gets randy on brandy" !


But not as good as

Supercaleygoballisticcelticareatrocious


Yup that's my favourite!

And for balance... when Mr Advocat took up work at Rangers the Daily Record ran:
"Dick Heads for Ibrox"
... on the back albeit, but it was stuck on a few fridges I know.

-sd

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby SalvorHardin » June 18th, 2021, 9:17 am

We'd have to go a long way to beat ESPN, which back in 2005 reported that the Swiss Football team BSC Young Boys were now able to move into their newly constructed stadium with the headline:

"Young Boys Wankdorf erection relief"

http://m.espn.com/soccer/story?storyId=337901&src=desktop

I'm surprised that this story is still up given that ESPN is majority owned by Disney.

One that won't get past the censor filter dates back to 2001 when Eurosport reported on the transfer of Argentinean defender, Argelico F*cks, from Palmeiras to Benfica with the classic headline:

"F*cks off to Benfica"

https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/11/eurosport_com_scores_headline_profanity/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argel_Fuchs

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby Itsallaguess » June 18th, 2021, 9:38 am

When Michael Foot was put in charge of a committee related to Nuclear disarmament, The Times ran a headline that said -

Foot Heads Arms Body

But one of my favourites is actually a fake headline from The Onion, but it works on so many levels that I hope it's still worth repeating here -

Jurisprudence fetishist gets off on technicality

And of those of us old enough, who can forget the Sun's headline in 1982, highlighting the late rejection of peace proposals surrounding the Falklands conflict -

Stick it up your Junta

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby pje16 » June 18th, 2021, 9:43 am

Itsallaguess wrote:And of those of us old enough, who can forget the Sun's headline in 1982, highlighting the late rejection of peace proposals surrounding the Falklands conflict-
Stick it up your Junta

Along with Argy Bargy and Gotcha !
https://www.reddit.com/r/PropagandaPost ... rates_the/
:lol: :lol:

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Postby UncleEbenezer » June 18th, 2021, 9:48 am

Itsallaguess wrote:When Michael Foot was put in charge of a committee related to Nuclear disarmament, The Times ran a headline that said -

Foot Heads Arms Body


Indeed, surely a best-ever.

More candidates from test-match commentary: I guess a slow game offers ample scope for imaginations to wander. For example, the bowler's holding the batsman's willey.

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby pje16 » June 18th, 2021, 9:57 am

from the racing world
a Ted Walsh classic
"This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother"
and a John Motson pearl
"Brazil – they’re so good it’s like they are running around the pitch playing with themselves" :lol:

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby moorfield » June 18th, 2021, 11:18 am

Itsallaguess wrote:
Stick it up your Junta



Which brings us onto, inevitably, .... :roll:


Up Yours Delors and Queen Backs Brexit

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby bungeejumper » June 18th, 2021, 11:20 am

Beat this, then. News of the Screws, circa 1973:

Image

Bit of an all-time classic among us meeja types. Although I still prefer the simplicity of one that came my professional way: "Inquest opens into dead woman". :lol:

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby bungeejumper » June 18th, 2021, 11:28 am

Itsallaguess wrote:When Michael Foot was put in charge of a committee related to Nuclear disarmament, The Times ran a headline that said -

Foot Heads Arms Body

One December, the FT carried a front-page story about a general election in Turkey, which it was hoped would resolve a serious electoral stalemate. The headline? "Turkey Votes for Christmas"

BJ

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby tjh290633 » June 18th, 2021, 1:49 pm

Nobody has yet mentioned the very old classic:

Nut screws washers bolts.

TJH

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby moorfield » June 20th, 2021, 12:12 am

Have we done "Munchkin Fury At Maggie Ding Dong Song" yet ?

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby UncleEbenezer » June 20th, 2021, 12:32 am

How about the Loon Landing Souvenir Issue: The Ego Has Landed?

https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivateEye/com ... as_landed/

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby pje16 » June 20th, 2021, 5:13 pm

His talent was not all it was cracked up to be :lol:
https://www.mediafirst.co.uk/media/2082 ... height=500

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Re: Hopeless Bloke - The best headline ever?

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Postby scrumpyjack » June 20th, 2021, 5:39 pm

I recall the headline when David Mellor resigned from John Major's government, having been photographed sucking his mistress's toe
https://www.pinterest.it/pin/556616835190174402/

From Toe job to No job :D


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