20 Naughty Puns That Unbelievably Made It Into Newspaper Headlines
6. So That's Why!
This is an oldie but a goodie. After Obama was elected, there were some issues with some legislation Obama was trying to get passed through Congress. "To clear up any misconceptions: The story is about the stimulus package. It's not about the health care bill, or the other thinga simple Internet search could tell you that," Eastern Echo editor-in-chief Danny Hopkins wrote just after the headline was written. Either way, it's still funny.
5. What's In A Name?
Sometimes writers are saddled with a story where the names are just too good to be true. Reuters sports reporter Gene Cherry (another pun waiting to happen) did the best he could while talking about Gay and Dix.
4. Even You, Wall Street Journal?!
Most of these headlines are from B-List newspapers and tabloid publications. However, The Wall Street Journal was not to be outdone. In an obviously unintended naughty pun, the popular financial paper was just mentioning that people close to the insider trading investigation were pointing fingers at Raj Rajaratnam, co-founder of Galleon Group. Who knew the WSJ had a sense of humor?
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